Extraordinary Host
Korean actors Lee Je Hoon and Park Eun-bin, star of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” are set as hosts of the opening ceremony at the Busan International Film Festival. The event will take place on the evening of Oct. 4 at the purpose-built Busan Cinema Center.
Park performed as the first cross-dressing queen in a Korean historical drama with “The King’s Affection” in 2021 and cemented her position as the lead of hit contemporary drama series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
Lee emerged as a rising star with his intense performances in films such as “Bleak Night “(2011), “The Front Line” (2011) and “Architecture 101” (2012). Following that, he showcased a broad range of acting skills in various genres, as seen in films “Anarchist From Colony” (2017), “I Can Speak” (2017) and “Time to Hunt.”
The pair previously shared the screen in the 2014 drama series “Secret Door.“
The festival runs Oct. 4-13.
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Korean actors Lee Je Hoon and Park Eun-bin, star of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” are set as hosts of the opening ceremony at the Busan International Film Festival. The event will take place on the evening of Oct. 4 at the purpose-built Busan Cinema Center.
Park performed as the first cross-dressing queen in a Korean historical drama with “The King’s Affection” in 2021 and cemented her position as the lead of hit contemporary drama series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
Lee emerged as a rising star with his intense performances in films such as “Bleak Night “(2011), “The Front Line” (2011) and “Architecture 101” (2012). Following that, he showcased a broad range of acting skills in various genres, as seen in films “Anarchist From Colony” (2017), “I Can Speak” (2017) and “Time to Hunt.”
The pair previously shared the screen in the 2014 drama series “Secret Door.“
The festival runs Oct. 4-13.
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- 8/28/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Matrix” stars Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving may never have shared a screen in the sci-fi mega-franchise but fans will no doubt be thrilled to learn the duo will be uniting for Kitty Green’s upcoming thriller “The Royal Hotel.”
Henwick and Weaving join “Inventing Anna” star Julia Garner in the See-Saw Films production, which is based on a true story. Green and Garner previously collaborated on Green’s breakout hit “The Assistant,” which was inspired by the dramatic fall of Harvey Weinstein.
In “The Royal Hotel,” Garner plays Hannah who, alongside her best friend Liv (Henwick) goes backpacking in Australia. After running out of money the women take a live-in job in The Royal Hotel, a bar located in a remote mining town in the Australian outback.
Billy, the bar’s owner (played by Weaving) doesn’t hesitate to introduce the women to Australia’s hard-core drinking culture...
Henwick and Weaving join “Inventing Anna” star Julia Garner in the See-Saw Films production, which is based on a true story. Green and Garner previously collaborated on Green’s breakout hit “The Assistant,” which was inspired by the dramatic fall of Harvey Weinstein.
In “The Royal Hotel,” Garner plays Hannah who, alongside her best friend Liv (Henwick) goes backpacking in Australia. After running out of money the women take a live-in job in The Royal Hotel, a bar located in a remote mining town in the Australian outback.
Billy, the bar’s owner (played by Weaving) doesn’t hesitate to introduce the women to Australia’s hard-core drinking culture...
- 4/12/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Henwick (The Matrix Resurrections) and Hugo Weaving (Patrick Melrose) have joined the cast of The Royal Hotel, Kitty Green’s social thriller following two friends backpacking in Australia.
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna) also stars, having previously fronted director Green’s breakout pic The Assistant. Garner and Green play the duo who end up at the titular Royal Hotel, a locals bar where they find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation.
The Royal Hotel is being produced by Emile Sherman and Iain Canning of See-Saw Films Liz Watts, See-Saw Films’ Head of Film and Television (Aus), and Scarlett Pictures’ Kath Shelper. Green co-wrote the script with Oscar Redding (Van Diemen’s Land). The project starts shooting this summer in Australia.
HanWay Films has come on board to handle international sales and distribution in partnership with Cross City Films, See-Saw’s in-house sales arm. UTA Independent Film Group and Cross City Films are co-repping the U.
Julia Garner (Inventing Anna) also stars, having previously fronted director Green’s breakout pic The Assistant. Garner and Green play the duo who end up at the titular Royal Hotel, a locals bar where they find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation.
The Royal Hotel is being produced by Emile Sherman and Iain Canning of See-Saw Films Liz Watts, See-Saw Films’ Head of Film and Television (Aus), and Scarlett Pictures’ Kath Shelper. Green co-wrote the script with Oscar Redding (Van Diemen’s Land). The project starts shooting this summer in Australia.
HanWay Films has come on board to handle international sales and distribution in partnership with Cross City Films, See-Saw’s in-house sales arm. UTA Independent Film Group and Cross City Films are co-repping the U.
- 4/12/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate Fox.
After serving as location coordinator on Stan’s The Gloaming and location manager on season 4 of the ABC’s Rosehaven, Kate Fox aims to take her career to the next level with two comedy webseries.
Screen Tasmania is funding the development of Gasp, with Rosehaven’s Shaun Wilson attached to direct, and Papped.
Fox, a former journalist at Pacific Magazines, has written a rough Bible/series outline for Gasp (6 x 8′), which stands for Grammar and Spelling Police.
The plot centres on a a fictional task force within the real police, who enforce the correct use of the English language. Wilson will also be part of the writing team together with Ben Morton, Emesha Rudolf and Pip Kennedy.
Papped (6 x 5′) will star Jane Hamilton-Foster as Jane, a paparazzi photographer in a male-dominated industry. She’s also an actor waiting for her big break.
Post-covid-19, Tasmania becomes a bucket list travel destination,...
After serving as location coordinator on Stan’s The Gloaming and location manager on season 4 of the ABC’s Rosehaven, Kate Fox aims to take her career to the next level with two comedy webseries.
Screen Tasmania is funding the development of Gasp, with Rosehaven’s Shaun Wilson attached to direct, and Papped.
