by GREG KING Fremont is a 2023 comedy/drama from writer/director Babak Jalali that follows Donya (played by Anaita Wali Zada), a former Afghan translator now adjusting to life in America. The film is shot in black and white by cinematographer Laura Valladao. It also stars Australian comic actor Gregg Turkington and Jeremy Allen White (from… Continue Reading »
WICKED LITTLE LETTERS – interview with ANJANA VASAN
Interview with ANJANA VASAN by GREG KING Based on a true story and set in the small town of Littlehampton in the 1920s, Wicked Little Letters tells the story of how a woman named Edith Swan received a number of nasty letters filled with obscenities. Suspicion fell on her neighbour Rose, a free-spirited single mother.… Continue Reading »
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL – interview with artistic director Spiro Economopoulos
Interview of Spiro Economopoulos by GREG KING The Europa! Europa Film Festival is back in Melbourne for its third consecutive year, running from February 15th to March 11th, 2024 and screening at the Lido and Classic Cinemas. Europa Europa is a vibrant celebration of the finest contemporary European cinema. The festival will screen 47 films, hailing from 28 different countries. This… Continue Reading »
A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS – interview with Madeleine Dyer
by GREG King Dysfunctional family gatherings are a popular subgenre that filmmakers like to explore as they are full of tension, conflicts, secrets and unresolved issues that simmer to the surface, and Christmas gatherings seem even more fraught. The Australian comedy/drama A Savage Christmas taps into this genre. It is the feature film directorial debut… Continue Reading »
BRING HIM TO ME – interview with director Luke Sparke
Bring Him To Me Interview by GREG KING Bring Him To Me is a tense thriller starring Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths. Written by Tom Evans, the film sees Pepper’s character driving Cost across town to an unknown destination and an unknown fate. Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, an… Continue Reading »
FOE – interview with GARTH DAVIS
Foe – Interview with GARTH DAVIS by GREG KING Foe is a haunting examination of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world in the not too distant future. Based on the novel written by Iain Reid, the film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a married couple living on a farm in America’s midwest… Continue Reading »