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16 items from 2012
Sydney tribute film faces legal action from owner of Paris Je T’aime
24 May 2012 9:56 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Tropfest founder John Polson and collaborator Gary Hamilton have been accused of copyright infringement in their project to create a film about Sydney through a series of vignettes.
Emmanuel Benbihy, the creator of the similarly structured Paris Je T’aime, has been to court in France, claiming copyright and trademark infringement over Sydney Unplugged. He has won an order of seizure which orders the release of documents relating to the project.
Polson and Hamilton, who is MD of Sydney-based production company Arclight Films, were this week believed to be in Cannes attempting to sell rights to the film.
In 2006 Benbihy produced Paris Je T’aime, his first in a series of feature films based on vignettes compiled by different directors and set in a particular city. It was followed by New York, I Love You.
When the Sydney project was first revealed last June, Polson told Encore magazine it was called Sydney, »
- Colin Delaney
Gillian Armstrong backs campaign for transparency in Cannes selection criteria
17 May 2012 10:31 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
A group of Australia’s top film-makers have joined international counterparts in asking where all the women are in the Cannes Film Festival selection.
After not one film by a female director was selected at the Cannes Film Festival, film-maker Gillian Armstrong, along with other film-makers from Australia and around the world have ask the festival to reveal its selection criteria.
Led by Melissa Silverstein, founder of the Women and Hollywood blog on the Indiewire Network the campaign asks for transparency from the festival.
Silverstein said: “While the typical Cannes stories focus on the glamour, clothes and celebrities on the red carpet, this year many articles are focused on whether the festival is sexist. The fact that the festival’s director, Thierry Fremaux, as well as the jury had to address this issue at the opening is a big deal.”
On the lack of women, festival director Thierry Fremaux said: »
- Colin Delaney
Cannes 2012: 700 Protesters Sign Petition Demanding More Women Directors
16 May 2012 3:50 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
A growing chorus of critics is attacking the Cannes Film Festival for this year's all-male competition lineup of directors. On May 16, a group of 250 people including producer Darla K. Anderson (Toy Story 3), director Gillian Armstrong, actress-director Rachel Ward and feminist icon Gloria Steinem signed a petition sent to Cannes officials, headlined, "Where Are the Women Directors?" By May 17, the petition on Change.org had about 700 signatories. The effort is the brainchild of Melissa Silverstein, founder of a blog called Women and Hollywood and co-founder of New York's Athena Film Festival. Photos: Cannes Film Festival:
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- Tim Appelo
More Classics from the Warner Archive: The Awakening, Eye of the Devil, The 27th Day, Night School and The Spiral Staircase
15 May 2012 3:47 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
More long hidden horrors are now available as part of Warner's made-to-order Archive Collection. Oh, the classic terrors that await you, dearest reader! Dig it!
Head on over to the Warner Archives and order yours today!
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist
Synopsis
Mention Bram Stoker’s name, and literature and movie buffs will conjure up Count Dracula. But there was more blood in Stoker’s pen. He also wrote The Jewel of the Seven Stars, later filmed with chilling effect as The Awakening, grippingly directed by Mike Newell (Dance with a Stranger, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and sensuously shot on Egyptian locations by veteran cinematographer Jack Cardiff. Charlton Heston stars as an Egyptologist with a passion that will trigger several mysterious deaths. He’s obsessed with a sorceress whose return has been prophesied – and whose tomb he opened »
- Uncle Creepy
Australian Directors Guild announces Adg Award nominees
15 April 2012 8:18 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
The Australian Director’s Guild has announced its nominees for the 2012 Adg Awards
Across the various categories, the nominations include Justin Kurzel for Snowtown, Matthew Saville for The Slap, Tony Krawitz for The Tall Man, Paul Scott for documentary series Outback Fight Club and Bruce Hunt for Subaru Xv’s Carwash.
The ceremony will be held as part of the Adg’s 30th anniversary at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney on May 11.
Kingston Anderson, general manager of the Adg said: “This will be the largest celebration and Awards ceremony the Adg has ever hosted and will be an opportunity to highlight the many achievements of Adg members over the past 30 years and the significant role they have played in the development of the Australian screen industry, as well as to honour the best directors of 2012.”
The nominations are:
Feature film
Brendan Fletcher - Mad Bastards
- Colin Delaney
Sun-Herald relaunch: A big improvement
24 March 2012 8:18 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Today sees the most comprehensive relaunch of an Australian metro or national newspaper in at least five years, with The Sun-Herald showing Sydneysiders its new look.
