It’s easy to laugh at the inherent goofiness of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, a Tolkien-esque fantasy epic in which a bunch of talking CGI owls don ornate suits of armour and deliver lines like “Trust your gizzard, Soren” without so much as a wink. In fact, there isn’t a single sight gag or pop culture reference to speak of, which is astonishing, really, when [...]

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.

Now how ‘bout that: An Australian made film that mainstream audiences might actually go and see! Or at least gore hungry teenagers with litres of Red Bull infused blood pumping around their hormonal bodies. But given the recent vampiric trend amongst teens, it’s the perfect market for the Australian film industry to suck the life out of. Lord knows they’re looking a little parched.