Fox, a former journalist at Pacific Magazines, has written a rough Bible/series outline for Gasp (6 x 8′), which stands for Grammar and Spelling Police.
The plot centres on a a fictional task force within the real police, who enforce the correct use of the English language. Wilson will also be part of the writing team together with Ben Morton, Emesha Rudolf and Pip Kennedy.
Papped (6 x 5′) will star Jane Hamilton-Foster as Jane, a paparazzi photographer in a male-dominated industry. She’s also an actor waiting for her big break.
Post-covid-19, Tasmania becomes a bucket list travel destination,...
- 6/22/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ahead of its February 25th release, a new trailer has been released for the Graham Denman-directed film Greenlight. Continue reading for more details. Also in today's Horror Highlights: release details for Blood Widow, graphic novel Obscura, and the soon-to-be-screened at the 2020 Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, Road Head.
Watch the New Greenlight Trailer: "Pre-orders are now available via iTunes for the award-winning thriller Greenlight, director Graham Denman’s debut feature! The film, which was produced by Talk Story Pictures and is being distributed by The Horror Collective, will be released on February 25th, 2020 on VOD and digital platforms.
The film had its world premiere at Los Angeles’ Shriekfest Horror Film Festival, where it won Best Thriller Feature Film and Best Male Performance in a Feature Film (Chase Williamson). The film also recently won the Audience Award for Best Thriller Feature at San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head Film Festival.
Watch the New Greenlight Trailer: "Pre-orders are now available via iTunes for the award-winning thriller Greenlight, director Graham Denman’s debut feature! The film, which was produced by Talk Story Pictures and is being distributed by The Horror Collective, will be released on February 25th, 2020 on VOD and digital platforms.
The film had its world premiere at Los Angeles’ Shriekfest Horror Film Festival, where it won Best Thriller Feature Film and Best Male Performance in a Feature Film (Chase Williamson). The film also recently won the Audience Award for Best Thriller Feature at San Francisco’s Another Hole in the Head Film Festival.
- 1/29/2020
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Let me put this simply: Thomas Wright's Acute Misfortune is very likely the strongest directorial debut that I have encountered over the past year. Transitioning to directing from a successful career as an actor - likely best known around these parts for his key roles in Top Of The Lake, Everest, Van Diemen's Land and the Us version of The Bridge - Wright tackles here the true life story of artist Adam Cullen and his complex relationship with youthful biographer Erik Jensen and it is an absolute knockout. A winner at the Melbourne International Film Festival - where it premiered to huge critical response - Acute Misfortune is yet to be seen internationally (because, hey: biopic of an artist that most audiences will be unfamiliar...
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- 4/26/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Nathan Jurevicius' Scarygirl.
The Andrews Labor Government will invest $3.85 million in 17 Victorian film and television projects.
Melbourne production company Passion Pictures Australia and Luma Toons will team up for the animated feature Arkie, based on the Australian graphic novel Scarygirl.
Back to Back Theatre will make its television debut with Bunghole, a collaboration with Matchbox Pictures. The telemovie will feature a cast .with intellectual disabilities.
Victorian director Jonathan auf der Heide (Van Diemen's Land) will deliver his second feature film while director Miranda Nation will make her feature debut with Undertow, filmed largely in Geelong and the Surf Coast.
Three web series received support: Other People.s Problems, a dramedy about two ghost-writers; family comedy The Edge of the Bush; and Maybe Today, which looks back on the life of Indigenous author, activist and master storyteller Boori Monty Pryor.
Five television drama projects also received funding, including Foxtel series Wentworth,...
The Andrews Labor Government will invest $3.85 million in 17 Victorian film and television projects.
Melbourne production company Passion Pictures Australia and Luma Toons will team up for the animated feature Arkie, based on the Australian graphic novel Scarygirl.
Back to Back Theatre will make its television debut with Bunghole, a collaboration with Matchbox Pictures. The telemovie will feature a cast .with intellectual disabilities.
Victorian director Jonathan auf der Heide (Van Diemen's Land) will deliver his second feature film while director Miranda Nation will make her feature debut with Undertow, filmed largely in Geelong and the Surf Coast.
Three web series received support: Other People.s Problems, a dramedy about two ghost-writers; family comedy The Edge of the Bush; and Maybe Today, which looks back on the life of Indigenous author, activist and master storyteller Boori Monty Pryor.
Five television drama projects also received funding, including Foxtel series Wentworth,...
- 9/26/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Variety is reporting that Troll Hunter's Andre Ovredal will sit in the director's chair for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Emergence. The Norwegian director will helm the Australian;Irish co-production written by Rowan O'Neill and Jonathan auf der Heide (Van Diemen's Land). The original story was written by Chris Kunzmann and O'Neill,The story follows a mining crew working on a distant moon that faces a frantic struggle for survival when a rogue terraforming organism is accidentally released on the surface, spreading like wildfire as it consumes anything in its path.As humankind reaches further and further into space finding nasty things where we set our feet is all the rage. Space exploration never seems to end well for us. Recent films like the Aussie production Infini or 2013's Europa...
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- 9/9/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Rectify's Aden Young, Aaron Pedersen, Oscar Redding and Chris Sommers are part of the ensemble cast attached to a violent Outback thriller to be directed by Jonathan auf der Heide.
An unofficial Australian-uk co-production, Mongrel is due to start shooting in South East Queensland late this year, with post in the UK.
Scripted by Brit Ross Williams, the plot follows Doug Richards (Young), a family man who embarks on a pig-hunting weekend with his mates.
The weekend turns into a nightmare as the hunting dogs savagely attack a young couple from the city. Torn between loyalty and doing the right thing, Richards must choose between an escalation in violence or facing his own death.
