Category: Film Reviews
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Sleeping Beauty
REVIEW: Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty offers a modern interpretation of the classic fairy tale.
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Beginning of the Great Revival
REVIEW: Marking the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, Beginning of the Great Revival has been largely labelled in the West as a piece of party propaganda.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Wrap Up
WRAP UP: With almost a week passing since the 58th Sydney Film Festival closed last Sunday, we take a look back at the favourites of the festival – as voted by the attending audience, and by us!
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Review: Cars 2
REVIEW: Back with a sequel to their 2006 hit Cars, Pixar-founder John Lasseter returns to the directors chair with the logically-titled Cars 2.
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Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation
Playing with Cars 2, Disney/Pixar indulges the fans and dips once more into the toy box for the further adventures of Buzz, Woody and in this case, Ken and Barbie, as their holiday plans go slightly awry in Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation, a new short from the studio that can do little wrong.
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Kung Fu Panda 2
REVIEW: Everyone’s favourite kung fu critter is back, in the animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 2. Featuring the returning voice talents of Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu, this second effort continues the tale of panda Po, the unlikely martial arts warrior.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 11 and Closing Night
SFF2011: After 12 days and 161 films, the 58th Sydney Film Festival came to a close with a gala awards ceremony last night and the Australian premiere of the Mike Mills film Beginners.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 10
The penultimate day of the 58th Sydney Film Festival brought the usual assortment of eclectic features.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 9
As the working week drew to a close in old Sydney town, Day 9 of the 58th Sydney Film Festival brought animal antics, apocalyptic visions and period adaptations in the form of documentary Project Nim, competition entry Take Shelter and the umpteenth version of Jane Eyre.
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