Nitram, 2021. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia and Judy Davis. SYNOPSIS: A fictionalised take on the story of the Port Arthur massacre – the most notorious mass shooting in Australian history. The 1996 Port Arthur massacre is one of the most horrifying events in recent Australian history, and […]
Macbeth on Film: The Many Cinematic Adaptations of the Shakespeare Tragedy
Tom Jolliffe on the many film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth… Shakespeare may have been the scourge of G.C.S.E students for many years, but it seems that the long standing fascination with his work is in no danger of passing. Whether its Hamlet, Othello, one of the Henrys, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear or many […]
Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Judy Davis and Anthony LaPaglia join Justin Kurzel’s new film
Snowtown and Assassin’s Creed director Justin Kurzel has set Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives), Essie Davis (True History of the Kelly Gang) and Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace) to star in his next feature film Nitram. The film is set to explore one of the darkest chapters […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: A retelling of the life story of infamous Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from a troubled childhood to his eventual demise at the hands of the […]
Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang stars George MacKay and Essie Davis on telling an iconic story
Tom Beasley talks to George MacKay and Essie Davis about their roles in the fearsome real-life Outback thriller True History of the Kelly Gang… Taking on the role of Ned Kelly is a big challenge for any actor but, in the wake of an awards season run for World War One drama 1917, George MacKay […]
Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang director Justin Kurzel on violence, Aussie lingo and Russell Crowe’s rude song
Tom Beasley talks to Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel about his new take on the life of the most famous bushranger in the country’s history… The story of Ned Kelly has been told many times on the big screen, stretching right back to arguably the first feature film ever made, more than a hundred years ago. […]
Movie Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2019. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, Russell Crowe and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life story of notorious Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly, from troubled childhood to police shootouts. Controversially, the outlaw Ned Kelly is one of the most famous figures […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2o19. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Russell Crowe, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Earl Cave, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life of Ned Kelly, from childhood in a poor Irish convict family in Australia, to his eventual face off with British authorities […]
Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang gets a UK trailer
Ahead of its UK release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Peter Carey’s Booker Prize‐winning novel True History of the Kelly Gang. The crime drama stars George MacKay as in the lead role as the notorious Australian outlaw Ned Kelly alongside a cast that includes Essie Davis, Nicholas […]
Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang gets a poster and trailer
Memento Films has released a poster and trailer for director Justin Kurzel’s (Snowtown, Assassin’s Creed) upcoming crime drama True History of the Kelly Gang. Based on Peter Carey’s prize-winning novel of the same name, it stars George MacKay as the Australian outlaw Ned Kelly alongside a cast that includes Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Thomasin McKenzie, […]