On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we’re getting this week started with is a very cool one, as it happens to star Oscar-winner Russell Crowe! Crowe was born in New Zealand and got his start working on Australian projects – and today’s free movie, the 1997 crime thriller Heaven’s Burning, was the last Australian production he worked on for almost twenty years. You can check it out over on the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Craig Lahiff from a screenplay by Louis Nowra, Heaven’s Burning has the following synopsis:
Thrown together amid chaos and violence, a man and a woman stumble upon unexpected passion.
Directed by Craig Lahiff from a screenplay by Louis Nowra, Heaven’s Burning has the following synopsis:
Thrown together amid chaos and violence, a man and a woman stumble upon unexpected passion.
- 11/10/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Former Rectify star Aden Young and True Blood alum Sam Trammell are set to headline Reckoning, a 10-episode straight-to-series psychological thriller drama, from writer David Hubbard (Noel), veteran showrunner David Eick (Falling Skies) and Sony Pictures Television Networks.
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Simone Kessell, Laura Gordon, Gloria Garayua Mitzi Ruhlmann, Milly Alcock, Ed Oxenbould, Finn Little, Anthony Phelan and Diana Glenn.
Produced by Sony Pictures TV-owned Australian company Playmaker (The Code), Reckoning began production this week in Sydney for premiere next year on Sptn’s international channels, including Axn, in select territories in Europe and Latin America. Set in California, the 10-episode series is being filmed and wholly produced and post-produced in Australia.
Rounding out the ensemble cast are Simone Kessell, Laura Gordon, Gloria Garayua Mitzi Ruhlmann, Milly Alcock, Ed Oxenbould, Finn Little, Anthony Phelan and Diana Glenn.
Produced by Sony Pictures TV-owned Australian company Playmaker (The Code), Reckoning began production this week in Sydney for premiere next year on Sptn’s international channels, including Axn, in select territories in Europe and Latin America. Set in California, the 10-episode series is being filmed and wholly produced and post-produced in Australia.
- 7/10/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Kettering Incident on location. -. Sleeping Beauty, Huon Valley, Tasmania. Photo: Ben King.
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The Kettering Incident, a gripping mystery with otherworldly overtones, will make its world premiere on July 4..
Australian and international expectations for the series continue to build after the show won the Special Jury Prize at the Series Mania Festival in Paris last week..
The eight episode series stars The Night Manager.s Elizabeth Debicki with Matthew Le Nevez.
The series boasts an impressive cast including Henry Nixon, Anthony Phelan, Damon Gameau, Damien Garvey, Sacha Horler, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Ben Oxenbould, Suzi Dougherty, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Dylan Young and Neil Pigot. .Many Tasmanian actors feature in the series including Alison Whyte, Kris McQuade, Brad Kannegiesser, Katie Robertson, Marcus Hensley, Nathan Spencer and Matt Burton.
Tasmanian writer Victoria Madden (Lynda La Plante.s Trial and Retribution, The Bill, Halifax Fp) is co-creator of The Kettering Incident with Vincent Sheehan (Animal Kingdom,...
The Kettering Incident on location. -. Sleeping Beauty, Huon Valley, Tasmania. Photo: Ben King.
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The Kettering Incident, a gripping mystery with otherworldly overtones, will make its world premiere on July 4..
Australian and international expectations for the series continue to build after the show won the Special Jury Prize at the Series Mania Festival in Paris last week..
The eight episode series stars The Night Manager.s Elizabeth Debicki with Matthew Le Nevez.
The series boasts an impressive cast including Henry Nixon, Anthony Phelan, Damon Gameau, Damien Garvey, Sacha Horler, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Ben Oxenbould, Suzi Dougherty, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Dylan Young and Neil Pigot. .Many Tasmanian actors feature in the series including Alison Whyte, Kris McQuade, Brad Kannegiesser, Katie Robertson, Marcus Hensley, Nathan Spencer and Matt Burton.
Tasmanian writer Victoria Madden (Lynda La Plante.s Trial and Retribution, The Bill, Halifax Fp) is co-creator of The Kettering Incident with Vincent Sheehan (Animal Kingdom,...
