Archive | December, 2010

>National Film Registry adds Airplane, Exorcist, Empire

>The Library of Congress has added twenty-five movies deemed to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” to the National Film Registry for preservation. Since 1989 the National Film Registry has recognised a wide variety of films across a broad spectrum of genres and forms, from old black and white favourites such as Casablanca all the […]

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>Trailer Debut: The Other Woman

>The trailer for Natalie Portman’s new film The Other Woman has been released by IFC Films. Don Roos directs this adaptation of Ayelet Waldman’s novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, where Portman plays stepmother to a young boy – a relationship that doesn’t flow naturally for her. The film premiered at Toronto back in September […]

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Simon Miraudo’s Top 10 Films of 2010

Simon Miraudo’s Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]

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Tara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010

Tara Judah’s Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]

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Jess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010

Jess Lomas’ Top 10 Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about […]

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Tara Judah’s Worst Films of 2010

Tara Judah’s Worst Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about spinning […]

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Simon Miraudo’s Worst Films of 2010

Simon Miraudo’s Worst Films of 2010. As 2010 makes its inevitable march towards death (or rather, 2011), Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo, Tara Judah and Jess Lomas reflect on the year that was. Check out their individual selections for the best (and worst) films of a year that will be remembered by endless debates about spinning […]

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Interview: Nathan Greno and Byron Howard; directors of Tangled.

Interview: Nathan Greno and Byron Howard; directors of Tangled. By Simon Miraudo. It’s peculiar to think Disney Animation Studios took a risk by returning to their ‘Princess’ style of storytelling with Tangled, a retelling of the Brothers Grimm tale of Rapunzel. But we live in the age of the ‘ironic’ kids’ film, what with Shrek […]

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A little rebellion – Tangled review

Tangled – Starring Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy. Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. The Mouse House has slain the two-headed dragon of Snark and Sarcasm, overthrown the Ogre of Unoriginality and stormed the castle of Children’s Dreams! O.K., that last one sounds kind of creepy, but […]

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Kids with guns – Tomorrow When The War Began review

Tomorrow, When The War Began – Starring Caitlin Stasey, Deniz Akdeniz and Rachel Hurd-Wood. Directed by Stuart Beattie. Rated M. Originally published September 1, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Stuart Beattie’s Tomorrow When The War Began is one of the best action blockbusters to ever emerge from Australia (even if it fails somewhat as a teen […]

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