Why Tina Arena finally decided to make a movie
She’s done music, TV, touring and theatre, but ARIA Hall of Famer Tina Arena has finally made her feature film debut and there’s a very personal motivation behind the new career move.
New Movies
Is expensive new movie really a ‘disaster’?
With a budget of $US45 million and an impressive cast, this splashy new movie was slammed during its festival premiere. But is it that bad?
All-star cast leads bonkers new movie
Teeming with famous names and faces, this new movie opened the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
How Rachel Griffiths went from racing novice to horse owner
Before Ride Like A Girl, Rachel Griffiths knew little about horse racing. Now she co-owns a winning filly with Michelle Payne and champion surfer Layne Beachley and it’s eyeing Royal Ascot.
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Mother of all comedy pairings shine
REVIEW: After 14 years, Goldie Hawn makes a welcome return to the big screen opposite Amy Schumer in a macap mother-daughter comedy.
Tantalising look at an art rebel
REVIEW: Brett Whiteley’s letters, notebooks, interviews and paintings tell the story. Former wife Wendy fills in the gaps.
Rescued camera launches career
A DISCARDED Super 8 movie camera sitting idle in the home of talkback radio king John Laws changed Tim Bonython’s life forever. The Big Wave Project, his surfing documentary beings screening this week.
A haunting portrait of Heath Ledger
REVIEW: This Heath Ledger documentary paints an intimate portrait of a prodigiously-talented, multi-disciplined free spirit who died before his time.
Ridley’s prequel a deep-space chiller
REVIEW: Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant deftly blends the big questions raised by Prometheus with the chestbursting scares of his original film.
Schumer’s movie an incoherent let-down
SNATCHED is the first movie Goldie Hawn has appeared in 15 years and Amy Schumer’s follow-up to Trainwreck. So, it’s a double disappointment.
Alien sequel an exercise in deja vu
RIDLEY Scott had a big task: Make amends for the confusing mess that was Prometheus. His approach? Go back to what he knows works.
‘I was banged around a little bit’
ALIEN: Convenant star Katherine Waterson is tougher than she looks. The theatre-trained actorsurprised even herself on location in Sydney.
Surfing doco goes beyond the cliches
REVIEW: Veteran filmmaker Taylor Steele’s unorthodox yet alluring Proximity looks beyond the usual surfing documentary cliches.
Warts and all of an amazing artist
REVIEW: Whiteley is an exemplary documentary that chronicles the extraordinary life, times and art of the late Australian painter.
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