Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Thomas M Wright Stars: Daniel Henshall, Toby Wallace, Max Cullen, Genevieve Lemon. Some reviewers, a couple of whose opinions I respect, have called Acute Misfortune one of the best Australian films of the year, although I found it troubling and disturbing on a couple of levels. This is a relentlessly… Continue Reading »
BOYS IN THE TREES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nicholas Verso Stars: Toby Wallace, Justin Holobrow, Gullver McGrath, Mitzi Ruhlmann. Boys In The Trees is another local coming of age story that joins a growing number of recent Australian films exploring familiar themes of the pain of growing up, friendship, angst, romance, the loss of innocence, memory. However, this… Continue Reading »
BOYS IN THE TREES – interview with Nicholas Verso
by GREG KING BOYS IN THE TREES – interview with Nicholas Verso “All writers are procrastinators,” laughs filmmaker Nicholas Verso, the director of a new Australian coming of age drama Boys In The Trees. We’re sitting on the outdoor rooftop bar of QT, the newest boutique hotel/bar in Melbourne, built on the site of… Continue Reading »
BOYS IN THE TREES – interview with Toby Wallace and Mitzi Ruhlmann
by GREG KING Boys In The Trees is an Australian-made coming of age story with a quirky touch. Greg spoke to stars Toby Wallace and Mitzi Ruhlmann to find out more about the film which has been doing well on the festival circuit. https://www.mediafire.com/file/ol1174q45dz8zlx/210925_001.MP3
GALORE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Rhys Graham Stars: Ashleigh Cummings, Toby Wallace, Lily Sulliva, Aliki Matangi, Maya Stange, . There have been lots of coming-of-age dramas about the messy, dysfunctional and self-destructive lives of teenagers and the carefree joys of being 17, making choices without regard to the consequences, and feeling uncertain of their futures… Continue Reading »
GALORE – interview with Rhys Graham, Toby Wallace & Lily Sullivan
by GREG KING Galore is a new Australian coming-of-age drama set in Canberra against the backdrop of the horrific bushfires that devastated the city. It has been directed by Rhys Graham, and stars Toby Wallace (from Return To Nim’s Island, etc) and Lily Sullivan (from Mental). For his Movies At Dusk program, Greg King spoke… Continue Reading »
