One of the most popular versions of the fairy tale that Beauty and the Beast was adapted from, was used to instruct young women in how to
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 2
My very first day of seeing films at the festival began with Three, a light German drama touching on issues of death and disease that ended
MIFF 2011 Blog-a-thon: Part 1
To kick off my 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival diary I thought I’d share my responses to the films in the festival that I’ve already
Film review – Hanna (2011)
A dark modern fairy tale crossed with an international spy thriller, Hanna is an exhilarating film that draws on a range of cultural anxieties surrounding
Film review – Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011)
At least a film about penguins being kept in a New York apartment provides a new spin on the animals running amuck theme. The penguins’
Film review – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Ten years after the first film was released and fourteen years after the original novel was published, the Harry Potter saga comes to a close.