Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Director: Jennifer Peedom. "The mountains we climb are not just rocks and ice, they are our dreams and desires." So says Willem Dafoe, who narrates this documentary that explores our obsession with climbing mountains and conquering lofty peaks. The mountains were here long before man came along, and they will be there long after we have gone. Three centuries ago the …
RIP TIDE – interview with Rhiannon Bannenberg
by GREG KING Rip Tide is a family friendly coming of age tale about Cora (played by Debby Ryan, best known for her work on the Disney Channel), a young model who tires of the high-pressure fashion industry and flees to a small coastal town in Australia to spend time with her aunt. The film has been written by Georgia Harrison and directed by Rhiannon Bannenberg. Greg spoke to Rhiannon about casting the film, the …
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WHITNEY: CAN I BE ME?
Reviewed by GREG KING Documentary Directors: Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal. The music world is littered with tragic stories of popular singers and their downfall – from Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Most of these stories follow a similar trajectory – a rise to fame at a young age which they struggle to handle, and a descent into …
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – interview with festival director Nashen Moodley
by GREG KING The Sydney Film Festival runs from June 7 – June 18. The packed program features Q&As with filmmakers, documentaries, short films, animation programs, retrospective screenings and the Essential Kurosawa program curated by David Stratton, and new films from Terrence Malick, Bong Joon-Ho, Sofia Coppola, Michael Haneke, Kriv Stenders, and a new documentary on Julian Assange from Laura Poitras …
