American Teen
Winning a place on the guest list to American Teenwas not a high priority for me. When I heard the title, I thought it must be a teen movie, and when I read that it was a documentary, I was even less...
View ArticleThe Road to Guantanamo
There is a particular atmosphere in films that depict the victims of the Holocaust, and I found it incredibly disturbing to sense that same atmosphere in this excellent documentary recently aired on...
View ArticleMao’s Last Dancer
Much is being made of Bruce Beresford’s latest film, Mao’s Last Dancer. It has been released amidst a flurry of discussion about the nature of Australian film, and because it doesn’t deal with a...
View ArticleThe Phantom of the Opera
I’m just home from Las Vegas where I had the opportunity to see The Phantom of the Opera at The Venetian. What I have found fascinating since first hearing about the production is the idea that a...
View ArticleHugo
Hugois a great film, although it is about half an hour longer than it needs to be and (coincidentally?) half an hour too sappy. Set in Paris, it’s the story of an orphan in the care of his drunkard...
View ArticleThe Way
There seems to have been a slew of films about journeys or pilgrimages from American film makers lately. Either that or I’ve just started noticing them. At any rate, I haven’t seen any as good as The...
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