London, August 25: A miniature Yorkshire terrier has bagged the title of the world's most pampered pet dog after it was revealed that the pooch has had 250,000 pounds spent on her wardrobe, beauty treatments, luxury food and massages.
Lola's owner Louise Harris provides her fashionable pet with Reiki sessions and a massage each week, and most recently splurged on a 100-pound breakfast for the pooch and her siblings, at her wedding, the Daily Star reported.
Also, every morning Harris, from Chelmsford, Essex, cooks them breakfast of scrambled egg and ham, which she feeds them by hand.
Harris spends up to 500 pounds.
Lola's owner Louise Harris provides her fashionable pet with Reiki sessions and a massage each week, and most recently splurged on a 100-pound breakfast for the pooch and her siblings, at her wedding, the Daily Star reported.
Also, every morning Harris, from Chelmsford, Essex, cooks them breakfast of scrambled egg and ham, which she feeds them by hand.
Harris spends up to 500 pounds.
- 8/25/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced its nominees for its Annual Awards for Australian Film for 2011.
Burning Man scored the most nominations, with a spot in 10 of 11 categories.
The film is director Jonathan Teplitzky’s third film and tells the story of an out-of-control chef who is struggling with a life crisis.
With the second most nominations was dark thriller Snowtown in eight categories.
The Hunter starring The Willem Dafoe and directed by Daniel Nettheim and The Eye of the Storm starring Geoffrey Rush and directed by Fred Schepsis both received seven nods.
Red Dog, the year’s highest grossing Australian film for 2011, received only three nominations, including best direction for Kriv Stenders while Oranges and Sunshine, directed by Jim Loach received four.
Ivan Sen’s Toomelah and Julia Leigh’s debut Sleeping Beauty both received one nomination for actors Daniel Connors and Emily Browning respectively.
Animal Kingdom...
Burning Man scored the most nominations, with a spot in 10 of 11 categories.
The film is director Jonathan Teplitzky’s third film and tells the story of an out-of-control chef who is struggling with a life crisis.
With the second most nominations was dark thriller Snowtown in eight categories.
The Hunter starring The Willem Dafoe and directed by Daniel Nettheim and The Eye of the Storm starring Geoffrey Rush and directed by Fred Schepsis both received seven nods.
Red Dog, the year’s highest grossing Australian film for 2011, received only three nominations, including best direction for Kriv Stenders while Oranges and Sunshine, directed by Jim Loach received four.
Ivan Sen’s Toomelah and Julia Leigh’s debut Sleeping Beauty both received one nomination for actors Daniel Connors and Emily Browning respectively.
Animal Kingdom...
- 4/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Chicago – With a mixture of brooding unease and morbid fascination, the camera in Justin Kurzel’s fact-based thriller has a tendency to follow characters from behind as they enter a new realm of darkness. It’s the darkness residing outside the dingy walls of a hazardous home in South Australia that draws a damaged young man like a moth to a flame. He’s seeking a father figure, but what he finds is something unspeakable.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The young man, Jamie (Lucas Pittaway), is an enigma from the get-go. At age 16, he’s old enough to know that the nude photographs taken of him by his mother’s boyfriend are more than a little inappropriate. Yet he waits for his dangerously clueless mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris), to discover the news, which prompts her to cross the street (in the first of many memorable tracking shots) and beat the pedophile senseless, just like Ray Liotta in “GoodFellas.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
The young man, Jamie (Lucas Pittaway), is an enigma from the get-go. At age 16, he’s old enough to know that the nude photographs taken of him by his mother’s boyfriend are more than a little inappropriate. Yet he waits for his dangerously clueless mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris), to discover the news, which prompts her to cross the street (in the first of many memorable tracking shots) and beat the pedophile senseless, just like Ray Liotta in “GoodFellas.
- 3/2/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
As I was putting together my list of films to be sure to see in Cannes this year an Australian crime drama called Snowtown, from first time feature director Justin Kurzel, jumped out at me. Comparisons to last year's Oscar-nominated film Animal Kingdom, also an Australian production, are quite easy to make as a teen finds himself in the center of some disturbing criminal activity. Snowtown makes serial killing a "family" affair as it focuses on John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer, and how he manipulated a 16-year-old boy into collaborating on a heinous series of crimes.
Beginning in 1998, Snowtown's opening moments introduce us to 16-year-old Jaimie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway), his two brothers and their mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris). In addition to living in the dilapidated community of Snowtown, South Australia, trouble begins early for Elizabeth and her three boys as a neighbor uses a request to look...
Beginning in 1998, Snowtown's opening moments introduce us to 16-year-old Jaimie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway), his two brothers and their mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris). In addition to living in the dilapidated community of Snowtown, South Australia, trouble begins early for Elizabeth and her three boys as a neighbor uses a request to look...
- 3/1/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Why He's On Our Radar: Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel didn't hold back with his feature directorial debut "The Snowtown Murders," a grisly true account of one of the worst serial killer cases in the country's history. Kurzel's no-holds-barred approach paid off. The film opens this Friday via IFC Films after winning the Special Jury Prize at last year's Cannes' Critics Week, and picking up a slew of awards at the Australia Film Awards. "The Snowtown Murders" (previously titled "Snowtown" on the festival circuit) follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising three boys in South Australia's Snowtown. After discovering that her boyfriend has pedophilic tendencies, she takes in a new man, John Bunting (a terrifying Daniel Henshall), who turns out to be even more vicious that the last. It isn't long before John gets close with Elizabeth's son Jamie (newcomer Lucas Pittaway), a soft-spoken...