Pedersen is cast as a detective, Redding is a bad-ass professional pig hunter and Sommers is a local would-be tough guy.
The producers are New Holland Pictures Two's Mark Overett (The Fear of Darkness, Iron Sky...
An unofficial Australian-uk co-production, Mongrel is due to start shooting in South East Queensland late this year, with post in the UK.
Scripted by Brit Ross Williams, the plot follows Doug Richards (Young), a family man who embarks on a pig-hunting weekend with his mates.
The weekend turns into a nightmare as the hunting dogs savagely attack a young couple from the city. Torn between loyalty and doing the right thing, Richards must choose between an escalation in violence or facing his own death.
Pedersen is cast as a detective, Redding is a bad-ass professional pig hunter and Sommers is a local would-be tough guy.
The producers are New Holland Pictures Two's Mark Overett (The Fear of Darkness, Iron Sky...
- 5/19/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Having already wowed 'em at Fantastic Fest and other festivals around the globe, Heidi Douglas' short gothic thriller Little Lamb next arrives at the Hollyshorts festival in La on March 19th and a new trailer has been released in advance of the screening.1829. Louisa is a convict trapped in the living hell of a British prison in faraway Van Diemen's Land. She ignores warnings from her prison mate and places her hopes for freedom in becoming the servant of the mysterious Mr Black. On his remote farm, Louisa befriends an orphaned lamb as she adjusts to her new position. Now at the mercy of her new master, she must obey his wishes despite her reservations or face the grim truths hidden in the darkness. Take...
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- 3/9/2015
- Screen Anarchy
The Ring and Mulholland Drive producer Neal Edelstein is serving as the executive producer on Ashes, an Australian supernatural thriller/horror film about three generations of women who battle a curse.
Jonathan auf der Heide is attached to direct the film written by Mike Jones and produced by Damsel Pictures. Raquelle David.
As a first-time feature producer, David knew she had to enlist an experienced Ep to qualify for financial support from Screen Australia and Screen Nsw. She approached a lot of Australian EPs, who turned her down, evidently due to concerns about the genre.
Via Jones, she got in touch with Edelstein and met the Us producer last October at the American Film Market, which she attended with Screen Australia.s assistance.
Edelstein responded to the script, which has parallels with Haunting Melissa, a digital, transmedia ghost story he has created via his company Hooked Digital Media, and agreed...
Jonathan auf der Heide is attached to direct the film written by Mike Jones and produced by Damsel Pictures. Raquelle David.
As a first-time feature producer, David knew she had to enlist an experienced Ep to qualify for financial support from Screen Australia and Screen Nsw. She approached a lot of Australian EPs, who turned her down, evidently due to concerns about the genre.
Via Jones, she got in touch with Edelstein and met the Us producer last October at the American Film Market, which she attended with Screen Australia.s assistance.
Edelstein responded to the script, which has parallels with Haunting Melissa, a digital, transmedia ghost story he has created via his company Hooked Digital Media, and agreed...
- 1/27/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Almost as soon as it was established as a British outpost, Australia became a giant prison for all manner of serious and petty criminals. This has provided lots of fodder for Australian storytellers over the years, most recently seen in Twitch favourite Van Diemen's Land (pictured).Now the gaolers and wardens feel it's time to face up to their bizarre social experiment, or at least make a popular TV series about it. So they will, with BBC2 announcing that BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jimmy McGovern is writing an 8-part drama about the first convicts transported from Britain to Australia in 1787. According to The Guardian:McGovern said: "In 1787 Britain banished its petty thieves, whores, orphans and highwaymen to Sydney Cove - a place so hot and barren and hostile that very...
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- 4/10/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Mark Leonard Winter is a chameleon. In every role he plays he looks starkly different, and has proven adept at both serious haunting drama (Van Diemen's Land) and ribald comedy (Cop Hard). His latest role in Australian thriller One Eyed Girl is no different, with this first still from the movie revealing he's playing a pretty intense dude.One Eyed Girl is a dark thriller about a psychiatrist (Winter) who follows a mysterious teenage girl named Grace into a Doomsday cult. The film is shooting now in Adelaide....
- 11/11/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Hot on the heels of news that Mark Leonard Winter is leading the cast of One Eyed Girl, we hear that his fellow Van Diemen's Land cannibal buddy Oscar Redding is one of the lead cast in Galore, a drama which also begins shooting this week in Australia.This is great news for all us fans of Van Diemen's Land - not to mention the police and penis webseries Cop Hard, which Oscar wrote and co-directed. Great to see him getting his due up on the big screen again. Shot in the Australian capital, Canberra, Galore follows four teenagers whose lives are thrown together late one night ahead of the devastating bushfires of 2002. Oscar is obviously not playing one of the teenagers. Written and directed by Ryhs...
- 11/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
Fans of Van Diemen's Land, Balibo and Cop Hard rejoice! Larry Hard himself, Mark Leonard Winter, is returning to the big screen, this time in a well-deserved leading role, in the upcoming thriller One Eyed Girl. With filming starting this week in Adelaide, South Australia, One Eyed Girl is a dark thriller about a psychiatrist (Winter) who follows a mysterious teenage girl named Grace into a Doomsday cult.Written by Craig Behenna and Nick Matthews, and directed by Matthews, One Eyed Girl is the third Sa Film Lab project to take off - following in the footsteps of Shut Up Little Man and 52 Tuesdays. The Sa Film Lab is a low budget film initiative run by the South Australian Film Corporation that aims to support amazing...
- 11/5/2012
- Screen Anarchy
"I became obsessed with watching films as it was something I could do without getting the shit kicked out of me," filmmaker Jonathan Auf Der Heide muses when describing the origins of his passion for film. "I grew up in the outskirts of Hobart where I quickly learnt that I was better off staying indoors, away from the kids that used to beat me up!" From that inauspicious beginning, Auf Der Heide has emerged as one of Australia's most exciting young filmmakers, thanks to his debut feature, 2009's Van Diemen's Land, an unflinching look at the escape of notorious criminal Alexander Pearce from the convict settlement at Macquarie Harbour in 1822.
