More stills of Blame are released with the fully opened official site.

Sophie featured in West Weekend August issue. I’ve uploaded the scans and outtake of the magazine to the gallery.

Fango has nabbed some exclusive pics (see below the jump) from THE CLINIC, the Aussie chiller which makes its North American premiere at LA’s Screamfest this Sunday, October 10 at 5 p.m., and then heads to New York for Lincoln Center’s Scary Movies 4 festival, taking place October 27-31 at the Walter Reade Theater (65th Street near Amsterdam Avenue; go here for more info).

At Screamfest, THE CLINIC will screen with Bruce Guido’s short film THIRD SHIFT. The 10th edition of Screamfest, which runs October 8-17, takes place at Grauman’s Mann Chinese Theater 6 (6925 Hollywood Boulevard).

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Australian film Blame opened at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday night, and the word on the street is it’s proving incredibly popular – the opening session sold out and the last remaining sessions are selling quickly.

The critical response has been encouraging too. The Hollywood Reporter had this to say:

“Revenge is served cold-bloodedly in this small but well-crafted thriller from Down Under. A strong cast of up-and-comers helps first-time writer-director Michael Henry maintain tension as he carefully teases out the plot twists …”

The film has been pounding the festival circuit prior to its general release, which is scheduled for early 2011 in Australia. It premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in July and when it finishes its stint at TIFF the team will present it at the Chicago International Film Festival (which kicks off next month).

Shot entirely in Western Australia (in the Roleystone region of the Perth foothills) across four weeks in February this year, Blame boasts a cracking ensemble cast. Sophie Lowe (Beautiful Kate, Blessed), Simon Stone (Balibo, Kokoda, Jindabyne), Kestie Morassi (Wolf Creek, Dirty Deeds, Satisfaction, Underbelly), Mark Leonard Winter (Balibo, Van Diemen’s Land), Ashley Zukerman (Ch10’s Rush), and 2009 AFI-winner Damian de Montemas (Underbelly, Secret Life of Us), all appear in the film.

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Young vigilantes find their coldly calculated murder plot unraveling at the seams in this compact little thriller set in a remote corner of Australian bushland.

A strong cast of up-and-comers helps first-time writer-director Michael Henry maintain tension as he carefully teases out the plot twists to make the most of a single location and a deceptively simple concept.

Although a generally tight script stumbles in the second act as the characters chase their tails for a while, the suspense is otherwise skillfully modulated and places “Blame” squarely in the front row of a recent spate of young-adult thriller/horror films out of Australia.

It’s a raw first effort but a fine calling card for Henry and his young actors as it makes its way around the festival circuit after a warm reception at the recent Melbourne International Film Festival. It opens domestically next month.

Read the full review here.

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Seven Australian films have opened themselves up for North American success after being selected at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Griff The Invisible, Blame, Wasted On The Young and Jucy are the latest additions to the festival, which is renowned as the “launching pad” into the North American market.

Griff, Blame and Wasted will be presented as part of the Discovery program – a showcase for new and emerging filmmakers – while Jucy will be part of the Contemporary World Cinema program – a collection of prize-winning film selections.

Blame, the first feature film by WA producers Ryan Hodgson and Melissa Kelly, is about a group of five vigilantes who seek revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out they find themselves on the dark side of justice. The Michael Henry flick, starring Sophie Lowe (Beautiful Kate), is set for an October release.

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Sony announced that Rooney Mara to play title Role in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” instead of Sophie.

Rooney Mara has been cast in the leading role of Hollywood’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The 24-year-old New Yorker will be acting alongside Daniel Craig, according to media reports on Tuesday.

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RISING star Sophie Lowe confirmed she is among the top contenders for the much- hyped role of Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

The actor, pictured in town for the world premiere of Blame for the Melbourne International Film Festival last night, said being chosen for a chance to play the heavily pierced and tattooed heroine of Stieg Larsson’s best selling Swedish crime novels was a dream come true.

“I was flown over especially for that last week,” Lowe said. “I met David Fincher for the screen test, it was amazing and is so surreal I was in the category with all these amazing actresses.”

The Beautiful Kate beauty, Sydney theatre actress Sarah Snook, American actor Rooney Mara and French star Lea Seydoux, are among those being considered for the role after Juno’s Ellen Page and Natalie Portman reportedly missed out on the final cut for the highly anticipated film.

Lowe said she was a huge fan of the Swedish Millennium Trilogy and would even consider getting pierced for the role of the brooding hacker with Asperger syndrome, as did actor Noomi Rapace, who plays Salander in the Swedish film version.

“Let’s just see what happens first, but anything is possible,” she said.

James Bond star Daniel Craig has been cast as journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the film, set to be released next year.

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