- 3/1/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Was that a real kangaroo? I kept wondering that as John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) hacks off the paws and head of the dead creature as his girlfriend’s 16-year-old son Jamie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway) looks on. He will join John in dumping the bloody, butchered remains on the front porch of a known pedophile. Later, John watches smugly as the man moves away.
Director Justin Kurzel’s debut feature The Snowtown Murders (winner of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize) observes the grim lives of these Australians, who live in what can only politely be called a slum. Based on true events, Snowtown’s minimalist, no-frills, “documentary”-style approach perfectly captures their nowhere lives and inevitable tragedy as Jamie and his family join Bunting in his self-styled neighborhood watch endeavors; what follows is a series of vicious murders punctuated by horrific torture.
The film is based on events which occurred...
Director Justin Kurzel’s debut feature The Snowtown Murders (winner of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize) observes the grim lives of these Australians, who live in what can only politely be called a slum. Based on true events, Snowtown’s minimalist, no-frills, “documentary”-style approach perfectly captures their nowhere lives and inevitable tragedy as Jamie and his family join Bunting in his self-styled neighborhood watch endeavors; what follows is a series of vicious murders punctuated by horrific torture.
The film is based on events which occurred...
- 3/1/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Title: The Snowtown Murders Director: Justin Kurzel Starring: Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris Films based on real-life murders often strive to glorify the brutal violence of the crimes to visually engage and captivate audiences. But the new crime drama thriller ‘The Snowtown Murders,’ which is based on the murders of the same name that occurred in South Australia during the majority of the 1990s, is instead more sensitive to the victims’ stories. Through engagement with the local community before and during shooting, the film gracefully showcases the back-story and psychology of the main characters, and what motivated them to start killing their own neighbors. ‘The Snowtown Murders’ follows...
- 3/1/2012
- by karen
- ShockYa
The following is a reprint of our review from Cannes where it played under its original title "Snowtown."
Both naturally thrilling and grotesquely over-the-top, the feature length debut by Justin Kurzel is certainly unforgettable and at times unnervingly mesmerizing. Based on the true story of Australia's "Body In Barrels" murders, "Snowtown" is structured much like "Animal Kingdom," using an adolescent teenager as a gateway into a world and family (of sorts) that is profoundly disturbing.
When we first meet Jamie Vlassakis (newcomer Lucas Pittaway who looks a lot like James Franco) he and his two brothers have already been through one trauma, surviving (with a strange emotionless stoicism) the sexual abuse by their neighbor. Their mother Elizabeth (Louise Harris) turns to her boyfriend John (a terrifying Daniel Henshall) to do something about it but little does she know what lurks between his warm smile and easy (and sometimes unnerving) demeanor.
Both naturally thrilling and grotesquely over-the-top, the feature length debut by Justin Kurzel is certainly unforgettable and at times unnervingly mesmerizing. Based on the true story of Australia's "Body In Barrels" murders, "Snowtown" is structured much like "Animal Kingdom," using an adolescent teenager as a gateway into a world and family (of sorts) that is profoundly disturbing.
When we first meet Jamie Vlassakis (newcomer Lucas Pittaway who looks a lot like James Franco) he and his two brothers have already been through one trauma, surviving (with a strange emotionless stoicism) the sexual abuse by their neighbor. Their mother Elizabeth (Louise Harris) turns to her boyfriend John (a terrifying Daniel Henshall) to do something about it but little does she know what lurks between his warm smile and easy (and sometimes unnerving) demeanor.
- 2/29/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The Australian Film Critics Association (Afca) has announced its winners for its 2012 film awards, which are focused primarily on Australian productions.
Thriller Snowtown was the big winner of the event winning best Australian film, best actor, best director and best screenplay.
The winners
Best Australian Film
The Eye Of The Storm
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Oranges And Sunshine
Sleeping Beauty
Snowtown
Best Overseas Film (English Language)
Drive
The Guard
Melancholia
Take Shelter
The Tree Of Life
Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language)
Certified Copy
In A Better World
Incendies
Pina
The Skin I Live In
Best Documentary
Bill Cunningham New York
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Pina
Project Nim
Senna
Best Actor
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Matthew Newton – Face To Face
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye Of The Storm
Hugo Weaving – Oranges And Sunshine
David Wenham – Oranges And Sunshine
Best Actress
Emily Browning – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis – The Eye Of The Storm...
Thriller Snowtown was the big winner of the event winning best Australian film, best actor, best director and best screenplay.
The winners
Best Australian Film
The Eye Of The Storm
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Oranges And Sunshine
Sleeping Beauty
Snowtown
Best Overseas Film (English Language)
Drive
The Guard
Melancholia
Take Shelter
The Tree Of Life
Best Overseas Film (Foreign Language)
Certified Copy
In A Better World
Incendies
Pina
The Skin I Live In
Best Documentary
Bill Cunningham New York
Mrs Carey’s Concert
Pina
Project Nim
Senna
Best Actor
Daniel Henshall – Snowtown
Willem Dafoe – The Hunter
Matthew Newton – Face To Face
Geoffrey Rush – The Eye Of The Storm
Hugo Weaving – Oranges And Sunshine
David Wenham – Oranges And Sunshine
Best Actress
Emily Browning – Sleeping Beauty
Judy Davis – The Eye Of The Storm...
