by GREG KING Based on a true story and set in the small town of Littlehampton in the 1920s, Wicked Little Letters tells the story of how a woman named Edith Swan received a number of nasty letters filled with obscenities. Suspicion fell on her neighbour Rose, a free-spirited single mother. The film stars Olivia… Continue Reading »
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL – interview with artistic director Spiro Economopoulos
Interview of Spiro Economopoulos by GREG KING The Europa! Europa Film Festival is back in Melbourne for its third consecutive year, running from February 15th to March 11th, 2024 and screening at the Lido and Classic Cinemas. Europa Europa is a vibrant celebration of the finest contemporary European cinema. The festival will screen 47 films, hailing from 28 different countries. This… Continue Reading »
A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS – interview with Madeleine Dyer
by GREG King Dysfunctional family gatherings are a popular subgenre that filmmakers like to explore as they are full of tension, conflicts, secrets and unresolved issues that simmer to the surface, and Christmas gatherings seem even more fraught. The Australian comedy/drama A Savage Christmas taps into this genre. It is the feature film directorial debut… Continue Reading »
BRING HIM TO ME – interview with director Luke Sparke
Bring Him To Me Interview by GREG KING Bring Him To Me is a tense thriller starring Barry Pepper, Jamie Costa, Sam Neill and Rachel Griffiths. Written by Tom Evans, the film sees Pepper’s character driving Cost across town to an unknown destination and an unknown fate. Under orders from a ruthless crime boss, an… Continue Reading »
FOE – interview with GARTH DAVIS
Foe – Interview with GARTH DAVIS by GREG KING Foe is a haunting examination of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world in the not too distant future. Based on the novel written by Iain Reid, the film stars Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal as a married couple living on a farm in America’s midwest… Continue Reading »
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 – interview with festival programmer Eddie Tamir
Interview with festival programmer Eddie Tamir by GREG KING This year the Jewish International Film festival serves up a packed program of over 50 new films and documentaries, many fresh from the international film festival circuit. The opening night film is the comedy Matchmaking and the closing night film is The Jewish Nazi, a fascinating… Continue Reading »