Tag: film review
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Review | AMY
It will move you, and make you realise that fame really isn’t everything. From Asif Kapadia’s documentary AMY, we are given a 128-minute glimpse into the life of a girl who had an incredible voice and sense of compassion for music, but ultimately succumbed to her addiction of alcohol. Kapadia combines archival footage such as home-videos and talk…
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FILMS – 10 Short Films You Probably Haven’t Seen
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8t40UbEoV0?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360] ‘Shorts’ Are Always Better Short films are usually made by independent filmmakers and quite often do not generate funds from them. They are usually very low budget or no budget at all; but the short films that exist today can be just as captivating as a full feature film. A short film is considered…
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REVIEW – Warm Bodies
ADELAIDE – Directed and written by Jonathan Levine and based on the book by Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies stars Nicholas Hoult (Skins, About a Boy) as ‘R’, and South Australian girl, Teresa Palmer as ‘Julie’. R is an introspective and oddly alternative zombie. Going about his day to day ‘life’ whilst on a feeding encounter, R meets Julie,…
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FILM REVIEW – Short Monday Movie List: 2 Movies You Need To See If You Haven’t Already
Need A Break? Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy These Fabulous Titles 1. ‘Ruby Sparks’ (2012) Directed by Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4RJYlSgDKM&w=560&h=315] Ruby Sparks stars Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine) as ‘Calvin’, and Zoe Kazan (Revolutionary Road)  as ‘Ruby’. What was so beautifully fresh about this movie was it’s approach to storytelling, and how going…