- 2/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Snowtown Murders
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Louise Harris, Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Release Date: March 2, 2012 (limited)
Trailer Score: 9/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Very few movies genuinely frighten me. This isn’t something I bring up to make myself look like a big, tough guy, but rather to put into perspective how unique it is that this unsettling trailer got to me. The amazing thing is that it doesn’t even feature anything all that grisly. Even if it did, I don’t think I’d find anything as chilling as one character saying, “They’re nobody, mate. They’re nothing.” This film has been on my radar for a while now, but I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to the buzz surrounding it. Now that I’ve seen some footage, The Snowtown Murders has become a must-see.
The dark, depressing tone may...
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Louise Harris, Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway
Rating: Not Yet Rated
Release Date: March 2, 2012 (limited)
Trailer Score: 9/10
Thoughts by Tsr: Very few movies genuinely frighten me. This isn’t something I bring up to make myself look like a big, tough guy, but rather to put into perspective how unique it is that this unsettling trailer got to me. The amazing thing is that it doesn’t even feature anything all that grisly. Even if it did, I don’t think I’d find anything as chilling as one character saying, “They’re nobody, mate. They’re nothing.” This film has been on my radar for a while now, but I haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to the buzz surrounding it. Now that I’ve seen some footage, The Snowtown Murders has become a must-see.
The dark, depressing tone may...
- 2/25/2012
- by Shane T. Nier
- The Scorecard Review
ComingSoon.net is giving away 6 pairs of tickets to a New York screening of The Snowtown Murders , Justin Kurzel's Grand Jury Prize winner at Cannes last year, on February 29 at the IFC Center. Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, The Snowtown Murders is Kurzel's directorial debut, a stark journey into a brutal subculture of suspicion, addiction and violence. The film follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass of a self-appointed neighborhood watch who, fueled by cigarettes...
- 2/22/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Snowtown has been awing audiences around the globe in its film festival travels, amassing awards along the way, including (twelve, to be precise). IFC has picked up the indie darling, and has announced a March 2 Us release date for the Australian-lensed shocker, changed the name to The Snowtown Murders, and has just released a powerful trailer to get the point across.
The Snowtown Murders is from director Justin Kurzel, and stars Lucas Pittaway, Bob Adraens, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, and Anthony Groves. The story is an adaptation of the book by Andrew McGarry.
Synopsis (courtesy IFC):
“When 16 year-old Jamie is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows so does Jamie’s suspicions, until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of his newfound father figure, John Bunting: Australia’s most notorious serial killer.”...
The Snowtown Murders is from director Justin Kurzel, and stars Lucas Pittaway, Bob Adraens, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, and Anthony Groves. The story is an adaptation of the book by Andrew McGarry.
Synopsis (courtesy IFC):
“When 16 year-old Jamie is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows so does Jamie’s suspicions, until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of his newfound father figure, John Bunting: Australia’s most notorious serial killer.”...
- 2/17/2012
- by Justin
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Formerly titled simply Snowtown, director Justin Kurzel's chilling debut The Snowtown Murders investigates the true story of a rash of killings that occurred around Snowtown, South Australia. The sickening killings spree was uncovered in 1999, when barrels filled with human remains were found in the formerly unknown town. From their contents, 11 victims were eventually identified. The Snowtown Murders explores the strange bond that formed between two of the perpetrators of this horrendous crime, and how it inspired so much bloodshed. Surrounded by the poverty and the omnipresent threat of violence, Snowtown resident Jamie Harvey (Lucas Pittaway) is a 16-year-old boy in desperate need of a male role model. His mother (Louise Harris) offers him one in the form of John Bunting (Daniel Henshall), her latest beau, a charismatic man with a stern sense of right and wrong. Before long, John and Jamie are inseparable, and Jamie begins to accompany John...
- 2/16/2012
- cinemablend.com
Catch the trailer for Snowtown, also known as The Snow Town Murders, starring Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway. IFC Midnight distributes the thriller which opens March 2nd in limited areas, and includes Craig Coyne, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard and Anthony Groves. Justin Kurzel directs the winner of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival's Fipresci Prize (Special Mention) from the script by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw. Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists...
- 2/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Catch the trailer for Snowtown, also known as The Snow Town Murders, starring Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway. IFC Midnight distributes the thriller which opens March 2nd in limited areas, and includes Craig Coyne, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard and Anthony Groves. Justin Kurzel directs the winner of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival's Fipresci Prize (Special Mention) from the script by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw. Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists...
- 2/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Catch the trailer for Snowtown, also known as The Snow Town Murders, starring Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway. IFC Midnight distributes the thriller which opens March 2nd in limited areas, and includes Craig Coyne, Louise Harris, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard and Anthony Groves. Justin Kurzel directs the winner of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival's Fipresci Prize (Special Mention) from the script by Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw. Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists...
- 2/16/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Hence to be known on our shores as The Snowtown Murders Justin Kurzel's directorial debut is an incredibly savage film about "the relationship between a vulnerable teenager and a father figure who is revealed to be the worst kind of bully". Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home.John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists his crew in acts...
