Few ideas survive the times that spawned them, but Westworld, the 1973 Michael Crichton movie about an Old West amusement park populated by lifelike robots, is good enough that Hollywood's been coming back to it for more than 40 years. The original film, which was MGM's biggest box-office success of the year, spawned a sequel and a short-lived TV series; talk of a remake had been floated around for years, with everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Quentin Tarantino being namedropped around the project at various points. (There was even a porn version,...
- 9/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
John Moore Jul 27, 2016
Tim Minchin and Matthew Warchus reunite - after their success with Matilda - for Groundhog Day: The Musical. Our review...
You have to admire Tim Minchin’s confidence. Groundhog Day represents his second foray into creating musical theatre from much-loved stories. His previous attempt, also alongside director Matthew Warchus, was a rollicking take on Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Pleasingly, that was the kind of musical that unites adults and children in joy and admiration. It's peppered with at least three stone-cold classic songs - in Naughty, When I Grow Up and Revolting Children - melded to great dollops of pantomime humour, and shot through with the ink black fairy tale tone the original book’s author was so famous for.
Of course, fans of Minchin’s grandiose musical comedy will know his contradictory tendencies for self-deprecation and appearances in alongside a 90-odd piece orchestra. Much of...
Tim Minchin and Matthew Warchus reunite - after their success with Matilda - for Groundhog Day: The Musical. Our review...
You have to admire Tim Minchin’s confidence. Groundhog Day represents his second foray into creating musical theatre from much-loved stories. His previous attempt, also alongside director Matthew Warchus, was a rollicking take on Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Pleasingly, that was the kind of musical that unites adults and children in joy and admiration. It's peppered with at least three stone-cold classic songs - in Naughty, When I Grow Up and Revolting Children - melded to great dollops of pantomime humour, and shot through with the ink black fairy tale tone the original book’s author was so famous for.
Of course, fans of Minchin’s grandiose musical comedy will know his contradictory tendencies for self-deprecation and appearances in alongside a 90-odd piece orchestra. Much of...
- 7/27/2016
- Den of Geek
Jasper Jones.
Four Aussie films will contend for CinefestOZ.s $100,000 Film Prize, the richest of its kind in the country.
Over the weekend CinefestOZ announced Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom as the finalists for the prize.
Both Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the August film festival, while Girl Asleep and The Life and Death of Otto Bloom will make their Western Australian debuts.
Now in its third year, the CinefestOZ Film Prize was established with the aim of pursuing excellence in Australian filmmaking, and is awarded to the producer of a feature-length film or documentary.
The films will be judged at the festival by a five-member jury, headed this year by director Gillian Armstrong.
Last year.s winner was documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, directed by Nicole Ma and produced by John Moore..
CinefestOZ festival...
Four Aussie films will contend for CinefestOZ.s $100,000 Film Prize, the richest of its kind in the country.
Over the weekend CinefestOZ announced Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom as the finalists for the prize.
Both Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the August film festival, while Girl Asleep and The Life and Death of Otto Bloom will make their Western Australian debuts.
Now in its third year, the CinefestOZ Film Prize was established with the aim of pursuing excellence in Australian filmmaking, and is awarded to the producer of a feature-length film or documentary.
The films will be judged at the festival by a five-member jury, headed this year by director Gillian Armstrong.
Last year.s winner was documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, directed by Nicole Ma and produced by John Moore..
CinefestOZ festival...
- 7/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Jasper Jones.
Four Aussie films will contend for CinefestOZ.s $100,000 Film Prize, the richest of its kind in the country.
Over the weekend CinefestOZ announced Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom as the finalists for the prize.
Both Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the August film festival, while Girl Asleep and The Life and Death of Otto Bloom will make their Western Australian debuts.
Now in its third year, the CinefestOZ Film Prize was established with the aim of pursuing excellence in Australian filmmaking, and is awarded to the producer of a feature-length film or documentary.
The films will be judged at the festival by a five-member jury, headed this year by director Gillian Armstrong.
Last year.s winner was documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, directed by Nicole Ma and produced by John Moore..
CinefestOZ festival...
