Tag: 2010
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Review: 13 Assassins
REVIEW: Takaski Miike’s chanbara masterpiece hits Australian cinemas.
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Oki’s Movie
All, Film Reviews, Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA), Melbourne International Film FestivalREVIEW: Internationally acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo (The Day He Arrives) is known for his contemplative cinema and his examination of the details of the every day. With Oki’s Movie he continues this with a story of a bizarre love triangle in the filmmaking world.
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Tucker & Dale Vs Evil
REVIEW: Director Eli Craig creates a clever twist on the splatter genre as he turns the tables on the unwitting hillbillies in this wonderful horror comedy starring Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk as the titular pair of rednecks who are at the centre of a genuine ‘spam in a cabin’ scenario.
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Beautiful Lies
REVIEW: French starlet Audrey Tautou is reunited with her Priceless director Pierre Salvadori (writer of Wild Target), in Beautiful Lies, a romantic-comedy in which she once again sets out to prove that romance is not dead, it’s just very, very French.
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Review: The Borrower Arrietty (aka Arrietty aka The Secret World of Arrietty)
REVIEW: Studio Ghibli has already created a number of classic modern tales enjoyed the world over, and debut feature director Hiromasa Yonebayashi borrows from Mary Norton’s series of beloved children’s novels for the seventeenth film under the Ghibli banner.
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The Trip
REVIEW: Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunited for their latest collaboration with English director Michael Winterbottom.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 5
The fifth full day of the 58th Sydney Film Festival was all about world cinema, with screenings as diverse as The Forgiveness of Blood, The Turin Horse, Project Nim, A Separation, Three and Hobo with a Shotgun.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 4
The fourth full day of the 2011 Sydney Film Festival saw repeat screenings and new features, ranging from A Letter To Elia to 13 Assassins, and an eclectic selection of other comedic and dramatic offerings.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 3
Lines were around the block as the long weekend kicked off on this 58th Sydney Film Festival. There were 29 screenings taking place as part of the festival on the first Saturday.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Day 2
It’s Day 2, and the second full day of programming saw 15 new films hit Sydney screens as part of the 58th Sydney Film Festival. From Cirkus Columbia to Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil, we explore the diverse offerings of one of Australia’s top festivals as it hits full-flight.
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