Tag: 2009
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Zero Focus (Japanese Film Festival 2010)
Based on the novel by Seicho Matsumoto, Zero Focus (ゼロの焦点) marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of that famous Japanese author. A prolific writer of mystery, historical and non-fiction works alike, “Zero no Shoten” (also known as Zero Focus) is arguably his most famous work. Previously made for the screen by director Yoshitaro Nomura…
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Dear Doctor (Japanese Film Festival 2010)
Dear Doctor (ディア・ドクター) was one of the most critically acclaimed Japanese films of 2009, topping both the Yokohama Film Festival and Kinema Jumpo lists, and placing at #2 on the prestigious Japan Times list behind Yoshihiro Nakamura’s Fish Story and joining such prestigious films as Villon’s Wife, Zero Focus and Summer Wars. Garnering multiple awards at the Hochi…
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ReelAnime: Summer Wars
REVIEW: One of the best anime films, or any kind of family films, in years.
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I Killed My Mother
The title of this post may have more than a few people worried, not least of whom would be my progenitor, but rest assured that the title refers to the film that closed this year’s Possible Worlds Canadian Film Festival in Sydney. Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan was only 19 at the time of writing, shooting…
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Possible Worlds: Canadian Film Festival Opening
With the wine and the Canadian Club flowing as freely as the rain at Sydney’s Dendy Opera Quays last night, Possible Worlds – the 5th Canadian Film Festival – launched a selection of Canada’s finest cinematic treats for Australian viewers. As the festival’s artist director Matt Ravier (aka Matt Riviera) said at the launch, it is…
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