by GREG KINGThe 2024 German Film Festival screens at Palace Cinemas across Australia in May. The opening night film is From Hilde, With Love, and the director Andreas Dresen will be in attendance to introduce the film and talk to audiences about the film. There is also a special selection of films from German filmmaker Werner Herzog and a new documentary Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer. Another selection of …
FOE – interview with GARTH DAVIS
Foe - Interview with GARTH DAVIS by GREG KINGFoe 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 when the arrival of a stranger (played by Aaron Pierre) arrival throws their lives into turmoil. The film has …
GODLAND
GODLAND Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Hlynur PalmasonStars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Hilmar Guojonsson, Vic Carmen Sonne, Jacob Lohmann.Godland was the centrepiece of the recent Scandinavian Film Festival, and now this slow moving but visually stunning Danish drama gains a cinematic release. Godland is set in the frozen inhospitable wilds of Iceland in the 19th century. …
GRAN TURISMO
Gran Turismo Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Neill BlomkampStars: Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Gerri Halliwell, Darren Barnet, Takehiro Hira, Joshua Stradowski, Thomas Kretschmann, Daniel Puig, Maeve Courtier-Lilley.This great underdog story is based on the true story of how a kid from a working-class family in Wales, who loved playing the simulated racing game Gran …
GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2023
GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEWED BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED MAY 5, 2023 A THOUSAND LIES. Opening the festival this year is A Thousand Lies, the latest film from Michael “Bully” Herbig, whose Balloon opened the festival a couple of years ago. This timely, ripped from the headlines drama explores the ethics of journalism, corporate politics and the decline of print journalism in an era of social …
INNER WEST FILM FESTIVAL – interview with GREGORY DOLGOPOLOV
GREGORY DOLGOPOLOV Interview by GREG KINGINNER WEST FILM FESTIVAL – interview with GREGORY DOLGOPOLOV In one of The Inner West’s most unifying and collective moments yet, this pulsating slice of urban Sydney will now play host to its very own film festival, with The Inner West Film Fest rolling out for the very first time from 31 March through to 2 April. Across venues including the legendary …
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