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Artistic Director Al Cossar on bringing the best of Cannes to the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival

Artistic Director Al Cossar on bringing the best of Cannes to the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival

Andrew F Peirce Jul 16, 2025 14 min read
Interviews MIFF

The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) returns to flood the streets of Naarm-Melbourne with films, festivities, and all things culture from 7-24 August 2025. This years line-up features an i…

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Australian film, What About Sal? asks the right questions

Australian film, What About Sal? asks the right questions

Tom Hughes Jul 15, 2025 4 min read
Interviews Uncategorized Interview John jarrat What About Sal

There are an estimated 13,000 to 15,000 people currently living with Down syndrome in Australia and, as life expectancies increase steadily over time, more and more people with Down syndrome are likel…

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Kriv Stenders Talks Confronting The Ghost of Joh in Last King of Queensland  

Kriv Stenders Talks Confronting The Ghost of Joh in Last King of Queensland  

Connor Dalton Jul 15, 2025 8 min read
Interviews Interview Kriv Stenders

Kriv Stenders is one of our finer active statesmen in regard to Australian cinema. The majority of his works are amorously Aussie creations that richly evoke the sunburnt country's culture, past,…

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MIFF Interview: Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama on creating examples of healthy masculinity with Têtes Brulées

MIFF Interview: Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama on creating examples of healthy masculinity with Têtes Brulées

Nadine Whitney Jul 15, 2025 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts Interview Maja Ajmia Yde Zellama Sydney Film Festival Têtes Brulées

Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Eya’s (Safa Gharbaoui) world as a 12-year-old Belgian Tunisian is filled with…

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Amy Wang on her fun and chilling feature debut Slanted

Amy Wang on her fun and chilling feature debut Slanted

Nadine Whitney Jul 10, 2025 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts horror Interview Slanted

Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Debut Australian director Amy Wang’s twisted satire Slanted sees an aspiring…

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MIFF Interview: Denise Fernandes on her film Hanami

MIFF Interview: Denise Fernandes on her film Hanami

Nadine Whitney Jul 8, 2025 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts Denise Fernandes Hanami Interview Sydney Film Festival

Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Dreams, imagination and sobering realities meld in this absolutely magical de…

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90s All Over Me Part 11: 1999 – From American Beauty to The World is Not Enough

90s All Over Me Part 11: 1999 – From American Beauty to The World is Not Enough

BD Kooyman Jul 7, 2025 21 min read
Articles Review

90s All Over Me takes inspiration from 80s All Over, the Drew McWeeny/Scott Weinberg podcast that attempted to review every major film release of the 80s one month at a time; that podcast ended circa…

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Castlemaine Documentary Festival Fest Director Claire Jager on building the 2025 festival line-up

Castlemaine Documentary Festival Fest Director Claire Jager on building the 2025 festival line-up

Andrew F Peirce Jul 3, 2025 8 min read
Interviews documentary Interview

The Castlemaine Documentary Festival (C-Doc) kicks off its annual event from 4 July through to 6 July 2025, housed in Castlemaine, Victoria’s stunning Theatre Royal. The festival takes over the street…

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Please help Cody Allen via this GoFundMe campaign

Please help Cody Allen via this GoFundMe campaign

Andrew F Peirce Jul 3, 2025 1 min read
Articles

Hi folks, Cody Allen is one of our friends and fellow writers who has fallen on hard times. They're a wonderful non-binary writer who through their work, shines a light on culture from a queer pe…

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Jurassic World: Rebirth gives you enough reasons to be angry at yet another dinosaur movie

Jurassic World: Rebirth gives you enough reasons to be angry at yet another dinosaur movie

Nadine Whitney Jul 3, 2025 6 min read
Films Reviews Gareth Edwards Jurassic Park Jurassic World Review

Too often I have been required to remind myself that as an adult human I should not be getting angry with dinosaur movies. I wasn’t a child in 1993 when Steven Spielberg showed me a T-Rex eating a man…

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Revelation Film Festival Interview: Documentarian Rosie Jones on the cross-culture collaboration in Abebe Butterfly Song

Revelation Film Festival Interview: Documentarian Rosie Jones on the cross-culture collaboration in Abebe Butterfly Song

Andrew F Peirce Jul 3, 2025 1 min read
Interviews Podcasts australian film documentary Interview Revelation Film Festival Rosie Jones

Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Abebe Butterfly Song is a documentary that starts as a narrative exploration…

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The Friend Luna Leederville Preview Screening Giveaway

The Friend Luna Leederville Preview Screening Giveaway

Andrew F Peirce Jul 2, 2025 1 min read
Giveaway

With thanks to Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville, we have ten double passes to see The Friend, an unexpected and heartwarming journey through love, friendship, grief, and healing at an exclusive preview…

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