I’m starting to lose track of all the Marvel characters. I mean, it was easy when it was just Iron Man, Thor and Captain America (yeah, I know the X-Men and Spider-Man were in there too, but they somehow didn’t count as much). Then came all manner of other superheroes; and on top of that,…
A mystery, drama, science fiction and psychological thriller all rolled into one, 10 Cloverfield Lane is the spiritual successor to 2008’s sleeper hit Cloverfield. We are introduced to Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) when she is at sixes and sevens. Not thinking all that clearly, she packs a suitcase and exits her city apartment in haste…
One of my mantras has been when working in the theatre: “The writer is God.” I have always held the writer in the highest esteem, especially the playwright, and in my working as an actor, director or teacher of acting, I have always applied a kind of ‘forensic fanaticism’ to the writer’s words and clues,…
Last Tango In Argentina? No, this is not a documentary about the making of Bernardo Bertolucci’s controversial erotically charged drama Last Tango In Paris. Rather this documentary is a loving portrait of Maria Nieves Rego and Juan Carlos Copes, the most famous tango dancers in Argentina, who danced together for nearly fifty years and took…
For twenty-five years Stephen Page has been the creative director of Sydney’s Bangarra Dance Company, creating some innovative works that often explore complex indigenous themes and culture. He has also choreographed a number of films such as Bran Nue Dae and The Sapphires. He made his film directorial debut with Sand, one of the seventeen…
Gerard Butler, as US Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, is clearly trying to outmuscle and outgun Bruce Willis, as NYDP police officer John McClane (Die Hard), if his latest high-octane thriller, London Has Fallen, is anything to go by. The intent is no let up in the action or in the suspense from go to…
Deliciously subversive, Matilda the Musical is undoubtedly one of the high points of a year in which musicals continue to make their mark. Put simply, it is superb entertainment for children and equally engaging for their parents and grandparents. This is no kids’ show with some crossover appeal, but a genuine five-star extravaganza that has…
You will never look at elephants the same way after seeing Sacha Baron Cohen’s (the mastermind behind Borat, Bruno and Ali G) latest outrageous creation, Grimsby, complete with a surfeit of butt jokes and genitalia. His newest character is Nobby Butcher, a terminally unemployed but fun-loving football fan who is forced to save the world….
Spielberg returns to the history of war long after War Horse, the story of a stallion with a Lassie attitude during WWI, but not with heroic images of the battlefield as in Saving Private Ryan. Bridge of Spies takes place during the Cold War, a period during which espionage was commonplace and super powers completely…
– Mothers Day – Only in cinemas from 28 April 2016 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to StudioCanal. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Following the success of NEW YEAR’S EVE and VALENTINE’S DAY director Garry Marshall promises to again deliver big things for MOTHER’S DAY with his winning…