- 5/3/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Distributors in the Us, UK and Germany have bought Drown, an Australian drama which its director Dean Francis describes as confronting and controversial. Adapted from Stephen Davis. play which prompted walk outs when it was staged by the Queensland Theatre Company, the film centres on three surf lifesavers whose big night out is marred by jealousy, homophobic fears, unrequited lust and violence.
The night culminates in a tragic, booze-fuelled episode of bullying. There is a graphic gay sex scene, says Francis, who does not want to speculate on the likely film classification.
The international sales agent, London-based High Point Films & TV, showed a work-in-progress to potential buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
German distributor Salzgeber quickly signed a deal and is planning a national cinema release. Subsequently Strand Releasing bought the rights for the Us, where it will have a niche theatrical release, and Peccadillo Pictures, which specialises in art house,...
The night culminates in a tragic, booze-fuelled episode of bullying. There is a graphic gay sex scene, says Francis, who does not want to speculate on the likely film classification.
The international sales agent, London-based High Point Films & TV, showed a work-in-progress to potential buyers at the Cannes Film Market.
German distributor Salzgeber quickly signed a deal and is planning a national cinema release. Subsequently Strand Releasing bought the rights for the Us, where it will have a niche theatrical release, and Peccadillo Pictures, which specialises in art house,...
- 7/16/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Casting is underway for The Daughter, a movie which theatre director Simon Stone is adapting from his radical re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen.s The Wild Duck.
Producers Jan Chapman and Nicole O.Donohue are collaborating with Stone, who made his screen debut directing Robyn Nevin, Richard Roxburgh and Cate Blanchett in a segment of Tim Winton.s The Turning.
Shooting is due to start in September. Screen Nsw funded development of the project. Scripted by Stone and Chris Ryan "after Ibsen," the stage production of his 1884 play is set in contemporary rural Australia.
The Belvoir production had rave reviews, typified by Fairfax Media.s Cameron Woodhead who said, .Go see this production of The Wild Duck. Theatre of such delicacy and distillation is vanishingly rare. The ensemble performance is magnificent, the writing effortlessly overheard, the design possesses a chiselled power, and the direction confirms Simon Stone as one of our...
Producers Jan Chapman and Nicole O.Donohue are collaborating with Stone, who made his screen debut directing Robyn Nevin, Richard Roxburgh and Cate Blanchett in a segment of Tim Winton.s The Turning.
Shooting is due to start in September. Screen Nsw funded development of the project. Scripted by Stone and Chris Ryan "after Ibsen," the stage production of his 1884 play is set in contemporary rural Australia.
The Belvoir production had rave reviews, typified by Fairfax Media.s Cameron Woodhead who said, .Go see this production of The Wild Duck. Theatre of such delicacy and distillation is vanishingly rare. The ensemble performance is magnificent, the writing effortlessly overheard, the design possesses a chiselled power, and the direction confirms Simon Stone as one of our...
- 7/15/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Daniel Feuerriegel (Spartacus: Blood and Sand) is attached to play the lead in Mayday Hill, an Australian horror/thriller inspired by true events.
The film will be shot at the former Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Victoria, a notorious institution known as Mayday Hills to the locals. The asylum, which was the site of deaths, abuse and gruesome medical treatment, closed in 1995 after operating for 128 years.
The screenplay by Matthew Barker centres on a couple (Daniel and an actress who is now in negotiation) who visit the location and are confronted by the horrors of the past.
Director Dean Francis, who made his feature debut with 2010.s Road Train, told If the film melds true events with demonology and medical malpractice.. "It ties in with the gentrification of institutions into apartments, which hide a dark history," he said.
The producers are Janice Eymann (executive producer of Jon Amiel.s Creation), who brought the project to Francis,...
The film will be shot at the former Beechworth Lunatic Asylum in Victoria, a notorious institution known as Mayday Hills to the locals. The asylum, which was the site of deaths, abuse and gruesome medical treatment, closed in 1995 after operating for 128 years.
