2 Mar 2016
Jed Kurzel recently spoke to us by phone about his musical score to his brother Justin’s acclaimed filming of Shakespeare’s Macbeth (and yes, there are some out…
22 Oct 2015
Girl Asleep was originally an award-winning children’s play; a critically acclaimed production for Adelaide locals Windmill Theatre, penned by Matthew Whittet.…
11 Oct 2015
Benjamin Statler co-wrote, co-produced and directed the documentary Soaked In Bleach . The Clothesline speaks with Benjamin, via email, and begins by asking if…
4 Oct 2015
Made in 1991, this film is very clunky and predictable. Sadly, the subtitle translations were so bad that it was often hard to know what they meant. At times…
3 Oct 2015
This is a frustrating story of true love thwarted by meddling extended family members. Directed by Hong Kong’s Ann Hui, it is set in Shanghai in the 1930s and…
1 Oct 2015
It is chilling testimony to the authenticity of this profound documentary that many of those credited on the film, from co-producers, co-director, some…
30 Sept 2015
Highly acclaimed film director Ann Hui is the first female to win the Asian Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honour, and was named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year…
30 Sept 2015
This powerful and important film was made in 1982 but it remains just as controversial, disturbing and pertinent today.
30 Sept 2015
This fascinating documentary with a strong narrative has many of the hallmarks of a feature film. A Young Patriot chronicles three years out of the life of…
30 Sept 2015
High And Low , one of famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s contemporary crime dramas, kicks off the three-film season of Kurosawa’s Film Noir , the…
30 Sept 2015
The Mercury Cinema’s season of the legendary and influential Akira Kurosawa’s take on film noir continues with a screening of Stray Dog , his 1949 contemporary…
30 Sept 2015
All the way from 1960, Akira Kurusawa’s classic black-and-white film is a strong piece of social, cultural and corporate criticism. I found myself comparing it…