PLATON THEODORIS Interview by GREG KING Interview with PLATON THEODORIS When verbose radio host Neville Umbrellaman lands in hospital, a group of unexpected performers crash his show The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. The quirky low budget independent Australian feature The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. The film is adapted from Nitin Vengurlekar’s theatre show The Lonely Spirits… Continue Reading »
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Craig Roberts Stars: Mark Rylance, Sally Hawkins, Rhys Ifans, Christian Lees, Jonah Lees, Jake Davies, Ian Porter, Tommy Fallon, Mark Lewis Jones, Simon Farnaby, Johann Myers. Golf is not the most cinematic of sports, but it has provided the backdrop for a number of entertaining movies, including Tin Cup with… Continue Reading »
PEPPERMINT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pierre Morel Stars: Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher jr, John Ortiz, Annie Ilonzeh, Juan Pablo Raba, Jeff Hephner, Cailey Fleming, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Eddie Shin, Tyson Ritter, Jeff Harlan. Jane Wick? This violent vigilante thriller with a high body count is like a cross between Keanu Reeves’ ultra-violent John Wick… 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 »
TRENCH – interview with Paul Anthony Nelson and Perri Cummings
by GREG KING In 2016 Greg spoke to Paul Anthony Nelson and Perri Cummings about their girl powered film noir Trench, which was shot in the style of a 40s film noir. Then they had started a crowd funding campaign to raise extra funding to finish off the final edit and post production work. Since… Continue Reading »
THE 2018 ST KILDA FILM FESTIVAL – interview with festival director Paul Harris
by GREG KING The 35th St Kilda Film Festival screens from May 17 – May 26. The festival is the longest running publicly owned short film festival. As well as screening the Top 100 Short Film Competition, there are plenty of other exciting programs, including SoundKILDA, Right There On My TV, the Guanajuato International Film… Continue Reading »