Judd Apatow is well known for his raunchy romantic comedies like The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. But his films have also tended to be a little self indulgent, and overlong, with running times in excess of two hours, and consequently they have tended to meander a little in the middle section. Trainwreck is…
Coming up to 20 years after Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance officially debuted in Dublin, his company has lost none of its panache. These dancers are nothing short of phenomenal. Of course, now it is a new cast and a new show, even if several of the routines are familiar. The story of good…
Latest figures in Australia, the US and the UK reveal that one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. So how do you create a movie on this topic that is watchable and relatable and enjoyable? That was the challenge confronting the filmmakers responsible for Miss You Already. This dramatic comedic romance…
Maria Enders (played by Juliette Binoche) is a veteran actress whose career was launched years ago with a role in a play called Maloja Snake. Now a legendary film star in her own right, Enders is being asked to return to the stage in a revival of the play that made her famous. But instead…
Robert De Niro is one of the most dynamic and intense actors of his generation and he has appeared in classics like The Godfather Part II, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. Thirty years ago the thought of De Niro playing the lead in a lightweight romantic comedy would have been anathema, but as he is…
I didn’t know much about the “sport” of calisthenics before entering the cinema to see this documentary. Calisthenics is a discipline unique to Australia, and it combines elements of ballet and gymnastics with colourful costumes and superb choreography. Calisthenics can be performed by individuals or by groups with perfectly choreographed routines. And every year an…
– Freeheld – Only in cinemas from 5 November 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Based on an inspiring true story, Freeheld stars Julianne Moore and Ellen Page as a couple who, in their darkest hour, take on the biggest…
What if space travel had evolved to such an extent that man had landed on Mars and you had inadvertently been left on the red planet with next to no chance of survival? That is the premise at the heart of this action adventure science fiction film, directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Black…
“A lot of people ask me if I’m happy with the turnout. I think it’s more than being happy, being satisfied, as no creative person is entirely satisfied with their creation,” reflects Indian born film director Anupam Sharma when talking about his debut feature UnIndian, which was shot in Sydney. UnIndian is a multi-cultural romance…
Well written and largely skilfully executed, this is a sexually charged drama set in the midst of the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 2008 that left 164 people dead and more than 300 wounded. Marika Marosszeky plays Arizona Snow, an American porn actress being interviewed in her hotel room by an Australian journalist, Martin Morecombe…
