Universal’s 'First Man' has an Academy Award-winning director in Damien Chazelle, an Oscar-lauded writer in Josh Singer and stars two-time Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling. But that combination did not catapult the Neil Armstrong biopic to great heights.
Set in Sydney in the summer of 1959, 'Ladies in Black' is the story of suburban schoolgirl Lisa, who takes a summer job at a large department store where she works alongside a group of saleswomen who open her eyes to a world beyond her sheltered existence
It’s taken more than 20 years to bring to the screen but Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black', his first Australian movie since 'Mao’s Last Dancer', is shaping as one of the most commercial films of his storied career.
As momentum builds for the September 20 launch of Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black', the distributor and exhibitors are increasingly confident of a sizable opening weekend and a long run sustained run by word-of-mouth and repeat business.
Sigrid Thornton will chair the film prize jury at the fifth CinefestOZ Film Festival which runs from August 22-26.
Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' has grossed $11.4 million in seven weeks, encouraging Sony Pictures, which acquired worldwide rights, to start devising plans to release the comedy-drama in offshore markets.
The editors of 'Ladies in Black', 'Bloom' and 'The Final Quarter' were among the honorees of the Australian Screen Editors' annual Ellie Awards presented on Saturday night at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst.
Here is a rarity: Australian exhibitors are extremely positive about the upcoming line-up of Australian films, with one circuit chief rating it as the most commercial in years.