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DAYBREAKERS Interview: Writers/Directors Michael and Peter ...

Australian writers/directors Michael and Peter Spierig are the kindred masterminds behind the bloodthirsty new Vampire movie Daybreakers, their second feature to date after 2003s cult horror hit Undead. A co-production between Lionsgate in the US and Screen Australia, Daybreakers is very much a Hollywood film, boasting a cracking cast that includes Ethan Hawk, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan and Isabel Lucas.

Set in the near future where most of the population have been turned into vampires, Daybreakers follows scientist [...]

Interview: Phil Grabsky, creator of ‘In Search of Bee...

Englishman Phil Grabsky loves filmmaking and music. So filming In Search of Beethoven, his second composer-based documentary (following 2006’s In Search of Mozart) was a no-brainer. Exploring the life of the musician and his influences, it’s a biography that shows Beethoven’s everlasting music and the appreciation it receives to this day. Twenty-nine days into a 40-day worldwide trip, we talked to the creator before its current release on the differences between the two, the frustrations of documentary filmmaking [...]

Interview: Christian Alvart, director of ‘Case 39R...

Whether it be because of creepy demonic girls (Case 39) or monsters in spaceships (Pandorum), moviegoers from all corners of the globe are cowering under their seats because of German-born director Christian Alvart. The first of the two, Case 39, stars Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper and follows a social worker who rescues a bright young girl (Jodelle Ferland) from her abusive parents, but later discovers there’s something evil lurking beneath her angelic facade. Case 39 hits Australia [...]

Interview: Costas Mandylor, star of ‘SAW VI’

Australian born actor Costas Mandylor stars Mark Hoffman in Saw VI, the latest installment in what is now the highest grossing horror franchise in history, which splatters its way into Aussie cinemas on October 22^nd. Introduced to audiences in Saw III, Costas’ character  was originally perceived as a heroic detective determined to bring an end to Jigsaw’s reign of terror, but by the end of the fourth film, he was  revealed to be the evil mastermind’s accomplice. I [...]

Interview: ‘Stone Bros.’ director Richard Frank...

The issues facing the Aboriginal population of Australia have seldom been a laughing matter until Indigenous writer/director Richard J. Frankland came along. “Every other culture in the world laughs at themselves, so why can’t we?” asks Frankland in regards to his new film Stone Bros., a stoner comedy that knows how to have a good time. In fact, Stone Bros. breaks new ground by being the first Aboriginal comedy ever in Australia, arriving just after the critical and [...]

Interview: ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ director J...

Van Diemen’s Land has already enjoyed sell-out screenings at festivals across Australia (including the world premiere at Adelaide’s own Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival) and selection at Edinburgh and Montreal. On its impending Australian general release we talked to director Jonathan auf der Heide and star Oscar Redding, who revealed their thoughts on the dark side of human nature, slow evolution and a womanising convict.