Monthly Archives: March 2003

NED KELLY

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gregor Jordan Stars: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush, Joel Edgerton, Laurence Kinlan, Philip Barantini, Rachel Griffiths, Kris McQuade, Charles Tingwell. Ned Kelly is one of the cultural icons firmly established in our national sense of identity, and his story has been told in film many times before.  [...]

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24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Winterbottom Stars: Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis. When it comes to a choice between the legend and the truth, always print the legend. And so it is with Michael Winterbottom’s colourful, erratic and energetic docu-drama depicting the rise and fall of the music scene in the industrial city of Manchester [...]

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THE EMPEROR’S CLUB

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Hoffman Stars: Kevin Kilne, Emile Hirsch, Jesse Eisenberg, Steven Culp, Patrick Dempsey, Joel Gresch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow, Edward Herrmann, Harris Yulin, Rahul Khana, Paul Dano, Rishi Mehta With its potentially inspirational story about a dedicated, idealistic and popular teacher who touches the lives of his students, The Emperor’s [...]

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