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- Moon: Good Old-fashioned Sci-fi on Nov 19, 2009 in cinema movies Film Reviews
Moon is a sci-fi film that doesn’t rely on spectacular computer graphic action and aliens for its impact. It’s an entertaining and thought provoking experience.In a near future, our energy problems have been solved. Earth uses non-polluting fusio...
- In Search of Beethoven's genius on Nov 11, 2009 in cinema movies Film Reviews documentaries arts
You don’t have to be a fan of classical music to know and have enjoyed Ludwig van Beethoven’s music. Whether it’s Symphony No.9 in Clockwork Orange or the 5th in Picnic at Hanging Rock or numerous others movie scores, it has popular appeal beyo...
- Greenaway Reconstructs Leonardo's Last Supper on Nov 3, 2009 in festivals arts
Peter Greenaway's Installation Art Captures MelbourneLeonardo's Last Supper has come to Melbourne for the International Arts Festival this year. It's one of Peter Greenaway's image technology installation art projects. It follows the success of his m...
- Departures Intimate Touch on Nov 2, 2009 in Oscars cinema movies Film Reviews foreign language academy awards
Departures (Okuribito) is a Japanese film that everyone should see. It is about death and grieving but don't be put off by the subject matter. It's about family, relationships and identity, plus the role of tradition and ritual in everyday lives. The...
- Julie & Julia Film Review: Eating Their Words on Oct 29, 2009 in cinema movies Film Reviews
A Food Film to SavourMy partner is a food tragic who regularly turns today's exotic TV recipe into tonight's meal. Like Julia Child I'm good at eating, very good. My lack in culinary skills is balanced by my blogging. Between us we have the perfect c...
- Séraphine's unique vision on Oct 10, 2009 in cinema movies Film Reviews foreign language
Séraphine is the 'true' story of Séraphine Louis de Senlis. It is a French language film about art, about sanity, and about class. She is one of the invisible people, a maid, cleaner, clothes washer and odd jobs person. She is also a painter of rar...
- District 9: aliens love their children too on Sep 29, 2009 in cinema movies Film Reviews
District 9 could have been just another alien sci-fi movie except for the location and the lead. Johannesburg is an apt place to establish a ghetto for the unwanted, in this case the 'prawns' whose spaceship has been parked over the city for 20 years...
