In Before Sunrise (1995), audiences are introduced to 20-something strangers Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), who meet on a train from Budapest to Vienna, deciding to embrace this chance introduction and spend a day together wandering the city. Falling head first into the romance, the pair decide to meet up again in six months’ time. more
Settle in to the aptly romantic setting of The Old Museum for an evening of old-world charm at The Cine-Retro Film Society’s double-billed evening of nostalgia and glamour on Saturday July 20. With the aim of fostering an appreciation of characteristic filmmaking from the 1920s to the 1950s, the Cine-Retro Film Society will be projecting Anthony Mann’s Desperate (1947) from 6:45 pm, a film noir classic illustrating the contrasts between the wholesome and the sordid, followed by Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion (1941), in which a young women marries a charming man, played by Cary Grant, only to suspect the worst of him and fear for her life. The society’s film evenings include informative introductions by resident film buffs and a supper during the interval, served on china crockery. more
New local short film Impact has a powerful message surrounding a destructive altercation between two young men. more
The Pop-Up Manga Festival will run from Friday June 21 until Saturday July 27 at Palace Centro Cinemas. Friday night screenings are befitting to adult manga fans, with Saturday lunchtime slots perfect for taking the whole family – coinciding with the start of the June school holidays. Featuring original Japanese versions of favourite manga films such as Howl’s Moving Castle and Arrietty, the Pop-Up Manga Festival also includes interactive activities and displays in partnership with Comics ETC. Image via Anime Crazy. more
Winter just got a whole lot steamier with the arrival of the 16th annual Spanish Film Festival at Palace Cinemas. more
This year's most hotly anticipated filmic release is undoubtedly the excessive new interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The latest interpretation of the 1925 novel is vastly different to the 1974 movie release, instead embracing all of the lavish traditions that have come to be expected from its Australian director, Baz Luhrmann. more
More than just the country responsible for Cloud Atlas – the recent film starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry – Germany and its contemporary and dynamic cinema is gaining wider recognition. Audiences are invited to delve into the nation’s rich culture at the Audi Festival of German Films. more
Horror stories of monsters have been scaring us silly for centuries, in all manner of mediums. While being told by the flicker of the campfire is the most traditional way to share frightening folklore, the modern world has made the cinematic version a much more common alternative. The horror genre of film has since become one of the most beloved, helping to transform frightening stories from book to big screen for millions around the world to enjoy. more
Of all of Brisbane's suburbs, West End is perhaps one of the most dedicated hubs of creativity. The artistic community of the riverside neighbourhood continues to thrive, forming exciting new cultural events with the turn of each year. One of West End's most successful forays into the creative avenue of film may be the West End Film Festival, which returns to the district this weekend. more
Whether you personally plan on careering the highest peaks on the globe, or just enjoy watching others do it, a world of mountaineering awaits at BANFF Mountain Film Festival. The movie event for adrenaline junkies and extreme-sports fans alike will hurtle into the riverside cinemas of Brisbane Powerhouse this weekend. more
Each new year brings with it Brisbane’s boast-worthy slew of film festivals that appreciate each and every of its residents' interest groups. In addition to the circuit’s French, Iranian and various other international entities there is also the very popular Brisbane Queer Film Festival (BQFF). more
Thanks to Australia’s golden soil and wealth for toil (or so 'Advance Australia Fair' decrees), the land has, for years, been flocked to by those from the farthest reaches of the globe. As a result, Australia is now home to a melting pot of multiculturalism – a fact celebrated in a new film festival to reach Brisbane. more
Think of France and more often than not your mind will linger on an array of devastatingly rich cuisine, where aged cheeses intermingle with crisp baguettes and rich wine at a single meal. But, as well as its buttery pastry and (of course) unfalteringly chic women, the Gallic nation is also home to film fanatics and creators, who are celebrated at the annual Alliance Française French Film Festival. more
With society’s growing adoration for all things technological, it’s no surprise that video has become such a powerful medium. This is not only in regards to sharing and swapping family home movies, but also as a way of storytelling in the art world. Going Nowhere is a video compilation of work by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Stephen Allkins, and Christopher Köller and Hannah Raisin. Each piece by the artists utilises looping and moving image to explore popular culture, performance art and industrialisation. See Going Nowhere at Boxcopy in Brisbane City from March 15–17. Image Credit: Daniel Mudie Cunningham & Stephen Allkins / Boytown, 2012 / HD single channel video, colour, 16:9, 5:20 minutes / Commissioned by Campbelltown Arts Centre more
Australia’s leading short-film festival for the past 22 years, FLiCKERFEST returns to the Judith Wright Centre this week. The final program features the 100 most creative and cutting-edge short films from Australia and abroad, a curation that has been whittled down from a record 2,300 entries. more
It doesn’t matter if the closest you have come to the Jewish religion is a Natalie Portman movie marathon, a new film festival has arrived in Brisbane that explores Judaism, without the need to sport a Yarmulke. The filmic foray visiting the State Library of Queensland this weekend is the cleverly titled, You Don’t Have To Be Jewish Film Festival. more
Employing his penchant for turning all things digital into the tangible, London-based designer Benjamin Redford has created Projecteo – a mini projector for your Instagram images. Successfully funded on Kickstarter, Projecteo will be launched this month, letting users pick their favourite Instagram photos and have them melted onto a single frame of 35 mm Kodak film. You can slot your film into the mini projector, project the images onto a wall and turn the wheel to view each snap. Capturing the excitement we used to feel from having a new roll of film developed, Projecteo turns your digital photos into large-scale images. Keep up to date on the blog, or read more about the project here. Image via Cool Hunting. more
Winner of the Palme d’Or in 2012 – the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival – Amour is a moving drama directed by Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. A joint French, German and Austrian production, Amour tells the story of cultivated, retired music teachers Georges and Anne. A couple in their eighties, Georges and Anne have always radiated a great love, but when Anne has a stroke, their bond is severely tested. Paralysed on one side of her body, Anne makes Georges promise not to put her into care, but their daughter Eva returns home from living abroad wanting to get her mother help. Appearing in his first film in seven years, renowned French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant stars in Amour alongside Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert, crafting an intensely heart-stirring story of love, death and family. The Weekend Edition is presenting a special screening of Amour at… more
Through the veil of TV appearances and snapshots of interviews, it can be hard to separate the myth of the musician from reality. It's thanks to the musical documentary that the curtain can be lifted away from the cleverly crafted image and provide fans with a glimpse into the individual. Heavy metal fans now have their chance to engage with character Bobby Liebling with a free screening of Last Days Here. more
Take a glimpse at the cinematic creations made at the hand of David Lynch or Martin Scorsese and you’ll understand why cinema is considered an art form. Maestros of the media abound in every country and it is those who hail from Asia that are being celebrated currently at APT7 Cinema. As a part of the APT7 exhibition – which is a curation of creativity coming from Southeast Asia – will be the screening of two film programs that will act as an overview into the region’s cinema. Change: Paths Through 20 Years of Film is based around the motif of change, with works spanning social, political and aesthetic commentary, and celebrating 20 years of filmmaking from the Middle East to the Pacific. In the second program, Mountains and Waters: Chinese Animation Since the 1930s, the Australian Cinémathèque presents a landmark retrospective of Chinese animation, showing around 200… more
