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July 9
It’s not a trip to the movies without catching the film previews beforehand, and let’s be honest, trailers have become an art-form in themselves. So every Thursday we’ll showcase the best new trailers we can’t stop repeating. BABYTEETH release July 23 HOUSE OF CARDIN release July 23 THE NEW MUTANTS release August 27
Continue ReadingJuly 9
It’s not a trip to the movies without catching the film previews beforehand, and let’s be honest, trailers have become an art-form in themselves. So every Thursday we’ll showcase the best new trailers we can’t stop repeating. BABYTEETH release July 23 HOUSE OF CARDIN release July 23 THE NEW MUTANTS release August 27
Continue ReadingTerrence Malick-Produced ‘The Book Of Vision’ To Open Venice Critics’ Week
The Carlo Hintermann directed English-language drama ‘The Book of Vision’, executive produced by Terrence Malick, is set to open the 2020 Venice Film Festival Critics’ Week; the independently run byproduct of the Italian festival which continues to push ahead with plans for a physical festival in September, after months of festival cancellations due to the…
Continue ReadingEnnio Morricone Has Passed Away at Age 91
Sadly, earlier this week the world lost one of the greatest composers ever to grace the big screen, Ennio Morricone. During his illustrious career, Morricone scored over 400 films and left a large mark on the filmmaking world. To celebrate his life, we’re taking a look back and recounting some of our favourites scores. His lawyer,…
Continue ReadingMargot Robbie to lead all-female ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie
It was announced this week that Margot Robbie will star in a new female-led ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ movie for Disney, she will again be teaming up with Birds of Prey writer Christina Hodson who has signed on to write the script. The Robbie-Hodson collaboration, currently untitled and in early development, is not intended to…
Continue ReadingJuly 2
It’s not a trip to the movies without catching the film previews beforehand, and let’s be honest, trailers have become an art-form in themselves. So every Thursday we’ll showcase the best new trailers we can’t stop repeating. RESPECT release TBC LA BELLE ÉPOQUE release August 20 DEERSKIN release August 6
Continue ReadingKristen Stewart to star in Princess Diana Biopic
Spencer – a biopic drama starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana – has sold its U.S. rights to Neon, a U.S. based production company behind last year’s breakout success Parasite. The drama centres on a weekend in the early 1990s when Diana decided to separate from Prince Charles. Jackie and Neruda director Pablo Larrain is…
Continue ReadingEpisode 5
In this episode we are oh-so-lucky to be joined by Australian Entertainment Journalist, Katherine Tulich, known for interviewing the very biggest of the Hollywood big-wigs, with her work seen across outlets like the LA Times, Variety, rogerebert.com, the Hollywood reporter, and ABC Australia, and she is also a voting member of the Hollywood Foreign Press/The…
Continue ReadingJune 25
It’s not a trip to the movies without catching the film previews beforehand, and let’s be honest, trailers have become an art-form in themselves. So every Thursday we’ll showcase the best new trailers we can’t stop repeating. THE KING’S MAN release September 17 THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY release July 16 WHERE’D YOU…
Continue ReadingHugh Jackman to star in new ‘Ferrari’ Film directed by Michael Mann
Australia’s own, Hugh Jackman, is currently in talks to star in Michael Mann’s (Heat, The Insider) new racing drama “Ferrari”, a film following Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari with principal photography hopefully to commence in early 2021. The Script, based on Brock Yates’ book “Enzo Ferrari – The Man and the Machine” originally written by the…
Continue ReadingJune 18
It’s not a trip to the movies without catching the film previews beforehand, and let’s be honest, trailers have become an art-form in themselves. So every Thursday we’ll showcase the best new trailers we can’t stop repeating, as well as some of our favourite classics. THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY release July 23 SHIRLEY release…
Continue ReadingNext Year’s Oscars Delayed by Two Months
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony will be postponed to April 25, 2021, two months after its originally scheduled date of February 28. The Academy worked closely with film studios and distributors to determine the timeframe that was needed to finish and release their uncompleted…
Continue Reading New Astor Theatre
July Calendar
With cinemas set for reopening across the country, Astor Theatre has curated a calendar sure to inspire any cinephile to venture out and watch some classics, and best of all, most of the program will be screened in glorious 35mm & 70mm! We are proud to be sharing some of the selection in our own…
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