Archive for August, 2009
HOT: The September Issue
A quick scan of the crowd of twittering girls and gay men, and it was pretty clear that I was in the right cinema. The September Issue is a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the hallowed temple of American Vogue and a portrait of its high priestess, the magazine’s editor Anna Wintour. This engaging movie takes us [...]
HOT: Cheri
Cheri marks the cinematic return of my favourite Catwoman, Michelle Pfeiffer, as the courtesan Lea de Lonval in turn of the century France. Before I get into the proper film review, I just want to say one thing. Pfeiffer looks amazing for 50. She’s always been beautiful, of course, but with age her face has [...]
NOT: District 9
I don’t like sci-fi. However, RM convinced me to see District 9 after selling it to me as ‘not your typical sci-fi movie’ but an allegory on the treatment, discrimination and segregation of immigrants and refugees in First World countries. Someone in my book club once argued that sci-fi shouldn’t just be dismissed as a [...]
NOT: Adam
Who would have thought that my junk TV obsession, America’s Next Top Model, would actually be educational viewing? Thanks to cycle 9 of the series, I know all about Asperger’s Syndrome (or at least how Asperger’s Syndrome and being a model/spokesperson don’t really mix). So I was intrigued about the premise for the film Adam, [...]
HOT: Balibo
Based on Jill Jolliffe’s book Cover-up (now republished as Balibo with extra chapters and information by Scribe Publications), Balibo is a searing and dramatic film about the true story of the lead-up to the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975, and an Australian journalist’s search for the truth. The film crosses three perspectives and [...]
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