Category: Film
All things film.
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Limitless
An adaptation of Alan Glynn’s novel “The Dark Fields”, Limitless tests Bradley Cooper’s leading man credentials – and Robert De Niro’s late career choices – in a slick mystery thriller from director Neil Burger. Also starring Australia’s Abbie Cornish!
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A Cat in Paris (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
House cat by day, prowling the rooftops of Paris by night: such is the life of a cat. This retro storybook of a film is the latest big animated film to come out of France from Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, and it is playing here for the Alliance Française French Film Festival.
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Barney’s Version
Richard J. Lewis brings Mordecai Richler’s 1997 novel Barney’s Version to the big screen, with Paul Giamatti in the lead. Surrounded by a high profile cast, it tells the tale of the life of the titular character, in a story that has to be seen to be believed.
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On Tour (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
Earning Mathieu Amalric best director at Cannes, On Tour paints a portrait of the other side of burlesque as it follows an American troupe doing the rounds of France.
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Biutiful
Alejandro González Iñárritu returns with his first film since 2006’s Babel, eschewing his linear-bending stories for a more straightforward but equally powerful portrayal of a man’s journey along the edges of life and death. Starring Javier Bardem in an Oscar-nominated role.
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Message Movie for Japan
For everyone that is at a loss as to what you can do about the tragedies in Japan, wherever you are in the world, we have a message for all of you to read. Please read this plea, and find out what you can do to send a Message Movie to Japan!
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Battle: Los Angeles
REVIEW: The beleaguered City of Angels faces impending doom yet again as aliens take on Tinseltown, clearly tired of Hollywood showing how easy they are to defeat.
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‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’: 2011 in animation
Animation lovers of the world rejoice as Paramount sends new trailers for Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2. We also look at other forthcoming animated favourites coming this year, and by that we mean sequels and remakes.
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‘Babies’ trailer and babies of the big screen
We take a look at the new trailer for the Thomas Balmès’ documentary Babies, due out in Australia in early May. We also take a look at some of the other notable babies to have graced the screen. They may be small but their roles are large.
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First Look: The Ballad of Nessie
Disney unveiled several stills from a forthcoming short, The Ballad of Nessie to screen with Winnie the Pooh later this year. We take a look at the stills, the pedigree of the forthcoming short and a brief history of Disney theatrical shorts.
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