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FilmFest Australia · 2010

FilmFest Australia 2010

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5 films · 3 reviews

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Bran Nue Dae

Review preview for Bran Nue Dae

On stage, energetic performances can overcome slight characterisation and shallow plotting but onscreen, the wafer-thin characters and lack of plot thrust are exposed.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
A boy runs away from boarding school and goes on a surreal - and musical-number filled - roadtrip across Australia.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Rachel Perkins; Writer: Reg Cribb, Rachel Perkins, Jimmy Chi, Kuckles, Patrick Duttoo Bin Amat, Michael Manolis Mavromatis, Stephen Pigram; Stars: Rocky McKenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Geoffrey Rush, Ernie Dingo)

Charlie And Boots (Charlie & Boots)

A father and son take a comedy road trip.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Dean Murphy; Writer: Stewart Faichney, Dean Murphy; Stars: Paul Hogan, Roy Billing, Morgan Griffin, Shane Jacobson, Alec Wilson, Danny Baldwin, Val Lehman, Reg Evans, Lisa N Edwards, Rebecca Asha, Anne Phelan, Deborah Kennedy, Eloise Grace, Diane Smith, Beverley Dunn) , Official site

The Marriage Of Figaro

Review preview for The Marriage Of Figaro

The characters never develop, some of the performances are questionably 'broad', and the quality of the digicam images evokes a cheap telesoap.

Anton Bitel · 2 out of 5
A hairy biker and his long-time love face comic complications as they try to get hitched

(Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Chris Moon; Writer: Chris Moon; Stars: Tony Hill, Jacqueline Cook, Nikki Fort, Michael Allen, Alirio Zavarce, Michaela Cantwell, Nicole Dickmann, Davy O'Brien, Roger Newcombe, Rosie Denny)

Stone Bros

Review preview for Stone Bros

Stone Bros is perhaps the first Australian film to take the rapidly shifting body politic of the nation's race relations and to roll it into fresh, full-flavoured comedy.

Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
Two cousins embark on a road trip fuelled by spliffs.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Richard Frankland; Writer: William Bainbridge, Richard Frankland; Stars: Sam Allen, Rohanna Angus, Mark Bin Bakar, Heath Bergersen, Cameron Bunney, Leon Burchill, Luke Carroll, Shakira Clanton, Shareena Clanton, Sylvia Clarke, Gary Cooper, Jai Courtney, John Fairhead, Kylie Farmer, Travis Hart) , Official site

Subdivision

A young executive threatens a local community.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2009; Director: Sue Brooks; Writer: Ashley Bradnam, Janice Bradnam, Terry McCann; Stars: Bruce Spence, Steve Bisley, Gary Sweet, Brooke Satchwell, Denise Roberts, Kris McQuade, John Batchelor, James Stewart, Kathryn Beck, Bryan Probets, Luke Carroll, Andrea Moore, Aaron Fa'aoso, Ashley Bradnam, Andrew Blain) , Official site