Four Aussie films will contend for CinefestOZ.s $100,000 Film Prize, the richest of its kind in the country.
Over the weekend CinefestOZ announced Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom as the finalists for the prize.
Both Jasper Jones and Spin Out will have their world premieres at the August film festival, while Girl Asleep and The Life and Death of Otto Bloom will make their Western Australian debuts.
Now in its third year, the CinefestOZ Film Prize was established with the aim of pursuing excellence in Australian filmmaking, and is awarded to the producer of a feature-length film or documentary.
The films will be judged at the festival by a five-member jury, headed this year by director Gillian Armstrong.
Last year.s winner was documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, directed by Nicole Ma and produced by John Moore..
CinefestOZ festival...
- 7/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Australian documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers has now raked in more than $100,000 at the box office..
The film opened at Cinema Nova in Melbourne on October 1 and has had successful seasons at other key locations across the country and is still playing at Cinema Paradiso in Perth and the Cameo Cinema in Belgrave, Victoria.
The film is directed by Nicole Ma, produced by John Moore and distributed by Ronin Films.
Ronin Films managing director, Andrew Pike said it was a robust film about a delicate subject - the fragile line by which Indigenous culture is passed on from generation to generation.
"It is heartening to see such a subject reach a wide audience through Australian cinemas," he said..
"It.s success demonstrates that invaluable goodwill exists in Australian cinemas for feature-length documentaries..
"It.s a niche market that can sustain a commercially viable release..
The film introduces the audience to...
The film opened at Cinema Nova in Melbourne on October 1 and has had successful seasons at other key locations across the country and is still playing at Cinema Paradiso in Perth and the Cameo Cinema in Belgrave, Victoria.
The film is directed by Nicole Ma, produced by John Moore and distributed by Ronin Films.
Ronin Films managing director, Andrew Pike said it was a robust film about a delicate subject - the fragile line by which Indigenous culture is passed on from generation to generation.
"It is heartening to see such a subject reach a wide audience through Australian cinemas," he said..
"It.s success demonstrates that invaluable goodwill exists in Australian cinemas for feature-length documentaries..
"It.s a niche market that can sustain a commercially viable release..
The film introduces the audience to...
- 12/17/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Putuparri and the Rainmakers has won Australia's richest film prize.
The Nicole Ma directed documentary was named the winner of the $100,000 CinefestOZ film at the festival's Gala Night celebrations in Busselton, Western Australia.
Produced by John Moore, starring Tom Lawford and Sylvestor Rangie, and set against the backdrop of Australia.s tangled colonial and Indigenous history, it explores one man.s struggle to fulfill his destiny.
.The film beat fellow finalists Now Add Honey, Backtrack, Pawno and The Daughter to the title.
.Moore said it was an honour for a small film like Putuparri and the Rainmakers to win against such heavy weight competition..
"It's a great boost for the people of Fitzroy Crossing, who appear in the film and I hope it will encourage all Australians to value and better understand the culture of our first peoples..
.The prize is awarded each year to an Australian feature film or feature-length documentary.
The Nicole Ma directed documentary was named the winner of the $100,000 CinefestOZ film at the festival's Gala Night celebrations in Busselton, Western Australia.
Produced by John Moore, starring Tom Lawford and Sylvestor Rangie, and set against the backdrop of Australia.s tangled colonial and Indigenous history, it explores one man.s struggle to fulfill his destiny.
.The film beat fellow finalists Now Add Honey, Backtrack, Pawno and The Daughter to the title.
.Moore said it was an honour for a small film like Putuparri and the Rainmakers to win against such heavy weight competition..
"It's a great boost for the people of Fitzroy Crossing, who appear in the film and I hope it will encourage all Australians to value and better understand the culture of our first peoples..
.The prize is awarded each year to an Australian feature film or feature-length documentary.
- 8/30/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Adrian Brody in Backtrack..
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Five Aussie films will vie for the $100,000 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, with two of the entries to have their Australian premiere at the Festival in August.
Backtrack, Now Add Honey, Pawno, Putuparri and the Rainmakers and The Daughter have each been selected out of over 30 submissions to make up the shortlist for the prize, now in its second year.
