Knife+Heart
Films involving the production of porn have varied in taste in the twenty two years since the release of Paul Thomas Anderson’s drama-comedy, Boogie Nights. Where focus has been on exploring the history of abuse ex...
Category: Film
Celebration: Yves Saint Laurent
Comparing the fruit of their labours to the efforts of the Ancient Egyptians, there is a grandiose belief held by those working for acclaimed fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent that their contribution to fashion were to...
The Wild Boys
There is a deceptive oddness to Bertrand Mandico’s 2018 Queer Fantasy film The Wild Boys (Les Garcons Sauvages). On the one hand, we have a cautionary novella that explores the relationship between masculinity and violen...
Reflections in the Dust
With its art-house sensibilities and focus on atmosphere over plot, Reflections in the Dust will not appeal to the masses and nor does it want to do so. Unashamedly confronting, Reflections in the Dust exists to create d...
Rolling to You
Bordering on offensive in both plot and title, French romantic-comedy-drama film Rolling to You is a thinly veiled yet delightfully funny story about an egotistical middle-aged man named Jocelyn (Franck Dubosc – wh...
King of Thieves
With the increasing number of films focusing on retirees involved in heists, you cannot help but wonder what is with Hollywood’s obsession with having grey-haired actors participating in criminal activity. This ‘Oceans O...
NFSA to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Prisoner
Premiering on Network Ten on 27 February 1979, Prisoner ran for eight years and 692 episodes. Following its immediate success in Australia, the Grundy production became an international hit spawning several remakes and r...
Transitions Film Festival returns to Melbourne
The 8th annual Transitions Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova this February and March with another inspiring line-up of world-changing films. Showcasing local and international documentaries aimed at empowering audienc...
