International buyers are circling Mystify: Michael Hutchence, Richard Lowenstein’s revealing portrait of the late INXS frontman, following the world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Two Aussie films, Mirrah Foulkes' 'Judy & Punch' and Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones', will be among the 12 features in official competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival (SFF).
Madman Entertainment launched Damon Gameau’s innovative documentary '2040' on 95 screens yesterday after grossing $130,000 from paid previews and festival screenings.
The 18 Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas since the start of the year, plus holdovers, have racked up a modest $14.3 million.
Rare archive footage and intimate insights from friends, lovers, family, colleagues and Michael Hutchence himself, portray his life from the beginning of his fractured family background to the peaks of rock stardom and down into the depths after a freak accident in Copenhagen removed his sense of taste and smell and seriously affected his ability to deal with his unravelling personal and professional life.
Takings at Australian cinemas jumped last weekend thanks to the school holidays, Sony/Marvel’s 'Spider-Man' sequel and Disney/Pixar's 'Toy Story 4', while Richard Lowenstein’s 'Mystify' proved to be effective counter-programming.
Sony Pictures/Marvel’s 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' easily won the box office derby in its second outing last weekend as Paramount’s horror movie 'Crawl' and Fox’s action comedy 'Stuber' were D.O.A.
It’s been a memorable weekend for the Walt Disney Co. as 'The Lion King' roared, 'Toy Story 4' topped $800 million worldwide and Marvel’s 'Avengers: Endgame' skipped past 'Avatar' to rank as the biggest film of all time globally.