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Entries by Simon Foster (1196)

Thursday
Nov082012

REVIEWS / HOUSOS VS AUTHORITY

The best per-screen average at Australian cinemas in its opening week suggests Paul Fenech's Housos vs Authority can't be dismissed with critical disdain...right? (Click pic)

Monday
Nov052012

FEATURES / AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE DAY: THE 11ELEVEN PROJECT

A passionate, humanitarian filmmaker is set to launch a multi-media vision of one day in the life cycle of Planet Earth. (Click pic)

Monday
Nov052012

MEDIA / LES MISERABLES

The cast of Tom Hooper's eagerly-anticipated adaptation of Les Miserables reflect upon the live-performance tension of singing before the cameras. (Click pic)

Sunday
Nov042012

REVIEWS / SKYFALL

Shaken by violence and stirred into action, a reborn 007 deals with memory and legacy in Sam Mendes' deep, dark and absorbing Bond opus. (Click pic)

Thursday
Nov012012

REVIEWS / LE GUETTEUR (THE LOOKOUT)

Two of French cinema's biggest stars get down and dirty in Michele Placido's atmospheric but uneven thriller. (Click pic)

Tuesday
Oct302012

HORROR / NECRO-NOVACASTRIANS: NEWCASTLE'S DAY OF THE DEAD

A celebration of zombie culture has spawned Australia's latest genre short film festival in that thriving necropolis, Newcastle. (Click pic)

Friday
Oct262012

REVIEWS / MARIJINE (MARIJA'S OWN)

Fact and fiction are blurred to mixed effect in Croatian director Zeljko Sukova's heartfelt ode to her family's late matriarch. (Click pic)

Thursday
Oct252012

REVIEWS / THE MASTER

Masterful work from America's finest young director or an ambitious but flawed folly? (Click pic)

Tuesday
Oct232012

REVIEWS / LE PRENOM (WHAT'S IN A NAME?)

A tacky joke sets in motion an evening of jibes, backstabbing and bitter truths in this blackly-comic French farce. (Click pic)

Monday
Oct082012

FEATURES / HEARTS, MINDS AND TIME: THE COLIN TREVORROW INTERVIEW

We talk to Colin Trevorrow about his debut film, the uplifting time-travel drama Safety Not Guaranteed, and the struggle it faced to win over a jaded movie-going demographic. (Click pic).

Wednesday
Oct032012

FEATURES / THE BEST OF LARRY COHEN

With the great B-movie master due on Australian shores for a series of professional appearances, we take a debate-creating look at the career of Larry Cohen. (Click pic)

Friday
Sep282012

REVIEWS / SAVE YOUR LEGS

A new Australian film celebrates the traditions of our national game and the mateship that makes playing it a rite of passage for our men. (Click pic)

Thursday
Sep272012

REVIEWS / LOOPER

The Matrix, Inception...could Rian Johnson's Looper be the next super-smart sci-fi thriller to score big with both critics and audiences alike? Is it really that good? (Click pic)

Friday
Sep212012

INDUSTRY / COCKATOO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL PUFFS UP ITS FEATHERS

Two industry stalwarts have officially announced an exciting new film festival venture....in the middle of Sydney harbour. (Click pic).

Friday
Sep212012

FEATURES / INNOCENCE AND LEGACY: THE CATE SHORTLAND INTERVIEW

In a frank, far-reaching interview, Australian director Cate Shortland discusses her new film Lore, the dark memories that Germans face daily and Australia's denial of its own shameful history. (Click pic)