Ellie Poussot: From French fashion to Aussie film and back
INTERVIEW: A young French haute couture fashion designer who went to Australia for a working holiday, El returned to Europe with an Aussie passport and a burgeoning acting career.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Tag: Australian film
Australian film – cinema produced in Australia
New Oz Film Festival set to bring celebration of Down Under cinema back to London
Film festival organisers promise all the "energy, beauty, toughness, drama, eeriness, rebellion, humour and emotional honesty" that is Australia, on the big screen at Regent Street Cinema in London.
Adelaide Film Festival goes rogue
The city of churches gets into the spring of things this month with a golden nugget of a mini film festival worth checking out, says our resident Aussie cinephile Paul O’Hanlon.
Lourdes help me! But it was some saintly Aussie celebs to the rescue for this vintage film fan
The irony of falling ill in Lourdes of all places is indigestible. People come to Lourdes to get healed and most emphatically not to fall unwell. Remarkably, however, this is exactly what happened to me at the end of my European venture.
Australia Day 2016: London’s best events
London hosts a swag full of Australia Day events for happy little Vegemites of every persuasion. Here’s your tip-top choices.
John Hargreaves: tribute to an Aussie cinema pioneer and legend
Our Australian film buff takes a nostalgic stroll through Oz cinema history, and the greatest all-time kiss in movies, on the 20th anniversary of the death of one of the greats.
Mercia beaucoup: battler of Aussie stage and screen
It has been a long road for Mercia Deane-Johns, star of one of this year’s most talked about Aussie flicks, ‘Last Cab to Darwin’.
The Dressmaker and Australia’s forgotten screen siren, Judy Davis
Judy Davis, the doyenne of Australian actresses, is the star of a new film `The Dressmaker` which opens in Adelaide on Friday, also starring Kate Winslet.
World’s first movie platform for expats launching
Aimed towards expats from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Scatzy has found its niche in providing videos for globetrotters from their home country.
Russell Crowe denied Australian citizenship
National treasure Russell Crowe reveals he has twice had his application to become an Aussie rejected.
‘Everything is Awesome’ at the Oscars as Lego steals the show [VIDEO]
WATCH: While Ellen DeGeneres's selfie arguably won 'best performance' last year, the Lego Movie has taken all the glory in 2015. Just ask Oprah.
The Babadook spooks London commuters to promote Australian horror film
You better watch out, you better not cry, the Babadook could be lurking nearby... or sitting right next to you on the London Underground.
The Lego Movie only Aussie act to bring home a BAFTA
While Nick Cave and Margot Robbie may have missed out at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, The Lego Movie sure did us proud.
The Castle: 10 top quotes to put straight in the pool room
The best quotes from The Castle are of course going to include “Tell him he's dreaming” and “Straight to the pool room” but a there’s a few others that defo rank right up there, according to the Bogan Bingo boys.
Australia Day movie marathon and Hottest 100 in London
Jetlag bar have stocked the fridge full of Aussie beer, getting set for a massive Australia Day with movies and Triple J. Plus there’s live Down Under tunes at The Purple Turtle.
Australia ‘robbed’ at 2015 Golden Globes
An Aussie movie, singer-songwriter and actress miss out on Golden Globes glory.
Australian film, ‘Charlie’s Country’, opens Cork Film Festival
Australian film, Charlie's Country', is making its mark in the international film scene and is opening the Cork Film Festival.
Hollywood’s hottest Australian actors and entertainers
Australians at top of Hollywood's A-list: We take a look at which Aussies have conquered America.
Mad Max: Fury Road director “heartbroken” at replacing Mel Gibson
Director of the new Mad Max film says it breaks his heart that he could not ask veteran actor Mel Gibson to reprise the role of the iconic Aussie Road Warrior.
Australia’s film industry flirts with international fame and fortune
The world falls in love with Australian story-telling as 17 Aussie produced feature films are set to hit international cinemas in 2014.
Star Wars Downunder: Strewth, the Force is strong with this fan film
Forget Star Wars 7, mate. This is the instalment we’ve been waiting for and it’s a fair dinkum, bloody beauty.
Robert Pattinson not just a pretty boy in The Rover
Staring Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce and filmed in Australia, The Rover explores a dystopian world where economies have collapsed and crime is the new commodity.
Catherine Martin top Australian Oscar winner with Great Gatsby
Catherine Martin has taken the Academy Award for Production Design for her work on The Great Gatsby, becoming Australia's most prolific Oscar winner.
Comedian Felicity Ward at The Clapham Grand Australia Day Weekender
AUSTRALIA DAY | Ahead of the Australia Day Weekender event tonight at The Clapham Grand, we speak with the equally outrageous and insightful comedian Felicity Ward, who is performing as part of the comedy line up.
Top 10 quotes from The Castle
AUSTRALIA DAY | Ahead of the screening of The Castle as part of the Australia Day Weekender at The Clapham Grand, here are the top 10 quotes from arguably the best Aussie film of all time.
What to Watch; Australian Indigenous films at BFI’s Shifting Sands
Australia: Shifting Sands is a BFI retrospective of Australian cinema over the last two decades, tracing the emergence of Indigenous voices and stories captured on the big screen.
British actor Simon Pegg films crime thriller in Australia
British comedian Simon Pegg has been talking up the delights of Perth on Twitter where he is currently filming an Australian crime thriller Kill Me Three Times.
Complaint over ‘racist’ Sapphires DVD cover prompts apology
American distributors Anchor Bay Entertainment have apologised to producers of hit Australian film The Sapphires, saying they “regret any unintentional upset” over the cover on the film’s US DVD release.
Film Festival, East End Style | Aussie film Satellite Boy joins line-up
An Australian film about a young indigenous boy defending his land against the threat of the mining industry is among a series of cutting edge movies screening as part of London's 2013 East End Film Festival.
Knowing the score | Composer Elliot Wheeler releases debut album
Elliot Wheeler, film composer and music arranger, has applied his prodigious skills to his own creation with his debut album The Long Time. He talks to BONNIE GARDINER about drawing inspiration from iconic films, including his latest — Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby.
Rewriting the script | Aussie filmmaker breaking down barriers
An Australian female director, SOPHIE MATHISEN, answers the question being asked the world over: where are the female directors? Sophie is currently working on her first feature film, DRAMA.
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