“People who come to SUFF (Sydney Underground Film Festival) expect to see something they’ve never seen and we will definitely deliver on that.” Found Footage Festival co-founder Joe Pickett, now featuring at the Edinburgh Fringe […]
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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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TWICE SHY CLOSES SYDNEY LEG OF IRISH FILM FESTIVAL, LOOKS NATIONAL
The Festival closed in Sydney with the announcement of the Breakthrough Award and now heads to Melbourne and Perth. “It’s important for Australians to know and to see stories coming out of Ireland but it’s […]
SHORT+SWEET FILM FESTIVAL GALA FINAL
The inaugural Short + Sweet Film Festival Gala screened at Dendy Cinemas Newtown on Sunday night, will all but two of the Festival’s twelve finalists hailing from independent Australian filmmakers. “The 12 short films we […]
THE ILLUSIONIST: THE BEST THAT MOVIE MAGIC HAS TO OFFER
As Now You See Me 2 tricks its way into cinemas this week, FilmInk pays tribute to 2006’s The Illusionist, an under-celebrated magic movie that plays out like a true cinematic sleight of hand. It […]
SECOND ANNUAL IRISH FILM FESTIVAL WRAPS WITH LOST IN THE LIVING
Sydney’s Irish Film Festival enjoyed another big year in 2016, and was capped off with a screening of Robert Manson’s vivid musical adventure, Lost In The Living. Sydney’s second annual Irish Film Festival concluded on […]
GALAXY QUEST TV SEQUEL GROUNDED
An affirmed and amusingly ingenious sci-fi comedy cult classic, 1999’s Galaxy Quest nearly got the small screen sequel treatment, but sadly went crashing back to earth with the passing of much loved co-star, Alan Rickman. […]
DAREDEVIL: SEASON 2
Daredevil season 2 – released in its entirety by Netflix on Friday – belongs there, and nowhere else. Following Daredevil’s highly acclaimed first season, Charlie Cox returns as Matthew Murdock, the blind, masked vigilante – […]
THE FILMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE: RICHARD TOGNETTI
On the eve of his Cinemusica tour (which will bring cinema’s most indelible music scores onto the concert stage), Australian Chamber Orchestra director, Richard Tognetti, picks the films (and the film scores) that have changed […]
SARAH BISHOP UNTANGLES A MYSTERY WITH CRUSHED
“I think there’s a definite international appeal to the outback and to areas that people don’t normally see in their own countries or on their own screens. You have this incredible history of films that […]
DONALD TRUMP: POP CULTURE ANIMAL
Donald Trump is not just the frontrunner for the Republican Presidential nomination, he is a pop culture icon who has insurmountably ingrained himself into the public consciousness. He’s more recognisable than any other nominee (with […]
45 YEARS
As with so many tragedies, 45 Years is all about the ending, and it does not disappoint. On the week of his 45th wedding anniversary, Geoff (Tom Courtenay) is informed that the body of his former lover has […]
CONCUSSION
Will Smith is Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist credited with the discovery of football-related brain trauma following the mental deterioration and death of several NFL stars. The film depicts his discovery, his clashes with the NFL, and aspects of […]
STAR WARS: REHASHING THE FORMULA
The greatest criticism levelled at ‘The Force Awakens’ is that it is entirely derivative. Glen Falkenstein explains why that isn’t a bad thing. Note: Contains major spoilers. J.J. Abrams has comfortably transitioned the Star […]
THE BIG SHORT
The brilliance of The Big Short is that it doesn’t even pretend to be a story about good guys. Four market experts – brought to life by Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell and Brad […]
SUCKER
High school student Lawrence (John Luc) goes from class cheat to professional swindler in this Australian take on the classic con movie. Having been thrown out of school, he meets ‘The Professor’ (Timothy Spall) when […]
CURTAIN
Nurse and new home owner Danni (Danni Smith) discovers a mysterious portal in, of all things, her shower. In spite of many attempts to hang up a shower curtain, it keeps getting sucked into oblivion […]
CRUSHED
Thriller, family drama and murder mystery, Ellia (Sarah Bishop) returns to her family’s vineyard in rural Australia after her father is crushed by a barrel, only to learn that members of her family are prime […]
Stretch And Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Biography, radio show and hip-hop anthology, documentary Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives chronicles the impact of duo Bobbito Garcia and DJ Stretch Armstrong on the music industry. Heralding their long-running show and the […]
In Defence of Spectre
‘Spectre’ is aptly named – not for the criminal empire that plagued Bond’s early adventures, but for its two-syllable summary of why the super-spy’s 24th outing is one of his best. Haunted by the dead […]
Star Wars Trailer Awakens
The final trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ hit the interweb yesterday leading one to ask: will it be a hit or will its director be branded Jar Jar Abrams? It’s not a question […]
CULTURE CAPITAL
Mark Reeder explains how he became the accidental protagonist in the doco ‘B-Movie: Lust & Sound In West Berlin’, which dives head first into the heady post-punk scene of the ’80s, and is screening at […]
WILL ‘TAKEN’ TAKE ON TV?
Not done flexing his particular set of skills in three Hollywood blockbusters, ex-agent and super-dad Bryan Mills (originally played by Liam Neeson) is set to revive his covert career in a TV spin-off/prequel, with major […]
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