Television
Company conversation: 1-2 July 2014
Bits of news and guts of press releases...in a quiet time.
Box Office July 1 2014: by their monsters shall we know them
They have vast monsters clashing and flailing, we have old cars in the desert driven by a modern-day Methuselah.
Rio 2
The busy presentation smacks of attempting to do too much with too little effort.
Brisbane International Film Festival: tears before bedtime for a bartered bride?
Whether BIFF or APSA turns out to be the Godzilla of the Brisbane festival scene is a question yet to…
The Pack: baying at the South Australian moon
Michael Robertson gives the world audience killer dogs and remains resolutely non-nationalistic, all to create dynastic continuity
Wendall and Wootton: in Melbourne for MIFF
What do Humphrey Bogart, Crazy Stupid Love, Katherine Hepburn and The Talented Mr Ripley have in common?
Yves Saint Laurent
Perceptive portrayals and pretty pictures can’t cure this film’s inertia.
Cold in July
A grim, gritty film dripping with violence that doesn’t shy away from a challenge or from potentially challenging content.
Timothy White: resilience and tenacity
One of the region's busiest film producers discusses the nuances of his role and the challenges facing emerging producers.
ACMI CEO to step down after a decade
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image’s Director and CEO will finish up when his contract concludes in December 2014.