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…
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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…
MIFF Review: The Future (2011)
byOnce 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)
byIt 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)
byIt 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)
byAs 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)
byNot too long ago I posed a simple task for myself. To simply write about each film that I see at this year’s Melbourne…
A MIFF Intention
byThe time is fast approaching. July is half way gone, and Thursday sees the opening night film premiere of The Fairy at this years…
Film Review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
byBy James Madden. Kids, parents, mums, dads, brothers, sisters. Family speaks volumes about our makeup. Who we are is not only determined by our…
MIFF Review: Rejoice and Shout (2010)
by[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo3lwPGahlg] By James Madden. Opening with an impromptu solo on the pew in a church, a young girl sings a startling rendition of ‘Amazing…