The top 10 movie teachers. By Simon Miraudo. Is there a more unfairly maligned profession in the world than teaching? When an oft-absued film critic asks that question, the order of the world is seriously askew. To quote The West Wing‘s Sam Seaborn (as everyone should try to do on a daily basis): “Education is the […]
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Archive | August, 2012
Age ain’t nothing but a number – The Expendables 2 review
August 30, 2012 
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The Expendables 2 – Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Directed by Simon West. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Any hope I had of keeping a tally of fatalities in The Expendables 2 was quickly dashed by the opening melee, which makes the last ten minutes of The Wild Bunch look like […]
Read moreMarvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D pilot going ahead with Joss Whedon
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
Marvel TV and ABC Studios are collaborating on the pilot for S.H.I.E.L.D, a TV spin-off from the hugely successful flick The Avengers. According to Deadline, Avengers director Joss Whedon will write the script alongside his brother Jed and Jed’s wife Maurissa Tancharoen. The trio previously collaborated on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It is also suggested by Deadline’s report that Whedon might […]
Read moreTeaser Debut: Everyday
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
For the past five years, Michael Winterbottom has been shooting a movie with John Simm and Shirley Henderson. Finally, that movie is ready to be shared with the world. Everyday stars Simms as an imprisoned father, and Henderson as his wife who must care for their four children during his incarceration. The picture was shot in […]
Read moreAussie films in competition for 2nd AACTA awards revealed
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has unveiled the 23 feature films in competition for the 2nd AACTA Awards, set to be handed out in Sydney early 2013. It’s worth noting that the below titles are merely eligible, and a few obvious ones aren’t likely to make their way into the Best Feature category. Sorry Iron […]
Read moreEddie Murphy shopping Beverly Hills Cop TV series
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
It’s been almost a year since Eddie Murphy suggested Beverly Hills Cop should become a weekly TV series. Well, we’re a little bit closer to seeing that happen! According to Vulture, Eddie Murphy, The Shield creator Shawn Ryan, and Sony Pictures Television are shopping the project to broadcast networks. Murphy would appear in the series as well as executive-produce, […]
Read moreVera Farmiga to play Norman Bates’ mother in Psycho TV show
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
Vera Farmiga will play Norman Bates’ mother – pre-skeletal, of course - in Bates Motel, A&E’s TV series based on Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic Psycho. According to Deadline, Norman’s mother is called Norma, and is a “passionate, and compelling…smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surprising us.” Bates Motel has a straight-to-series order, so we can look forward to 10 episodes arriving […]
Read morePlay It Again – A Cry in the Dark
August 28, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – A Cry in the Dark. Starring Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, and Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds […]
Read moreKids on the run – Moonrise Kingdom review
August 28, 2012 0 Comments
Moonrise Kingdom – Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, and Bruce Willis. Directed by Wes Anderson. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Anderson‘s most mannered and intricately manicured film to date; an impressive feat in the shadow of 2009’s painstakingly animated stop-motion feature Fantastic Mr. Fox. It’s easy to fixate on the delicate art […]
Read moreInterview: Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar)
August 28, 2012 1 Comment
Interview: Philippe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar). By Simon Miraudo. Philippe Falardeau‘s filmmaking career began with the tantalising opportunity to travel the globe as a contestant on Canada’s Race Around the World. Two decades later, and he’s an Oscar nominee walking the red carpet alongside George Clooney and Glenn Close. His Monsieur Lazhar lost the Best Foreign […]
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