Tag: cinema
Five films that make the cut: Update from the Melbourne International Film Festival
Time for another report from the Melbourne International Film Festival! It’s quickly becoming apparent that my viewing schedule is ridiculously ambitious, as was my intention to keep the blog entirely up to date throughout. Nevertheless, I’ll keep plugging away and try to keep things as close to real-time as possible. This year, I’ve had the…
Patrick Remade: Return of the Catatonic
Having just recently posted about my love for Ozploitation cinema, I was more than a little enthusiastic to score tickets to the world premiere of Patrick, a remake of the Australian cult classic of the same name. Even more exciting was the fact that the film was to be directed by none other than Mark…
Let’s get started: I’m So Excited, First Cousin Once Removed, Dirty Wars
The Melbourne International Film Festival has now begun, kicking off with the Australian red carpet premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s new film I’m So Excited last night. No doubt there are a few people still struggling to recover from the post-film festivities. Below, I look at I’m So Excited and a couple of other films I’ve…
Melbourne International Film Festival – Starts tonight!
The Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off tonight with the red carpet Australian premiere of Pedro Almodovar’s new film I’m So Excited. This year I was lucky enough to be offered a place on the festival’s short film selection panel, so I’ve managed to squeeze my way in for the big night. I’ll be reporting…
Ozploitation: Twelve Australian exploitation classics
Some might argue that it is paradoxical – perhaps even hypocritical – to follow a post lamenting the generally poor quality of horror cinema with one celebrating the schlocky oeuvre of Australia’s exploitation cinema during the 70s and 80s. I would suggest that an observation of this kind may well be absolutely correct, but such…