:: Film SpotlightsView older articles in our archive Choose the Greatest Australian Films of All TimeAustralia Post and the Australian Film Institute are celebrating 50 Years of Pride and Passion by inviting the public to choose the five greatest Australian films of all time. More...2008 Melbourne International Film FestivalThe 2008 Melbourne International Film Festival will screen over 300 films, including 10 World Premieres and a number of prize-winning films from World-Class festivals, including a record 23 films from Cannes, Sundance, Rotterdam, Berlin and Toronto Festivals. The programme will once again feature the work of world-renowned filmmakers, and more than a couple of unknown gems, in its popular Homegrown and Neighbourhood Watch, International Panorama, Backbeat, Animation Gallery, Next Gen, Forbidden Pleasures, Africa! Africa! and Documentaries series. The most highly regarded short film competition in the Asia Pacific, Best MIFF shorts screens approximately 100 short films, competing for a prize money of AUD$35,000. Interview with Daniel Frederiksen (Ten Empty)“Being the lead in it came with a little bit of pressure. If you are not at all likeable or if the audience doesn’t like your character or at least understands him, then the whole experience as a movie goer can be boring. So there was that sort of pressure. But over all it was such a lovely experience to work with really nice people who want to be there and help each others performances.” More...Interview with Unfinished Sky writer/director Peter Duncan“It wasn’t hard in execution. We didn’t want to get into long tracks about specific issues of Australian immigration policy or how the sex trafficking works in Australia. They exist as a couple of threads in what is a much more complicated sort of fabric. I didn’t want to hit audiences over the head with political themes and ideas.” More...Interview with Unfinished Sky star William McInnes“It felt like you were in the middle of nowhere. But the script was really strong, so that would help an actor mark their way through a performance. And if you trust the script and the director enough then all you got to basically do is stand where they want you to stand and do the things that they want you to do.” More...Movie Trailer - The Dark KnightWarner Bros. Pictures is pleased to offer exciting new footage from the highly anticipated July 2008 release of The Dark Knight. More... |
Get Smart  All things considered, Get Smart is not bad, but I remain of the view that the brand should be left as an untouchable when it comes to remakes or reinterpretations. More...Ten Empty …Ten Empty is a distressing and sad film to watch. Co-writer/director Anthony Hayes sets up tense altercations for his actors, and captures the carnage in several scenes that are held in a single frame, not flinching from the conflict before him. More...Hancock  Since Hancock does not play slave to a source material, it does not come off as generic. The only film which comes close to matching its concepts would be the excellent animated film The Incredibles. Yet while its script may be shaky – especially with its talk of Gods walking amongst men – the films performances and Berg’s spirited direction make up for whatever flaws are present. The Dark Knight (I)  Ledger’s portrayal of the infamous comic book villain has less to do with the glorious pomp and theatrics of Jack Nicholson’s Joker, and everything to do with anarchy, chaos, and destruction all done with a twisted smile on his face and sadistic menace in his black heart. More...Interview with Unfinished Sky writer/director Peter Duncan
"It wasn’t hard in execution. We didn’t want to get into long tracks about specific issues of Australian immigration policy or how the sex trafficking works in Australia. They exist as a couple of threads in what is a much more complicated sort of fabric. I didn’t want to hit audiences over the head with political themes and ideas." 
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