- 8/16/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
I've got a very entertaining video to share with you that gives us an insightful look into the work of the best clapper loader in the world, Cam. This video comes from the behind the scenes of the film Van Diemen's Land. It's fun to get a look into a film job that not very many people really know about, and what is involved with doing it. Enjoy!
Here's a full list of duties that a Clapper Laoder a.k.a. second assistant camera actually has...
generally assisting the rest of the camera crew (focus puller, camera operator, director of photography) utilizing the camera trainee, film loader, and/or camera runner if one has been brought onto the production keeping inventory of all equipment, film, and expendables requesting film stock as needed securing the equipment checking loading materials and spaces to prevent light leaks cleaning and keeping clean the magazines...
Here's a full list of duties that a Clapper Laoder a.k.a. second assistant camera actually has...
generally assisting the rest of the camera crew (focus puller, camera operator, director of photography) utilizing the camera trainee, film loader, and/or camera runner if one has been brought onto the production keeping inventory of all equipment, film, and expendables requesting film stock as needed securing the equipment checking loading materials and spaces to prevent light leaks cleaning and keeping clean the magazines...
- 4/25/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
He's gone undercover as a stripper. He's gone undercover in hell. And now Detective Larry Hard's pursuit of The Bearded Clown lands him undercover in prison. Can he adapt? Can he learn the various rules? Can he create a variety of new sexual positions? Of course he can, this is Larry Hard we're talking about.The latest episode of Charles C Custer's increasingly bizarre web series lurks below. Keep your eyes open for a cameo by Van Diemen's Land writer and star Oscar Redding!...
- 4/15/2011
- Screen Anarchy
I have now seen more of Larry Hard's ass than I particularly felt the need to. Episode Four of Charles C Custer's action-comedy web series Cop Hard - produced by Jonathan Auf Der Heide and Oscar Redding of Van Diemen's Land - is now online and this one sees Detective Larry Hard move from an undercover stint as a (female) stripper last week to a high speed foot chase dressed bewilderingly as a Plains Indian. Important Note: Vaulting fences while wearing only a loin cloth is not the prettiest thing in the world.Throw in a school girl tied to a pole next to a bomb and you've got an episode chock full of excitement and naked loins!A cop show that crashes Hill Street Blues...
- 3/18/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Detective Larry Hard and his erstwhile partner Fuzz go deep undercover in Episode Three of Charles C Custer's Cop Hard. Never prone to making sensible decisions Custer pushes his web series to new heights of absurdity with this one and it's pretty glorious to behold. More spontaneous dance numbers, please.Van Diemen's Land creative team Jonathan Auf Der Heide and Oscar Redding produce. Watch the new episode below....
- 3/13/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The Hangover: Part Two
Opens: May 26th 2011
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifinakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong
Director: Todd Phillips
Summary: Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned.
Analysis: It really wasn't until about three months before its release that Warner Brothers realised "The Hangover" was going to be a hit. Test screening response was through the roof, while the trailer had great reaction after premiering at ShoWest and online. About that time they commissioned director Todd Phillips, along with his "Old School" and "Road Trip" scribe Scot Armstrong, to pen a sequel. Yet they still waited to see how the first one went before fully committing to the follow-up.
The wait didn't last long.
Opens: May 26th 2011
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifinakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong
Director: Todd Phillips
Summary: Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned.
Analysis: It really wasn't until about three months before its release that Warner Brothers realised "The Hangover" was going to be a hit. Test screening response was through the roof, while the trailer had great reaction after premiering at ShoWest and online. About that time they commissioned director Todd Phillips, along with his "Old School" and "Road Trip" scribe Scot Armstrong, to pen a sequel. Yet they still waited to see how the first one went before fully committing to the follow-up.
The wait didn't last long.
- 1/4/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
While I didn't see near as many films this year as some of the fine gentlemen who write for this site I did see my fair share of gems. Below is a list of films I thought stood out this year, in no particular order.
Trollhunters.
We Scandinavians have a ton of legends about trolls and assorted monsters in our culture and when André Øvredal created a film about trolls in modern times I didn't think it would be as well made and successful as it turned out to be. Set firmly in the Blair Witch side of filmmaking the film delivers a fantastic story, action and scares, all wrapped up in the gorgeous scenery of the Norwegian fjords.
Rare Exports
Brothers Jalmari and Juuso Helander created a few years ago a couple of shorts about the hunting and domesticating of the wild and feral santa claus in the northern region of Finland.
Trollhunters.
We Scandinavians have a ton of legends about trolls and assorted monsters in our culture and when André Øvredal created a film about trolls in modern times I didn't think it would be as well made and successful as it turned out to be. Set firmly in the Blair Witch side of filmmaking the film delivers a fantastic story, action and scares, all wrapped up in the gorgeous scenery of the Norwegian fjords.
Rare Exports
Brothers Jalmari and Juuso Helander created a few years ago a couple of shorts about the hunting and domesticating of the wild and feral santa claus in the northern region of Finland.
- 12/28/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Long on cast and concept but slightly short on execution, Michael Henry's Blame never quite manages to reach its full potential or really cash in on its premise, ultimately ending up as an interesting but minor footnote to the Australian wave of the past few years. Animal Kingdom, Van Diemen's Land or Last Ride this aint.
It begins strong, however. A man returns home from doing his shopping, striding through the door and realizing too late that things are not what they should be. Realizes too late that someone is lying in wait for him. Four someone's, actually, two men and two women and all of them dressed in oddly formal clothes but for the balaclava's pulled over their faces. They move in concert, cornering and trapping their prey, all of it without saying a word. And here we realize that they are interested only in killing him in...
