by GREG KING This year the Jewish International Film Festival serves up a selection of 55 premiere films from 20 countries, which explore the challenges accompanying change. As usual there is a balance between documentaries and fictional features, as well as a curated selection of short films. The festival premiers two new Australian films. The… Continue Reading »
ALLIANCE FRANCAIS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 – interview with artistic director Karine Mauris
by GREG KING The French Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas around Australia from March 3, and serves up some of the best contemporary cinema from France. The opening night film is the big budget lavish production Lost Illusions, adapted from the 185-year-old Balzac novel and featuring a star-studded cast. Closing the festival is the… Continue Reading »
THE GRINCH
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier Stars: voices of Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Kel Thompson, Angela Lansbury, Pharrell Williams, Tristan O’Hare. Under the pseudonym of Dr Seuss, Theodore Geisel (who died in 1991) is one of the best-selling authors of children’s books and he wrote over 40 books. Surprisingly he… Continue Reading »
PARACINEMAFEST 2018 – interview with Ben Buckingham
by GREG KING A new film festival has claimed space in Melbourne’s thriving and busy film festival calendar. Paracinema Fest hopes to open the city’s film lovers’ eyes to new boundary-pushing genre films embracing the wonderfully weird. Embracing all forms of transgressive visual media culture, Paracinema Fest is the mutation of high and low art,… Continue Reading »
RUSSIAN RESURRECTION FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Nicholas Maximow
by GREG KING The Russian Resurrection Film Festival has established itself as an important event showcasing a rich and diverse program. This year the festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary and opens with the sports themed drama The Coach, from director and star Danila Kozlovsky. The festival is screening 16 contemporary films, as well as… Continue Reading »
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – interview with Eddie Tamir
by GREG KING The Jewish International Film Festival is screening in Sydney and Melbourne. In Melbourne the festival screens at the Classic Cinema in Elsternwick, the Lido in Hawthorn and the Cameo in Belgrave. It runs until November 21, and will screen some 80 features and documentaries. The opening night film was the critically acclaimed… Continue Reading »