It’s a definite improvement, and I suspect that in the process of reconfiguring the sections, Fairfax Media is going to save some print costs too. it also reverses most of the changes made in its last redesign about 18 months ago.
Let’s start with the cover.
The first reality kicks in the with new, dark blue masthead. Despite many advances, colour newspaper printing is still something of an imprecise art. In the case of my edition, the dark blue is so dark that the masthead has actually gone black.
The same goes for the headline on the front page teaser for Annabel Crabb’s column.
The major change though is the cover led image. Which by the way strikes me as a good strategy. »
- mumbrella
Cate Blanchett & Mia Wasikowska To Direct Segments In Omnibus Adaptation Of Tim Winton’s 'The Turning'
22 March 2012 9:37 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
While omnibus projects generally tend to be hit and miss affairs, they are intriguing in that they usually give directors a chance to try something they wouldn't or couldn't normally do in a feature, as well as exercise their skills within the tighter constraints of the format. Or in the case of "The Turning," it will allow a couple of actresses the chance to get their feet wet behind the camera.
Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska will make their directorial debuts, joining a total of fifteen other helmers -- David Wenham, Benedict Andrews, Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Shaun Gladwell, Rhys Graham, Justin Kurzel, Ian Meadows, Yaron Lifschitz, Claire McCarthy, Ashlee Page and Stephen Page -- in an ambitious adaptation of the novel by Tim Winton. There's no word yet on which stories the various helmers will take on, but the book provides a lot to choose from. Here's »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Anthony Lapaglia, Russell Crowe, Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Alex Proyas to Direct Sydney Unplugged
20 February 2012 5:20 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
So, what do we get when Anthony Lapaglia, Russell Crowe, Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Alex Proyas, David Michod, Ivan Sen, John Curran, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Rachel Ward and Ray Lawrence decide to helm one short film each? We get the feature film titled Sydney Unplugged. And yes, if that sounds familiar and if you immediately think [...]
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- Fiona
Russell Crowe, Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber And More To Helm Segments Of Sydney Unplugged
20 February 2012 12:26 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
We've seen directors express their love of the French capital in Paris, Je' T'aime and others explored the five boroughs in New York, I Love You. Now it's time for filmmakers to express their adoration for the largest city in Australia. As first reported last June, producers Gary Hamilton and John Polson are currently working to create their own love letter to Sydney, Australia - titled Sydney Unplugged - and today they have announced the list of directors that will be tackling segments in the compilation film. THR reports that Anthony Lapaglia, Toni Collette, Alex Proyas, David Michod, Ivan Sen, John Curran, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Liev Schreiber, Rachel Ward, Ray Lawrence and Russell Crowe have all signed on to direct one of 12 stories that will make up the anthology. The film will mark the first time that Lapaglia and Collette have worked behind the camera. Production is scheduled to start in »
Daily Briefing. Slow Criticism 2012
20 February 2012 9:23 AM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
I'm only just now catching up with this year's edition of De Filmkrant's best-known project, Slow Criticism 2012, for which editor Dana Linssen has invented a new game: "It is called The Other Side(s) of the World and includes a lot of cinephile Wanderlust and cybernetic travel schedules. With the kind assistance of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (that made the films available trough a preview stream) we have assembled a dossier with reviews of most of the premieres in the Bright Future section. Playing along were film critics from all over the world who embarked on a virtual journey to see a film that came from a country or film culture that was as far from their current location as possible. Or was it?"
Adrian Martin and Cristina Álvarez López launch this collection of journeys with an essay on the "intimate connection between cinephilia and travel," in which they »
Russell Crowe, Liev Schreiber, Alex Proyas, David Michôd, and More to Direct Anthology Film Sydney Unplugged
20 February 2012 8:13 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Australian actors and directors are lining up to participate in the anthology film Sydney Unplugged. According to THR, Anthony Lapaglia, Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Russell Crowe, Alex Proyas, David Michôd, Ivan Sen, John Curran, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Rachel Ward, and Ray Lawrence will each helm a short film. Sydney Unplugged is along the lines of previous "famous-people-love-major-city" movies New York, I Love You and Paris, J'Taime. Anthology movies are always a mixed bag, but when each short comes from a different director, it's at least exciting to see who will come up with the best of the bunch. I'm particularly excited to see what Michôd (who previously directed Animal Kingdom) comes up. Filming is set to begin in Sydney in the second half of 2012. »
- Matt Goldberg
Russell Crowe, Alex Proyas, and David Michod Among Dozen Filmmakers Directing Anthology Film ‘Sydney Unplugged’
20 February 2012 6:30 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Paris, je t’aime and New York, I Love You put an interesting spin on the hit-or-miss “anthology film” by taking their respective locations, giving filmmakers of varying talent the right to make a short, and saw what came of it all. The problem is, I’d never even dare to consider either successful; a shame, since it’s easy to recognize both the immense potential of and appeal in such a concept. The execution has just been so botched with each attempt.
