Summer Hours (Review)

Summer Hours is a gently paced movie that tells the story of three adult siblings, Adrienne, Frédéric and Jérémie who have grown apart. Adrienne has moved to New York to pursue a career as an artist while Jérémie has moved to China to work for Puma while Frédéric remains in France. They reunite occasionally for family gatherings at their mother’s home just outside of Paris and this is where the film opens; with lavish shots of the beautiful [...]

Easy Virtue (Review)

What can I say? I’m a sucker for period drama, especially if it involves Colin Firth, stunning dresses and a grand English mansion. No, really – what could be better than a decadent manor house, gorgeous 20’s fashion and a brooding Colin Firth to top it all off?

Firth as WWI veteran and father of three Jim Whittaker loses none of his Darcy-ish aloofness and mystique, but in this role he also [...]

Knowing (Review)

As its title so bluntly suggests, Knowing likes to think it knows the answers to life’s big questions; is human life the result of random chance, or was it predetermined? Do we control our future, or is it decided for us?  Is Nicolas Cage still capable of making a good film, or will The Wicker Man forever be his undoing?

This last question is obviously of the most importance, but before I attempt to answer it, [...]

Between The Aisles – Anne Hathaway to play Judy Garland, Sean Penn to play Stooge, & Premiere of Where The Wild Things Are Trailer

The Headlines from this week’s Between The Aisles – The best Hollywood news in one post!

> Anne Hathway to take on Judy Garland

>Ponyo gets an American release date

> Robert Pattinson to take on Memoirs role?

> Michael Sheen to play Prime Minister Tony Blair… again

> Jon Hamm joins the cast of Howl

> Pinto to team up with Schnabel for Miral

> New Juno-esque

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Australian Internet Filter – A threat to the online distribution of film?

“How could the Australian Internet Filter possibly affect the film industry?”, I hear you ask.  Well, truthfully speaking, there’s no direct evidence to say that it will. However, there is a great deal of concern that the mandatory internet filter proposed by Senator Stephen Conroy will prohibit the viewing of content that the Australian Government labels as ‘inappropriate’. Given that the medium of film has traditionally been a place where controversial or challenging themes are depicted, there [...]

Yes Man (Review)

Yes Man is the unofficial sequel to Jim Carrey’s 1997 comedy Liar Liar. Instead of being unable to lie, this time Carrey cannot say ‘no’ to any opportunity. You see, it’s all part of a new life enrichment program, which Carrey’s miserable character Carl reluctantly signs up to, thereafter living his life under the motto “yes is the new no”.  As soon as he does of course, good things start to happen. He gets the promotion at work, [...]