Jim Sharman’s ANDY X
Leading stage and screen director, Jim Sharman - famed for his musical extravaganza The Rocky Horror Picture Show - will launch his new visual art film ANDY X, a 40-minute musical reverie about legendary artist Andy Warhol, exclusively online twenty five years after the exact moment of Warhol’s death.
Any Questions for Ben?
Glenn Dunks reviews Any Questions for Ben? With the slick polish of an American production, it is generally content to cruise along at its own pleasantly chucklesome pace, occasionally offering something quite sweet.
Guy Franklin, Filmmaker and Music Director
Guy Franklin is the director of Kimbra's Settle Down, Cameo Lover and Good Intent film clips, as well as a filmmaker and creative thinker. He chats to Sandi Sieger about working with Kimbra, the process of filmmaking and why the Americanisation of Australia's commercial radio is offensive.
Advance Australian Film
It seems that for decades Australian films have been struggling to connect with audiences to achieve financial success – so what needs to be done to save the future of our industry? Courtney Dawson hopes to get people talking about exactly that, with her upcoming documentary film project, Advance Australian Film.
Lee Zachariah, The Bazura Project
Sandi Sieger chats to Lee Zachariah - one half of ABC's The Bazura Project, cinema lover, writer (yes, even for this very magazine) and all round clever guy - about the world of television and why he's never considered living anywhere else but Australia.
The Paris Trap
Lara McPherson longs to stroll along the Champs-Élysées and indulge in a life based in Paris, but realises that happiness isn't location dependent. As the French have shown her, it can be as simple as surrounding yourself with people you love and making time for the things you treasure.
X
Glenn Dunks reviews X - one of the most alive and confident genre titles to come out of this country in quite some time and if, as the old saying goes, x marks the spot of treasure then X is the gaudy jewels found within.
The Tall Man
Glenn Dunks reviews The Tall Man - a gripping tale that covers race, class, politics and even love with a filmmaking skill that belies its origins. It’s one of the finest Australian films of the year.
The Hunter
Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter is a captivating, and chilly, look at politics and human frailty set against the story of a famed four-legged beast; the Tasmanian Tiger.
Face to Face
It won't be mistaken for the most exciting film of 2011, but Face to Face is a bold film nonetheless - one that rewards viewers with spiky wordplay and tart performances. Glenn Dunks reviews the engaging, but rarely pompous, Face to Face.
Red Dog
Red Dog feels both kinetically modern and yet charmingly old fashioned. It’s refreshingly patriotic, but with a knowing wink to the changing landscape of Australian culture. Glenn Dunks reviews this touching film.
Sleeping Beauty
In a film that is filled with intriguing and brave moments, and is very much a tough ask for its audience, Glenn Dunks argues that the discussion Sleeping Beauty has elicited from critics and audiences alone is reason enough for its existence.