It begins strong, however. A man returns home from doing his shopping, striding through the door and realizing too late that things are not what they should be. Realizes too late that someone is lying in wait for him. Four someone's, actually, two men and two women and all of them dressed in oddly formal clothes but for the balaclava's pulled over their faces. They move in concert, cornering and trapping their prey, all of it without saying a word. And here we realize that they are interested only in killing him in...
- 9/13/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Another film having its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival later this month is Blame, the debut feature of writer/director Michael Henry -- and based on this compelling trailer it's now at the top of my must-see list!
Here's the lowdown...
Seeking justice and revenge, five friends violently attack a man in his remote country house. Their plan: the perfect murder. Confident that their victim's death by his own hand will not be questioned, they overdose him on sleeping pills, but it all goes horribly wrong when their attempt fails and their victim fights for his life.
In the aftermath, questions are raised about the true nature of the events leading up to the botched attack. As lies and secrets are revealed, the dynamic of the once-tight group shifts as the friends begin to question each other's motives. As they move closer to the truth, the weight...
Here's the lowdown...
Seeking justice and revenge, five friends violently attack a man in his remote country house. Their plan: the perfect murder. Confident that their victim's death by his own hand will not be questioned, they overdose him on sleeping pills, but it all goes horribly wrong when their attempt fails and their victim fights for his life.
In the aftermath, questions are raised about the true nature of the events leading up to the botched attack. As lies and secrets are revealed, the dynamic of the once-tight group shifts as the friends begin to question each other's motives. As they move closer to the truth, the weight...
- 7/18/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Call it the Van Diemen's Land effect.
After years of up-and-coming Australian directors using well-trodden territory such as horror, revenge or supernatural movies to make their first independent splashes into the global film pool, we're now seeing a rash of new filmmakers delving back into the nation's bloody past to make their debuts.
Van Diemen's Land -- with it's true to life tale of bloody cannibalism in the harsh unforgiving wilderness of early 1800s Australia -- was a start, and a few weeks ago we added Moonlite (an unorthodox tale about the outlaws that stole from the mail coaches and banks during colonial Australia) to the list.
Now we can add 1629 -- finally a story of the bloody Batavia shipwreck and aftermath -- directed by Nathan Christoffel who made a startling indie debut with his no budget Brazil-esque Eraser Children and produced by Andrew Scarano, who was the driving force behind Into The Shadows,...
After years of up-and-coming Australian directors using well-trodden territory such as horror, revenge or supernatural movies to make their first independent splashes into the global film pool, we're now seeing a rash of new filmmakers delving back into the nation's bloody past to make their debuts.
Van Diemen's Land -- with it's true to life tale of bloody cannibalism in the harsh unforgiving wilderness of early 1800s Australia -- was a start, and a few weeks ago we added Moonlite (an unorthodox tale about the outlaws that stole from the mail coaches and banks during colonial Australia) to the list.
Now we can add 1629 -- finally a story of the bloody Batavia shipwreck and aftermath -- directed by Nathan Christoffel who made a startling indie debut with his no budget Brazil-esque Eraser Children and produced by Andrew Scarano, who was the driving force behind Into The Shadows,...
- 7/5/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Mad Men: Seasons 1, 2 & 3
DVD & Blu-ray, Lionsgate
In the TV world, advertising always used to be one of those high-pressure jobs that husbands in old soaps and sitcoms toiled at in the background; Mad Men reverses that dynamic by putting the job at centre stage and having an ad agency be the location where the characters truly come to life. Set in the 1960s, creator Matthew Weiner's show draws heavily from real products and events of the decade, making his characters either slightly ahead or behind the times; the only person who seems truly plugged into the "now" is central figure Don Draper (Jon Hamm), the agency's creative director, who, as the show progresses, is revealed to be as much of a construct as anything in the ad world; he's the very definition of a self-made man. But it's such a great ensemble piece – the push-and-pull friction between colleagues...
DVD & Blu-ray, Lionsgate
In the TV world, advertising always used to be one of those high-pressure jobs that husbands in old soaps and sitcoms toiled at in the background; Mad Men reverses that dynamic by putting the job at centre stage and having an ad agency be the location where the characters truly come to life. Set in the 1960s, creator Matthew Weiner's show draws heavily from real products and events of the decade, making his characters either slightly ahead or behind the times; the only person who seems truly plugged into the "now" is central figure Don Draper (Jon Hamm), the agency's creative director, who, as the show progresses, is revealed to be as much of a construct as anything in the ad world; he's the very definition of a self-made man. But it's such a great ensemble piece – the push-and-pull friction between colleagues...
- 4/23/2010
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
A dark and grimy debut feature from Jonathan auf der Heide, Van Diemen's Land certainly has its fans, winning the New Visions Award at the 2009 Sitges International Film Festival and the Best International Feature Award at the 2009 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (Sweden). It's a harsh and foreboding movie, that takes its time, and offers a more realist portrayal of notorious convict Alexander Pearce, as he escapes into the wilderness now known as Tasmania.
"A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland for repeated crimes, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement situated in the most remote and unexplored region of the British Empire. The entrance to its station of secondary punishment, Macquarie Harbour, was named 'Hell's Gates' by its prisoners, with the legend "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" posted on a sign at the harbour's mouth as a warning...
"A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland for repeated crimes, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement situated in the most remote and unexplored region of the British Empire. The entrance to its station of secondary punishment, Macquarie Harbour, was named 'Hell's Gates' by its prisoners, with the legend "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" posted on a sign at the harbour's mouth as a warning...
