MIFF Review: Paul Kelly: Stories of Me (2012)
byCultural Australian icon Paul Kelly’s life has been brought to the screen in the form of a documentary by Ian Darling.
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Film Review: Marley (2012)
byA feature length documentary tracing the rise of arguably Jamacia’s most successful cultural export, Marley is a languid exploration of the life and music…
Film Review: Yes Madam, Sir (2008)
byThe fearless crusader who infamously towed Indira Gandhi’s illegally parked car is the subject of Yes Madam, Sir, a documentary by Australian filmmaker Megan…
Film Review: Bill Cunningham New York (2010)
byFrivolity or necessity? Fashion often falls to these two categorisations upon criticism and public discourse.
Film Review: This is Not a Film (2010)
byTroubled Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s house arrest while awaiting news on a court appeal is documented in This Is Not a Film.
Film Review: Pina (2011)
byI’ve been a little late on this one, but it is interesting to note that the session I attended on a Monday afternoon at…
Film Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
byWerner Herzog and a small team of filmmakers were granted extremely limited and rare access to shoot a 3D documentary inside the French Chauvet…
Film Review: Mrs Carey’s Concert (2011)
byFor a great deal of us, recorder lessons in music class at both primary and secondary school were a frequent feature. For some it…
Film Review: Gloria: In Her Own Words (2011)
byHBO Documentaries, a fairly new branch of the US television cable network are establishing themselves as a leading producer of contemporary documentary films.
FAFA: Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006)
byThe Favourite Australian Film Assignment continues with Gillian Armstrong’s documentary Unfolding Florence.