We are half way through the second season of the delightful Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and episode six, ‘Marked for Murder’, shows us that even back in the 1920’s, the dear folk of Melbourne were just as obsessed with AFL as they are today.
Film Blerg is giving away 10 double passes to the LAVAZZA ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL, beginning on 2nd October in Melbourne, and continuing around Australia…
Along with Crimes and Misdemeanors, Hannah and Her Sisters, Match Point and a few along the way, the director’s latest offering, Blue Jasmine deservedly joins the shortlist.
If this were a two-line review, it would read something like this: Romantic-science fiction film in which two desegregated worlds are brought together thanks…
I must admit to being consistently charmed by the Studio Ghibli films of Japan over the years. I have enjoyed the beautiful cell animation,…
Based on the bestselling books by Cassandra Clare and adapted to screen by Jessica Postigo, the story depicts a fantasy flipside of New York called Downworld, where Shadowhunters battle demons, and wizards, werewolves and vampires coexist (not zombies though).
The Spectacular Now is one of the better recent entries into the coming-of-age film genre, and its success is largely due to its commitment to depicting a believable portrait of teenage relationships and anxieties.
Joining the long list of films which are based on superheroes, are sequels, or, especially in the last few years, both, is Kick-Ass 2,…
Screening alongside classics like Dario Argento’s Deep Red (a masterpiece, and still arguably the high point of the genre) and Tenebrae, as well as Lucio Fulci’s seminal early work Don’t Torture A Duckling, are more obscure items like The Pyjama Case (set in Sydney of all places and starring Ray Milland) and A Quiet Place In The Country.
Ever sympathetic to historical baddies and outcasts, Coppola uses the opportunity to shine a light back on us, and the sick obsessive behaviours of western civilisation.