GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2013 by GREG KING LAST UPDATED MAY 4. Presenting a wonderfully audacious collection of contemporary German cinema, the 12th annual Audi Festival of German Films celebrates the rich diversity of one of Europe’s most dynamic and creatively renowned cultures. Showcasing 45 award-winning films and documentaries from inspiring thrillers to wry comedies and [...]
by GREG KING At a lavish ceremony held at ACMI this evening, the Australian Film Critics Association presented their annual AFCA FILM AWARDS. The awards were voted for by members of the Australian Film Critics Association. Daniel P Jones (star of Hail), and Genevieve Bailey (director of the documentary I Am Eleven) were amongst many [...]
by GREG KING. 1. ARGO. Ben Affleck has not put a foot wrong as a director, and his third film is arguably his best yet. Based on actual events, this tense, suspenseful thriller plays out against the backdrop of the Iranian hostage crisis. Great cast, with John Goodman and Alan Arkin bringing some much needed [...]
by GREG KING The Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival screens in Launceston from THURSDAY 8TH – SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER, 2012 In 2012, BOFA plans to showcase over the Thursday 8 to Saturday 10 November, international and Australian feature films/documentaries, short films, cinema related exhibitions (in partnership with Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery), master-classes [...]
by GREG KING The 19th annual Greek Film Festival opens in Melbourne on Wednesday 17th October with a program that will see more than 30 films screen at Palace Cinema Como over two weeks.The Festival opens with the larger-than-life comedy Nisos 2 (The Island 2:The Hunt for the Lost Treasure), the sequel to the 2010 [...]
by GREG KING. In the 90s American filmmaker Whit Stillman became the darling of the independent film scene with his well regarded trilogy of films Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days Of Disco. Like Wes Anderson, Stillman is an independent filmmaker who creates his own unique, idiosyncratic world, and he stamps the material with his [...]
by GREG KING Bully is fascinating and disturbing fly-on-the-wall documentary from filmmaker Lee Hirsch (Amandla! A Revolution In Four Part Harmony, etc). It is an important film that explores the pervasive problem of bullying in American high schools and the effect that sustained physical and emotional abuse has on teenagers. Over 13 million kids will [...]
by GREG KING Over the past eleven years the Arab Film Festival has established a strong presence in Sydney and Canberra. But here in Melbourne, the festival only screens for three sessions at Melbourne’s Nova Cinemas over one weekend. 2012 marks the fourth year the Festival has played in Melbourne. But it seems to be [...]
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