|
|
|
 |
|
SOUTH SOLITARY - DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
Homing pigeons that wouldn’t home, ships wrecked on the rocks, wild weather and
soul-draining isolation are some of the elements that attracted (yes, attracted)
Shirley Barrett to make a film about soul-draining isolation, wild weather, etc,
etc. as she explains in this statement accompanying her latest film, South
Solitary.
|
|
|
|
NOT THE MESSIAH
Those crazy Brits, the Monty Python team, have been at it again, taking over the
venerable old Royal Albert Hall in London for a subversive, funny and irreverent
musical performance based on their movie, The Life of Brian – and they have the
po faced cheek to call it an oratorio! Andrew L. Urban reports on the eve of the
concert’s release on Australian screens (July 31, selected cinemas).
|
|
|
|
ISRAELI FILM FESTIVAL 2010 – PREVIEW
Culture clash and conflicts of living in a tight, multi-layered community
dominate the themes at this year’s event.
|
|
|
|
HORSEMAN, THE - RIDING REVENGE TO SUCCESS
Steven Kastrissios writes about making his debut feature, The Horseman.
|
|
|
|
MOVIES & TECHNOLOGY AFTER AVATAR
Avatar marks a watershed in the use of technology for filmmaking, and in its
aftermath, some of the world’s leading exponents of CGI are promising even more.
Software giant, Autodesk, is on a whirlwind ‘Blockbuster Tour’ taking in
Auckland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing, with a team of leading FX engineers
to look into the crystal ball of movie technology. Andrew L. Urban joined the
Tour in Sydney to file this report.
|
|
|
|
BENEATH HILL 60 - THE MAKING OF
Andrew L. Urban went high above ground (to the 25th floor of Sydney’s
Intercontinental Hotel) to meet director Jeremy Sims and his star Brendan
Cowell, to dig up a few battle yarns about the making of Beneath Hill 60 – the
untold story of Australian mining engineer Oliver Woodward drafted to blow up a
hill full of Nazi troops in World War I from a maze of tunnels deep beneath
enemy lines.
|
|
|
|
25 FILMMAKERS YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
World Movies Channel is presenting a program of movies by some of the most
celebrated directors spanning almost 100 years, over 25 Saturdays at 8.30,
starting April 3, 2010. From Akira Kurosawa to Federico Fellini, from Pedro
Almodóvar to Wong Kar Wai and Francois Truffaut to Lars Von Trier ... decisions,
decisions! says Andrew L. Urban (Channel Host at World Movies for almost five
years).
|
|
|
|
GONE WITH THE WIND – 70TH ANNIVERSARY
Winner of 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and still history’s all time
US domestic box-office champion (US$1.5 billion), Gone with the Wind has long
been considered the most celebrated motion picture of all time. Warner Home
Video honours the romantic epic with a restored and remastered version,
available for the first time on Blu-ray, as well as DVD.
|
|
|
|
BURTON, TIM – EXHIBIT A, ACMI
The first and most significant retrospective of filmmaker and artist Tim
Burton will be presented at ACMI in a brand new exhibition as part of Melbourne
Winter Masterpieces 2010, and will explore the full scale of Burton’s career, as
director, concept artist illustrator and photographer, through hundreds of
artworks that spectacularly illuminate the creative vision behind Beetlejuice,
Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Sweeney
Todd.
|
|
|