The screenplay by Matthew Barker centres on a couple (Daniel and an actress who is now in negotiation) who visit the location and are confronted by the horrors of the past.
Director Dean Francis, who made his feature debut with 2010.s Road Train, told If the film melds true events with demonology and medical malpractice.. "It ties in with the gentrification of institutions into apartments, which hide a dark history," he said.
The producers are Janice Eymann (executive producer of Jon Amiel.s Creation), who brought the project to Francis,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The writer/director and producer duo of an Australian short film which screened in competition at the 2005 Venice Film Festival are looking to create a feature version of the story.
Leon Ford, writer and director of Griff the Invisible, told Encore he and producer Nicole O’Donohue are currently shopping a feature version of their short The Mechanicals at various international film markets.
Ford said: “We started in Cinemart in Rotterdam and we went to Ifm in New York, where we had great responses. Also Nicole was in Cannes recently. It’s just about keeping up a presence.”
The duo have secured international sales agents Paris and New York-based Memento Films, who worked with Cate Shortland on Lore.
The Mechanicals is about factory workers who secretively work within the walls of houses, operating everyday appliances.
O’Donohue produced Griff the Invisible as well as Ford’s short Katoomba and Nash Edgerton’s Spider.
Leon Ford, writer and director of Griff the Invisible, told Encore he and producer Nicole O’Donohue are currently shopping a feature version of their short The Mechanicals at various international film markets.
Ford said: “We started in Cinemart in Rotterdam and we went to Ifm in New York, where we had great responses. Also Nicole was in Cannes recently. It’s just about keeping up a presence.”
The duo have secured international sales agents Paris and New York-based Memento Films, who worked with Cate Shortland on Lore.
The Mechanicals is about factory workers who secretively work within the walls of houses, operating everyday appliances.
O’Donohue produced Griff the Invisible as well as Ford’s short Katoomba and Nash Edgerton’s Spider.
- 7/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Griff the Invisible
Director: Leon Ford
Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz, Patrick Brammall, Anthony Phelan
Indomina Releasing
Release Date: August 19, 2011 (limited)
Most of us recognize Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse from the hit guilty pleasure–fest that is HBO's True Blood. Some fans may know his voice from Zack Snyder's Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole or smaller, more obscure fare like the forgettable Flicka and Dead Silence, or even more obscure TV titles like Summerland, or Home and Away and Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord in his native Australia. But again, most of us point to Mr. Stackhouse.
But Kwanten has also dabbled in the realms of indie films over the past couple of years, and his work there is not to be ignored. After seeing the 2010 western thriller, Red Hill, I was more than excited to take a peek at his other 2010 effort,...
Director: Leon Ford
Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz, Patrick Brammall, Anthony Phelan
Indomina Releasing
Release Date: August 19, 2011 (limited)
Most of us recognize Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse from the hit guilty pleasure–fest that is HBO's True Blood. Some fans may know his voice from Zack Snyder's Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole or smaller, more obscure fare like the forgettable Flicka and Dead Silence, or even more obscure TV titles like Summerland, or Home and Away and Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord in his native Australia. But again, most of us point to Mr. Stackhouse.
But Kwanten has also dabbled in the realms of indie films over the past couple of years, and his work there is not to be ignored. After seeing the 2010 western thriller, Red Hill, I was more than excited to take a peek at his other 2010 effort,...
- 8/22/2011
- by The Movie God
- Geeks of Doom
Griff the Invisible starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody gets a new movie clip. The Indomina Releasing action drama/comedy looks quite intriguing and opens in limited areas on August 19th. Also in the cast of the Leon Ford-directed and written film are Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall, David Webb, Kate MUlvany, Felly Paterniti and Chan Griffin. In Griff the Invisible, Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 8/4/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Griff the Invisible starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody gets a new movie clip. The Indomina Releasing action drama/comedy looks quite intriguing and opens in limited areas on August 19th. Also in the cast of the Leon Ford-directed and written film are Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall, David Webb, Kate MUlvany, Felly Paterniti and Chan Griffin. In Griff the Invisible, Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 8/4/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Griff the Invisible starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody gets a new movie clip. The Indomina Releasing action drama/comedy looks quite intriguing and opens in limited areas on August 19th. Also in the cast of the Leon Ford-directed and written film are Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall, David Webb, Kate MUlvany, Felly Paterniti and Chan Griffin. In Griff the Invisible, Ryan Kwanten (“True Blood”) stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff’s secret is jeopardized...
