2020 marks 50 years since the release of Tony Richardson’s Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger. It would have been remiss for such a significant pop culture moment to go without some form of commemoration and thus the Burke Museum in … Continue reading Rock n Roll Outlaw Exhibition (review)
In 1970 a film was released that has become infamous in Australian pop culture. It was directed by one of Britain’s most acclaimed stage directors, featured music by some of America’s greatest country musicians of the time, was written by a man who would in later years become known as the authoritative voice on the film’s subject (who himself had an illustrious career in Australian television), and starred one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll stars of all time. Yet, despite all of these ingredients that should amount to a legendary film, somehow it created the exact opposite reaction to what was expected and it seems to boil down to two words… Continue reading Tony Richardson’s ‘Ned Kelly’ – in defence of a maligned film
With Justin Kurzel’s long-gestating Ned Kelly film finally gaining traction, what can Ned Kelly devotees expect from the director of “Assassin’s Creed”? Continue reading Justin Kurzel’s “True History of the Kelly Gang” (Opinion)
Since the advent of film, outlaws have been a mainstay, however no outlaws seem to have had such an interesting history on film as Australia’s bushrangers. Starting in the early 1900s, Bushranger films fast became audience favourites with the thrilling … Continue reading Bushrangers and Motion Pictures
