Simon de Bruyn
Australia & NZ Editor; Melbourne, Australia

Simon de Bruyn has been writing about Australian & New Zealand films for 5 years, and in that time he's seen the region grow into a white-hot crucible for amazing genre cinema. He also works for Twitch-associated company XYZ Films as an acquisitions consultant.

The Mo Brothers Present Bloody New KILLERS Key Art
One of the coolest-sounding films of 2013 is Killers, the new collaboration from Indonesian directing duo The Mo Brothers - separately Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto - which is being produced, in part, by the team behind The Raid.Especially cool... More »
  

Mark Leonard Winter Shines In Majestic ONE EYED GIRL Teaser
While majestic might not be the best way to describe a doomsday cult thriller which, in part, seems to feature some shocking bloodshed, it's a great word to illustrate the first teaser for One Eyed Girl, the debut feature from... More »
  

Australian Film Series To Screen In Santiago, Chile
There are fans of antipodean cinema everywhere it seems, and the latest outpost flying the flag for Australian cinema is the M100 Cultural Center in Santiago, Chile. From January 15 to 31, the M100 is hosting a program of 11... More »
  

Calvin Reeder's Surreal Western THE RAMBLER Gets A Sundance Poster
Dermot Mulroney is a ramblin' man. At least that's the sense I get from the poster of Sundance entry The Rambler, described by the man himself as a "psychedelic mind-blowing Western style film". Directed by Calvin Reeder and produced by the... More »
  

Simon de Bruyn's Best Of 2012
I look at end-of-year best of lists rather differently than many of my peers. I consume a lot of media: scripts, films, shorts, TV, interweb shows and ridiculous skits that I should know better about watching. (But seriously, watch this.)... More »
  

Watch Gasper Noé Phone It In For Latest Nick Cave Music Video
In preparation for the February release of their new album, Push the Sky Away, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds had a great idea about who could helm the music video for the stupidly-titled first single, "We No Who U... More »
  

SIGHTSEERS Gets Brilliant Homespun Poster For German Release
It's been making the rounds on Twitter for the past day, but the German poster for Ben Wheatley's Sightseers is such a stunning instant-classic poster that I'm highlighting it here to spread it even wider. And to hopefully increase the... More »
  

DANGER 5 Arrives On Hulu, Gets Straight To The Biscuits
One of the greatest TV shows to premiere in 2012 was Danger 5. A madcap pastiche of spy tropes, ridiculous costumes and elaborate plywood sets, Danger 5 asks what if World War II happened during the swinging 1960s, and a... More »
  

Joel East-Egg-erton Gets A GREAT GATSBY Character Poster
The long-delayed, somewhat-maligned but much-anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby by Baz 'Glitter' Luhrmann is gearing up for a release in May 2013 and as if to replace it's original Christmas-time bow into cinemas, Warner Bros has released two delicious... More »
  

Hell Yeah! Finally The Aussie Surf Movie You've Been Waiting For: DRIFT Trailer Rides In!
Admittedly I've been a skeptic about Drift for a while. Sam Worthington in a mullet didn't exactly inspire confidence. But after this epic trailer, featuring Myles Pollard finally in the leading role he deserves, consider me sold. This has the... More »
  

Help Thomas Edison Or He Will Break You
Yesterday we posted some short animated clips to get you in the Yuletide spirit, from stop-motion duo the Davison Bros. Now today we have the first look at their next project, a clearly true-to-life story about Thomas Edison, inventor and... More »
  

100 Kills Not Out: WYRMWOOD Combines MAD MAX, The Undead And Cricket
For those out there who think that Mad Max was a work of fiction think again. As a relatively young nation, Australians grasp hold of anything that gives them a skerrick of identity. With the first Mad Max film now... More »
  

Celebrate Christmas With The Davison Bros, And A Drunk Australian Santa
Australian music station Channel [V] did a very wise thing when it got Perth-based stop motion animators the Davison Bros to do a series of idents for its annual Bad Santa giveaway. Now, thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, they are... More »
  

Watch Spencer Susser's Newest Short Film EUGENE Online Right Now
When I was writing about Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser's epic short film The Captain yesterday, I was interested to see that Susser had also directed another short in 2012 called Eugene - produced by Ben Gilovitz who also produced... More »
  

First Image From Nash Edgerton And Spencer Susser's THE CAPTAIN
One of our most anticipated titles at Sundance 2013 is The Captain, the short film collaboration between directors Nash Edgerton and Spencer Susser - who have made some of the most memorable short films in recent years: Lucky, Spider, Bear... More »
  

EXCLUSIVE: First Stills From Apocalyptic Thriller THESE FINAL HOURS!
One of my most-anticipated films of 2013 is These Final Hours, an apocalyptic thriller that takes place on the last day on Earth. Written and directed by Perth filmmaker Zak Hilditch, the film is shaping up to be another fantastic... More »
  

First Pics From Oz Prison Drama CONVICT
Almost 25 years after making his screen debut as the lead in John Hillcoat's intense prison thriller Ghosts... Of The Civil Dead, Australian actor David Field has returned to prison for the setting of his second feature as director, Convict.Field... More »
  

Hey, Australia! Start Planning Your Summer Holidays In Melbourne With The Shadow Electric 2013 Program
What do The Raid, Shut Up And Play The Hits, Wake In Fright, Robocop, Boyz N The Hood, Old Boy, Holy Motors, and Hail have in common? They're all playing during the return season of arguably the coolest outdoor cinema... More »
  

Sundance 2013: Dave Grohl's SOUND CITY And Other Documentary Premieres
Rounding out today's news from Sundance are the documentary premiere announcements, including docs from Dave Grohl and one about The Eagles. No word yet as to whether The Dude will be interviewed about The Eagles as I hear he has strong opinions.DOCUMENTARY... More »
  

Sundance 2013: STOKER, BEFORE MIDNIGHT, JOBS To Premiere Out-Of-Competition
Sundance is in unveiling mode and the announcements are coming thick and fast. The latest announcement made this afternoon by the Sundance Institute includes the films screening in the out-of-competition Premieres of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Some very interesting... More »
  
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