- 8/4/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new movie clip from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. Catch Griff (Kwanten) thwarting a back-alley attack on a terrified lady. Intriguing gear and not a shabby fight scene for an indie flick, right? Almost Watchmen-like. Indomina Releasing sends out action dramedy Griff the Invisible to theaters on August 19th this year and looks worthy of a visit. Leon Ford writes and helms, making his feature-length directorial debut on Griff. Also in the cast are Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape...
- 8/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new movie clip from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. Catch Griff (Kwanten) thwarting a back-alley attack on a terrified lady. Intriguing gear and not a shabby fight scene for an indie flick, right? Almost Watchmen-like. Indomina Releasing sends out action dramedy Griff the Invisible to theaters on August 19th this year and looks worthy of a visit. Leon Ford writes and helms, making his feature-length directorial debut on Griff. Also in the cast are Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape...
- 8/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new movie clip from Griff the Invisible, starring Ryan Kwanten and Maeve Dermody. Catch Griff (Kwanten) thwarting a back-alley attack on a terrified lady. Intriguing gear and not a shabby fight scene for an indie flick, right? Almost Watchmen-like. Indomina Releasing sends out action dramedy Griff the Invisible to theaters on August 19th this year and looks worthy of a visit. Leon Ford writes and helms, making his feature-length directorial debut on Griff. Also in the cast are Marshall Napier, Toby Schmitz, Anthony Phelan, Patrick Brammall and David Webb. Kwanten of TV’s “True Blood” stars in this charming, quirky and totally unpredictable romantic comedy about the superhero in all of us. Griff (Kwanten), a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape...
- 8/3/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Griff, is a socially awkward and bullied office worker (just like Clark Kent) and at night, he turns vigilante his alter-ego to protect his neighborhood in Melbourne. He juggles this double life quite well until he meets a girl named Melody (Maeve Dermody) and has his world turned upside down. Melody, a beautiful young scientist who is just as socially awkward as Griff is and shares his passion for the impossible. Griff The Invisible is released March 2011. Stars: Ryan Kwanten as Griff Maeve Dermody as Melody Kelly Paterniti as Gina Heather Mitchell as Bronwyn Marshall Napier as Benson Toby Schmitz as Tony David Webb as Gary Kate Mulvany as Cecilia Patrick Brammall as Tim Chan Griffin as Top Hat Anthony Phelan as Detective Stone LEEE777 - Oh man, oh man, this is one for the diary. Looks a great couple of hours of fun!
- 1/24/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
The Factory
Opens: 2011
Cast: John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Ksenia Solo, Mae Whitman, Sonya Walger
Director: Morgan O'Neill
Summary: An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, New York. When his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any pretension and professional restraint he might have to get the killer.
Analysis: Shot almost three years ago now, Dark Castle had originally planned to release this thriller back in late 2009. However for reasons unspecified, it has been sitting on a shelf for some time and keeps getting delayed. In cases like these, the most obvious reason is usually the correct one - it stinks (eg. "Case 39"). The company certainly has had its fair share of box-office duds lately including "Whiteout," "Ninja Assassin," "The Losers," "Orphan" and "Splice".
Yet Cusack generally has good taste in projects, his last venture into horror was the surprisingly effective Stephen King...
Opens: 2011
Cast: John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Ksenia Solo, Mae Whitman, Sonya Walger
Director: Morgan O'Neill
Summary: An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, New York. When his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any pretension and professional restraint he might have to get the killer.
Analysis: Shot almost three years ago now, Dark Castle had originally planned to release this thriller back in late 2009. However for reasons unspecified, it has been sitting on a shelf for some time and keeps getting delayed. In cases like these, the most obvious reason is usually the correct one - it stinks (eg. "Case 39"). The company certainly has had its fair share of box-office duds lately including "Whiteout," "Ninja Assassin," "The Losers," "Orphan" and "Splice".
