'Ladies in Black', Bruce Beresford’s first Australian film since 'Mao’s Last Dancer', is set to begin production in Sydney and the Blue Mountains later this month.
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Monica Bellucci is set to star in sci-fi horror 'Nekromancer', the latest film from brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner ('Wyrmwood').
Without government intervention Australia would become a dumping ground for content from bigger English-speaking markets, according to Screen Producers Australia.
Australia’s commercial free-to-air broadcasters have asked the government for sweeping changes to local content regulations.
Director Kriv Stenders is proud to have two films currently in cinemas – 'Australia Day' and 'The Go-Betweens: Right Here' – which are at the forefront of screen industry initiatives.
If a studio contemplates remaking a classic or cult movie of decades ago, by and large the reboot has to be superior and more compelling than the original. That truism evidently did not occur to the top brass at Columbia Pictures when they greenlit a reboot of 'Flatliners', Joel Schumacher’s 1990 horror movie which starred Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt and Billy Baldwin.
Pay TV wholesaler Fetch is now adding on average more than 20,000 new customers each month, reaping the benefits of the broadband bundling wars as telcos compete for market share as the NBN continues to roll out.
Driven by Jen Peedom’s 'Mountain' and Jeffrey Walker’s 'Ali’s Wedding', Australian films are enjoying their best month since April, when Walker’s 'Dance Academy: The Movie' grossed $2.1 million.