Melbourne homeless – interviews with the invisible
A shopping trolley stuffed with the belongings of a homeless person; a common sight on the streets of Melbourne. To say there is a homeless […]
Interviews
EXHIBITION Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse @ NGV – Showcasing one of the most creative and controversial fashion designers of the 20th century – Overview & Review
Good, not great: The Alexander McQueen exhibition @ NGV is all about the work. Fans of the influential, notorious fashion designer Alexander McQueen will no […]
Having spent 10 years making it, director Rob Murphy discusses ‘Splice Here’, his love letter to old-school film and the impact the onset of digital has had on the defiant community of projectionists
“I begrudgingly became the storyteller” – Director Rob Murphy. For a review of the film go here. Rob Murphy interview index 00:00 Describe the film; […]
REVIEW/INTERVIEW: ‘Surrogate’, another taut Aussie tale of terror; director David Willing discusses the film’s style and the disciplines of making a low-budget movie
Nice kid: A child medium (Ellie Stewart) helps out a haunted house in ‘Surrogate’. SURROGATE *** (95 minutes) M One of the beloved conventions of […]
Blending Gen Z themes with an old-school sensibility and a love of practical gore effects for the knockout horror-comedy ‘Sissy’ – Interview with writer/directors Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes
“What’s been awesome going around the world is that when people come up to us and talk about Australian film, they always talk about the […]
An unfiltered post-gig interview with Australian comedian Amos Gill: now based in the US he explains why he left, why he’s gone off doing festivals and where he stands on left-leaning stand-up comedy
“Soft-left politics with a dick joke to get a clap.” – Amos Gill on his general view about the state of Australian stand-up comedy. This […]
Without resorting to easy point scoring, ‘Paper City’ explores the fight for recognition by survivors of the 1945 Tokyo fire bombing – interview with Australian director Adrian Francis
“With the Old Guard there’s a reluctance to move on this at all.” Speaking from his home in Tokyo, Adelaide-born director Adrian Francis, who attended […]
In ‘Disgraceful’, Lucy Best recounts her naughty personal history, confronting issues of anxiety & misplaced shame; review/interview
“I want this show to be fun…I don’t want to dwell on the difficult bits but, of course, there were difficult bits.” REVIEW Lucy Best, […]
It took the work ethic of a farmer’s son – and a lot of crew & community support – for writer/director Aaron Wilson to endure the 12 years of toil it took to bring ‘Little Tornadoes’ to the screen: interview
“I like to think of film as meditation for me. I’m a very hyper-active person. I’m always over-thinking and talking a lot.” It took long […]
In ‘Mother Mountain’ writer/director Celina Stang casts a fresh take on the stresses of young motherhood and keys into the links between the indigenous and Jewish experience – review/interview
“I was writing from a very cathartic place.” REVIEW MOTHER MOUNTAIN *** (105 minutes) M It’s hard enough being a mother without everybody picking faults […]