Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jennifer Kent Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Benjamin Winspear, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Chloe Hurn. Greg King spoke to director Jennifer Kent and star Essie Davis for his Movies At Dusk program on 3WBC 94.1FM https://www.mediafire.com/listen/x575ragsjd4ujsd/190421_001.MP3 Be afraid, be very afraid! This effective low budget horror film from… Continue Reading »
I DREAM OF GINA – interview with Liz McCarthy
Film maker Liz McCarthy is using crowd funding sources to try and raise some money to help finance her planned documentary about controversial Australian business woman Gina Reinhart. To find out more about this documentary and the quest to finance the film Greg King speaks to the Liz MCarthy on his Movies At Dusk program… Continue Reading »
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN.
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Ralph Fiennes Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, John Kavanagh, Joanna Scanlan. A tale of two women? Based on the 1990 biographical book written by Claire Tomalin, The Invisible Woman tells the little known story of a torrid but clandestine affair that the celebrated author Charles Dickens had with a much younger aspiring actress in the 1850s. Dickens was then one of the most famous writers in the world, recognised wherever he went, and treated almost like a Victorian era rock star. He was also married and was the father of ten children. Given the frigid morality of the era, and his reputation, Dickens tried to keep the 12 year relationship a secret, hence the title. But given that Dickens supposedly burnt most of his correspondence there is little substantial evidence to support much of the speculation in the film. The screenplay has been written by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame, Brick Lane, etc). The film opens in 1883, when the adult Nelly Ternan (Felicity Jones) is working as a teacher at a boys’ school in Margate, and is rehearsing her drama students in a production of… Continue Reading »
I AM NUMBER FOUR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: D J Caruso Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Teresa Palmer, Timothy Olyphant, Jake Abel, Callan McAulliffe, Diana Agron. With the incredibly successful Harry Potter and Twilight franchises reaching their conclusion, filmmakers are obviously on the hunt for the next big thing in teen fiction to kick start another lucrative and long running… Continue Reading »
I, FRANKENSTEIN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Stuart Beattie Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Aden Young, Miranda Otto, Yvonne Strahovski, Jai Courtney. Mary Shelley would probably be spinning in her grave if she could see what filmmaker Stuart Beattie and graphic novelist Kevin Grevioux have done to her most famous creation in this dreadful, special effects heavy… Continue Reading »
IN A WORLD
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Lake Bell Stars: lake Bell, Demetri Martin, Fred Melamed, Ken Marino, Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry. The late Hal Douglas was a veteran voice over announcer whose deep stentorian tones were familiar to millions of movie goers through his work on hundreds of blockbuster movie trailers, which often began with that… Continue Reading »