In February 2014, I had the pleasure and privilege of organising and enjoying LA-based screenwriting instructor Pilar Alessandra’s Screenwriting Intensive One Day Seminar – one event in Sydney and one in Melbourne. Pilar was kind enough to give some of her...
Their eyes lock across the crowded room. Inexplicably, they are drawn to each other by some invisible force, a magnetism that no wall of humans can inhibit. Entranced by each other’s company, the bond steadily grows, developing until it blossoms into...
Your Film is Coffee | Truly Free Film. By Emily Best I want to start a Fair Trade Filmmaking movement. I have been shouting this from the rooftops, but I understand that talking to filmmakers about getting paid better is like...
When The Sapphires was released in August, a few screenwriting friends and I made sure we saw this new gem of Australian filmmaking for ourselves. I confess – the reviews, reports and marketing campaign (not to mention the talent) held me...
Like millions of people around the world, I was so excited to finally get my chance to see The Dark Knight Rises. I faithfully avoided reviews, comments and anything I felt would colour my viewing of this much-hyped event. And was...
A shadow cast on Hollywood Alex Pham, Steven Zeitchik, Ben Fritz “I’m asking myself what are we responsible for…” … action film director-producer Rob Cohen. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/a-shadow-cast-on-hollywood-20120728-232tr.html#ixzz21yq4vt69 This article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, and was reposted in the...
Rachel Ward’s editorial in today’s Sydney Sun Herald newspaper comments on the state of play for female filmmakers and encourages a more balanced representation. Read on . . . We must end the boys’ club and honour all talented auteurs....
Les Miserables will be something special, and I love Hugh’s quote on theatre. Hugh Jackman Speaks On ‘Les Misérables’ & Live Theatre | Flicks and Bits. ‘Les Miserables’ is one of the greatest stories ever told, and it really is an uplifting...
Les Mis movie trailer released. The much anticipated Tom Hooper movie adaptation of Les Miserables starring Australian actors Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman has released its official trailer this week. Read more . . ....
