Film Review: The Sapphires (2012)
byI’m always tentative when walking into the screening of an Australian film; for every Face to Face (2011) there’s a You and Your Stupid…
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MIFF Review: The Sessions (2012)
byBased on an article “On Seeking a Sex Surrogate”, The Sessions details the struggles and triumphs of Mark O’Brien, a poet from Boston who…
MIFF Review: Room 237 (2012)
byProjection issues aside, Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is a film about a film. And what better place to see than at the Melbourne International…
MIFF Review: Jayne Mansfield’s Car (2012)
byThe latest film from Billy Bob Thornton as writer/director reteams him with co-writer Tom Epperson (with whom he wrote the excellent crime drama One…
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…
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…
MIFF Review: Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai (2011)
byThe prolific and brilliant Takashi Miike returns to MIFF (he has two other films showing; Ace Attorney and For Love’s Sake) with the stunning…
MIFF: First Glance has arrived!
byThis just in from the Melbourne International Film Festival (along with a nice new festival poster): “MIFF is very excited to announce First Glance –…
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…
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,…