Tomorrow, When The War Began

Tomorrow, When The War Began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no one saw coming. Cut off from their families and their friends, these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape, survive and fight back against a hostile military force. Based on John Marsden's best-selling young adult fiction series and starring a new and up-and-coming cast, this film is set to explode onto Australian screens.  For more info visit www.twtwb.com

The Reluctant Infidel

Life for Mahmud Nasir (Omid Dajalili), a Muslim cabbie working in the UK, has had its challenges. Just as he’s learning to live with the suspicious looks and snide comments, his world is turned upside down. An identity crisis ensues when he discovers that not only is he adopted but he is also Jewish. With the help of his neighbour, a Jewish cab driver, he rediscovers his roots in the most unorthodox manner.  The Reluctant Infidel is a British farce for the modern age as it takes a tongue-in-cheek swipe at religion, family and the absurdity of racism. For more info visit http://infidelmovie.com

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

Two ex-cons kidnap a young woman and plan to make a mint on the ransom. Their hostage is Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton - Quantum of Solace), daughter of a rich businessman, chosen by Danny (Martin Compston) and Vic (Eddie Marsan - Sherlock Holmes) as their passport to a better life. Terrified and immobile at first, it soon becomes clear that Alice isn’t about to let her captors use her without a fight. As determined to escape as Vic and Danny are to succeed, Alice enters into a battle of wills which strains the already fractious relationship between the two men. As the deadline for the exchange draws nearer, all three are brought close to breaking point, with Vic and Danny’s foolproof plan descending into a desperate struggle for survival. For more info click here.

Lavazza Italian Film Festival 2010   22 September - 28 October 2010   VIC & NSW Only

Now in its 11th year, the Lavazza Italian Film Festival celebrates Italian art and culture in all its guises with something for serial Italophiles as well as for genuine movie buffs of any nationality. The festival launches in Palace Cinemas in Melbourne on September 22 and follows in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra, with more than 350 screenings of the best new films Italy has to offer. This year’s program showcases twenty six films handpicked from the Cannes, Berlin, Rome and Venice film festivals. Among them is the opening night film La Nostra Vita, which won the Best Actor Award for Elio Germano at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.  For more info visit www.italianfilmfestival.com.au

Quack - Play       NSW Only
Fanny wants out. Her outback town is all mining and money, no one will read her short story about a stallion, and now the people of the town are getting sick. Old Doctor Littlewood’s reverse orchiectomies aren’t helping. But when the dashing and visionary Doctor Waterman turns up, Fanny might just have a reason to stay that is until the sick start devouring the living. Blisteringly funny and provocative in equal measure, Quack is a mash-up of a Country Practice, Deadwood and Shaun of the Dead - a romantic historical western drama noir exploitation comedy. With zombies. For more info click here

Speaking Volumes: Conversations with Remarkable Writers - Book

Ramona Koval has been praised as a master of the interview genre, renowned for engaging writers in conversations that are incisive, provocative, and often funny.  In this new collection, Speaking Volumes: Conversations with Remarkable Writers, she shares the most fascinating interviews from her 2005 book Tasting Life Twice, along with brand-new interviews with some of the most important writers of our times.