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...
Pin striped suits, fedoras and tommy guns – Hollywood’s latest addition to its film noir canon is Gangster Squad, featuring a prestigious and mostly macho cast led by Sean Penn as sinister mob boss Mickey Cohen. The...
Timely Film Keeps Some but not All of its Promise Promised Land isn’t a great film but it is a good one, with a timely narrative that deals in the immediate sense with the pros and cons of fracking and, in a broader...
If you go see Hyde Park on Hudson anticipating historical perspective or an in-depth portrait of one our country’s greatest presidents, you’ll be disappointed. On the other hand, if you like seeing accomplished actors...
In this in-depth interview with filmmaker Drago Sumonja, the first time filmmaker explains how his ‘talking heads’ documentary zones in on the craft of acting. Interview by Deborah Klugman Shot in...