Top ten films with a theatrical release in Melbourne, Australia in 2010 1. Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) This almost clinical and mechanical representation of the
Month: December 2010
An interview with Todd Solondz, the writer/director of Life During Wartime
Filmmaker Todd Solondz is known for his dark social satires, exploring both the profane and mundane in middle-class American life with the blackest of black
Film review – Somewhere (2010)
Sofia Coppola once more explores the alienating and empty life of celebrity through Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff), an emotionally detached Hollywood heartthrob. The only burst
Film review – Blue Valentine (2010)
Blue Valentine is a film about the beginning and end of a relationship. Told in a parallel narrative structure, it’s present day scenes depict the
Film review – Little Fockers (2010)
The original Meet The Parents (2000) was a fun comedy about the culture clash between Jewish nurse Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) and his conservative, WASP,
Spectacle is not the problem; mediocrity is
This paper was originally delivered as part of The age of the spectacle: developing critical thinking in a time of eye candy panel at the VATE