Ever roared, hooted and giggled so hard you actually became afraid you might not be able to stop? The Heat, starring two of Hollywood’s top comediennes—Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy—opens today and this is a...
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“Eternity” – a filmic tribute to a Sydney ghost by Lawrence Johnston
For almost half a century (between 1932 ’till the late 60s) a single word would appear beautifully inscribed on the streets of Sydney. It was always the same, written in yellow chalk in perfectly elegant copperplate...
Hitchcock – film review
A new movie about famed suspense film director Alfred Hitchcock that traces the problematic making of his (ultimately) smash-hit thriller/horror, Psycho, wisely uses the long-term marriage between Hitchcock and his...
Spy vs Spy in the House of Love — ‘This Means War’ film review
Dumb fun and loads of laughs, the new action-comedy movie This Means War is a slick, savvy and crowd-pleasing thrill ride. It’s a glossy and handsome, high-concept and lavishly filmed perfect-Hollywood-date-movie...
The sexual compulsion of Shame – film review
Shame’s unabashed nauseating effect is, in its own right, beautiful and nonetheless daring. While current television and cinema currently push the sexual envelope, Shame seems to seal it, and then pass it through the...