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FEB28

Carnage

In the shadow of THE SLAP this movie might resonate a little more with Australian audiences, but regardless, CARNAGE is supreme entertainment.

Adapted from the Broadway play GOD OF CARNAGE and directed by Roman Polanski, this movie bristles with cracking one-liners and incredibly uncomfortable exchanges. I found myself literally squealing with excitement at the dialogue.

Listen to John C. Reilly explain how the movie has compressed this gathering of parents into one night of unbelievable verbal spats as the layers of the onion are slowly peeled away, and PC pretension yields to raw, basic, human ugliness.

Watch Christoph Waltz describe the sting of the whip-smart script and how he likes to reach the breaking point of behaviour, that crack "where the light gets in!"

Rarely have four riveting characters been thrown into such an intense and compelling arena, none to emerge unscathed and undamaged. It's really quite breathtaking to watch.


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FEB24

How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular

How to Train Your Dragon was a box office smash with an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. As you would expect there's a sequel in the works but Dreamworks Studio have taken it one step further. They've joined forces with GLOBAL CREATURES, the guys responsible for the incredible WALKING WITH DINOSAURS ARENA SPECTACULAR, to bring the film to life in a way that's never been done before.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ARENA SPECTACULAR is one of the entertainment world's most ambitious productions with over 20 dragons ranging from hand puppets to full blown animatronics that breathe smoke and fire, roar, move and fly around. They're incredible creatures that audiences will simply marvel at. Of course there's actors, acrobats and performers who co-star alongside the dragons to help bring the film to life, but it's the dragons that Movie News got all excited about!

Lisa Neal went backstage during rehearsals to find out How to Make a Dragon with Philip Millar, Head of Sculptural Department. Join Lisa for a step by step guide into the intricate craft of animatronics from sculpting a mould of clay to hand painting the skin and remotely operating these huge beasts. Speaking of which, the production includes the largest animatronic dragon every built coming in a 15 metres long and 6 metres high - and that's just it's head! It's incredible stuff, as is the fact that these ground-breaking creatures have been produced by Melbourne based company 'The Creature Technology Company'.  

The worldwide tour kicks off in Melbourne on March 2, followed by Sydney & Brisbane with tickets on sale via TICKETEK. Enjoy.