by GREG KING. The annual Monsterfest festival of horror films hits Melbourne’s Nova Cinema from November 21. Featuring a line up of some of the most bizarre and gory horror films to blow your mind, Monsterfest kicks off with a special screening of the classic The Exorcist, to be introduced by Linda Blair herself. Regarded… Continue Reading »
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Simon Curtis Stars: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott. Hollywood created a superstar, but fame was the steep price Marilyn Monroe had to pay for her image. There are lots of apocryphal stories concerning the behaviour of legendary film star Marilyn Monroe, from her… Continue Reading »
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Woody Allen Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Marion Cotillard, Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Corey Stoll, Tom Hiddleston. For someone who was once reluctant to leave his beloved Manhattan, Woody Allen has certainly been shooting his movies in more exotic cities of late, which seems to have… Continue Reading »
MONTE CARLO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Thomas Bezucha Stars: Selena Gomez, Kate Cassidy, Leighton Meester, Pierre Boulanger, Luke Bracey, Cory Monteith, Giulio Berruti, Andie MacDoweel, Catherine Tate. Monte Carlo is squeaky clean, inoffensive family friendly fantasy about romance, friendship and mistaken identities played out against some exotic locations. The film will appeal strongly to tween girls… Continue Reading »
MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Werner Herzog Stars: Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloe Sevigny, Udo Kier, Brad Dourif, Michael Pena, Grace Zabriskie. Following a brief run as part of ACMI’s first look program, Werner Herzog’s latest film gets a brief, limited theatrical release. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done is loosely based on… Continue Reading »
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD – interview with Morgan Spurlock
by GREG KING “I can’t think of doing anything else. I just love making movies and I love that I get to do it,” confesses rabble-rousing documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who was recently in Melbourne to promote his latest film The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. Spurlock is undoubtedly a provocateur, and is best known for… Continue Reading »