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The Great Gatsby trailer released
22 May 2012 5:56 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
The first trailer has launched for one of the most expensive films ever shot in Australia.
Baz Luhrmann’s 3D interpretation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has debuted on YouTube and Apple Trailers this morning.
The film received a reported $10-12m rebate to shoot in Nsw by the Nsw Film & Television Industry Attraction Fund.
With a budget of an estimated $127m, the film was shot Sydney’s Fox Studios involving a key Australian crew of creative’s including Luhrmann’s Oscar winning wife Catherine Martin as both producer and production/costume designer, producer Anton Monsted, editor Jason Ballantine, screenwriter Craig Pearce, as well as Kiwi Simon Duggan, with hundreds of extra crew and cast employed.
As well as an international cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway there is a strong Australian cast including Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan, »
- Colin Delaney
Jack Thompson: 'I prefer Aussie films to Hollywood ones'
9 April 2012 1:17 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Jack Thompson has revealed that he prefers making Australian films to Hollywood ones. The 71-year-old Australian actor, who is best known for his roles in movies such as The Club, said that he is always more "inclined" to accept roles where it actually "makes a difference" that he agrees to take part. Thompson told The Age: "If I get offered a small part in a big Hollywood film, and it doesn't really matter if I'm in it or not, I don't really see the point. But if it's a small Australian film, and my being in it makes a difference to whether it gets made or not, I'm much more inclined.'' Thompson is currently filming Blinder, which tells the story of a young footballer whose career is destroyed by scandal. He plays the (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Review: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
18 March 2012 5:17 AM, PDT | Pure Movies | See recent Pure Movies news »
This is the Pure Movies review of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, directed by Troy Nixey, written by Guillermo del Toro and starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bruce Gleeson, Bailee Madison and Jack Thompson. The film was reviewed by Natalie Peck as part of Pure Movies' Frightfest coverage. This old-school haunted house fare is co-written and produced by Guillermo del Toro, telling the story of Sally (newcomer Bailee Madison), a young girl sent to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) in an old mansion the couple are restoring. »
- Natalie Peck
Australian academy presents first Aacta Awards; Cinematographer Don McAlpine honoured
15 January 2012 2:31 PM, PST | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »
Australian cinematographer Don McAlpine (Acs/Asc) received two standing ovations after tributes from longtime colleagues Jack Thompson and Bruce Beresford at the inaugural Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts (Aacta) awards yesteryday.
McAlpine was awarded the coveted Raymond Longford Award for a lifetime achievement in cinema. McAlpine’s career spans over 50 films including Moulin Rouge and William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, Breaker Morant and most recently Mental.
The ceremony, hosted by Sigrid Thornton, was the first for the newly formed academy. The ceremony also included the announcement of the Australian academy’s international awards to recognise excellence in film. The announcements were made during a live cross to actress Jackie Weaver at the G’Day USA Gala in Los Angeles.
Further awards for both Australian cinema and TV and the international awards will be presented on January 31 at the Opera House.
The Winners
Raymond Longford Award
Byron Kennedy Award »
- Brooke Hemphill
Don McAlpine receives Aacta's Raymond Longford award
14 January 2012 11:29 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Cinematographer Don McAlpine Acs Asc has been presented with the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. (Aacta) prestigious Raymond Longford Award at a luncheon held in Sydney. The award was presented by film director Bruce Beresford, actors Jack Thompson and Sigrid Thornton, and Australian Film Institute chairman Alan Finney, in recognition of McAlpine.s 40-year career. "I have often joked that it.s quite easy to make a good film . you just have to make a lot," McAlpine told the audience. "We all have commenced our opus in the blind belief that it must be a success. I hope that in the future more mature successful people could be co-opted into the selection process... "Since receiving this award I have been motivated »
- Brendan Swift
Don McAlpine receives Aacta's Raymond Longford award
14 January 2012 11:29 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Cinematographer Don McAlpine Acs Asc has been presented with the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. (Aacta) prestigious Raymond Longford Award at a luncheon held in Sydney. The award was presented by film director Bruce Beresford, actors Jack Thompson and Sigrid Thornton, and Australian Film Institute chairman Alan Finney, in recognition of McAlpine.s 40-year career. "I have often joked that it.s quite easy to make a good film . you just have to make a lot," McAlpine told the audience. "We all have commenced our opus in the blind belief that it must be a success. I hope that in the future more mature successful people could be co-opted into the selection process... "Since receiving this award I have been motivated »
- Brendan Swift
Don McAlpine receives Aacta's Raymond Longford award
14 January 2012 11:29 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
Cinematographer Don McAlpine Acs Asc has been presented with the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts. (Aacta) prestigious Raymond Longford Award at a luncheon held in Sydney. The award was presented by film director Bruce Beresford, actors Jack Thompson and Sigrid Thornton, and Australian Film Institute chairman Alan Finney, in recognition of McAlpine.s 40-year career. "I have often joked that it.s quite easy to make a good film . you just have to make a lot," McAlpine told the audience. "We all have commenced our opus in the blind belief that it must be a success. I hope that in the future more mature successful people could be co-opted into the selection process... "Since receiving this award I have been motivated »
- Brendan Swift
Blu-ray Review: ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ Fails to Deliver Quality Scares
12 January 2012 5:40 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Just as Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lovely Bones” suffered from visual over-saturation, writer/producer Guillermo del Toro’s remake of John Newland’s 1973 TV movie succumbs to ineffectual excess. As soon as its fearsome creatures appear for longer than a flash frame, they instantly lose their scare-factor. Didn’t del Toro and his crew learn anything from “Signs”?
Audiences have become so accustomed to the fluid movement of computer animation that it has lost its power to truly terrify. The fantastical beings in del Toro’s 2006 masterpiece, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” benefited from fusions of intricate costumes and nearly seamless digitalized details. It’s clear that the filmmaker is most skilled at making creature features, yet his unrestrained approach is all wrong for “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which is a thriller that’s meant to play on the mind.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
Admittedly, del Toro’s »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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