The winner will be announced at the Festival on Saturday 29th August, 2015.
The Film Prize is awarded to the producer of an Australian feature film (including feature documentaries) and last year was taken out by Robert Connolly for his family feature Paper Planes.
The film, which Connolly also directed, went on to enjoy huge success at the Australian box office and will be released by distribution companies Lionsgate in the UK and in North America by Eone.
The finalists for this year.s prize were determined by five...
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Five Aussie films will vie for the $100,000 CinéfestOZ Film Prize, with two of the entries to have their Australian premiere at the Festival in August.
Backtrack, Now Add Honey, Pawno, Putuparri and the Rainmakers and The Daughter have each been selected out of over 30 submissions to make up the shortlist for the prize, now in its second year.
The winner will be announced at the Festival on Saturday 29th August, 2015.
The Film Prize is awarded to the producer of an Australian feature film (including feature documentaries) and last year was taken out by Robert Connolly for his family feature Paper Planes.
The film, which Connolly also directed, went on to enjoy huge success at the Australian box office and will be released by distribution companies Lionsgate in the UK and in North America by Eone.
The finalists for this year.s prize were determined by five...
- 7/20/2015
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity, yet the market correction that has brought more real projects and less bombast augurs well for savvy operators.
A flood of Us deals combined with headline-grabbing activity on Story Of Your Life defied early expectations and set the tone for a solid week of market business.
A handful of must-haves translated into a torrent of sales for the likes of A Monster Calls from Lionsgate International, The Dressmaker from Embankment, StudioCanal’s Bastille Day, eOne’s Eye In The Sky, Foresight Unlimited’s Inversion, Im Global’s Civilian and Sea Of Trees from Alex Walton’s new sales company Bloom.
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity. Open Road acquired Nightcrawler from ambitious Bold Films, whose The Coup went to the Weinsteins.
The latter bought Sing Street and shelled out $12m for Lion, while A24 used...
A flood of Us deals combined with headline-grabbing activity on Story Of Your Life defied early expectations and set the tone for a solid week of market business.
A handful of must-haves translated into a torrent of sales for the likes of A Monster Calls from Lionsgate International, The Dressmaker from Embankment, StudioCanal’s Bastille Day, eOne’s Eye In The Sky, Foresight Unlimited’s Inversion, Im Global’s Civilian and Sea Of Trees from Alex Walton’s new sales company Bloom.
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity. Open Road acquired Nightcrawler from ambitious Bold Films, whose The Coup went to the Weinsteins.
The latter bought Sing Street and shelled out $12m for Lion, while A24 used...
- 5/21/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity, yet the market correction that has brought more real projects and less bombast augurs well for savvy operators.
A flood of Us deals combined with headline-grabbing activity on Story Of Your Life defied early expectations and set the tone for a solid week of market business.
A handful of must-haves translated into a torrent of sales for the likes of A Monster Calls from Lionsgate International, The Dressmaker from Embankment, StudioCanal’s Bastille Day, eOne’s Eye In The Sky, Foresight Unlimited’s Inversion, Im Global’s Civilian and Sea Of Trees from Alex Walton’s new sales company Bloom.
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity. Open Road acquired Nightcrawler from ambitious Bold Films, whose The Coup went to the Weinsteins.
The latter bought Sing Street and shelled out $12m for Lion, while A24 used...
A flood of Us deals combined with headline-grabbing activity on Story Of Your Life defied early expectations and set the tone for a solid week of market business.
A handful of must-haves translated into a torrent of sales for the likes of A Monster Calls from Lionsgate International, The Dressmaker from Embankment, StudioCanal’s Bastille Day, eOne’s Eye In The Sky, Foresight Unlimited’s Inversion, Im Global’s Civilian and Sea Of Trees from Alex Walton’s new sales company Bloom.
International trade was low-key in contrast to the fanfare that surrounded Us activity. Open Road acquired Nightcrawler from ambitious Bold Films, whose The Coup went to the Weinsteins.
The latter bought Sing Street and shelled out $12m for Lion, while A24 used...
- 5/21/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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