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July 2008 ed.2 
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All around the world, news of Heath Ledger's standout performance in The Dark Knight is making headlines. Meanwhile, there has been little sympathy for Batman himself
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July 2008 ed.1
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After being asked by a charity to pen a short-story or... really anything, Rowling responded with an 800-word story on the boy wizard written on thirteen A5 sized cards. The prequel, which won't be published, comes around a year after her final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published and subsequently sold like hotcakes.
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June 2008 ed.2
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With only a couple of days to go before the new Hulk is unleashed around the world, a couple of exciting prospects are being dangled in front of audiences
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June 2008 ed.1
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The first officially released trailer for Baz Luhrmann's down-under epic, 'Australia', has hit
the net and proved that he still has an incredible eye for amazing cinematography and imagery.
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May 2008 ed.2
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Well the rumours have been finally proven true, with Guillermo del Toro, director of Pan's
Labyrinth and Hellboy, now officially signed on as the man trusted to bring The Hobbit to
the big screen.
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May 2008 ed.1
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My teenage years included watching TV (of course) and trying to master both the Evel Knievel
pinball machine in bowling alleys, and Galaga in fish and chip shops – speaking of which I’ve
often wondered if the submarine named Galaga in Lost really was named after the 80s fixed
shooter game.
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April 2008 ed.2
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Daddy issues, liquor problems, baseball-obsessed and livid at Saddam Hussein -
these are the qualities that Oliver Stone has generously given to current
President George W. Bush in his upcoming biopic titled "W".
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April 2008 ed.1
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall is the new comedy from the prolific Judd Apatow - who one can only assume sold his soul at midnight near some crossroads in exchange for instant and indulgent success in Hollywood.
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March 2008 ed.2
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This edition we check out impressive trailers for both Ed Norton's "The Incredible Hulk" and
Ben Stiller's epic war comedy "Tropic Thunder," and also find out great possible news about
everyone's favourite crime family, The Sopranos. We also take a look at the phenomenon of
"fan-cuts", with talented movie buffs releasing their own custom versions of famous films.
Megan Spencer hunts down the best in creepy predator-themed movies and we feature plenty of
lists about space, movie twists and documentaries.
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March 2008 ed.1
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We get the first look at Hugh Jackman along with some of his co-stars in the upcoming X-Men Origins:Wolverine. Eric Bana declares himself forever divorced from comedy, a blow which is softened by news of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant reuniting for another project after their success of The Office and Extras. Megan Spencer locks down the best prison films, while Scott Goodings writes up the best escapes. We also list the Coolest Cats in film along with the best Easter Flix. You'd be hopping mad to miss it.read more...
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February 2008 ed.2
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Indy is back! The new trailer is online and linked for all you Indiana Jones fans to enjoy. We also take a look at George Lucas's new Star Wars CGI project, the Batman: The Dark Knight recreated in Lego and stop-frame animation. Megan Spencer takes a look at films to do with pregnancy, Scott Goodings rewrites the book on TV authors and we highlight the biggest Oscar Snubs. The Shawshank Redemption anyone?
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February 2008
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We gauge the backlash of allocated seating in cinemas, take a look at Oliver Stone's new project "Bush", listen to some interviews with the stars of the Oscar-favourite Juno and get a quick look in at the new Indiana Jones. Also check out the stack of lists including the best Movie Monsters, our farewell to Heath Ledger and a look at Best Picture Oscars of the past. As it's a Valentines Day edition, be certain to check out the Top Ten Romantic Moments to be captured on film, sure to make the girls swoon and the guys shift around uncomfortably. read more...
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January 2008
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Billy Bob Thornton's roguish charms work a treat with Megan Spencer, who also has a look at some older classics worth another viewing. Scott Goodings takes a peek at the world of Golden Globe nominees on the small-screen, and we get the latest entertainment info from around the world, including a comparison look of high-definition against standard DVD. A spotlight on bad-boy actor Mickey Rourke, a look at the greatest director of all time and that's before you even get to this months top scenes.read more...
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December 2007
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Megan Spencer finds out she would adore a crime-based musical, Scott Goodings cops a TV-tan, we get the latest entertainment info and take a look at the biographies of Marlon Brando and eccentric director Terry Gilliam. Top ten lists of the biggest movie jerks, the most ferocious zombie attacks and Arnie's best destruction scenes. It's December's brand new look On The Couch!read more...
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David Lynch: When Dreams Go Bad
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The release date has been put back ad infinitum, but finally it looks as if David Lynch's latest film Inland Empire is due for release in Australia later this month, on the big screen where it very much belongs. While an epic in lo-fi imagery read more...
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Celebrities Go Real
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Earlier this year we saw great American actor Ed Harris playing the imitable
composer Beethoven in Copying Beethoven; post-Virginia Woolf in The Hours,
there is Oscar-buzz again for Nicole Kidman in Fur, playing another female
artist who
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Manufacturing Michael Moore
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Two films with Michael Moore involved are upon us: Sicko, Moore’s latest
documentary broadside at the Bush administration is ‘infecting’ cinemas
as we speak (and breaking box office records). While Manufacturing Dissent
is a much
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Screen Magic & Wizards On Quickflix
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The final book in the Harry Potter series is upon us – fans around the
world are counting down the days until Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows, is in their hot little hands, the seventh and final book in this
insanely successful book
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Italian “Revelations” in Perth
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Recently, while working as Artistic Director for the Perth Revelation
International Film Festival (which Quickflix also sponsors), I came
across a great new Italian documentary.
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The Serious Business of Comedy: the films Charlie Kaufman
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Funny isn’t it; while comedy is probably more popular than drama at the
Box Office, we rarely see it given recognition at film awards: drama reigns
supreme*.
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The Cool Mums of Them All
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Little Miss Sunshine topped many a ‘Best Movies of 2006’ list and with good
reason – it is a film that manages to hit almost mark every with audiences.
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