Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Chris Ionitis Here’s further proof that I will go and see just about anything at the cinema. Joffa The Movie is part documentary and part mockumentary about Jeff “Joffa” Corfe, the charismatic and flamboyant Collingwood supporter who dons the iconic gold lame jacket emblazoned with the words “GAME OVER”… 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 »
YOU AND YOUR STUPID MATE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Marc Gracie Stars: Nathan Phillips, Angus Sampson, Rachel Hunter, Madeleine West, William McInnes, Dave O’Neil, Samir Malik, Tayler Kane, Eddie McGuire, Reg Gorman There is a very good reason why local audiences are reluctant to pay good money to see Australian comedies in the cinema. And, if past efforts like… Continue Reading »
THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY DOCTOR
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kriv Stenders Stars: Samuel Johnson, Colin Friels, Sacha Horler, Kestie Morassi, Jessica Napier, Sarah Pierse, Jason Gann, Paul Sonnkila. Much has been written recently about the state of the local film industry, speculating about the reasons why audiences stay away in droves from our quirky, unfunny comedies and bleak, downbeat… Continue Reading »
RABBIT PROOF FENCE
Rabbit Proof Fence Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Phillip Noyce Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Deborah Mailman, Everlyn Sampri, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Garry MacDonald. After several big budget Hollywood thrillers (Patriot Games, The Bone Collector, etc), Phillip Noyce returns home for this rather small scale but very topical film exploring one of the more… Continue Reading »
REDBALL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jon Hewitt Stars: Belind McClory, John Brumpton, Frank Magree, Peter Docker, Anthea Davis, Neil Pigot, Daniel Richardson, James Young, Robert Morgan, Daniel Wyllie, Chris Hatzis, Ray Mooney. A deliberately discordant and jarring opening credit sequence suggests that we are back in Seven territory. And even though there is a vicious… Continue Reading »