Author: James Curnow
MIFF Capsule Reviews: Ferrara’s Tommaso, Herzog’s Meeting Gorbachev & Diaz’ Our Mothers
MIFF Capsule Reviews: Ferrara’s Tommaso, Herzog’s Meeting Gorbachev & Diaz’ Our MothersAt this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, I’m bouncing from film to film at a pretty ridiculous pace. As a result, I’ll be doing my best to provide reviews of as many films as possible. Some will be amply explored. Some will be missed.…
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival: 5 Films For Movie Buffs
There are just a couple of weeks until the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival kicks off in 2019, running from the 19th to the 30th of July. We thought we’d start our coverage with a look at a handful of films covering some of cinema’s greatest and most notorious artists. From Werner Herzog to Peter Sellers,…
Stellar line-up at 2018 Sydney SciFi Film Festival
Sydney based science fiction fans are in for a treat this month, with the fifth annual SciFi Film Festival running from the 18th to the 21st of October at the Event Cinemas complex in George St. Twenty-five films from eleven countries will screen, showcasing some of the most groundbreaking works of science fiction you’re likely…
Dawn Mikkelson’s Risking Light: Forgiveness in Three Parts
Looking at the media landscape in 2018, it’s very easy to become cynical about the world we live in. Dawn Mikkelson provides something of an antidote to that cynicism with her film Risking Light, which premieres at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this Saturday July 14th. Risking Light is the story of three people from…
Swagger of Thieves: Julian Boshier Talks ‘Head Like A Hole’
Fans of music documentaries like Some Kind of Monster and Anvil: The Story of Anvil will not want to miss Julian Boshier’s Swagger of Thieves when it screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Saturday the 14th of July. Swagger of Thieves follows the much-loved 90’s New Zealand band Head Like A Hole as…