FAFA: Strange Planet (1999)
It 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)
Released 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
17 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)
Every 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)
Anyone who has ever been even slightly interested in the manufacturing and printing of newspapers will be delighted by the opening sequence in Page…
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…
MIFF Review: Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)
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…
MIFF Review: Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2011)
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…
MIFF Review: The Eye of the Storm (2011)
As my MIFF intentions project continues, I have finally gotten around to writing up last Saturday nights world premiere of The Eye of the…
MIFF Review: The Fairy (2011)
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…