- 4/15/2010
- Screen Anarchy
As far as representations of Australia are concerned Jonathan auf der Heide's cannibal drama Van Diemen's Land is about as distanced from the cinematic clichés as possible. No dusty outback, no golden sands, no aborigines and certainly no cans of Fosters over a BBQ. Though unsurprisingly, there is some form of cooked meat on offer. Vdl is concerned with plunging the audience into a very different antipodean environment - an oppressive, dense and seemingly endless mass of forested countryside that to the untrained eye isn't Australia at all, or at least not that of common screen incarnations. It's clearly a matter of perspective (and experience) but when I think of Australia in the movies, I immediately think of Nic Roeg's sublime Walkabout.
Set in what would later become known as Tasmania (the titular Van Diemen's Land) during colonial rule, this dark and foreboding film centers on a group of...
Set in what would later become known as Tasmania (the titular Van Diemen's Land) during colonial rule, this dark and foreboding film centers on a group of...
- 3/23/2010
- Screen Anarchy
It's unfortunate that more American audiences aren't familiar with Australian cinema. The problem isn't one of apathy or indifference; it's more a case of access. Many Aussie films never make it to America, meaning only the most devoted cinephiles -- who go to extraordinary lengths and cost to import DVDs -- get a chance to see them. Luckily, that seems to be changing now and American audiences are about to get a firsthand opportunity to check out some of the best titles coming from the land down under. Here are three that you should keep an eye on. Trailers for the films are after the jump.
The Square
Our own Will Goss described Nash Edgerton's The Square as " ... the blackest comedy rather than the bleakest noir, full of the best punchlines that you'll never actually hear, as our poor, unfortunate Raymond only endures further and further punishment in the...
The Square
Our own Will Goss described Nash Edgerton's The Square as " ... the blackest comedy rather than the bleakest noir, full of the best punchlines that you'll never actually hear, as our poor, unfortunate Raymond only endures further and further punishment in the...
- 3/20/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, London
A reminder that "human rights" is a universal issue rather than an empty poltical buzz word, with 28 searing films from around the world. Like Anthony Lapaglia's star turn in The Balibo Conspiracy, a gripping fictionalisation of the disappearance of five Australian TV journalists during the East Timor invasion of 1975, the truth of which lay undiscovered for over 30 years. Or the timely Moloch Tropical, a film from Haitian minister of culture-turned-auteur, Raoul Peck imagining the mental unravelling of the country's prime minister. Other highlights include Iranian artist Shirin Neshat's intimate Women Without Men, and Red Chapel, which finds comedy in North Korea.
Various venues, Wed to 26 Mar, visit hrw.org/iff
Andrea Hubert
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
There's little to galvanise this year's crop (over 75 films and documentaries), besides tragedy, love, religion, schooldays and nestling together under a big rainbow-coloured umbrella.
A reminder that "human rights" is a universal issue rather than an empty poltical buzz word, with 28 searing films from around the world. Like Anthony Lapaglia's star turn in The Balibo Conspiracy, a gripping fictionalisation of the disappearance of five Australian TV journalists during the East Timor invasion of 1975, the truth of which lay undiscovered for over 30 years. Or the timely Moloch Tropical, a film from Haitian minister of culture-turned-auteur, Raoul Peck imagining the mental unravelling of the country's prime minister. Other highlights include Iranian artist Shirin Neshat's intimate Women Without Men, and Red Chapel, which finds comedy in North Korea.
Various venues, Wed to 26 Mar, visit hrw.org/iff
Andrea Hubert
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
There's little to galvanise this year's crop (over 75 films and documentaries), besides tragedy, love, religion, schooldays and nestling together under a big rainbow-coloured umbrella.
- 3/13/2010
- by Andrea Hubert, Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
The 16th London Australian Film Festival kicks off on 18th March at Barbican, showcasing the pick of Antipodean cinema from the past year. Of note is the Dark Side of Down Under strand, featuring cannibal drama Van Diemen's Land, already a Twitch favourite, and Dual-meets-Mad Max-meets-The Hitcher-meets-Christine teen road movie horror flick, Road Trip. Also showing are Clive Owen's The Boys Are Back, crime drama The Combination and the award-winning familial dysfunction pic, Beautiful Kate, featuring the frankly awesome Bryan Brown. There's also the Laugh Out Loud strand and a screening of Laff patron John Hillcoat's The Road, as well as numerous other documentaries, features and events. The Laff is on from 18th- 28th March, so don your Driza-Bone and get on down there.
You can find out more and buy tickets here.
You can find out more and buy tickets here.
- 3/12/2010
- Screen Anarchy
We’ve been hearing good things about writer-director Jonathan auf der Heide’s debut feature - a gritty, grisly tale of murder and eventually cannibalism - Van Diemen’s Land, so we thought it worth a mention that the film is due for release in the UK on DVD. The movie stars Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel and Paul Ashcroft, in telling the true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce, and his infamous escape into the brutal interior of Van Diemen’s Land (aka Tasmania). Watching the trail the whole thing has definite dark and foreboding feel, with some jaw-dropping cinematography. This has the looks of a survival horror, all grown up. Vdl goes on sale in the UK in May. Synopsis: A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland for repeated crimes, Van Diemen's Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement situated in...
- 3/5/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Two of my absolute favorite films of 2009 came out of Australia. Glendyn Ivin's Last Ride is a haunting bit of work featuring a career-best Hugo Weaving on the run from the law with his young son while Jonathan auf der Heide's Van Diemen's Land tells the true-life story of cannibalism in Australia's penal-colony era.
Both films have recently dropped in beautiful, feature-rich editions in Australia and both directors were gracious enough to sign a few copies for you, the lucky readers of Twitch. We've got five of each to give away and they're going out in pairs, so five are you are going to win one of each. All you need to do to stake your claim is send me an email here before February 12th to stake your claim.