Yet Cusack generally has good taste in projects, his last venture into horror was the surprisingly effective Stephen King...
- 12/31/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Factory
Opens: 2011
Cast: John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Ksenia Solo, Mae Whitman, Sonya Walger
Director: Morgan O'Neill
Summary: An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, New York. When his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any pretension and professional restraint he might have to get the killer.
Analysis: Shot almost three years ago now, Dark Castle had originally planned to release this thriller back in late 2009. However for reasons unspecified, it has been sitting on a shelf for some time and keeps getting delayed. In cases like these, the most obvious reason is usually the correct one - it stinks (eg. "Case 39"). The company certainly has had its fair share of box-office duds lately including "Whiteout," "Ninja Assassin," "The Losers," "Orphan" and "Splice".
Yet Cusack generally has good taste in projects, his last venture into horror was the surprisingly effective Stephen King...
Opens: 2011
Cast: John Cusack, Jennifer Carpenter, Ksenia Solo, Mae Whitman, Sonya Walger
Director: Morgan O'Neill
Summary: An obsessed cop is on the trail of a serial killer prowling the streets of Buffalo, New York. When his teenage daughter disappears, he drops any pretension and professional restraint he might have to get the killer.
Analysis: Shot almost three years ago now, Dark Castle had originally planned to release this thriller back in late 2009. However for reasons unspecified, it has been sitting on a shelf for some time and keeps getting delayed. In cases like these, the most obvious reason is usually the correct one - it stinks (eg. "Case 39"). The company certainly has had its fair share of box-office duds lately including "Whiteout," "Ninja Assassin," "The Losers," "Orphan" and "Splice".
Yet Cusack generally has good taste in projects, his last venture into horror was the surprisingly effective Stephen King...
- 12/31/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The 2010 edition of the Worldwide Short Film Festival wraps up today and the award winners (with the exception of the Audience Award winner, which comes later tonight) were announced at the closing picnic - where local post-rock act Old World Vulture performed and unveiled a slew of impressive new material - earlier this afternoon. And they are:
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The Bravo!Fact Award for Best Canadian Short and a cash prize of $5,000 was captured by director Jean Malek for the visually arresting Les Poissons (Fishes) .
Special Mention goes to Theodore Ushev's Lipsett Diaries (Les Journaux De Lipsett) a technical masterpiece that transcends genres.
J.B. Sugar received The Jackson-Triggs Award for Best Emerging Canadian Filmmaker and a cash prize of $5,000 for his documentary Wood If.
The Deluxe Award for Best Live Action Short was awarded to Hamy Ramezan (Finland) for Over The Fence (Viiko...
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The Bravo!Fact Award for Best Canadian Short and a cash prize of $5,000 was captured by director Jean Malek for the visually arresting Les Poissons (Fishes) .
Special Mention goes to Theodore Ushev's Lipsett Diaries (Les Journaux De Lipsett) a technical masterpiece that transcends genres.
J.B. Sugar received The Jackson-Triggs Award for Best Emerging Canadian Filmmaker and a cash prize of $5,000 for his documentary Wood If.
The Deluxe Award for Best Live Action Short was awarded to Hamy Ramezan (Finland) for Over The Fence (Viiko...
- 6/6/2010
- Screen Anarchy
My interest is growing fast by the day for Jon Hewitt's latest feature film, Acolytes, which will have its world premiere at the September Toronto International Film Festival as part of the always awesome "Midnight Madness" section. Today we got our hands on the one sheet for the film, which stars Joel Edgerton, Belinda McClory, Michael Dorman, Danny Baldwin ,Joshua Payne, Anthony Phelan, Todd Levi and Hanna Mangan Lawrence. In the film three teens blackmail a serial killer... it's a chiller set in the 'burbs and forests of Queensland. Watch this spot for new pics, clips and more in the coming weeks.
- 8/14/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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