“The worlds that you see tonight are smashing together like they have in this country for quite a while.” Ivan Sen addressed a sold-out crowd tonight at Sydney’s State Theatre during the opening of the […]
Author: Glen Falkenstein
Glen produces film, theatre and television news, reviews and commentary for a number of outlets, covering Festivals, interviews and events.
Glen lives in Sydney where he enjoys making short films.
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‘THE LITERATI’ REVIEW – IN THE STYLE OF THE PLAY
I enjoyed The Literati so much, I thought I’d do something a little different and write up a review in the imaginative style of the play. For my more, traditional review, see here […]
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES NEW SCREENINGS DIRECT FROM CANNES
Kicking off on Wednesday 8th June, the 63rd Sydney Film Festival has announced eight new films and one restoration, arriving directly from Cannes, to screen as part of this year’s program. “The Festival is very pleased […]
GAME OF THRONES SEASON 6 FIRST HALF RE-CAP – ONE DOOR CLOSES
Spoiler alert: This article discusses plot points from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels to date as well as the TV series episodes to date including season 6 […]
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
A film all about time could have used it better. Canberra-native Mia Wasikowska reprises the title role that made her a star in this loose adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland […]
RAKE – SEASON 4 Premiere
Spoiler alert: This piece discusses major Rake plot points up until the end of Season 3 Everyone’s favourite (or least favourite) barrister is back in town. The massive in-joke for both Sydney’s theatre scene and […]
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2016 – SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
The greatest hits of Martin Scorsese. Daniel Radcliffe as a farting corpse. An adaptation of a little-known Jane Austen novella where Kate Beckinsale plays “the Walter White of polite British society.” A Polish-romance-comedy-horror-vampire-mermaid-musical. These are […]
CIVIL WAR VS DAWN OF JUSTICE
Did you ever watch a film and think, I’ve seen that before? This year has already seen two separate treatments of the famed Florence Foster Jenkins, with announcements only in the past weeks that more […]
EUROVISION 2016 – GET EXCITED AUSTRALIA
It’s another year of Eurovision – ballads, strobe lights, the tackiest hosts Europe could muster and at least one act denied permission to perform naked with wolves. (spoilers ahead) After Guy Sebastian placed fifth with […]
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE
I don’t know why Zack Snyder keeps getting second chances. Sucker Punch, Watchmen, Man of Steel – the choice Director for those who find Michael Bay too intellectual has again let us down. The […]
ZOOLANDER 2
Yes, don’t kid yourself, you’ve seen this movie before. In the worst tradition of Hollywood sequels, really, really, really, ridiculously good-looking bros Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson re-did their cult favourite 15 years later, moved […]
MEET THE TROPFEST 2016 WINNER
Spencer Susser has taken out the top prize at the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney for his stop-motion comedy Shiny alongside filmmaking partner Daniel Cloud-Campos. He sat down to share his thoughts on the importance […]
LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL
With a story readily familiar to anyone who grew up in the early 2000s and/or law students everywhere, Legally Blonde: The Musical, based on the 2001 film of the same name, was sure to be […]
CRIMSON PEAK
(Spoilers) Crimson Peak is that rare film to provide limited appeal for audiences but perpetual fodder for academics, critics and budding filmmakers, not because of any ingenuity but for what, and what not to do […]
THE VISIT
I went in with no expectations, leaving more than pleasantly surprised at seeing one of the best horror films in years. M Night Shyamalan of The Sixth Sense fame has gone back to basics, making […]
EVEREST
Broadly speaking, there are two types of natural disaster films. The first is where the earth literally falls apart (The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, San Andreas) and a bunch of flailing humans scramble to survive. […]
ANYTHING GOES
Boisterously fun, Cole Porter’s Anything Goes is that reliably good musical romp filled with so many hits, now singularly recognisable and enjoyable in their own right, that the dated premise does not detract from a […]
YOUTH POWR
Youth POWR Promo Youth PoWR will gather hundreds of youth from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to transform our society into one that embraces diversity. Opening Night Video The event will be held […]
Director Neil Armfield on Holding the Man and why it’s important
Note: spoilers “There was a time, it seemed not so long ago, when your friends at the ages of 30 and 40 were dying, people were going to funerals week after week. It’s really important […]
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
An instant classic, Matilda’s Sydney debut at the Lyric theatre promises a highly enjoyable production for parents, grandparents, revolting children and just about everyone else. Based on Roald Dahl’s much-loved novel and bearing little resemblance […]
‘KILL ME THREE TIMES’ TOURS AUSTRALIA
“Let’s try a different way of reaching audiences where they are now.” Kill Me Three Times producer Tania Chambers addressed a post-screening Q&A of the Aussie dark comedy, filmed on location in Western Australia. The […]
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