As you can see, I already posted my first reviews several weeks ago, but never really went live with it. So . . . lets get going with a few recent films:
Amy
Director: Asif Kapadia
Length: 128 mins
If you missed it, hunt down this magnificent and moving doco on the incredibly talented Amy Winehouse. Even if you you don't know her or like her music, the film is a revelation of a magnificent talent, tragically lost too young.
For my full review:
http://www.cinephilia.net.au/show_review.php?movieid=5814If you missed it, hunt down this magnificent and moving doco on the incredibly talented Amy Winehouse. Even if you you don't know her or like her music, the film is a revelation of a magnificent talent, tragically lost too young.
For my full review:
Unmissable!!
Everest
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Length: 121 mins
New Zealand mountaineer Rob Hall led an ill-fated climbing expedition to Everest in 1996. Based upon the true story, this nail biter takes you up there into the heart of the action on the treacherous mountain. This is not a film which delves deep into character - it is more a thrilling look at what happens when driven people take a huge risk and it all goes wrong. With a great cast, including Emily Watson, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Hawkes, it's as tense as you'll want to be in a cinema, and definitely worth seeing in 3D.
For a full review:
http://www.cinephilia.net.au/show_review.php?movieid=5862
Well worth a look!
This is based upon the memoir of Aussie boy Timothy Conigrave who fell in love with John Caleo, captain of the school footy team, back in the days when the pressures on being gay were immense. To compound matters, HIV/AIDS struck the gay community with a vengeance in the 1980s. This terrifically sensitive and beautifully acted and directed film is a total tear jerker. It is a love story for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation.
Well worth a look!
Holding the Man
Director: Neil Armfield
Length: 128 mins
This is based upon the memoir of Aussie boy Timothy Conigrave who fell in love with John Caleo, captain of the school footy team, back in the days when the pressures on being gay were immense. To compound matters, HIV/AIDS struck the gay community with a vengeance in the 1980s. This terrifically sensitive and beautifully acted and directed film is a total tear jerker. It is a love story for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation.
For a full review:
Well worth a look!
Another Country
Director: Molly Reynolds
Length: 75 mins
David Gulpilil (star of Charlie's Country) gives us a bird's eye view of his community up in Ramingining, and speaks about the disaster that happened to indigenous people when white fellas imposed their culture upon his. This incisive and humane film is a revelation, and a heartfelt plea for understanding. It should be seen by all Aussies of all ages. For a full review:
Unmissable!!
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