Wim Wenders’s Pina is partly a documentary but mostly a tribute to German choreographer Pina Bausch. The majority of the film consists of performances by
Month: August 2011
Film review – The Illusionist (2010)
With his combination of physical comedy, sentiment and social critique, Jacques Tati is often regarded as the French Charlie Chaplin. The Illusionist is an animated
DVD review – Carlos the Jackal (2010), Region 4, Madman
It’s difficult to imagine a more comprehensive and detailed depiction of the life and times of international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (aka Carlos the Jackal)
Film review – Jane Eyre (2011)
The challenge of adapting a novel, especially one that is so loved and very much considered a classic, is to ensure that it captures the
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Wrap Up
Spending yesterday catching up on the recently released Hollywood blockbusters Captain America: The First Avenger and Rise of the Planet of the Apes for the Plato’s
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 16
This is my second last MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon entry as I’ll do a final wrap-up post in a day or two. Cinema Autopsy will then go