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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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Megan Riakos talks Aus Horror Anthology ‘Dark Whispers’
“Hopefully this project will provide opportunities for our directors and to dispel the myth that women only make one kind of horror or that they aren’t interested in the genre”
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is better than everything else that’s out now, so let’s talk about it
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Everyone needs closure, Jesse Pinkman no less
All engines go at British Film Festival 2019
Keira Knightley. Ian McKellen. Helen Mirren. Even more Helen Mirren
Transnistra
If you had to look up the title you may not learn what you want to from this film – a Wikipedia entry this is not
Judy
First thing’s first – Renee Zellweger; she’s good. Really good. She’ll probably win an Oscar, but we’re not here to talk about that
Australian Cinema – Reality Checked
The most terrifying thing about film is that it’s all already happened
Hustlers
Based on reports of former strip club employees following the ’08 Wall Street crash banding together to fleece their once clients’ ilk, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Madeline Brewer, Lili Reinhart (Betty in Riverdale) and Jennifer Lopez are all on board
Bumbling
Produced for the Sydney Underground Film Festival’s inaugural Take48 Film Competition and screened at Kino Sydney
Benjamin
Despairing of his second feature, British filmmaker Benjamin (Merlin’s Colin Morgan) quickly falls for singer and all round charming dude Noah, played by Phenix Brossard who at the time of writing has likely been cast in a Mick Jagger biopic
‘Blue Moon’, ‘Sad Sachs’ Among SF3 2019 Winners
Most films forget to place the bomb under the table – very few manage three ticking simultaneously
Alice
Alice, abruptly discovering that her life savings were depleted by her husband’s use of escort services, turns to the industry to reclaim her property and support her child
Tone-Deaf
Millennials! Baby boomers! Cinema’s just only catching up on this trove of terror and the latest one is Tone-Deaf
Greener Grass
An appropriately bizarre addition to this year’s Sydney Underground Film Festival, Greener Grass wants you think it’s better on the other side
Italian Film Festival 2019 Picks
Here’s a few picks that might just help you sort out your IFF 2019 schedule!
The Art of Self-Defense
They’re men! Men in belts, tight belts! They roam around the dojo looking for fights!
Dreamland
Defying straightforward explanation, the first of three imminent flicks titled Dreamland will surely be the most bizarre
SF3 Marks 5th Year with 1st Smartphone Film
“My prediction is that a couple of years from now the fact a feature was shot on a phone will be totally unremarkable. When Blue Moon screened in Dublin the curator didn’t tell the audience […]
