Archive for February, 2010

Showing results 1 - 6 of 19 for the month of February, 2010.

Alice in Wonderland 3D (Review)

Alice in Wonderland is the result of Disney inviting director Tim Burton, a certified specialist in cinematic lunacy, and author Lewis Carroll, the pioneer of literary nonsense, to the same tea party. In other words, it’s the closest you’ll get to absolute madness without being locked in a room with padded walls. But being bonkers isn’t so bad. As Alice’s father remarks, “all the best people are.”

By Anders Wotzke, Feb 26, 2010
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82nd Academy Award Predictions: Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker

With the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony just under two weeks away, the movie blogging community is going rabid with their predictions. Here at Cut Print Review, however, we’ve kept quiet on the subject, as down here in Australia many of the Oscar nominated films don’t see the light of day until the weeks leading up to the ceremony, and often,  long after it has passed. Now that I’ve had a chance to see most of the films nominated, [...]

By Anders Wotzke, Feb 25, 2010
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A Single Man (Review)

I may be going out on a limb here, but if the Coen brothes recent gem A Serious Man was a lot more, well, serious and the religious themes were replaced with homosexual ones, then the result might look something like A Single Man. Look closely and the two films share more than just a similar name; both are set in 1960s America and concern a College Professor trying to find clarity in their lives after they’ve each [...]

By Anders Wotzke, Feb 24, 2010
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Adelaide Fringe Review: Jason Chong’s Reel Life

Each time this year, the Fringe Festival hits little old Adelaide in an explosion of art and culture, engulfing the city of churches in a lively bohemian atmosphere. The festival sees live performers from all over the world come to flaunt their stuff, be it comedy, dance, music or theatre. I’ll be emerging from the dark depths of the cinema to catch some of the shows on offer, reviewing them for a great site called Buzzcuts. [...]

By Anders Wotzke, Feb 22, 2010
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The Illusionist (2006) (Review)

Magic is a fascinating art form because it plays with our need to discover the illusion, whilst feeding our desire for it to be real supernatural power. Neil Burger’s The Illusionist takes this desire and runs with it, constructing a world where the audience is asked to question whether events in the film are mystical or trickery. The same technique was used in Christopher Nolan’s thriller The Prestige with great success. Unfortunately, The Illusionist provides a less stimulating [...]

By Glynn Morgan, Feb 21, 2010
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Shutter Island (Review)

Think of Shutter Island — the much anticipated mystery/thriller from movie master Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, The Departed) — as the act of a master stage magician slightly past his prime.  His production values are top notch, and the performances of his stage hands make for great diversions, but his technique isn’t as refined as it used to be.  His sleight of hand isn’t so ‘slight’ anymore. We therefore catch him in the act of deception, and before [...]

By Anders Wotzke, Feb 18, 2010
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