The Double Helix of Acute Misfortune
Thomas M. Wright about his challenging directorial debut, Acute Misfortune.
Mike Leigh: Provocateur
With Mike Leigh’s politically charged Peterloo in cinemas now, we look at the director’s most provocative and socially focused films.
Exclusive! Kenneth Branagh: Shakespeare’s Truth is Subjective
Our in depth chat with the actor born to play the Bard, which he does in All is True, written by Ben Elton and directed by Branagh.
Alex Lykos: Using Both Brains in Film Distribution
On the eve of the release of his film Me & My Left Brain, writer/director/star/distributor, Alex Lykos [pictured with co-star Malcolm Kennard] tells us about the hopes and learns of releasing your own film into cinemas in Australia.
Exclusive! Mike Leigh – Striving for Authenticity
With his 14th feature film (two tv-movies among them), the venerable British director takes on a 200 year old uprising that is very much pertinent to today.
Mike Leigh: Making Reel History With Peterloo
Famed for his dark, gloomy depictions of British life, director Mike Leigh now tackles one of England’s most notorious historical moments with Peterloo.
John Cameron Mitchell: Vive Le Punk
The director’s latest, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties is a celebration of punk and trying to bring fisting back to the conversation.
Jane Campion to Direct The Power of the Dog
It has been a decade since the Australian/New Zealand filmmaker directed a feature film.
Philippe Mora: Australian Auteur
To be a visionary film director, it helps greatly if you have interests in other arts and in the world at large. Australian expat Philippe Mora had it in spades.
Erica 38: An Actual Crazy Rich Asian
After three decades spent in New York, Japanese actor/photographer/filmmaker Yuichi Hibi made a triumphant return to his homeland last month where his drama, Erica 38, was featured in the Special Invitation category at the 11th Okinawa International Movie Festival.
