Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Peter Segal Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini, Treat Williams, Charlyne Yi, Dave Foley, Larry Miller, Freddie Stroma, Alan Aisenberg, Milo Ventimiglia, Annaleigh Ashford, Dalton Harrod, Lacretta. Maya Vargas (Jennifer Lopez, from Maid In Manhattan, etc) is a 40-year old who has been in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend Trey (Milo Ventimiglia) and works in Value Shop, a big-box retail store. Drawing on her fifteen years of experience and understanding of customer service she has effectively reshaped the Continue reading
SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
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Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Stars: voices of: Shamiek Moore, Brian Tyree Henry, Mahershala Ali, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Chris Pine, Jake Johnson, Kimiko Glenn, John Mulaney, Liev Schreiber, Lily Tomlin, Kathryn Hahn, Stan Lee, Zoe Kravitz, Luna Lauren Velez, Natalie Morales, Oscar Isaac, Lake Bell. From Marvel Studios in association with Sony Animation Studios this subversive take on the whole superhero genre gives us one of the more sophisticated examples of animation to hit our screens in recent years. Continue reading
THE COMING BACK OUT BALL MOVIE – interview with Sue Thomson
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by GREG KING In October 2017 a party was held at Melbourne Town Hall for the elders of the city’s LGBTI community. The Coming Back Out Ball was a celebration for many of the now ageing people who’d lived through the “dark ages” of the 60s and 70s when their sexual identity was often treated as a crime. Filmmaker Sue Thomson made this poignant documentary about the preparations for the event and the actual ball itself. Sue spoke to Greg about the three years she spent working on the film and the reaction to many of Melbourne’s gay community to seeing their stories on Continue reading
STAR WARS IDENTITIES EXHIBITION – interview with curator Damian McDonald
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by GREG KING A must for Star Wars fans, this unique exhibition is at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney until June 2019. Follow Luke and Anakin Skywalker, cinema’s preeminent father and son duo, from their origins on Tatooine, to the friends and mentors they meet during adolescence, through the choices they make that will define them as adults. A stunning collection of Star Wars costumes, models, props, and artwork allows you to see these two heroes and all the other unforgettable characters of Star Wars in a whole new way. And at the same time, a unique interactive Continue reading
SUSPIRIA
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luca Guadagnino Stars: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Moretz Grace, Mia Goth, Jessica Harper, Angela Winkler, Elena Fokina, Sylvie Testud, Ingrid Caven, Renee Soutendijk, Clementine Houdart. Not since Black Swan has the world of ballet been so sinister and laced with menace. Suspiria is set in Berlin, a divided city, in the 1970s. Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson, from the Fifty Shades trilogy, etc) is an ambitious American ballet dancer who arrives in Berlin keen to win a spot at the prestigious Helena Markos Dance Academy. Continue reading
