Reviewed by GREG KINGDirector: Greg McleanStars: Daniel Radcliffe, Alex Russell, Thomas Kretschmann, Joel Jackson.The opening night film for MIFF 2017 was the generic survival thriller Jungle, directed by Greg McLean, who is best known for his outback horror thriller Wolf Creek. Jungle is based on the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's ordeal when he became lost in the …
JUNGLE – interview with Greg McLean
by GREG KINGJungle is a story of survival, based on Yossi Ghinsberg's experiences of being lost in the Amazon jungle for two weeks. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, and is directed by Greg McLean, who is best known for his horror films like Wolf Creek. Jungle was the opening night film at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival, and hits cinemas in November. Greg caught up with …
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – week 2 reviews
ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KINGLAST UPDATED AUGUST 18, 2017THE BELKO EXPERIMENT.The Stanford Prison Experiment meets Battle Royale?Belko is a US non-profit organisation based in Bogota in Colombia, which works to facilitate American businesses wanting to operate in South America. One day though an unusually high level of security seems to be visible around the high rise …
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – REVIEWS
ALL FILMS REVIEWED BY GREG KINGLAST UPDATED AUGUST 13, 2017FINAL PORTRAIT.In 1964, renowned portrait artist and sculptor Albert Giacometti passed away soon after completing his final painting. He had painted a portrait of American journalist James Lord, who had come to Paris for a brief visit. The portrait was only supposed to take a couple of days, but the increasingly frustrated Lord spent a couple …
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WOLF CREEK 2
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Greg McLean Stars: John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Phillipe Klaus, Gerard Kennedy.Australian filmmakers do not often get to make sequels to their films, as very few actually prove successful at the box office. But when they do make a sequel they are clearly aimed at an international audience - take Mad Max 2: Road Warrior and Crocodile Dundee 2 for example. And so it is …
