Kicking off in a Berlin underground night club, Victoria (Laia Costa) playfully downs one shot as the audience and a very dedicated cameraman proceed to follow her around Berlin in the wee hours of the […]
The Invitation
You’ll never guess who’s coming to dinner. Will (Logan Marshall-Green) drives new girlfriend Kira (Emayatzy Corinealdi) up through the Hollywood Hills to the mansion of his former wife Eden (Tammy Blanchard), who has invited them […]
Women He’s Undressed
Where would anyone be without their clothes? Once Australia’s most prolific Oscar-winner, famed costumer designer Orry-Kelly is the subject of this affectionate, quirky and telling Gillian Armstrong documentary (enjoying its world premiere in Sydney this week) of its subject’s Hollywood […]
Phoenix
In a jarring homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Phoenix, Glen Falkenstein finds that like so many of the great director’s thrillers, Phoenix is all about the ending. Set shortly after the end of the Second World […]
The Lost Aviator
“When I first went into the story I thought he was guilty for sure.” Writer/director Andrew Lancaster addresses a crowd of conspiracy theorists, romantics, historians, family and friends at the Australian premiere of his documentary […]
Joburg Youth Story Unravels At Sydney Film Festival
Visiting South African filmmaker, Sibs Shongwe-La Mer discusses the inspiration behind his confronting debut film, Necktie Youth. “I hate Joburg (Johannesburg), it was more an ode to my friends, to where I was from, nothing […]
GRANDMA
Imagine if Lily Tomlin was your grandma? Tomlin plays grandma, girlfriend, mother and outward misanthrope Elle Reid in this charming, female-centric comedy-drama which screened this week as part of the Sydney Film Festival. GRANDMA kicks off […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes
A Russel Brand-sized headache “There’s nothing in this film you don’t already know.” Comedian and self-styled activist Russel Brand kicks off his documentary about greed, the financial crisis and whatever else he’s angry at this […]
The Smell of Us
“He’s a peacock who drags his little ass through Paris.” So a mother unflatteringly teases her son Math (Lukas Ionesco), a teenage escort for older men, before proceeding to mount him and demand affection. Larry Clark’s […]
Vincent
Vincent manages to be a very sweet film that goes down like a savoury treat; simple, easily consumable and ultimately satisfying. Writer and director Thomas Salvador also stars in this film as the unassuming protagonist, Vincent […]
99 Homes + interview with Director Ramin Bahrani
Director Ramin Bahrani sat down with ScreenHub to discuss his new film 99 Homes, one of the most promising entries currently screening at the Sydney Film Festival. Set in Florida amidst the US mortgage crisis, in preparing […]
Last Cab to Darwin
“We knew from really early on that we needed to do the trip, we had about 18 flat tyres – it was an extraordinary adventure.” Last Cab to Darwin follows Rex (Michael Caton), a Broken Hill […]
DEATHGASM
Rarely ever has a film’s title been put to better use. DEATHGASM (because lower case is for wusses) is a New Zealand comedy-horror flick where new kid in town/metal-head Brodie (Milo Cawthorne) forms a band […]
Sherpa – Dizzying Heights
Premiering over the weekend, Australian documentary, Sherpa, is the only documentary vying for the Sydney Film Prize at the Sydney Film Festival. “I watched the Sherpas on many a cutting room floor for Everest films… […]
The Daughter Wows at Sydney Film Festival
Enfant terrible theatre director turned filmmaker, Simon Stone, makes a splash with his first film, The Daughter, which is vying for the lucrative Sydney Film Prize. “A group of actors made this more human than […]
Gayby Baby Premieres At Sydney Film Festival
“Four years ago when Charlotte [Mars] and I started making this film we couldn’t imagine that our country would be debating marriage equality when we released it” Gayby Baby director Maya Newell addresses a sold-out […]
Slow West
New Zealand doubling as 19th century Colorado? Yes, and done brilliantly and humorously, in Michael Fassbender’s latest film, Slow West. “Let’s drift” Macabre cinema can best be described by that old steak pun – it’s […]
Madame Bovary
The kind of film a teacher might show their class if they were really desperate for an adaptation, Madame Bovary is a lacklustre and all-round disappointing period drama. Based on the debut novel by French […]
Far from the Madding Crowd
Having seen Far from the Madding Crowd at this year’s SFF, Glen Falkenstein concludes that sometimes, casting just works. Heiress Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan) takes over a large farm and property in the latest Thomas […]
Entourage
I could barely contain my excitement. They had made an Entourage movie. About time. The cult show dedicated to the film industry, mateship and Hollywood had inevitably capitalised on eight successful HBO seasons and […]
Tomorrowland – Where Capitalism Went Wrong
What an idea. What a waste. Casey Newton (Britt Robertson from The Longest Ride), a talented inventor and go-getter is selected to visit Tomorrowland, best described as a fantastical anarcho-capitalist autonomous collective free from the […]
Romeo and Juliet
In a modern take on the age-old tragedy from the newly formed Sydney Classic Theatre Company, a young cast sit and send texts while others fight, deliver prose and provide some moments of laughter in […]
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