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Nine Days, a film by Edson Oda
21 December 2021
In Nine Days (trailer), the first feature of Japanese Brazilian filmmaker Edson Oda, a group of people who take form as unborn souls, vie for the chance to live a life on Earth. Not only must the candidates prove their worthiness, they must wait for a vacancy to open up, in other words, the death of someone else. If they missed out on being selected, they face certain destruction.
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Being the Ricardos, by Aaron Sorkin
15 December 2021
Being the Ricardos (trailer), by American playwright and filmmaker Aaron Sorkin, brings the life of late comedian Lucille Ball to the big screen. While early reviews of the film – which opened in Australian cinemas last week – have so far been mixed, Australian actor Nicole Kidman portrayal of Ball has been praised by some critics. Simran Hans, for example, writing for The Guardian, describes Kidman as “brilliant.”
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West Side Story, by Steven Spielberg
9 December 2021
Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story (trailer) arrives in Australian cinemas on Sunday 26 December 2021, though if you look around there are some preview screenings before then. A Romeo and Juliet inspired story for the twentieth century, remade for the twenty-first.
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Setting Sun Short Film Festival 2022
2 December 2021
Entries are open to filmmakers to submit work for the Setting Sun Short Film Festival taking place online, and hopefully onsite at the Sun Theatre, in Yarraville, Victoria, from 5 to 12 May 2022. To be eligible, films must have been made between 1 December 2019 and 31 March 2022. Submissions close on 31 January 2022.
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King Richard, a film by Reinaldo Marcus Green
24 November 2021
American actor Will Smith depicts Richard Williams in King Richard (trailer), a bio-pic directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green about the father of American tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, and his efforts to coach his young daughters after recognising their talent.
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Belfast, a film by Kenneth Branagh
20 November 2021
Belfast (trailer) is a coming of age story set in Belfast, in Northern Ireland, during the 1960s, directed by British actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh, and is based in part on his childhood.
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Zola, a film by Janicza Bravo
18 November 2021
Based on a series of viral tweets, and a 2015 Rolling Stone article written by David Kushner, Zola (trailer), a film directed by American filmmaker Janicza Bravo, sees Stefani (Riley Keough) lure fellow stripper Zola (Taylour Paige) on a road trip with the promise they’ll make a lot of money prostituting themselves. No doubt.
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River, a documentary by Jennifer Peedom and Joseph Nizeti
17 November 2021
The spectacular trailer for River, a documentary by Australian film producer Jennifer Peedom, and musician and composer Joseph Nizeti. The soundtrack includes music by the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Radiohead.
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The Tragedy of Macbeth, by Joel Coen
15 November 2021
How good’s this? American filmmaker Joel Coen, he of Coen brothers fame, has made an adaptation of the old Shakespeare play The Tragedy of Macbeth. See the trailer here. And what’s become of brother Ethan, the other half of the renowned film production duo? It seems he’s had enough of making films, according to Indiewire.
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The Colour Room, a film by Claire McCarthy
12 November 2021
The Colour Room (trailer), by Australian filmmaker Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City) re-tells the story of British ceramic artist Clarice Cliff, portrayed by Phoebe Dynevor, who was intent on becoming a designer, something unheard of for a woman living one hundred years ago. “The modern woman is forward thinking, not backward thinking.”
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