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CLASH – Interview with ACMI programmer Roberta Ciabarra

by GREG KING From March 30, ACMI is screening Mohamed Diab’s brilliant film Clash, a claustrophobic drama set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring. This powerful Egyptian drama is set during the so-called Arab Spring, a time of revolution in the days immediately following the overthrow of President Morsi, and the civil unrest that ensued as police clashed with demonstrators. The police indiscriminately …

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 REVIEWS

by GREG KING The Melbourne International Film Festival screens from July 28 through until August 14. There are some 300 features and documentaries screening, both local and international productions. The opening night film is The Death And Life Of Otto Bloom, starring Xavier Samuel, and the closing night film is David Mackenzie's contemporary western Hell Or High Water, starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben …

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WOLF MAN

WOLF MAN Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Leigh Whannell Stars: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie, Sam Jaeger, Zac Chandler, Leigh Whannell, Ben Prendergast. This is the latest entry in Universal’s …

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WE LIVE IN TIME

WE LIVE IN TIME Reviewed by GREG KING Director: John Crowley Stars: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield, Lee Braithwaite, Adam James, Grace Delaney. This unashamed and somewhat old-fashioned weepy is a Love Story for the new …

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PADDINGTON IN PERU

PADDINGTON IN PERU Reviewed by GREG KING. Director: Dougal Wilson Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Julie Walters, Samuel Joslin, Madeleine Harris, Imelda Staunton, Carla Tous, …

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