My Favourite Films of 2021.
2021 wasn’t the year I hoped it would be at the movies. In Australia it was a disappointment – withContinue Reading
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Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Andrews Sisters sing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” in Buck Privates (1941).
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were one of the biggest, if not the greatest comedy act during the golden age ofContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Big Sleep’s Acme Bookshop Scene.
While many film enthusiasts might (and rightly so) point out the sensual chemistry shared between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren BacallContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: The Best Haunted House Films Of All Time.
Why do we love horror films? Well, the motivation for people’s decisions to watch horror varies considerably. Some experts sayContinue Reading
A Ghost Story (2017): An amazing conceptual meditation.
There is so much I’d like to tell you (the reader) about David Lowery’s A Ghost Story but I cannotContinue Reading
Short Circuit (1986): Number 5 is Alive!
Is it me or does Number 5 the robot in Short Circuit look like a taller version of WallE? No waitContinue Reading
Rams (2020): A tale of two feuding brothers, sheep and a good dog.
Rams is a superb comedy-drama directed by Jeremy Sims (Beneath Hill 60) and starring Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) and everyone’sContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: Best Final Lines in Movie History.
In over a hundred years of cinema, films have routinely tried to capture our imagination with a classic final line,Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Lauren Bacall’s Whistle Scene.
I’m not sure which film marked my introduction to Hollywood goddess Lauren Bacall, it’s been far too long to honestyContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Breakfast at Tiffany’s opening scene.
So much has been said about the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (the beloved 1961 film adaptation of TrumanContinue Reading
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