The first batch of titles headed to the 2013 Sydney Film Festival have been unveiled on the SFF’s official website. A couple of the pictures were expected by arthouse aficionados to make the cut, including Park Chan-wook’s English-language debut Stoker (which was delayed from its original March release date to instead debut at the fest), and Noah Baumbach’s […]
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Look who’s laughing – The Comedy (Sydney Film Festival)
June 19, 2012 
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The Comedy – Starring Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and James Murphy. Directed by Rick Alverson. By Richard Haridy. The Comedy played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Rick Alverson‘s The Comedy is a caustic critique, not only of modern hipster culture, but also a wider generational inability to […]
Read moreAlps wins top prize at Sydney Film Festival
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
The winner of the 59th Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition was announced yesterday. Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Alps was named by the jury as the best of the fest, beating out heavy competition from Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild and Cate Shortland‘s long-anticipated Lore. Lanthimos’ Alps is the Greek director’s follow-up to Oscar nominated Dogtooth, […]
Read moreTastes like chicken – Killer Joe review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
Killer Joe – Starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, and Juno Temple. Directed by William Friedkin. By Richard Haridy. Killer Joe played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Killer Joe is a grubby blast of amoral fun featuring a revelatory turn by Matthew McConaughey as the titular Joe; a […]
Read moreInterview: Miguel Gomes (Tabu)
June 15, 2012 1 Comment
Interview: Miguel Gomes (Tabu). By Simon Miraudo. “When you can be moved by things that are unbelievable, that’s when cinema starts to be really interesting for me.” Miguel Gomes‘ beguiling Tabu won the Alfred Bauer Prize for Artistic Innovation and the FIPRESCI Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival this year, and is set […]
Read moreTransformer – Holy Motors review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 15, 2012 0 Comments
Holy Motors – Starring Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, and Kylie Minogue. Directed by Leos Carax. By Richard Haridy. Holy Motors played the Sydney Film Festival. It arrives in Australian cinemas August 23, 2012. Holy Motors is a bewildering, indescribably wonderful film that reminded me why I fell in love with cinema. Leos Carax’s fifth feature […]
Read moreIn memoriam – Tabu review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 14, 2012 1 Comment
Tabu – Starring Teresa Madruga, Ana Moreira, and Carloto Cotta. Directed by Miguel Gomes. By Simon Miraudo. Tabu played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Miguel Gomes‘ Tabu plays like a dream, but not in the David Lynchian fashion that has come to define the cinematic depiction of […]
Read moreCutting satire – Excision review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 14, 2012 1 Comment
Excision – Starring AnnaLynne McCord, Traci Lords, and Ariel Winter. Directed by Richard Bates Jr. By Simon Miraudo. Excision played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Richard Bates Jr.‘s Excision is the kind of grotesque, low-budget, oddball fare that only gets its due in film festivals, and/or basements […]
Read moreRambling – On the Road review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 13, 2012 6 Comments
On the Road – Starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, and Kristen Stewart. Directed by Walter Salles. By Simon Miraudo. On the Road played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. I had endeavoured to finally read Jack Kerouac’s legendary, Beat Generation-defining novel On the Road before watching the long-awaited film […]
Read moreGeneral admissions – Liberal Arts review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 13, 2012 0 Comments
Liberal Arts – Starring Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, and Richard Jenkins. Directed by Josh Radnor. By Richard Haridy. Liberal Arts plays the Sydney Film Festival on June 15, 2012. It does not yet have an Australian release date. In Liberal Arts, Josh Radnor (Ted from How I Met Your Mother) continues to go the Woody […]
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