Not something you see with your roommates, Danish Director Thomas Vinterberg’s semi-autobiographical drama shows the best, and worst, of communal living. Inheriting a house just that little bit too big for a nuclear family, accomplished […]
Tag: Sydney Film Festival
IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD
As you might expect from a movie submerged in its own misguided sense of profundity, it opens with a lengthy outburst of exposition, a cautionary tale both for the plot’s machinations and the insufferable whims […]
VANGELIS MOURIKIS TALKS ‘CHEVALIER’
Greek comedy ‘Chevalier’ has its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival today. A story about a large and eclectic group of men who venture out into the Agean sea on a not […]
DIRECTOR LEE TAMAHORI AND CAST TEMUERA MORRISON AND AKUHATA KEEFE TALK MAHANA
New Zealand period piece and inter-generational epic Mahana premieres today at the Sydney Film Festival. Famed Director Lee Tamahori’s latest chronicles the brewing conflict between a family patriarch (Temuera Morrison), his grandson (Akuhata […]
LAND OF MINE
Land of Mine, an outstanding Danish-German co-production, ventures off the beaten track of traditional war drama to new, stirring ground. Stoic Sgt Carl (Rolland Moller), charged with fourteen young German PoWs following the liberation of […]
COCONUT HERO
The spirit of Harold and Maude is alive and well in this black comedy about isolated American teenager Mike Tyson (Alex Ozerov). Possessing a morbid fascination with death, when Mike finds out he has a […]
MEKKO
Almost 50 years ago, Steve McQueen’s Bullitt famously chose genuine locations over sets, too deploying local figures in different roles to give the thriller a gritty sense of realism. Tangerine, screening at last year’s Sydney […]
UNDER THE SUN
Director and writer Vitaliy Manskiy gained special permission to produce a documentary on life in North Korea, focusing in particular on one family and their daughter’s being chosen to help celebrate the Day of the […]
AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR CRAIG ANDERSON TALKS RED CHRISTMAS
Full audio at link – highlights below On Red Christmas “It is a horror film but some people at other festivals it has gotten into have started to describe it as a […]
THE LURE
The Lure is a Polish-vampire-romance-comedy-horror-80’s-glam-punk-musical. With mermaids. No further explanation is necessary. It defies expectation and classification. Asking someone to give you it’s elevator pitch would be an utter waste of time. On top of […]
JULIETA
Not with a bang, but with a whimper. Julieta is one of those films that are all about a few moments. Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s emotionally harrowing drama builds up to several key scenes that […]
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL LONG WEEKEND CHEAT SHEET
The 2016 Sydney Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday night with the world premiere of Goldstone. Starring Aaron Pedersen, David Wenham and Jacki Weaver, amongst others, the sold-out opening gala too played host to a who’s-who […]
WAR ON EVERYONE
Revelling in its absolute irreverence, War on Everyone comes from very far out of left field. When nihilistic police officer Terry Monroe (Alexander Skarsgard), says to his equally sardonic partner Bob Belano (Michael Pena), “I’ve […]
KIKI
“Someone who walks is telling you, I am beautiful, this is who I am” Delving into the Kiki scene, documentary filmmaker Sara Jordeno follows a vibrant community of LGBT youth-of-color and performance artists in the […]
CERTAIN WOMEN
Certain Women is a beautiful film. Much like walking through a gallery of landscapes, from the get-go we’re treated to expansive, thunderous Montana vistas shot with evident care and appreciation. Opening with a long-hold on […]
SWISS ARMY MAN
No man is an island. No film captures that sentiment better than this one. There isn’t any point explaining Swiss Army Man to the prospective viewer. Suffice to say, suicidal Hank (Paul Dano) spots a […]
SOUTH AFRICAN FILMMAKER CHARLIE VUNDLA ON THE SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE OF ‘CUCKOLD’
See above for audio, excerpts below On the film “The film is about a young college Professor whose wife leaves him and he falls into a pit of alcoholism, drug addiction and […]
CUCKOLD
Tense throughout, two shocking moments help elevate this introspective, surprisingly humourful drama screening as part of this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Continuing in the best tradition of the Festival’s showcase of tense South African dramas […]
GOLDSTONE
“This world wasn’t made for you – you were made for it.” This remarkably harsh platitude encapsulates Ivan Sen’s Goldstone, the Australian Director’s fourth feature and spiritual successor to 2013’s Mystery Road, too enveloping on the […]
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL OPENS WITH GOLDSTONE WORLD PREMIERE
“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 […]
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR NASHEN MOODLEY ON WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR
See above for full audio, excerpts below On the Festival theme: ‘Change Your View, Change Your World’ “It’s looking at the ability of cinema to alter your perspective. In some ways this can […]
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 […]
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