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WEIRD, FOR WEIRD’S SAKE: In Memory of Stuart Gordon
The first time I watched Re-Animator, I laid in bed staring at a laptop screen perched up on an office chair near my night stand. It was late at night, after an unpleasant day. I was ready for bed but not ready to sleep, alone and indulging the familiar setting of a late night curiosity. […]
Last Cab to Darwin rolls out nationwide
BY JAMIE TOOMEY Critically-acclaimed film Last Cab to Darwin has been released around Australia today. The film, which is directed by Jeremy Sims, stars Michael Caton (The Castle), Ningali Lawford-Wolf (Rabbit Proof Fence), and Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook) among other stars. The story centres on Rex, a cab driver from Broken Hill, who finds out he […]
Catch the Last Cab to Darwin
JAMIE TOOMEY spoke with Lisa Duff, who is on tour with a film crew including actors Michael Caton and Ningali Lawford and director Jeremy Sims, promoting their new Australian film Last Cab to Darwin. Hi Lisa. What is your role on Last Cab to Darwin? I’m one of the producers. What is the producer’s role? […]
Check in: Wes Anderson’s new film
By Jasmine Vasarhelyi Wes Anderson. Simply the name should be enough to for people to know who the man is. For those who don’t, Wes Anderson is an American director and one of the most prominent filmmakers of our time, an individual with raw imagination and the genius to generate rare tapestries of film. In […]
Reel loss
By David Hickey Film is dead. Almost. Not the art form itself. The cinema experience is still going strong with box-office records constantly under threat and the race for this year’s best picture Oscar one of the most hotly-contested in recent memory. The issue at hand is the future of those long black reels. After […]
Review: The Dark Knight Rises
BY MARK SINDONI Christopher Nolan rebooted and re-imagined Batman in a modern world with his 2005 film, Batman Begins. This allowed audiences into the past of the caped crusader, and explained what drives him to stop criminals in Gotham City. The 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight was the follow-up to the 2005 release. Mentally tested, Batman […]
Don’t hate on me! I heart Justin Bieber
BY KATE DAWSON When it was announced last August that Paramount Pictures was prepping a motion picture about Justin Bieber’s life, the general reaction was, shall we say, a scoff. The guy was only 16 years old at the time, had only produced two studio albums, and had really only been on people’s radar for […]
Red Riding Hood: a big, bad disaster
REVIEW BY KATE DAWSON Fairy tales have been adapted for the screen many, many times over the years, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Red Riding Hood belongs in the latter category. When interpreted for the 21st century, fairy tales are an alluring form of cinematic escapism. They allow us to leave our real-life troubles behind and […]
Kick-Ass: No powers? No problem!
BY KATE DAWSON The cover of this DVD contains two quotes, one from Empire magazine and one from The Sydney Morning Herald. Empire says: “Five stars. Ridiculously entertaining”, and the SMH says: “Monumentally cool”. To be honest, that about sums it up. However, that’s not to imply that there’s nothing more to say about this […]