Hugo Weaving spent time with inmates to perfect his role as a dad on the run in Last Ride. By Kylie Northover LAST RIDE Director Glendyn Ivin Stars Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell Rating M Now screening

Goth horror cult status was achieved in one little film for this Canadian director, by Paul Kalina.

LARGE mobs of big reds could be as lucrative as the big game of Africa, say the promoters of The Kangaroo Trail, a guide which aims to make watching the national symbol in the wild a flagship of Australian tourism.

THE spirit of Australia is fading. People may think that true Australians live in the outback, with tin-roofed houses and barbecues every night for dinner.

The flavour of the Dungog Film Festival will be unmistakably Australian again this year, with some 16 Australian feature and documentary films to be showcased along with 40 new short fi lms and four Australian classics.