- 2/16/2012
- Screen Anarchy
A new trailer for IFC's disturbing little film The Snowtown Murders (formerly Snowtown) has come across our desks, and we have it all bundled up and warm for you right here. Dig it!
Directed by Justin Kurzel, The Snowtown Murders stars Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne, and Louise Harris. Look for it in select theaters on March 2nd.
Synopsis
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, The Snowtown Murders is Justin Kurzel's directorial debut, a stark journey into a brutal subculture of suspicion, addiction and violence. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes' Critics Week, the film follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is...
Directed by Justin Kurzel, The Snowtown Murders stars Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne, and Louise Harris. Look for it in select theaters on March 2nd.
Synopsis
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown, Australia in 1999, The Snowtown Murders is Justin Kurzel's directorial debut, a stark journey into a brutal subculture of suspicion, addiction and violence. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes' Critics Week, the film follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is...
- 2/16/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Justin Kurzel's The Snowtown Murders is kicking off a theatrical run in New York City on March 3rd, courtesy of IFC, and we have a trailer to share with you.
Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home.
John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists his crew in acts of sadistic vigilantism on those he considers deviants takes Elizabeth's son Jamie (Lucas Pittaway) under his wing. In a mix of misdirected hero worship and terror, Jamie becomes an accomplice to a spree of torture and murder.
Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home.
John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold self-appointed neighborhood watch meetings at the kitchen table. Fueled by cigarettes and beer they cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists his crew in acts of sadistic vigilantism on those he considers deviants takes Elizabeth's son Jamie (Lucas Pittaway) under his wing. In a mix of misdirected hero worship and terror, Jamie becomes an accomplice to a spree of torture and murder.
- 2/15/2012
- by ryanrotten@shocktillyoudrop.com (Ryan Turek)
- shocktillyoudrop.com
If you’re wondering, describing Justin Kurzel’s directorial debut “The Snowtown Murders” (the film’s new U.S. title, previously “Snowtown”) as “depressing” and “gritty” is definitely not a bad thing. IFC Midnight has acquired the film for Stateside release fresh off the movie winning the Jury Prize at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. And oh yeah, it’s all based on a true story. Check out the film’s U.S. trailer below. It’s similar to the Aussie trailer released last year, with some changes here and there. Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide’s poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead winds up welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass among a circle of friends who hold...
- 2/15/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Now going by The Snowtown Murders (Snowtown), Justin Kurzel's chilling thriller arrives in limited theaters March 2 from IFC Films. The company has released the official theatrical trailer for the true-crime story about a teenager who finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his newfound friend, John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer. "the film follows Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris), a mother raising her three boys in a poor suburb. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic tendencies, she takes up with a new man, hoping for security but instead welcoming an even more vicious predator into her home. John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) is the moral compass of a self-appointed neighborhood watch who, fueled by cigarettes and beer, cast judgments on those living around them. Bunting enlists his crew in acts of sadistic vigilantism on those he considers deviants..."...
- 2/15/2012
- bloody-disgusting.com
IFC Midnight just sent over this incredibly stark trailer for The Snowtown Murders, based on the true series of murders in Snowtown, Australia in 1999. It follows the events leading up to the notorious discovery of eight bodies in barrels of acid, still considered one of the most heinous crimes in the country's history. The synopsis- Elizabeth Harvey (Louise Harris) is raising her three boys in Adelaide's poor northern suburbs. After her latest boyfriend displays pedophilic...
- 2/15/2012
- by Alex Riviello
- JoBlo.com
In an effort to make a dark pedophile/serial killer foreign drama reach as wide a net as possible here in the states, IFC Films has retitled Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown to the obvious The Snowtown Murders. Nonetheless, the film based on the 1999 Australian murder spree is one of the best year and made the top spot on our must-see movies of the month.
We’ve got the Us trailer here via Apple and it doesn’t shy away from the disturbing nature of this thing. It is a tough watch but I was glued to my chair the entire time. Animal Kingdom comparisons will be tossed around, but this is a more accomplished look at lost innocence. I highly recommend checking it out in limited release and one can see the trailer below for the film starring Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris.
Synopsis:
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown,...
We’ve got the Us trailer here via Apple and it doesn’t shy away from the disturbing nature of this thing. It is a tough watch but I was glued to my chair the entire time. Animal Kingdom comparisons will be tossed around, but this is a more accomplished look at lost innocence. I highly recommend checking it out in limited release and one can see the trailer below for the film starring Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris.
Synopsis:
Based on horrifying crimes discovered in Snowtown,...
- 2/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Snowtown star Louise Harris has slammed movie critic Richard Wilkins. The Australian actress, who won the Aacta Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her role in the movie on Tuesday night, said that she feels smug now because Wilkins gave the film "zero out of five stars" in a review when it first came out. When asked what she would say if she saw Wilkins now, Harris told The Advertiser: "I'd say, 'You're a w**ker, mate'. I'd say, 'Sucked in'. We got the last laugh, didn't we?" Snowtown's director Justin Kurzel, who won the 'Best Direction' Aacta, diplomatically added that Wilkins was "entitled to his opinion" (more)...