It’s because of this I’m rooting for Sydney Unplugged, another variation of this idea that we knew of back in late June, then under the moniker of Sydney, I Love You. News of the omnibus story — which would tell twelve stories, each set in one different month of the year — has been entirely quiet for nearly eight months, but THR have come in and revealed »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Crowe, Colette, Schreiber Get "Unplugged"
20 February 2012 2:14 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Russell Crowe, Toni Colette, Anthony Lapaglia and Liev Schreiber are amongst the helmers of segments of "Sydney Unplugged", a new anthology feature in the vein of "Paris je t'aime" and "New York I Love You" reports Smh.
Tropfest organiser John Polson used last night's annual short film celebration to announce the project which will consist of twelve segments, each with different helmers and set around different parts of the Australian city. Along with those four above will be shorts by filmmakers like Alex Proyas ("I, Robot"), David Michôd ("Animal Kingdom"), Rachel Ward ("Beautiful Kate"), Ray Lawrence ("Lantana"), Kieran Darcy-Smith ("Wish You Were Here"), John Curran ("The Painted Veil") and Ivan Sen ("Toomelah"),
Polson and Gary Hamilton are producing the film which will be shot in the second half of the year. »
- Garth Franklin
Polson announces collaborative film name and directors involved
19 February 2012 6:08 PM, PST | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Filmmaker and Tropfest founder John Polson used last night’s festival to announce more details of his new collaborative film project.
The project, in a similar vein to Paris Je t’aime and New York I Love You, will be a collection of 12 short films directed by acclaimed filmmakers, most of which are Sydney-based.
Polson, producing with Gary Hamilton, announced the film would be called Sydney Unplugged as well as announcing the directors to be involved.
Directors include David Michod (Animal Kingdom), Alex Proyas (I, Robot), Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here), Ivan Sen (Toomelah), Liev Schreiber (Everything is Illuminated), Rachel Ward (Beautiful Kate), Ray Lawrence (Lantana) and Russell Crowe (Texas).
Polson said: “It’s no secret some hugely talented directors, actors and others either live here or are from here. It’s about time this talent got together to tell stories that showcase one of the world’s most beautiful cities. »
- Colin Delaney
Retro Active: After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
17 February 2012 10:43 AM, PST | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
by Nick Schager
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by the regional indie neo-noir Thin Ice.]
After Dark, My Sweet operates in a fugue state of despair, desire and doom from its opening moments, in which images from a boxing match jut up against the sight of pugilist Kevin "Kid" Collins (Jason Patric) emerging from a rocky mountain cave to wander through an anonymous Southwestern locale, his narration a bewildering stew of context-free lamentations. With hunched shoulders, dangling arms, and a head cocked low and a little to the side in a way that—like his distant, alternately cloudy and sharp eyes—indicates something's slightly off, he drifts into a bar for a cold beer. There, he strikes up a conversation with Fay (Rachel Ward), who mocks his story about being on the lookout for a missing friend and yet, after he viciously punches out the antagonistic bartender (Rocky Giordani), is impressed enough to offer him a ride to her home, where she »
The Straits debuts with a weak 600,000
2 February 2012 6:54 PM, PST | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
ABC’s new series The Straits has had a slow ratings start to its ten episode run.
Produced by Matchbox Pictures, producers of last year’s success The Slap, The Straits movie length premiere averaged 599,000, peaking at 696,000 viewers last night, according to preliminary ratings by Oztam.
Matchbox Pictures’ creative director Penny Chapman spoke to Encore in January: “It’s the violence and the black humour that is going to make this pretty special. I’ve not made a show like this – maybe blue murder but the Straits’ humour is quite enjoyable. Young men respond to it strongly. It’s a real blokes show. And for the ABC that’s great because young men don’t watch the ABC.”
The Straits is based on an idea by Aaron Fa’aoso which has been developed by a team of writers, including: AFI winning Louis Nowra (Cosi, K-19: The Widowmaker, Radiance); Blake Ayshford (Crownies, »
- Colin Delaney
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