Australia

Box Office July 1 2014: by their monsters shall we know them
They have vast monsters clashing and flailing, we have old cars in the desert driven by a modern-day Methuselah.

Playpen: extended trailer for Anzac Girls
What it says in the headline.

Rio 2
The busy presentation smacks of attempting to do too much with too little effort.

Company conversation: 28-30 June
So far - ABC and SBS, Greg Coote, NFSA departure, two new features commence principal photography.

Brisbane International Film Festival: tears before bedtime for a bartered bride?
Whether BIFF or APSA turns out to be the Godzilla of the Brisbane festival scene is a question yet to…

Ratings: Sunday, 29th June 2014
Seven whacked. Football doesn't help. The lack of the competition show as always is the key.

The Pack: baying at the South Australian moon
Michael Robertson gives the world audience killer dogs and remains resolutely non-nationalistic, all to create dynastic continuity

The Secret River: filming begins
Filming begins in Victoria next week on The Secret River, a major mini-series for ABC1, adapted from Kate Grenville’s novel.

Wendall and Wootton: in Melbourne for MIFF
What do Humphrey Bogart, Crazy Stupid Love, Katherine Hepburn and The Talented Mr Ripley have in common?

Games Initiative: last hurrah for a grand idea
The Games industry is bearing the real brunt of the Screen Australia cuts - $0m in cash and lost hopes…