Box Office 15 July 2019 – Mystify, The Third Wife, An Unexpected Love

The blockbusters fade slightly, while the small arthouse pictures hunt for a core audience to give them word of mouth.
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Vietnamese film The Third Wife has slipped quietly onto Australian screens after banning in its home country. The director Ash Mayfield has an unexpected Australian connection. Image: IMDB.

The future of Mystify, the Hutchence documentary, depends on the release strategy and exhibitor’s feeling for how the picture could go in local cinemas. The national audience for the two part TV special Never Tear Us Apart was over two million for both weeks, which suggests that Michael Hutchence and INXS has a huge following even today.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.