- 2/3/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards took place in the Sydney Opera House last night. The film and TV awards ceremony, which was renamed and relaunched this year after previously being known as the AFIs, was hosted by Geoffrey Rush and attended by stars such as Miranda Kerr, Cate Blanchett and Jacki Weaver. Red Dog was named 'Best Film', The Eye of the Storm's Judy Davis took home the 'Best Actress' gong and Hugo Weaving took the 'Best Supporting Actor' prize for his role in Oranges and Sunshine. > Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards: Major winners Grisly murder movie Snowtown dominated the film segment of the ceremony, with Daniel Henshall winning the 'Best Actor' title for his role as a serial killer. Louise Harris (more)...
- 1/31/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
It seems controversy leads to awards. The two big winners at last night.s inaugural Aacta Awards were thriller feature film Snowtown and TV drama series The Slap. Both renowned for their controversial nature, the film and TV series netted four and five gongs respectively.
Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories.
The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role.
The four gongs awarded last night at the Sydney Opera House brings the film.s tally to an impressive six Aacta Awards after receiving Best Editing (Veronika Jenet Ase) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson Mpse,...
Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories.
The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role.
The four gongs awarded last night at the Sydney Opera House brings the film.s tally to an impressive six Aacta Awards after receiving Best Editing (Veronika Jenet Ase) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson Mpse,...
- 1/31/2012
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
It seems controversy leads to awards. The two big winners at last night.s inaugural Aacta Awards were thriller feature film Snowtown and TV drama series The Slap. Both renowned for their controversial nature, the film and TV series netted four and five gongs respectively. Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories. The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role. The four gongs awarded last...
- 1/31/2012
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
It seems controversy leads to awards. The two big winners at last night.s inaugural Aacta Awards were thriller feature film Snowtown and TV drama series The Slap. Both renowned for their controversial nature, the film and TV series netted four and five gongs respectively. Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories. The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role. The four gongs awarded last...
- 1/31/2012
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Director Stephan Elliott took the opportunity to deliver a serve to film critic Jim Schembri at the inaugural Aacta awards at the Sydney Opera House last night. Elliott bit back at Schembri’s review of A Few Best Men, which branded the film ‘unreleasable’. Despite Schembri’s review, the film opened with solid box office takings last weekend. In a lengthy rant, Elliott slammed Schembri for “personal attacks” within the review of the film as he lashed out at people unwilling to support the Australian film industry. Elliott told the audience that his tirade would be removed from Channel Nine’s delayed broadcast of the awards as producers had flagged this, along with several other categories, to be excluded prior to the show.
The Aacta ceremony, delivered minus a host, saw box office champion Red Dog take home the best film award but the biggest success of the night was...
The Aacta ceremony, delivered minus a host, saw box office champion Red Dog take home the best film award but the biggest success of the night was...
- 1/31/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Magic Trip (15)
(Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney, 2011, Us) 107 mins
Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters' LSD-fuelled 1964 road trip is one of those seminal cultural moments you can't believe really happened, at least not like it did in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. But here it is, chaotically shot and narrated by the culprits themselves and painstakingly reassembled. That makes for a certain lack of perspective, and watching others having a great time isn't necessarily the same as having one, but the contrast between these turned-on teens and square 60s America is often hilarious.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (12A)
(Bill Condon, 2011, Us) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. 117 mins
At last, some consummation! Bella and Edward's wedding comes a few movies too late for neutral observers, but the supernatural saga is in no danger of coming to an abrupt end, thanks to the franchise's determination to vampirically milk fans dry.
(Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney, 2011, Us) 107 mins
Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters' LSD-fuelled 1964 road trip is one of those seminal cultural moments you can't believe really happened, at least not like it did in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. But here it is, chaotically shot and narrated by the culprits themselves and painstakingly reassembled. That makes for a certain lack of perspective, and watching others having a great time isn't necessarily the same as having one, but the contrast between these turned-on teens and square 60s America is often hilarious.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (12A)
(Bill Condon, 2011, Us) Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner. 117 mins
At last, some consummation! Bella and Edward's wedding comes a few movies too late for neutral observers, but the supernatural saga is in no danger of coming to an abrupt end, thanks to the franchise's determination to vampirically milk fans dry.
- 11/19/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
This Australian serial-killer movie is an often-unwatchable portrait of a twisted family and a blighted community
Here is a docu-Jacobean nightmare, and a dysfunctional stepfamily drama, based on the career of Australia's most notorious serial killer. The title refers to a remote locality north of Adelaide, where in 1999 the strongroom of a disused bank building was found to contain a grisly secret. It is the location for the film's final sinister moments.
This is a well made but gruesome and often unwatchably violent film, made the more disturbing by its deferred and indirect revelations about the killer's modus operandi, his intimate social embeddedness with his victims, his ambiguous motivation, and the way he makes those closest to the victims complicit in the crimes.
The murderer is not, in fact, precisely at the centre of the film: its leading character is a troubled teenage boy, Jamie, played by Lucas Pittaway with...
Here is a docu-Jacobean nightmare, and a dysfunctional stepfamily drama, based on the career of Australia's most notorious serial killer. The title refers to a remote locality north of Adelaide, where in 1999 the strongroom of a disused bank building was found to contain a grisly secret. It is the location for the film's final sinister moments.
