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Exclusive Interview – True History of the Kelly Gang stars George MacKay and Essie Davis on telling an iconic story

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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

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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)

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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)

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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 […]

New clip from Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner

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A new clip has arrived online from the upcoming historical drama The Water Diviner, which marks the directorial debut of Russell Crowe. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Water Diviner Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE WATER DIVINER is an epic […]

Three new clips from Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner

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Three new clips from Russell Crowe’s upcoming directorial debut The Water Diviner have arrived online, and we’ve got them for you below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Water Diviner Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE WATER DIVINER is an epic […]

New clip from Russell Crowe’s directorial debut The Water Diviner

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Ahead of its release in Australia and New Zealand this Christmas, a new clip has arrived online from Russell Crowe’s directorial debut The Water Diviner, which we have for you below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Water Diviner Starring Russell Crowe (GLADIATOR, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) and Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE), THE […]

Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang gets a UK trailer

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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

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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, […]

54th Chicago International Film Review – Boy Erased (2018)

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Boy Erased, 2018. Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, Cherry Jones, Joe Alwyn, Théodore Pellerin, and Flea. SYNOPSIS: The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed […]