Film Review: My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009)
byI have a dirty confession to make. I have never seen a Werner Herzog film. Not even Grizzly Man. I confess this lack of…
James Madden
Film Review: Love Crime (2010)
byKristin Scott Thomas opens Love Crime with a bellowing laugh. It is a loud awakening, casting instant awareness and intrigue.
FAFA: Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst (2006)
byThe Favourite Australian Film Assignment continues with Gillian Armstrong’s documentary Unfolding Florence.
Film Review: Red Dog (2011)
byRed Dog surrounds the travels of a Kelpie named Red Dog. Set in the early 1970’s, Red Dog settled in the mining town of Dampier…
To Liz, With Love
byIt has come to my attention that I do not feature anywhere near enough love for our PATRON SAINT of FILM BLERG, Ms. Elizabeth…
FAFA: Strange Planet (1999)
byIt seems that the first two films I watched for this assignment have a common theme. Claudia Karvan. This is unsurprising, as it is…
FAFA: High Tide (1987)
byReleased in 1987, Gillian Armstrong’s High Tide focuses on three generations of women. Lillie (Judy Davis) is a backup singer for an Elvis impersonator…
MIFF Wrap Up
by17 days of film goodness is now over. Despite seeing 7 films this year, which is more than I have seen before at MIFF,…
MIFF Review: The Hollywood Complex (2011)
byEvery January to April, thousands of actors from across the world come to Hollywood for what is known as pilot season. The Hollywood Complex…
MIFF Review: Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)
byAnyone who has ever been even slightly interested in the manufacturing and printing of newspapers will be delighted by the opening sequence in Page…