Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Whether it be the bizarre sci-fi thriller that is Pi, the polarising discussion on love and reincarnation that is The Fountain, or the creepy character study on mental instability that is Black Swan, director Darren Aronofsky straddles the fine line between art and mainstream like few other directors can. Tackling a biblical story […]
Written by Lola Sterrett. In the film industry’s never-ending quest for ideas, there is a trend that seems to be all about using things from the past. We have endless remakes and reimaginings of old movies, TV show’s adapted into full-length features and homages that read like blatant rip-offs. But one interesting theme has occurred
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Reviewed as part of the 2014 Audi Festival of German Films. Click HERE for the festival schedule and to purchase tickets. Caroline Link’s film Nowhere in Africa, which told the story of a German family adjusting to life in Kenya, took home the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2003 Academy Awards.
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When The Raid: Redemption first burst onto screens in 2011, no one was prepared for the glorious symphony of violence that they were about to witness. Countless shattered bones and brutalised bodies later, it was clear that the action genre had a new handler: Gareth Evans. The Welsh-born director was hired to make a documentary on
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Written by Zac Platt. “All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful.” Upon hearing those somber words had been uttered by Jiro Horikoshi, Hayao Miyazaki (the highly acclaimed Japanese animator behind Ponyo and Spirited Away) knew he had the subject for his next film. With The Wind Rises, Miyazaki gives a highly fictionalised
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Wadjda, the first film shot completely within Saudi Arabia and the first film to be shot there by a woman, is a simple tale told simply and at times obviously, but there’s no denying the importance of such a project. The film tells the story of the titular character, a 10-year-old
Written by Zac Platt. It was clear early on that True Detective would be something special. A new HBO anthology series with each episode being written by creator Nic Pizzolatto (author of Galveston), directed by Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre), and the big-name duo of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson starring in an epic
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My Ode To Wes Anderson. Written by Lily Davis. The whimsy and individuality of Wes Anderson’s vision has perfectly translated into every one of his films and utterly bewitched audiences. As a filmmaker, he is a true auteur. His distinctive touch has molded films that are like no other. While each of his creations explores exciting
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Written by Zac Platt. With only one cast member and almost no dialogue, All Is Lost is nothing if not ambitious in its stripped-down approach to story-telling. The tight focus of writer/director J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) employs a welcome authenticity to the isolation and hopelessness of Robert Redford’s unnamed protagonist. But admirable concept aside, Chandor
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Written by Lola Sterrett. What kind of person travels 1,700 miles across the Australian Outback? Tracks, directed by John Curran (The Painted Veil), depicts Robyn Davidson’s infamous 1977 trek from Alice Springs to just south of Carnarvon, with only her dog Diggity and four camels accompanying her. The beginning half of the film shows Robyn, played by
