Author: Richard Gray
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Oscar Winners 2011
Hollywood’s night of nights has come and gone for another year, and there weren’t many surprises. From nerds with copyright issues, to monarchs with a stammer, all of the winners can be found right here. The big question is: did The Reel Bits pick them?
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Hall Pass red carpet premiere in Sydney
The Farrelly brothers and star Owen Wilson hit the Sydney red carpet tonight to promote their new film, Hall Pass, which opened in the top slot at the US box office this week. Somehow, we got invited to it and got to rub shoulders with the security to the stars.
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Season of the Witch
Dominic Sena returns with a tale of swords and witchcraft that is reportedly inspired by Igmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal! Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman star as a pair of fourteenth century knights who discover that not all souls can be saved.
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The evolution of the western: Part 3 – The Last Man Standing
In the final entry in our three-part series on the western, we look take a look at the last twenty years of gunslingers in the US and abroad. From Kevin Costner to Takashi Miike, the western has been elevated to epic proportions – even when it isn’t being a western at all.
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Australian Film Festival 2011 – Highlights
The Australian Film Festival launches its second annual selection of unseen and retrospective Australian films at the Randwick Ritz in Sydney next week. Complete with Q & A sessions, workshops, guest appearances and short films, it is become a ritzier event every year.
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Oscar Picks 2011
We look into the crystal ball and predict who will be making a speech and who will have to put on a good face for Loser Cam. We also pick our personal favourites for the night. The beauty of the Internet is that if we’re wrong, we can always change it later!
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The Way Back
Director Peter Weir makes his way back to the big screen after almost a decade away, bringing with him a fine cast and some epic cinematography in this tale of historic escape based on a true story. Starring Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess and Colin Farrell.
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Certified Copy
Abbas Kiarostami’s first feature outside of Iran continues his fascination with the conversations people have, especially in cars. Deliberately intellectual and often impenetrable, does this film reveal or obscure the nature of a relationship? Stars Juliette Binoche and opera singer William Shimell.
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I Am Number Four
The latest grab for a tween franchise swaps the glowing loner from a fanging vampire to an probing alien.
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Conviction
How far would you go to prove the innocence of someone you love? Recounting the true story of the falsely convicted Kenneth Walters and his sister Betty, who goes to law school to win his freedom, does this film overcome movie-of-the-week syndrome? Starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell.
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