The timing could not have been worse: 'Hotel Mumbai' opening in Australian cinemas the day before the horrific slaughter of innocents at two mosques in Christchurch.
Monster Fest has called for submissions for the 2019 edition which returns to Cinema Nova, with plans for continued expansion nationally in partnership with Event Cinemas.
Australian exhibitors and distributors did not have a lot to celebrate over Christmas/New Year as ticket sales lagged well behind the previous year - but the forecast for the rest of January is upbeat.
David Barker’s psychological thriller 'Pimped' won the Australian feature award at Monster Fest: The Homecoming.
John Carpenter’s 40-year-old 'Halloween' franchise traditionally has been much more potent in the US than in the rest of the world but Jamie Lee Curtis’ visit to Australia last week helped ensure a sturdy opening for the latest iteration.
While Hollywood films usually open day-and-date in Australia, staggering the release here can a smart tactic, and so it proved last weekend for A Star Is Born.
The critics hated 'Venom', blasted as a “puddle of simplistic, sanitized PG-13 drivel” and clumsy, monolithic and fantastically boring. Audiences must be watching a different movie.
While children’s and family titles understandably are dominating ticket sales during the school vacation, Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' looked smart in its second weekend.