Both films have recently dropped in beautiful, feature-rich editions in Australia and both directors were gracious enough to sign a few copies for you, the lucky readers of Twitch. We've got five of each to give away and they're going out in pairs, so five are you are going to win one of each. All you need to do to stake your claim is send me an email here before February 12th to stake your claim.
- 2/5/2010
- Screen Anarchy
My list consists of some studio products, festival favorites and a few that deserve a wider audience.Happy New Year yall!
Van Diemen's Land
The first film I saw at this year's Fantastic Fest and the one I think stuck with me the most. The depute feature from Jonathan auf der Heide tells the story of a group of prisoners stuck on the island of Tasmania, known then as Van Diemen's Land. They escape from their captors and venture in to the vast wilderness of the island which was probably not the best idea they ever had. Based on a true story the film is a tour de force in both performance and visual terms. If Terence Malick ever made a cannibal movie then this would be it.
District 9
Another feature depute from a young genius but this time aided with considerable more funds and the guiding hand of one Peter Jackson.
Van Diemen's Land
The first film I saw at this year's Fantastic Fest and the one I think stuck with me the most. The depute feature from Jonathan auf der Heide tells the story of a group of prisoners stuck on the island of Tasmania, known then as Van Diemen's Land. They escape from their captors and venture in to the vast wilderness of the island which was probably not the best idea they ever had. Based on a true story the film is a tour de force in both performance and visual terms. If Terence Malick ever made a cannibal movie then this would be it.
District 9
Another feature depute from a young genius but this time aided with considerable more funds and the guiding hand of one Peter Jackson.
- 12/31/2009
- Screen Anarchy
Movies about cannibalism come in two (and a half) distinct varieties. They'll either go the exploitation/entertainment route with films like Cannibal Holocaust, Sweeney Todd, and Delicatessen, or they'll go for the dramatic angle with films like Alive and Keep The River On Your Right. (The remaining one half is the rare combination of the two and my favorite of the genre... Ravenous). The dramatic ones are usually more powerful as they present an uncompromising and bleak look at one of the rawer aspects of humanity. They ask what it would take and how long we might last before the darkness within us all rises up and usurps not only the rule of law and common decency, but our table manners as well... In 1822 Tasmania a group of prisoners escape from their captor and head off into the wilderness toward freedom. At least that was the plan. Instead the group find a never-ending landscape of mountains, woodlands...
- 9/27/2009
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Showing our support for independent film, we invite you to have a look at Bavaria Film International's "Van Diemen's Land," starring Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Mark Leonard Winter, Paul Ashcroft, Torquil Neilson, Thomas Wright and Greg Stone. The drama opens Septemnber 24th in limited locations. Jonathan auf der Heide makes his feature-length directorial debut on the prject after a single credit for the short "Hell's Gates" last year. The true story of Australia’s most notorious convict, Alexander Pearce and his infamous journey into the beautiful yet brutal Tasmanian wilderness. A point of no return for convicts banished from their homeland, Van Diemen’s Land was a feared and dreaded penal settlement at the end of the earth. In 1822...
- 9/22/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A second trailer has debuted for Jonathan Auf Der Heide's Van Diemen's Land, the Australian thriller that has been hiding in the darkness for a while now. We first featured a shorter teaser trailer for this same film back in May (while I was in Cannes) as I was first told about it at the time. The film is now showing at Fantastic Fest next week where I'll finally be seeing it and will have some feedback on it. Van Diemen's Land is about cannibalism during the early 1800s, so tread with caution. The title pertains to an actual piece of Australian wilderness known as Van Diemen's Land, referring to the island of Tasmania. Check it out! Watch the trailer for Jonathan Auf Der Heide's Van Diemen's Land: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/vandiemensland_h640w.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/vandiemensland_h640w.jpg 598 254] For more info on the film, visit the official website: vandiemensland-themovie.com Van Diemen's Land tells the true story of Alexander Pearce,...
- 9/20/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at Sitges 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as well as links for the films that we have already reviewed here on Sound On Sight. Opening Film [Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009. Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009. Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009. The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008. [1] Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009. The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009. Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009. Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009. Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009. Grace. Paul Solet. 2009. [2] Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009. Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009. La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. 2009. Ingrid. Eduard Cortés. 2009. Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza. 2009. Metropia. Tarik Saleh. 2009. Moon.
- 9/19/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The full lineup has been announced, and among the load of genre fare that's been running the fest circuit are the world premiers of:
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
- 9/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
That's right folks, the second wave has been announced, and I'm tentatively planning on being there for the opening night world premier of Jared Hess' Gentlemen Broncos followed by the next few days of genre goodness. What does this lineup bring us? Quite the list:
How about the Spierig brothers long awaited next film, a post apocalyptic vampire vision of the future: Daybreakers!
The world premier of Studio 4C's animated Russian war scifi First Squad.
The North American premier of Tom Six's anal grafted centipede sickness Human Centipede (First Sequence).
The Us premier of Tarik Saleh's Swiss animated dystopic vision with voices from the likes of Vincent Gallo, Metropia!
The Us premier of Lee Demarbre's deliciously horrific Sasha Grey starrer Smash Cut. (Review coming soon)
The Us premier of Romero's latest, Survival of the Dead.
Takashi Miike's reimagining of the long running tv anime Yatterman. (Review...
How about the Spierig brothers long awaited next film, a post apocalyptic vampire vision of the future: Daybreakers!
The world premier of Studio 4C's animated Russian war scifi First Squad.
The North American premier of Tom Six's anal grafted centipede sickness Human Centipede (First Sequence).
The Us premier of Tarik Saleh's Swiss animated dystopic vision with voices from the likes of Vincent Gallo, Metropia!
The Us premier of Lee Demarbre's deliciously horrific Sasha Grey starrer Smash Cut. (Review coming soon)
The Us premier of Romero's latest, Survival of the Dead.
