‘Cold Souls’ – Movie Review
on Nov 3, 2009 in Movies 'Cold Souls' - Movie criticism 'Cold Souls' - Movie critics 'Cold Souls' - Movie critique 'Cold Souls' - Movie Review 'Cold Souls' - Movie writeup 'Cold Souls' Sophie Barthes Cold Souls cinematography Cold Souls collaboration David Strathairn in Cold Souls Dina Korzun in Cold Souls Paul Giamatti in Cold Souls Sophie Barthes Sophie Barthes new film Sophie Barthes new movie In an interesting interview on screencave.com, Cold Souls writer/director Sophie Barthes claims the central idea for the movie came from a dream she had in which she and Woody Allen found themselves standing in front of boxes containing their respect...

‘The Brothers Bloom’ – Movie Review
on Oct 31, 2009 in Movies Adrien Brody 'The Brothers Bloom' ‘The Brothers Bloom’ – Movie Review ‘The Brothers Bloom’ – Movie Review Australia ‘The Brothers Bloom’ – Movie Review blog ‘The Brothers Bloom’ Rian Johnson criticism 'The Brothers Bloom' Mark Ruffalo 'The Brothers Bloom' postmodern aspect of 'The Brothers Bloom' Rian Johnson new movie Rinko Kikuchi 'The Brothers Bloom' The Brothers Bloom caper movie Rian Johnson created quite a buzz with his low-budget debut, Brick. The Brothers Bloom is his much-anticipated follow-up. Well you can exhale, all you breathlessly excited Johnsonites. The news is not good. This thing’s a fizzer. Not everyone thin...

‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – Movie Review
on Oct 28, 2009 in Movies Music ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – critique ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – Movie Review ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – Movie Review Australia ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – Perth Review ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ – Review ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ Cinema Paradiso ‘In Search Of Beethoven’ Phil Grabsky Helene Grimaud 'In Search of Beethoven' Helene Grimaud Beethoven Helene Grimaud Beethoven Piano Concerto Helene Grimaud in Phil Grabsky film Peter Holland Q&A with Phil Grabsky Phil Grabsky Beethoven documentary I’m not often lost for words – when writing, at least – but right at this moment I’m blocked. I’m aware of the source of my difficulty, so let’s begin with that. If I hadn’t been invited to a media screening of In Search of Beethoven fo...

‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ – Movie Review
on Oct 16, 2009 in Movies ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ – movie critic ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ – movie critique ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ Movie Review ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ Movie Review Australia Charlton Heston Alzheimer's Charlton Heston Bowling For Columbine Luna cinema Tony Bective Michael Moore Capitalism movie Michael Moore global crisis Michael Moore movie GFC Michael Moore new movie I was one of many teenage romantics in the 70s who harboured some half-baked Marxist ideals. That is, until I got around to actually reading Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Great opening: “A spectre is haunting Europe.” Shame about the rest. It qui...

‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ – Movie Review
on Oct 16, 2009 in Movies ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ – movie critic ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ – movie critique ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ Movie Review ‘Capitalism – A Love Story’ Movie Review Australia ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ – critique ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ – film review ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ – Movie Review ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ critics Charlton Heston Alzheimer's Charlton Heston Bowling For Columbine Luna cinema Tony Bective Michael Moore Capitalism movie Michael Moore global crisis Michael Moore movie GFC Michael Moore new movie I was one of many teenage romantics in the 70s who harboured some half-baked Marxist ideals. That is, until I got around to actually reading Marx’s Communist Manifesto. Great opening: “A spectre is haunting Europe.” Shame about the rest. It qui...

‘Whatever Works’ – Movie Review
on Oct 6, 2009 in Movies 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' 'Whatever Works' Larry David 'Whatever Works' movie criticism 'Whatever Works' movie critics 'Whatever Works' movie critique 'Whatever Works' movie Luna Cinema 'Whatever Works' movie review 'Whatever Works' movie review Australia 'Whatever Works' movie review Luna Cinema 'Whatever Works' movie review Perth Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood in 'Whatever Works' Evan Rachel Wood in Woody Allen movie I look like Larry David Larry David awards Larry David double Larry David hilarious Larry David in 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Larry David Seinfeld co-creator Larry David Seinfeld creator Woody Allen best movie Woody Allen favourite movie Woody Allen funniest movie Woody Allen masterpiece I have to declare a bias before I begin: I am a HUGE Larry David fan. I ‘discovered’ David three or so years ago when a mate, Mr I.R. “Golden God” Yeuuung, phoned and alerted me to the TV comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm wit...

‘An Education’ – Movie Review
on Oct 2, 2009 in Movies 'An Education' movie review Alfred Molina 'An Education' Carey Mulligan 'An Education' Emma Thompson 'An Education' Nick Hornby Nick Hornby 'An Education' Nick Hornby 'An Education' screenplay Nick Hornby 'An Education' script Peter Sarsgaard 'An Education' Rosamund Pike 'An Education' X 'An Education' movie critic X 'An Education' movie criticism X 'An Education' movie critique X 'An Education' movie review Australia O what a joy – unfortunately, a rare one – is a fine script! They don’t come much finer than Nick Hornby’s in An Education: well plotted, tight, sparkling with wit and a literary intelligence that informs every line without dr...

‘Moon’ – Movie Review
on Oct 1, 2009 in Movies 'Moon' movie blog reviews 'Moon' movie criticism 'Moon' movie critics 'Moon' movie critique 'Moon' movie Duncan Jones 'Moon' movie review 'Moon' movie reviews Australia Duncan Jones movie debut Kevin Spacey in 'Moon' Moon movie Sam Rockwell in 'Moon' Tackling this review has presented a bit of a dilemma. Firstly, for me, the main strength of Moon is its narrative intrigue, the what-happens-next. There’s not a lot you can discuss about this aspect of the movie without pooping the party with...

Site Upgrade In Progress
on Sep 21, 2009 in Blogging & Internet Dear teeming hordes of Boomtown Rap devotees, It’s come to my attention that there have been problems for some time with the ‘commenting’ function on this blog (and here was I fondly imagining that my recent spate of movie reviews w...

‘Stone Bros’ – Movie Review
on Sep 15, 2009 in Movies 'Stone Bros' - Movie Review Cheech and Chong Stone Bros David Page David Page Stone Bros Leon Burchill Leon Burchill Stone Bros Luke Carroll Luke Carroll Stone Bros Peter Phelps Peter Phelps Stone Bros Richard J Frankland Richard J Frankland Stone Bros director Richard J Frankland Stone Bros writer Ross Hutchens producer Ross Hutchens producer Stone Bros Stone Bros movie Stone Bros movie review Australia Stone Bros movie review Perth Stone Bros screenplay Stone Bros script (Trailer sourced from YouTube) Director and writer of Stone Bros, Richard J Frankland, is a funny bastard. Piss-taking, irreverent and just genuinely bloody funny. His intro at the Q&A screening of the movie last Sunday night had the place rocki...