Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kelly Reichardt Stars: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Will Patton, Paul Dano, Ron Rondeaux. Unlike other westerns that have dealt with the westward expansion (Westward Ho The Wagons, etc), Meeks’s Cutoff deals with some weighty themes like the struggle for survival, racism and religion. Meek’s Cutoff is an unconventional… Continue Reading »
SMASH HIS CAMERA
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Leon Gast. In an age when we crave more and more information about our favourite film stars and celebrities, the paparazzi and their intrusive cameras satiate our voyeuristic appetite for more. But their presence is despised by many, who view them as parasites. During last year’s MIFF we had… Continue Reading »
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul Stars: Thanapat Saisayamar. This slow-paced and quietly meditative Thai drama about death, mortality, spirituality and reincarnation is the first film from Thailand to be awarded the Palme D’Or, the highest award at the Cannes Film Festival. Often the judges at Cannes have awarded their top prize to more… Continue Reading »
AUSTRALIAN NOIR RETROSPECTIVE – Interview with Richard Sowada, ACMI’s Head of Programming
AUSTRALIAN NOIR RETROSPECTIVE – Interview with Richard Sowada by GREG KING When you think of film noir, you typically think of those black and white crime melodramas of the ‘40’s and ‘50’s, the more traditional American kind of noir type in which good men were often corrupted by the wiles of a manipulative woman. Double… Continue Reading »
REYKJAVIK CALLING
by GREG KING REYKJAVIK CALLING: THE ICEMAN COMETH A special season of Icelandic films screening at ACMI from July 5-July 23, featuring the works of two of Iceland’s most distinctive and contemporary filmmakers – Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and Baltasar Kormakur. COLD FEVER. In the best tradition of the road movie, this quirky and decidedly… Continue Reading »