Takashi Miike's reimagining of the long running tv anime Yatterman. (Review...
- 8/10/2009
- QuietEarth.us
- Karyn Kusama's Jennifer’s Body's was an obvious pick for Tiff"s Midnight Madness section, but I was way off with my thinking that Herzog's Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Géla Babluani's 13, Vincenzo Natali's Splice and Jonathan Auf Der Heide's Van Diemen's Land might make the cut. Instead, Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig will have the world preem for Daybreakers, Michael J. Bassett does the same with Solomon Kane and Jaume Balaguero's [Rec] 2 will receive its North American preem here. On my must see radar in terms of coverage, I might add the Faster Pussycat homage - a Rick Jacobson's campy side-dish called Bitch Slap. Here are the 11 titles announced today.: A Town Called Panic Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar, Belgium/Luxembourg/France North American Premiere An outlandish animation style captures the absurd wit and surreal adventures of plastic toys Cowboy, Indian and Horse.
- 7/21/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
Year: 2009
Directors: Jonathan Auf Der Heide
Writers: Jonathan Auf Der Heide & Oscar Redding
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Van Diemen's Land is the feature debut by Tasmanian director, Jonathan auf der Heide, a full-length adaptation of his short, Hell’s Gates. The film, set in the year 1882, tells the story of a group of convicts who manage to escape from a penal colony in ‘Van Diemen’s land’ (British occupied Tasmania). The group is made up of several Irish and Scottish men, and one understandably put upon Englishman. They traverse the brutal landscape in a futile attempt to reach Macquarie Harbour, where they hope to find a ship, and escape the island.
The retelling of a true story, in which the group succumbed to in-fighting, violence, extreme hunger and life threatening injuries, eventually breaking down and falling into a revolting pattern of murder and cannibalism,...
Directors: Jonathan Auf Der Heide
Writers: Jonathan Auf Der Heide & Oscar Redding
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Van Diemen's Land is the feature debut by Tasmanian director, Jonathan auf der Heide, a full-length adaptation of his short, Hell’s Gates. The film, set in the year 1882, tells the story of a group of convicts who manage to escape from a penal colony in ‘Van Diemen’s land’ (British occupied Tasmania). The group is made up of several Irish and Scottish men, and one understandably put upon Englishman. They traverse the brutal landscape in a futile attempt to reach Macquarie Harbour, where they hope to find a ship, and escape the island.
The retelling of a true story, in which the group succumbed to in-fighting, violence, extreme hunger and life threatening injuries, eventually breaking down and falling into a revolting pattern of murder and cannibalism,...
- 6/30/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Part true story, part grim survival horror, Van Diemen's Land suffers from a problem shared by many films at the festival this year in that it is overlong and repetitive. Had the running time been cut or featured more depth and less wandering through yet another bit of forest and crossing yet another river it might have been able to hold the attention more easily through its slow-moving story. Van Diemen's Land was a remote, mostly uninhabited area of Tasmania, used as a hard labor camp for criminals exiled from Britain in the early 19th century. Overpowering their guard one day, a group of these criminals make a bid for freedom, grossly underestimating the harshness of the terrain ahead and the horrific lengths some of the group will go to in order to survive. First time director Jonathan Auf Der Heide adapted Van Diemen's Land from a short he made...
- 6/23/2009
- cinemablend.com
One late night last week, my friend Eric of IONCinema.com showed me the trailer for a film called Van Diemen's Land. I hadn't heard of it, and I didn't know what to expect, but was instantly mesmerized. As you'll see below in this trailer, it's stunning for a 45-second first look at a film. The title pertains to an actual piece of Australian wilderness known as Van Diemen's Land, referring to the island of Tasmania. While some of you might've gotten this from the trailer, I'll just explain anyway, that it's a story about cannibalism, so proceed with caution. The gritty visual style and stark minimalism of this is what completely sold me. Watch the trailer for Jonathan Auf Der Heide's Van Diemen's Land: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/VDLteaserw768K-fixed.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/VDLteaserw768K-fixed.jpg 596 254] For more info on the film, visit the official website: vandiemensland-themovie.com Van Diemen's Land tells the true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict.
- 5/17/2009
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
- I wish I could break my schedule to include one of the two market screenings held for Jonathan Auf Der Heide's Van Diemen's Land. A good friend of Ioncinema.com showed off the haunting trailer – please watch it here on the official website. I hope that I can catch this film somewhere on the festival circuit - and maybe some company like Magnolia Pictures can pick this up for a modest sum and make a run with it. 1822. Van Diemen’s Land was a dreaded penal settlement, a point of no return at the end of the earth. Its entrance was Macquarie Harbour, also known as “Hell’s Gates.” A work party of eight convicts escape into the beautiful and brutal wilderness. This band of Irish, English and Scottish thieves are intent on freedom but totally unprepared for the hardships awaiting them in this dark and primeval place.
- 5/14/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
2009 is definitely primed to be a crucial year for Aussie cinema, as you'll see if you just take a few minutes to glance through some our news from the last week or so. Jonathan auf der Heide’s Van Diemen's Land is yet another stellar example of what's coming out this year. Even though it is described as "a period thriller," the film, set in the penal colony that is Australia’s roots, looks to have ties to the poetic, new wave, kind of Australian cinema that spawned beautiful think-pieces like Picnic at Hanging Rock or The Last Wave.
The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to find a world less forgiving.. the Australian wilderness. Abandon all hope you who enter.
The teaser after the break comes courtesy of...
The true story of Alexander Pearce, Australia's most notorious convict. In 1822, Pearce and seven fellow convicts escaped from Macquarie Harbour, a place of ultra banishment and punishment, only to find a world less forgiving.. the Australian wilderness. Abandon all hope you who enter.
The teaser after the break comes courtesy of...
- 2/22/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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