I made it!

“Triple Concert in D Minor” - Writer/Director/Contact: Daniel Mitchell Rebecca had always wanted to play her beloved triangle with an orchestra, when the national youth orchestra are in town holding auditions, Rebecca has the chance to make her everlasting dream come true.

“Fences” - Director/Contact: Tim Dean Writer: Chris Corbett A young boy discovers that the world is more complicated than he ever imagined.

“Hamburger Eyes” - Director/Contact: Nick Fogarty A short Documentary, shot on 16 mm film, made about the photographers that put together the black and white photo zube “Hamburger Eyes” – A magazine published tri-annually in San Francisco and captures pictorial history of both the intimate and iconic moments of everyday life.

The Bucks Party - Production Administrator/Contact: Kathy Wheatley Director: Mike Hoath Aaron doesn’t like to see his old mate Tim as often as he’d like to these days, so when it comes as no real surprise when Aaron discovers that Tim has asked Dave, a bloke he works with, to be the best man at his upcoming wedding. Ever the loyal friend, Aaron shrugs off any small feelings of jealousy he might harbor and commits instead to a night of partying and drunken celebrations with his mate for his bucks party. But that night Aaron discovers something about the best man that could well and truly derail the marriage before it even starts, and has to then question his own motives before deciding what to do with the information.

"Swings and Roundabouts” - Producer/Contact: Nic Halliwell Director/Writer: Anna Mcgrath It’s hard to find love, especially when you’re not even looking for it. Through a chance encounter, Ian and Flora give each other an excuse to smile...

"Frances and Annie" - Director/Contact: Genevieve Clay When a young woman drops by to greet her new neighbours, her preconceptions of who is responsible for a horrendous tragedy hinges on a face and a note...

“Post This!” - Producer/Contact: Tara Foster Director: Paul Slater/Writers: Chris Byrnes, Tara Foster, Natalie Long/ Megan O’Dore/Anthony Roth/Celeste Dodwell/Lee Jones/Duncan Fellows SCI-FI writer Jim Gordon loses his creativity after his best mate’s girlfriend moves in. So what will Jim do to get his creativity and best mate back.

“The Bubbleologist” - Production Administrator/Contact: Kathy Wheatley Director: Oyvind Opshaug/ Writer: Kazmir Sas What is Bubbleology? Bubbleology is an exciting new, cutting edge study into the creation of bubbles. Since making the discovery in his teens, Andrew Suttar (aka Doctor Froth) has since taken his findings to audiences of children and adults alike through Perth, across Australia and around the world, spreading the gospel of bubble through an enthralling mix of science and theater. Be mesmerized as the Bubbleologist contorts an assortment of custom made bubble wands to create his very own brand of bubble art. Over time, his art has become a philosophy and Andrew believes that a bubble is more than just a bubble. The bubble-ologist is a visual poem about a high school science project, which became a passion, which became a passion, which became…something else…Is there more to the humble bubble than we first thought?

“JerryCan” - Producer/Contact: Stuart Parkyn Director/Writer: Julius Avery Five bored kids with nothing to do decide to blow something up. Paper, scissors, rocks seals the fate of Nathan, who risks everything after he is bullied into making a life and death decision.

“My Girlfriend Jim” – Director: Damian Mclindon Producer: Ariel Jim will do anything to dodge his chores.

“Fokkers Mountain Path” - Writer/Director/Contact: Luhsun Tan The true story of a civilian’s clandestine account of a disappearing colonial world as his life ends in a Japanese POW camp.

“Sunrise” - Platon Theodoris When their mother leaves them for the work and cash of a cucumber farm, 9 year old Chim is forced to quit school in order to care for his two younger sisters.

“Driven” - Director/Contact: Taylor Age Litton-Strain Driven explores the conflicted expectations of today’s parents. Juggling work and fractured family relationships, it is the child who bears the unexpected consequences of his father’s frustrations...

“Close Distance” - Contact: Ruth Saunders Director: Richard Vilensky Producer: Cecilia Ritchie Isaac Levi goes to collect his son from soccer one night only to find he’s been violently beaten. His search for vengeance leads him beyond his own sheltered world and into the streets of Islamic Sydney.

Canon 7D. Putting video cameras to shame.

So those punk ass Hollywood kiddos wanna touch my stuff eh?

Make a break for it before they ruin our legacy.

I've always wanted to be Bruce Lee. All I drink is water too!

These are flowers from my fansee, I'm the original Bruce Lee successor.

You have dishonoured me... you have dishonoured my family... now you DIE a BLOODY and FIREY and STABEY DEATH!

I'm guessing The Tumbler won't be used as the Black Beauty in the remake...

None of these two guys are even Honky like Bruce. tsk tsk.

If you read my earlier post about the Australian film industry, you know where I stand with it's commercial ability and how it is so sad to see films not able to recoup the cost of producing it. With this trend, it won't be long till what's left of the industry becomes extinct.

We stole some pills that are tagged... but that's fine, we'll still make money from them, no one will know...

Along comes Cedar Boys to give some spark to this heart beat that's near death. A big thanks to Luke from Cinetology for passing on a double pass to see the film! Or else I would've had to watch it alone or wait until the DVD comes out. 1. I think it's sad to watch a movie by yourself, movies should be enjoyed together and 2. My girlfriend does not watch movies at the cinema unless there's big names attached... she loves her Bradgelina!

Exclusive Sydney Clubs are such the rage now. There's not an Asian in sight!

Anyway, onto the review.

Cedar Boys is not your average sentimental Aussie comedy film fluff, at least, not the kind that most viewers are used to. It follows the journey of young Lebanese Tarek, portrayed by Les Chantery, trying to impress the girl (Rachael Taylor) and to raise enough money to obtain a retrial for his imprisoned brother, Jamal (Bren Foster). And as you know, he and some friends score some drugs and starts living the high life. Predictably, they get found out and the rest is pretty much text book crime doesn't pay storyline that is straight to the point.

Some people might like this, however, with Hollywood and Pan-Asian crime genre films full of twists and turns and double crossing, Cedar Boys feels a bit toned down.

From our fully sick faces, you can tell this movie is err... fully sick.

I believe that Director and Writer, Serhat Caradee did a good job at getting the film together, but it just needed that bit more conflict to it. Some parts were quite tense and it's great that he showed what Tarek thought he'd do, but in the end, the opposite happens, just like how normal people think. The big reveal of Rachael Taylor's character was unexpected but really wasn't that necessary. If Caradee wanted a more powerful ending, she should've been to the end of the picture. Though, I wouldn't mind visiting a private session at 88 Pitt St

Michael Bay didn't want me in T2:RotF, so I work at 88 Pitt St now.

Even though this film wasn't as great as I'd hope for, I still want people to see it. Locally and Internationally, I was actually really surprised to see the film's trailer on Apple Trailers: Here any exposure that an Australian film can make is definitely a plus to our industry.

This is a fantastic start for Caradee as features go in Aus and I hope he win some awards with this film on the festival circuit (if it's going that route), or at least some recognition. Hopefully the next project he does will be something with a bit more oomph to it. Maybe a prequel to Cedar Boys? I'm more interested in Jamal's story on how he got into prison than Tarek's journey of tears.

Once I get out of the slammer, the prequel is mine.

On a side note, watching Cedar Boys definitely makes me really want to push for my own crime genre film set in Sydney, White and Black. And coincidentally, the bouncer in Cedar Boys have sent me his headshot and CV earlier this year... If only I had more people backing me up... as in supporting you sickos!

I feel kinda low, got any pilllllz?