In a packed Film Spiel this week – Episode 12 – Anders and Dave discuss INSIDIOUS, Anders takes on YOUR HIGHNESS, Dave tackles WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, both ponder BURKE & HARE, Dave praises THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER, and Anders, as he finally got around to seeing it, attempts to make some sense [...]

After twelve incredible feature films, the movies of Pixar are beloved the world over for their dazzling animation, heart-warming stories and their perseverant heroes; not once, however, has Pixar told a story with a female lead character or called upon the talents of a female director to call the shots…until now. Upon the release of promotional screenshots, all eyes have been captured by Pixar once again, this [...]

While the summer days and festivals may be over, Shorts Film Festival aims to act as a worthy rollover into the cooler months. 60 of Australia and Asia Pacific’s best short films over the past year are shown over the course of a week in unconventional surrounds, along with a selection of shorts from London’s Rushes Soho Shorts Festival in 2010. It’s a long way from their start in 2003 [...]

This week on very special episode of Film Spiel , Dave and I share their opinions on the three new releases of the week: I Am Number Four, Conviction and The Way Back. “But what’s so special about that?” I hear you ask. Well, I also has an excerpt to share from his interview with The Way Back’s writer/director Peter Weir, the man you can thank for [...]

X-Men had it all. Mutants. Psychics. Personal rivalries. It dealt with themes of identity, racism and relationships. Oh and it had giant robots too!

The X-Men have always been one of the most iconic and popular of the superhero comics, and their transition to the movies was an unlikely success, helped by excellent casting and a serious treatment of the material. The first couple of movie adaptations by director Bryan Singer [...]

For film journalists and bloggers, the year 2010 doesn’t really come to an end until the night of February 27^th in the US — or the morning of February 28^th in Australia — where anybody who’s somebody in Hollywood will be seen walking the red carpet for the 83^rd Academy Awards.  Usually, though, the winners are dictated by the dozen or so award ceremonies that preceded the Oscars, which makes [...]

The second episode of our weekly movie podcast, Film Spiel, is now online over at film-spiel.com. For those not in the know, Film Spiel is a new podcast hosted by myself, Anders Wotzke, the Editor here at Cut Print Review, and Dave Bradley, the film writer for Rip It Up and The Adelaide Review. Each week, we’ll be ranting, raving and arguing — especially [...]

Reading up on all the new releases week in, week out gets a little tiring. So why not rest those weary eyes and tune into Film Spiel, a new movie podcast hosted by myself, Anders Wotzke, the Editor here at Cut Print Review, and Dave Bradley, the film writer for Rip It Up and The Adelaide Review. Each week, we’ll be ranting, raving and arguing — [...]