First look at 2011 Sydney Film Festival
The first batch of titles heading to the 2011 Sydney Film Festival were announced earlier this week (we were busy putting the final touches on our new blog; forgive our tardiness!) and they include...
View ArticleTrailer Debut: Project Nim
Man On Wire, 2008 British filmmaker James Marsh’s documentary on the (slightly insane) French acrobat Philippe Petit, who in 1974 accomplished a high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World...
View ArticleFirst look at 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival
The first batch of titles heading to this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (running 21 July to 7 August) were revealed today, and they include a number of exciting local features,...
View ArticleMelbourne International Film Festival – Day Six
Sweet release! After days of endless movie watching, I felt the need to temporarily take a break from the cinema and recalibrate my now-square eyes to their traditional circular form. Don’t get me...
View ArticleMonkey trouble – Project Nim Review
Project Nim is the new film from director James Marsh, who gave us the Oscar-winning doco Man on Wire back in 2008. As it stands, he’s perhaps the only documentary filmmaker who can get away with...
View ArticleThe top 10 movie apes and monkeys
No more monkey business. We’ve been putting off this list for a while, but it’s now time to “marmoset” the record straight. Primates have always played an important part in cinema (and not just the...
View ArticleTalk Hard – James Marsh, Shadow Dancer, Man on Wire
“I’m your private dancer…” Sorry, we mean Shadow Dancer! Simon Miraudo speaks with Oscar winning director James Marsh (Man on Wire, Project Nim) about his IRA thriller, now available on DVD. Keep...
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