This is a well made but gruesome and often unwatchably violent film, made the more disturbing by its deferred and indirect revelations about the killer's modus operandi, his intimate social embeddedness with his victims, his ambiguous motivation, and the way he makes those closest to the victims complicit in the crimes.
The murderer is not, in fact, precisely at the centre of the film: its leading character is a troubled teenage boy, Jamie, played by Lucas Pittaway with...
- 11/18/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
In the 1990’s in South Australia John Bunting became possibly the most notorious serial killer in Australia’s history, but the relative brevity of that country’s history doesn’t make Bunting a member of the lower pantheon of infamous killers. The horror inflicted by Bunting, as portrayed in Snowtown, is so darkly demented it makes you wonder why he isn’t more widely known. Then again, after watching this searing and unflinching look at philosophical psychopathy you may be thankful that you’ve never heard of him.
Played out in the mundane, depressed, dysfunctional suburbia of the poor, Snowtown takes the myth of the happy-go-lucky sun-drenched Australian paradise and squeezes the life out of it. In director Justin Kurzel’s eye it’s a place where absence of ambition, lack of role models, and plain boredom can create just the right recipe for susceptibility to depravity,...
In the 1990’s in South Australia John Bunting became possibly the most notorious serial killer in Australia’s history, but the relative brevity of that country’s history doesn’t make Bunting a member of the lower pantheon of infamous killers. The horror inflicted by Bunting, as portrayed in Snowtown, is so darkly demented it makes you wonder why he isn’t more widely known. Then again, after watching this searing and unflinching look at philosophical psychopathy you may be thankful that you’ve never heard of him.
Played out in the mundane, depressed, dysfunctional suburbia of the poor, Snowtown takes the myth of the happy-go-lucky sun-drenched Australian paradise and squeezes the life out of it. In director Justin Kurzel’s eye it’s a place where absence of ambition, lack of role models, and plain boredom can create just the right recipe for susceptibility to depravity,...
- 11/18/2011
- by Mark Clark
- Obsessed with Film
"One has to go back a long way, to Rowan Woods's The Boys (1998) or John McNaughton's Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer (1986), to find a crime drama as intense, disturbing and unresolved as Australian director Justin Kurzel's film about the infamous Bodies in the Barrels murders near Adelaide in the 1990s," begins Nigel Floyd in Time Out London. "The remorseless pacing of Shaun Grant's spare script and the pulsing drive of Jed Kurzel's electronic score draw us reluctantly but inexorably into the familial and group dynamics which acted as the catalyst for a string of killings. Yet for all its unflinching bleakness, this is a sympathetic attempt to understand how vulnerable 16-year-old Jamie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway) — from whose naive point of view the appalling events are observed — came under the malign influence of charismatic psychopath John Bunting (Daniel Henshall)."
"There's an already notorious scene in a bathtub,...
"There's an already notorious scene in a bathtub,...
- 11/17/2011
- MUBI
The true story of an infamous Australian serial killer forms the basis for director Justin Kurzel’s feature debut. Here’s Luke’s review of the brilliant, disturbing Snowtown...
Based on a horrific true story, Snowtown begins with troubled, despondent teen Jamie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway) eking out an unremarkable, semi-impoverished existence with his mother Elizabeth (Louise Harris) and two younger brothers in the barren, titular town in North Adelaide, Australia.
An insidious encounter with a paedophilic neighbour leaves both the boys and Elizabeth at emotional rock bottom, before salvation appears to come at the hands of John (Daniel Henshall), an affable local who helps the family gain some semblance of revenge and catharsis. In doing so, he becomes the surrogate father figure the boys – and Jamie, in particular – have lacked since the still-raw dissolution of their parents’ relationship.
John appears well aware of the threat towards local children from paedophiles and,...
Based on a horrific true story, Snowtown begins with troubled, despondent teen Jamie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway) eking out an unremarkable, semi-impoverished existence with his mother Elizabeth (Louise Harris) and two younger brothers in the barren, titular town in North Adelaide, Australia.
An insidious encounter with a paedophilic neighbour leaves both the boys and Elizabeth at emotional rock bottom, before salvation appears to come at the hands of John (Daniel Henshall), an affable local who helps the family gain some semblance of revenge and catharsis. In doing so, he becomes the surrogate father figure the boys – and Jamie, in particular – have lacked since the still-raw dissolution of their parents’ relationship.
John appears well aware of the threat towards local children from paedophiles and,...
- 11/11/2011
- Den of Geek
Chicago International Film Festival 2011
Snowtown
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: A young man (Pittaway) befriends her mother’s strange boyfriend (Henshall).
Who’S It For? If you’re going to see only one movie this festival season with mentally disturbed Australians, make it this one. Or, if you really wanted to get into the “Special Presentation” of Martha Marcy May Marlene and it was sold out, give this one a whirl.
Overall
The more quiet that one is about Snowtown the better; its electric grip holds tightest on audience members who don’t know where this story is going, or how it will end.
The power from Snowtown comes from its disorientation. It sneaks its fingers onto you with its palpably dirty atmosphere,...
Snowtown
Directed by: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: A young man (Pittaway) befriends her mother’s strange boyfriend (Henshall).
