Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Richard Lowenstein, Lynn-Maree Milburn. Local filmmaker Richard Lowenstein has long had a fascination with Melbourne’s punk rock scene, through films like Dogs In Space, his collaborations with INXS, and the documentary We’re All Living On Dog Food, etc. Together with long time collaborator Lynn-Maree Milburn Lowenstein gives us this warts and all documentary …
THE TRIANGLE WARS
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Rosie Jones. This fascinating documentary looks at the controversial plans to redevelop a car park on the St Kilda foreshore, and the community outcry against the development. In May 2007 the Port Phillip Council unveiled plans for a massive commercial development including 180 shops, a hotel, a supermarket, 8 cinemas, 5 nightclubs and bars, some with …
BEGINNERS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mike Mills Stars: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Goran Visjnic, Melanie Laurent, Mary Page Keller. Mike Mills’ follow-up to Thumbsucker is this story about loss, dysfunctional relationships, resilience, new beginnings, insecurity, and finding yourself. Beginners is a bittersweet and comic semi-autobiographical tale. This is a very personal film for Mills as it draws …
FACE TO FACE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Rymer Stars: matthew Newton, Luke Ford, Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton, Laura Gordon, Chris Connelly. Face To Face marks the first local production from AFI award winning Australian director Michael Rymer (Angel Baby, etc) following a decade spent working on American television, with series like the revamped Battlestar Galactica, Fast Forward, etc. It also marks …
FIRE IN BABYLON
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Stevan Riley. Like all great documentaries, Fire In Babylon has a broad appeal that goes beyond an interest in the subject matter. While Fire In Babylon is about the game of cricket it actually also delves into the politics of the sport and places it into the broader context of the social change that was occurring. In the late 60’s, the West Indies cricket …
HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jason Eisener Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jason Bateman, Brian Downey, Gregory Smith, Molly Dunsworth. Like Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, Hobo With A Shotgun actually began life as one of the fake trailers in the Grindhouse experience. The title basically says all you need to know about this extra-violent take on the vigilante genre. Rutger Hauer (from Blade Runner, etc) plays …
