by GREG KING Following the international success of The Guard writer/director John Michael McDonagh returns with Calvary. This blackly comic drama about a good priest tormented by his community in a small and picturesque Irish town reunites McDonagh with the brilliant Brendan Gleeson. Gleeson is Father James who is threatened with death during a startling… Continue Reading »
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2014
by GREG KING. For his Movies At Dusk program on 3WBC 94.1FM, Greg spoke to the festival director Nashen Moodley to find out more about this year’s exciting program. To hear more, click on the link below: https://www.mediafire.com/listen/muey9rbh9ga6gdp/190512_002.MP3 REVIEWS. LAST UPDATED JUNE 2. GABRIELLE. This award winning French-Canadian film is a moving, raw and emotionally… Continue Reading »
MICHAEL ALTMAN interview
by GREG KING The Sydney Film Festival is screening a series of films by legendary maverick director the late, great Robert Altman (M*A*S*H, etc). Michael Altman, eldest son of the legendary film director will be attending the festival to participate in some Q&As following screenings of some of his father’s films. One June 10, Altman… Continue Reading »
JOYOUS CURIOSITY: THE CINEMA OF AGNES VARDA
by GREG KING In June, ACMI are holding a special retrospective on French filmmaker Agnes Varda, regarded as “the godmother of the new wave.” Joyous Curiosity runs from Thursday 19 June – Sunday 13 July 2014 For over half a century Agnès Varda’s presence in the world cinema landscape has remained vital; producing films that… Continue Reading »
THE BABADOOK
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jennifer Kent Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Benjamin Winspear, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Chloe Hurn. Greg King spoke to director Jennifer Kent and star Essie Davis for his Movies At Dusk program on 3WBC 94.1FM https://www.mediafire.com/listen/x575ragsjd4ujsd/190421_001.MP3 Be afraid, be very afraid! This effective low budget horror film from… Continue Reading »
GARDENING WITH SOUL – interview with director Jess Feast
by GREG KING Gardening With Soul is a new documentary that looks at the work of Sister Loyola Galvin, a sprightly 90-year old nun with a healthy outlook and positive attitude. She tends a garden at the church run home where she lives. To find out more about this fascinating character and this film that… Continue Reading »