Who’S It For? If you’re going to see only one movie this festival season with mentally disturbed Australians, make it this one. Or, if you really wanted to get into the “Special Presentation” of Martha Marcy May Marlene and it was sold out, give this one a whirl.
Overall
The more quiet that one is about Snowtown the better; its electric grip holds tightest on audience members who don’t know where this story is going, or how it will end.
The power from Snowtown comes from its disorientation. It sneaks its fingers onto you with its palpably dirty atmosphere,...
- 10/6/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Shannyn Sossamon, Dominic Monaghan and Cory Hardrict in The Day
Photo: Content Media The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival announced 56 more movies added to its festival line-up this year with selections in the Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Documentaries, City to City and Tiff Kids programs. And to be honest, the line-up is filled with titles, most of which are absolutely new to me.
I have seen one of the films under the Vanguard banner, a selection of young and cutting edge features and I've heard of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, Ben Wheatley's Kill List (watch the trailer to the right) was a hit at South by Southwest earlier this year and the documentary selections include familiar names such as Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders, the latter of which is delivering a 3D documentary centered on the dance world of Pina Bausch and her company.
Photo: Content Media The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival announced 56 more movies added to its festival line-up this year with selections in the Vanguard, Midnight Madness, Documentaries, City to City and Tiff Kids programs. And to be honest, the line-up is filled with titles, most of which are absolutely new to me.
I have seen one of the films under the Vanguard banner, a selection of young and cutting edge features and I've heard of Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31, Ben Wheatley's Kill List (watch the trailer to the right) was a hit at South by Southwest earlier this year and the documentary selections include familiar names such as Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Jonathan Demme, Alex Gibney and Wim Wenders, the latter of which is delivering a 3D documentary centered on the dance world of Pina Bausch and her company.
- 8/3/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Revolver Entertainment have acquired the UK distribution rights to Australian crime-drama Snowtown.
Directed by Justin Kurzel (Blue Tongue), Snowtown stars Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne, Richard Green, Louise Harris, Anthony Groves, Brendan Rock, Bob Adriaens and Keiran Schwerdt.
When sixteen-year-old Jamie (Pittaway) is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows so do Jamie’s suspicions, until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his newfound father-figure John Bunting (Henshall), Australia’s most notorious serial killer.
Snowtown premiered at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival earlier this month to rave reviews, even earning a Special Mention from the jury president at the announcement of the Grand Prix winner for the Critics’ Week section.
Revolver Entertainment will release Snowtown later this year.
Source: Variety...
Directed by Justin Kurzel (Blue Tongue), Snowtown stars Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne, Richard Green, Louise Harris, Anthony Groves, Brendan Rock, Bob Adriaens and Keiran Schwerdt.
When sixteen-year-old Jamie (Pittaway) is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows so do Jamie’s suspicions, until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for, and fear of, his newfound father-figure John Bunting (Henshall), Australia’s most notorious serial killer.
Snowtown premiered at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival earlier this month to rave reviews, even earning a Special Mention from the jury president at the announcement of the Grand Prix winner for the Critics’ Week section.
Revolver Entertainment will release Snowtown later this year.
Source: Variety...
- 5/27/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
And rounding out our extensive news coverage of the Cannes Film Festival, some last minute news has come in regarding the latest serial killer flick, Snowtown. Get your boots on! You may be headed there quicker than you think!
According to Screen Daily IFC Midnight has taken all North American rights to Justin Kurzel’s feature debut, produced by the new Warp Films Australia. No formal release date has been announced, but knowing IFC as well as we do, we expect one soon.
Below you'll find the trailer and artwork for Snowtown, the story of a serial killer on the loose starring Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, and Louise Harris.
The flick arrived in Australia on May 19th from Madman Entertainment.
Synopsis
When sixteen-year-old Jamie is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows, so do Jamie's suspicions until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for,...
According to Screen Daily IFC Midnight has taken all North American rights to Justin Kurzel’s feature debut, produced by the new Warp Films Australia. No formal release date has been announced, but knowing IFC as well as we do, we expect one soon.
Below you'll find the trailer and artwork for Snowtown, the story of a serial killer on the loose starring Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, and Louise Harris.
The flick arrived in Australia on May 19th from Madman Entertainment.
Synopsis
When sixteen-year-old Jamie is introduced to a charismatic man, a friendship begins. As the relationship grows, so do Jamie's suspicions until he finds his world threatened by both his loyalty for,...
- 5/23/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Updated through 5/21 — with awards announcements.
As noted last week, with support from the 4+1 Film Festival, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Critics' Week with a free retrospective of some of the greatest films screened over the past 50 editions. What follows is a roundup of what the critics are saying about the films screening this year.
"Jonathan Caouette's film Tarnation — created for $300 (£185) on his iMac out of old Super 8 videos and family photos — created a stir at Cannes in 2004 for its original visual language," begins Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian. "In his latest he returns to Tarnation's material: his rich but intensely difficult family life. At the heart of Walk Away Renée is a road trip he takes with his mother, Renée, from Houston to New York State, as he helps her transfer from one assisted-living facility to another. Renée, who received electric shock therapy from the age...
As noted last week, with support from the 4+1 Film Festival, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Critics' Week with a free retrospective of some of the greatest films screened over the past 50 editions. What follows is a roundup of what the critics are saying about the films screening this year.
