Australian Rules

I watched this movie on SBS last night, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Being from South Australia myself it touched me more than i thought it would, as i somehow lost interest in Aussie Rules Football a number of years ago.... Full review

I'd like to object to those that are bagging this film, yes it is set in a small town, but that is because IT IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. I honestly enjoyed this film and it truly shows the... Full review

Australian Rules is probably one of the hardest movies I have ever watched. It was up there with Hotel Rowanda and Ragging Bull. This movie deals with the underlying racial issues in Austrlia, between the Aboriginals and the whites. It... Full review

it's been a long time since i've posted a review. i didn't think i needed to. but this film makes me think otherwise.Australian Rules is a small film. Even by Australian standards. Yet I think it is a highly important... Full review

Australia Rules begins like most sports movies. We follow a ramshackled team of underdogs as they prepare to play in the final of an Australian football match. However, the film quickly becomes a race drama showing the conflict in the... Full review

Billed as a tough-as-nails take on racism in a small South Australia town, AUSTRALIAN RULES is better described as a coming of age story under the harshest of conditions as a young boy learns to stand up to his oppressive... Full review

An amazing movie very different from the usual Australian "Feel good" movie. It is great to see a film that comments on contemporary relations between Black and White Australia - Showing faults on both sides. This film deserved a much... Full review

I have just returned from an advanced preview screening of this powerful film and was happy to have the opportunity for a Q & A session with the three young stars of the film.Aboriginal actress, Lisa Flanagan, was moved to... Full review

Paul Goldman's debut feature film 'australian rules' is a thought-provoking film about racism and relationships. It is an accomplished work, with beautiful but never flashy cinematography by DOP Mandy Walker (Lantana, Love Serenade) and strong performances by its cast, including... Full review

Australian Rules is impressive for its economy and power in handling a complex handful of issues and themes. Even so, internationally, the film will be distributed as arthouse, for lack of a better term, says Lazarus. ... Full Review

Australian Rules is a powerful film that leaves you thinking.....from Simon Westaway's abusive father, Celia Ireland's tragic mother and Kevin Harrington's well-meaning footie coach Arks.....Newcomers Nathan Phillips and Luke Carroll are outstanding as Blacky and Dumby....Through Mandy Walker's beautiful cinematography and Mick Harvey's edgy score, Paul Goldman's film concentrates on the characters, the setting and the mood.....Performances are all strong -.... ... Full Review

Blacky's mum (Celia Ireland) offers some winning tips, but success at footy, however hard won, does not equate to success at home, as Blacky's racist, abusive father, Bob (Simon Westaway), demonstrates in a moment of drunken violence that impacts on the whole community. ... Full Review

According to a non-essentialist view of culture, to communicate effectively, we should strive to understand the individual, rather than the stereotypical characteristics associated with their culture (Holliday, Hyde, & Kullman, 2004, p. 5). ... Full Article

Brother John Pye, the Northern Territory's 'Father of Football', has died aged 102. (ABC TV) Darwin Bishop Eugene Hurley has paid tribute to Brother John, saying he committed his life to serving others. ... Full Article

March 31, 2009 - 12:00AM KEN ROWE, teacher and education researcher, loved to escape to his timber cottage in Marysville in the hills above Melbourne, where king parrots chirped rather than mobile phones. ... Full Article

Young actress Lisa Flanagan has the undeniable glow of a star in the making, and Australian Rules is going to make it happen. She spoke to FILMINK's Michael Crooks about the film and the issues that have swirled around it. ... Full Article

The techies, artists, writers, makeup crews, musicians, and all the others down there that helped Peter bring the world this story from the printed page to the living, breathing, motion picture screen can indeed be very proud of all their... ... Full Article

The screenings of Australian Rules at the Sundance film festival in 2002 proved the film - with its powerful racial and domestic violence issues - not only plays well to an audience, but that it's got a punch, producer Mark... ... Full Article