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With recent reports that life for the residents of Toomelah has reached crisis point, Ivan Sen’s feature about the troubled Aboriginal community hits home even harder.
From A Faraway Land
The inaugural Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will attempt to show audiences that there’s more to their thriving cinema scene than song and dance… though there’s that too.
Last Dance
Director Martha Goddard gives us the back story on shooting her experiential short film ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ which is vying for a Dendy Award at Sydney Film Festival.
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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait Of Diane Arbus
Director Steven Shainberg redefined the concept of cinematic romance with his dark 2002 masterpiece Secretary,...
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Hairspray: Shake And Shimmy Edition
Effervescent and relentlessly cheerful, this film version of the stage version of John Waters’ 1988...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Deer Hunter
After making a quiet debut with the eccentric Clint Eastwood action comedy Thunderbolt And Lightfoot,...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End
Following on the triumphant, pop success of the first Pirates film in 2003, and the...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Best In Show
Writer/actor/director Christopher Guest – master of the mockumentary, with Waiting For Guffman to his credit...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Mountain Patrol
Effortlessly falling between documentary realism and striking action epic, Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan's superb Mountain...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Good Night, And Good Luck
Good Night, And Good Luck details the on-air standoff between renowned CBS journalist Edward R....
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Tony Takitani
Based on the Haruki Murakami short story of the same name, Jun Ichikawa's brilliant adaptation...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Traces Of A Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family
Imagine learning that the name you have built a successful film career on is not...
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Sympathy For The Devil
This freaky, late sixties cinematic time capsule from iconic French filmmaker Jean Luc-Godard is most...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
The Red Desert
Just how well have the films of Michelangelo Antonioni aged? To some, the works of...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
La Commare Secca (the Grim Reaper)
It is often interesting to see the very earliest work by a major director, although...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Winter Soldier
In 1971, a group of Vietnam veterans gathered for one of the most extraordinary events...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Master Of The Flying Guillotine
Written, directed by and starring Shaw Brothers superstar Jimmy Wang Yu, Master Of The Flying...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Mr. Death
Master filmmaker Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) is obsessed with the capacity that human...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
The Dudesons Movie
Less of a movie, and more a collection of skits and stunts, The Dudesons Movie...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
The Batman Special Editions Collection
Though all previously available as stand-alone titles, Warner now collects the four films in their...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Superman: The Ultimate Collectors Edition
Released for the Christmas of 1978, Richard Donner's Superman was not only part of the...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Storm Boy
To a generation of Australian kids, this nice, slight and visually beautiful film holds a...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01
Renaissance
In an era when traditional film animation appears to have neared its end, it's refreshing...
Uploaded June 01, 2008 00:01