by GREG KING The fourth British Film Festival screens at Palace cinemas from October 27 and runs to November 16. As well as the opening night film A United Kingdom, the festival features I, Daniel Blake, the latest slice of social realism from Ken Loach, new films from Terence Davies, Lone Scherfig and a documentary… Continue Reading »
MOONLIGHT CINEMA 2015/2016 – interview with Lisa West
by GREG KING Summer is upon us, and so is a new season of Moonlight Cinema, which kicks off here in Melbourne on December 3, with lots of great films screened at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The season opens with Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, and there are lots of classic films like Dirty… Continue Reading »
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL 2014 – interview with Masafumi Konomi, festival director
by GREG KING Melbourne is replete with film festivals at the moment, and another one that kicks off on November 27 at Melbourne Central is the 18th Japanese Film Festival. There are also some special retrospective screenings of some classics of Japanese cinema from the 50s and 60s at ACMI. To find out more about… Continue Reading »
POLISH FILM FESTIVAL 2014 – interview with Ted Matkowski
by GREG KING The Polish Film Festival screens at the Classic Cinemas in Elsternwick from May 31 until June 8, featuring a program of the latest films from Poland. The festival opens with a screening of Walesa. Man Of Hope, the final film in Andrzej Wajda’s trilogy about Lech Walesa, Poland’s most popular leader during… Continue Reading »
