The cautious among them waited and watched, reserving judgement until able to experience for themselves the film they had been instructed to hate: Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks. But sycophantic supporters of Julian Assange’s secret sharing organisation — for whom their celebrity-hacker hero can do no harm — fell into line the moment WikiLeaks’ […]
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Via Skype, Baz Luhrmann touches up shrouded Gatsby
Could scenes from one of the biggest movie releases of the year and one of the most expensive literary adaptations of all time have been directed via Skype? Crikey understands blockbuster filmmaker Baz Luhrmann last year called the shots from the (cyber) director’s chair for his highly anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby some 16,000 kilometers from where […]
READ MOREBraff’s blockbuster begging kickstarts celebrity crowdsourcing
In David Lynch’s 2001 neo-noir Mulholland Drive a cocky young director (played by Justin Theroux) is intent on calling the shots for his new studio-financed production. He is instructed to cast a particular (unknown) actor in the lead role. When he refuses, strange things happen. He returns home to find his wife having an affair and is thrown […]
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Eye spy: the future of terror will be viral
You could have the box seat for the next terrorist attack — whether you like it or not. The Boston bombings and resulting social media storm were a window to the revolution online.
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Tropfest phenomenon comes down to heart, Polson insists
Has Tropfest got too big for its own good? Crikey speaks to organiser John Polson after another wildly successful event in Sydney — which some filmmakers refuse to enter.
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Graph search: Facebook opens new chapter to close the internet
Facebook’s new search engine attempts to build walls around the internet and keep its horde within its gates. It’s a nightmare and it will probably work. Crikey’s website editor puts it to the test.
READ MOREMoving mountains in Middle Earth: Hobbit lands with baggage
On a bright and sunny day in Wellington, a giant billboard moves across the blue sky, flying as low as 300 metres above the ground. The Boeing 777-300 is emblazoned with images promoting The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of three mega-budget Hobbit movie adaptations from blockbuster director Peter Jackson. The 73-metre canvas took six days and 400 hours […]
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Fear, loathing, savages and success: interview with Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro’s road to success has not been a conventional one. The Oscar-winning actor speaks to Luke Buckmaster about making it in Hollywood and his new film, Oliver Stone’s Savages.
READ MORECruisin’ for a PR bruisin’: it’s a quick wrap for Chopper’s film
Early “buzz” for a yet-to-be-shot Australian crime drama supposedly starring Chopper Read is either a case of a monumental PR screw-up or an innovative attempt to generate word of mouth. Either way, it’s bizarre. On Monday morning a press release landed declaring that celebrity former criminal Mark “Chopper” Read would “announce filming of his final […]
READ MOREWhy the death of Hollywood has been greatly exaggerated
Hollywood’s business model is in serious trouble, so the narrative goes. So why are big film studios making more money than ever? New markets in China and on the internet are driving a new boom.
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How does Hollywood deal with real-life tragedy?
One day they’re rolling out the red carpet, the next Warner Bros. was dealing with headlines asking if Batman had blood on his hands. How does Hollywood handle real-life tragedy?
READ MOREDenmore outs himself, puts face to Failed Estate
Popular sharp-toothed Australian blogger “Mr Denmore” has outed himself ahead of an appearance at a media seminar next week.
READ MOREParallax Podcast #3
Debating The Hunger Games, A Dangerous Method, The Ides of March and more.
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Debating John Carter, The Raid, We Need to Talk About Kevin and more.
READ MOREFarewell Mark Bode, Australia’s most OTW political columnist
He has travelled further than any political columnist in the country. He has witnessed things nobody talks about in production meetings…
READ MOREMeet the critics: Margaret Pomeranz on films, snacks and David
Margaret Pomeranz, along with her equally famous television co-host David Stratton, is as close to film reviewing royalty as one finds in Australia. Her jangling earrings, funky fashion sense, endearing laugh and opened-minded approach to film criticism have become synonymous with cinema discussion Down Under since her impromptu debut on SBS’s The Movie Show in 1986. But despite occupying […]
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Ford bailout reignites car manufacturing
debate
Crikey media wrap: Kim Carr’s announcement yesterday of a $103 million cash injection for Ford Australia has reignited the debate about the viability of Australia’s automobile manufacturing sector.
READ MOREObama slashes military spending, focuses on Asia
Crikey media wrap: Barack Obama has announced hundreds of billions of dollars of cuts to US military spending over the next ten years and a renewed focus towards Asia and the Pacific region in a rare appearance in the Pentagon briefing room.
READ MOREHuman Centipede II: why banning violent films creates a new kind of monster
In the online environment, banning films has become the mother of all free advertising, and Human Centipede II just became the latest film to cash in on the infamy of the forbidden.
READ MOREAussie film wins rave Guardian review … from a reader
On Wednesday I wrote a less than complimentary review of Surviving Georgia, an upcoming Australian tissue-box drama from co-directors Sandra Sciberras and Kate Whitehead, which will be released theatrically next week. Take a gander at my appraisal and you’ll quickly realise that “less than complimentary” is something of an understatement. Surviving Georgia is easily one […]
READ MOREDaily Proposition: explore a Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The title might sound like pretentious gobbledygook, but watch documentary filmmaker Werner Herzog’s The Cave of Forgotten Dreams and you’re likely to emerge entirely convinced of the veracity of those words. Herzog landed one hell of a find: access to a cave in Southern France decorated with remarkably well preserved 32,000 year-old drawings. The Chauvet […]
READ MOREFrom cradle to the grave: get a life on Facebook
Last week the King Farouk of social media platforms, Facebook, announced a raft of changes set to hit in coming weeks. Before you criticise, imagine the possibilities.
READ MOREMake friends with a modern rom-com
The dialogue could be bouncier, the plot a little sharper, but if you buy into the central relationship, Friends With Benefits plays unexpectedly well.
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