With not much happening right now, I went through the archives and dug up a couple of production stills from Toni’s feature film and television work that haven’t been added to the gallery. For a complete overview, have a look at the list below. Enjoy the new addtions.

The London Australian Film Festival marks the 25th anniversary of “The Boys”, a powerfully tense examination of suburban masculinity rarely seen on UK screens since its original release in 1998. Out on parole after serving a sentence for assault, the malevolent Brett Sprague (David Wenham) returns to his family home, and his mother (Lynette Curran), two brothers (John Polson and Anthony Hayes) and estranged girlfriend (Toni Collette). As Brett strives to reassert his violent dominance over those around him, a barely contained malice soon turns to violence, and ultimately leads to an ominous conclusion that still feels frighteningly relevant to contemporary Australia. This searing adaptation of Gordon Graham’s notoriously successful play, itself inspired by the infamous 1986 murder of Anita Cobby, is shot, directed and performed with startling precision. The result is perhaps the most ruthless exposé of suburban misogyny in all Australian cinema. Stephen (LAFF Co-Programmer): “Anchored around David Wenham’s most menacing performance, “The Boys” is horrifyingly naturalistic, and almost unbearably tense. One the finest cinematic examinations of Australian masculinity, and a truly remarkable film that demands to be seen on the big screen!” No words about any of the actors attending or Q&As.

Toni Collette’s motion picture debut, the Mark Joffe directed “Spotswood” from 1992, has been recently released on Blu-Ray. If you’re looking for the perfect Australian time capsule, this one’s for you. Thrown in the mix with baby-faced Ben Mendelsohn and Russell Crowe, Toni’s performance as small-town Wendy earned her a first AFI nomination, let alone a prominent spot next to Anthony Hopkins, who ventured to Australia only known to film buffs and fans of the British theatre – and wrapped it weeks before receiving an Academy Award for the performance of a lifetime – as Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs”. Screencaptures from the Blu-Ray have been added to the photo gallery. Since not all of Toni’s scenes have been transfered to the American version (titled “The Efficiency Expert”), those screencaptures have been kept in the gallery as deleted scenes. Enjoy.

Toni Collette made a surprise appearance at Saturday’s Ischia Global Fest, a film festival on the volcanic Tyrrhenian island. A couple of pictures have been added to the photo gallery.

Compared to the aforementioned “The Estate”, “Mafia Mamma” fared slightly better with audiences when it released theatrically back in April of this year – it still wrapped up as a critical and box office dud. At least everyone involved seemed to have the fun of their lives – and it gives us a beautiful Italian scenery, so it could be worse. “Mafia Mamma” is available on home video and on-demand since early June in most countries. Screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery, again with many thanks to David. Enjoy.

As we have been missing screencaptures of Toni’s recent projects for some time, I’m very happy to start adding them with many thanks to David. Let’s start with “The Estate”, the badly-received foul-mouthed comedy that released in theaters and on-demand in late 2022, early 2023 co-starring Anna Faris, David Duchovny and Kathleen Turner. Enjoy the screencaptures.