Category Archives: Australian News

ACMI Melbourne: “Focus on Linda Lin Dai”

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Justin

I’ve only just seen this update from SBS’s film news, so my apologies on the lack of lead time on this post; still, I thought some HC readers might be interested.

Melbourne’s Australian Centre for the Moving Image are running their retrospective, Focus on Linda Lin Dai from today until February 28. Lin Dai was one of the brightest stars of Hong Kong cinema from the 50s and 60s, most prominently with Shaw Brothers, and ACMI are bringing a bunch … (read more)

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LAPUTA: Castle in the Sky Screening in Sydney

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Samson

While anime fans in Brisbane and Melbourne are being treated with special screenings of anime classics, those living in Sydney no longer have to feel left out! Thanks to the good folks at the Japan Foundation Sydney, who of course bring us the Japanese Film Festival every year, there are going to be regular Japanese cinema nights held in their multipurpose room throughout the year. And the best thing is: admission is free! The first screening will be on … (read more)

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Studio Ghibli comes to Brisbane’s Palace Centro

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Deni

In case you Brisneylanders out there haven’t heard, mid-February to mid-March sees the Palace Centro down on James Street in New Farm screening Ghibli classics. If you’ve never seen some of Miyazaki’s best works – like Laputa Castle in the Sky or Princess Mononoke – on the big screen, now’s your chance! And even if you have, it’s no hardship to see them again, right? No, I didn’t think so.

More details at Madman.… (read more)

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Cinema/TV Screenings in Oz in February

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Justin

Here’s a quick roundup of what’s coming up in Oz cinemas and on television over the next few weeks for fans of asian film.

Chinese New Year 2011 film: All’s Well Ends Well 2011

The year of the rabbit brings with it another star-studded Chinese New Year comedy from HK, and Dream Movie have got it in cinemas here in most capital cities. Stars Donnie Yen (an unusual bit of casting for a comedy!), Raymond Wong, Carina Lau, Louis Koo … (read more)

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AIFF 2011 Coming Soon

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Justin

Late Feb brings festival season to Adelaide, and the program is huge. I’ve not had a chance to look over the full list (we’ll try and write up a preview shortly!) but a few things that fall squarely into Heroic Cinema’s purview jump out of the list at me:

  • Cold Fish (Japan, 2010, dir: Sion Sono)
    The most recent film from controversial director Sion Sono (Strange Circus, Suicide Club), and it looks like a winner.
  • God of
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Shaolin comes to Australian cinemas

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Justin

For those of you out there that haven’t been following Dream Movie Australia’s website/twitter/facebook, we’ve got some exciting news.

Benny Chan (New Police Story) has directed this decade’s first Shaolin-themed kungfu film film — snappily called Shaolin — and DMA have it in Australian cinemas from this Thursday. It boasts some fairly serious HK star power, too: Andy Lau, Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Wu Jing, Fan Bingbing, Xiong Xinxin, and more. Corey Yuen’s handling the action, so … (read more)

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