"Jonathan Caouette's film Tarnation — created for $300 (£185) on his iMac out of old Super 8 videos and family photos — created a stir at Cannes in 2004 for its original visual language," begins Charlotte Higgins in the Guardian. "In his latest he returns to Tarnation's material: his rich but intensely difficult family life. At the heart of Walk Away Renée is a road trip he takes with his mother, Renée, from Houston to New York State, as he helps her transfer from one assisted-living facility to another. Renée, who received electric shock therapy from the age...
- 5/21/2011
- MUBI
As you've no doubt noticed, news from Cannes is coming in fast and furious on a daily (almost hourly) basis so to keep things orderly, we're combining three bits of international distribution news into this one story. Films heading to Italy, the UK and France, and all over the world (excluding the UK, Australia and New Zealand) are Nurse 3D, Snowtown, and Tracey's Slumba Party.
Per Screen Daily Italian indie distributor M2 Pictures has closed a pre-sales deal from Lionsgate for the sexy, thriller comedy-horror Nurse 3D written by David Loughery and directed by Douglas Aarniokoski.
Synopsis:
By day Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, someone you wouldn’t hesitate to trust your life with. But by night her real work begins…using her smoldering sexuality, she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are. When a younger nurse starts to suspect Abby's...
Per Screen Daily Italian indie distributor M2 Pictures has closed a pre-sales deal from Lionsgate for the sexy, thriller comedy-horror Nurse 3D written by David Loughery and directed by Douglas Aarniokoski.
Synopsis:
By day Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, someone you wouldn’t hesitate to trust your life with. But by night her real work begins…using her smoldering sexuality, she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are. When a younger nurse starts to suspect Abby's...
- 5/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Daniel Henshall in Snowtown
Photo: Warp Films Australia As I was putting together my list of films to be sure to see in Cannes this year an Australian crime drama called Snowtown, from first time feature director Justin Kurzel, jumped out at me. Comparisons to last year's Oscar-nominated film Animal Kingdom, also an Australian production, are quite easy to make as a teen finds himself in the center of some disturbing criminal activity. Snowtown makes serial killing a "family" affair as it focuses on John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer, and how he manipulated a 16-year-old boy into collaborating on a heinous series of crimes.
Beginning in 1998, Snowtown's opening moments introduce us to 16-year-old Jaimie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway), his two brothers and their mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris). In addition to living in the dilapidated community of Snowtown, South Australia, trouble begins early for Elizabeth and her three boys...
Photo: Warp Films Australia As I was putting together my list of films to be sure to see in Cannes this year an Australian crime drama called Snowtown, from first time feature director Justin Kurzel, jumped out at me. Comparisons to last year's Oscar-nominated film Animal Kingdom, also an Australian production, are quite easy to make as a teen finds himself in the center of some disturbing criminal activity. Snowtown makes serial killing a "family" affair as it focuses on John Bunting, Australia's most notorious serial killer, and how he manipulated a 16-year-old boy into collaborating on a heinous series of crimes.
Beginning in 1998, Snowtown's opening moments introduce us to 16-year-old Jaimie Vlassakis (Lucas Pittaway), his two brothers and their mother, Elizabeth (Louise Harris). In addition to living in the dilapidated community of Snowtown, South Australia, trouble begins early for Elizabeth and her three boys...
- 5/17/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Daniel Henshall has revealed that playing murderer John Bunting in Snowtown was "dark". The Australian movie, which also stars Lucas Pittaway and Louise Harris, tells the story of one of the country's most infamous killing sprees. Henshall told The Age: ''Something spoke to me when I read the script. [I knew I'd] have to go to an extremely dark place. But I knew it wasn't going to be a sensationalised version of events, that it was going to focus on the relationship between the people involved.'' He also said that the film appealed to him because the screenwriter and director "were going to look at these acts that were so terrible in such a humane way and to explore why and how this happened''. To prepare (more)...
- 5/13/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Australia’s most tragic serial murders have been re-imagined as Snowtown, a psychological thriller that will prove its early detractors wrong. Miguel Gonzalez reports.
Few Australian films have attracted as much attention as Snowtown, and it’s easy to see why. The ‘Bodies in Barrels’ murders it’s based on shocked the nation in 1999, when eight bodies were found in barrels of acid in a disused building in the small town of Snowtown, South Australia. Four people were arrested and charged over the murder of 12 victims; John Justin Bunting was the central figure behind the killings, with the assistance of Robert Joe Wagner, Mark Ray Haydon, and James Vlassakis, the son of Bunting’s partner Elizabeth Harvey.
Ever since the project was announced and it was revealed it would receive public funding, some were eager to cast the first stone and dismiss the film as “a shocking way to spend...
Few Australian films have attracted as much attention as Snowtown, and it’s easy to see why. The ‘Bodies in Barrels’ murders it’s based on shocked the nation in 1999, when eight bodies were found in barrels of acid in a disused building in the small town of Snowtown, South Australia. Four people were arrested and charged over the murder of 12 victims; John Justin Bunting was the central figure behind the killings, with the assistance of Robert Joe Wagner, Mark Ray Haydon, and James Vlassakis, the son of Bunting’s partner Elizabeth Harvey.
Ever since the project was announced and it was revealed it would receive public funding, some were eager to cast the first stone and dismiss the film as “a shocking way to spend...
- 5/9/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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