MIFF Review: On Death Row (2012)
byAlthough Into The Abyss, the new Werner Herzog documentary was supposed to be screened during the festival, what was actually shown (without any announcement…
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MIFF Review: Side By Side (2012)
byOne of the documentaries screening at this year’s festival is Side By Side, an excellent exploration of how digital technology is taking over and…
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…
SFF Film Review : Woody Allen A Documentary (2012)
byWhen I first glanced the Sydney Film Festival program, this got my heart pounding. Any serious Woody Allen fan can be in agony sometimes…
SFF Film Review: Caesar Must Die (2012)
byOn day 3 of SFF, Hugo Weaving and I saw two films together (together, in a very large, distant sense) and the first was…
Film Review: Life in Movement (2011)
byLife in Movement details two touring productions of the late dancer and choreographer Tanja Liedtke. Tragically dying at 29 after being hit by a…
DVD Review: The People vs. George Lucas
by“I’m an alcoholic because George Lucas ruined my life…and I mean that in the nicest possible way,” quips Carrie Fisher during a Lifetime Achievement…
Film Review: Leonardo Live (2012)
byLeonardo Live is being screened as a special event by a number of Australian cinemas on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 February.
Film Review: Buck (2011)
byWhen they say a person is cut from a different cloth, it is quite likely they are taking about a person like Buck Brannaman….
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…