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MIFF Review: The Future (2011)

Once again I found myself in a crowded room at the Greater Union cinemas in Russell Street. Screening this time was the second sold…

Australian Cinema August 4, 2011 October 24, 2012

So it seems that once again, for some strange and unknown reason, I am planning another project. An assignment if you will. However, unlike…

It seemed quite appropriate that I attended the short awards just before I attended the session of Jan Svankmajer’s film Surviving Life. Having only…

It seems that each year at MIFF I end up seeing my fair share of fascinating documentaries. This year’s tradition kicked off with Alex…

As my MIFF intentions project continues, I have finally gotten around to writing up last Saturday nights world premiere of The Eye of the…

Not too long ago I posed a simple task for myself. To simply write about each film that I see at this year’s Melbourne…

The time is fast approaching. July is half way gone, and Thursday sees the opening night film premiere of The Fairy at this years…

Film, Oscar contenders June 30, 2011 June 30, 2011

By James Madden. Remember the days where Terrence Malick had only made three films in twenty-five years? Yeah, me too. Since The Thin Red…

Film June 29, 2011 June 29, 2011

Two years ago I took place in what I thought was a daring social experiment. I trotted on down to the local cinema to…

Australian Cinema, Film June 15, 2011 June 15, 2011

Oranges and Sunshine is based on a true story that details the discovery of a child migration scheme by a Nottingham social worker in…