This article was first published on PortWhine.com. So, we all know what’s up with Django Unchained (and if you don’t, read this). Tarantino has another hit on his hands: the reviews are good, the best actor/script/picture nominations are in, and the internet is abuzz with cool film cats singing the praises of the film’s “awesome…
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The name Alfred Hitchcock and his movie Psycho are legendary in the history of Hollywood. For movie buffs and casual cinema-goers alike, a film about the man himself and his personal struggles while trying to fund and make Psycho is an interesting prospect. Based on a book about the making of the classic horror movie, Hitchcock…
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The Guilt Trip follows Andy Brewster (Seth Rogen) who, in a moment of weakness, invites his overbearing mother (Barbara Streisand) on a cross country business road trip of a lifetime. Over a hilarious eight days and 3,000 miles, they ultimately learn they might have more in common than they ever thought. The crazier it is, the closer they…
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The producers behind Working Title Films – Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner – are responisle for a diverse slate of acclaimed films over the years. Their filmography includes titles such as Love Actually, Burn After Reading, United 93, Senna and State of Play (just to name a few). They discuss their work on the musical Les Miserables starring…
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of a group of teenage outsiders trying to find their place in the world, while dealing with the realities of growing up and being different. At the centre of the film is newcomer to the group, Charlie (Logan Lerman), who has just started high school. Charlie…
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It is inevitably very awkward for an expensive, Hollywood film to resemble a soap opera. As much as inappropriately long close ups, predictable plot lines and hideous acting all have their place in this bizarre world of ours, suffice it to say that they should be found only on daytime television and on weeknights between…
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‘All the world’s a stage…’ wrote Shakespeare more than five hundred years ago. The works of American photographer Gregory Crewdson reveal that these sentiments have as much relevance to contemporary life as they did to Elizabethan England. In a Lonely Place, the first major exhibition of Crewdson’s photographs to tour Australia, features images that…
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After three not particularly impressive months of winter, the most glorious time in the Australian seasonal calendar is again making itself known. The ominous mornings of impending, thermostatic doom have replaced winter’s feeble attempts at the cold and the miserable. The sun, not merely content with its steadily increasing presence, has increased in severity –…
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Over the past few years developments in technology and social media have caused major changes to how we engage with art, culture and each other. The role of the curator in facilitating creativity has also changed. Portable’s Curators Conference offered a platform to discuss just what it means to be a curator in the digital…
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Move Past It tells a tragic story of a deeply unhappy young woman, in a very clever and thought-provoking way. It is a short film that was written and directed by Adelaide filmmaker Cameron Crothers. With haunting narration that is sparingly used, the skilful use of images does the rest of the storytelling. The colours and…
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** Spoiler alert! If you haven’t seen Ruby Sparks, well… don’t. But also, this might ruin the plot somewhat!** Ruby Sparks. Ruby Sparks. Ruby fucking Sparks. Where to fucking start? This is a film I had a strong aversion to seeing. Visceral, guttural, bilious. I studied Pygmalion myths in high school, so like Tim Winton,…
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The Words is based on an excellent premise. If you were a fledgling writer (although artist, musician or another job could also be added here) what would you do if you were unsuccessful at your craft? If you had spent years lovingly working away at things and were faced with a constant stream of rejection,…
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The film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s seminal book, On The Road has been a long time coming. Some 55 years since the semi-autobiographical novel was first published, audiences are now getting the chance to see the silver screen version. It comes courtesy of director, Walter Salles who is best known for bringing another coming-of-age, road…
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Your Sister’s Sister begins with an intervention. It’s a year after the death of Tom, brother of Jack (Mark Duplass) and ex-boyfriend of Iris (Emily Blunt). Some friends get together to remember him and Jack ends up drunkenly yelling at the one making a heartfelt speech. Iris decides it is time to step in and…
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