http://www.moviecritic.com.au/ Reviews, previews and chuckling and snorting... en Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT info@moviecritic.com.au info@moviecritic.com.au http://www.moviecritic.com.au/images/filmsightfitzcarraldo.jpg http://www.moviecritic.com.au/ http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-mission/ by Matt Shea In interviews about his film career, producer David Putnam often boggles at the run of success he had during the early 1980s. Chariots of Fire, Local Hero... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-mission/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-mission/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/cop-out/ by Matt Shea 'Kevin Smith makes homage to 80s buddy cop flicks': It's an idea that works on paper - like a weekend holiday - but carries with it the... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/cop-out/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/cop-out/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:41:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/how-to-train-your-dragon-new-trailer-and-competition/ by Matt Shea Like to learn how to train your giant reptile? Paramount Pictures Australia have you covered with both a brand new trailer and a competition for their upcoming... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/how-to-train-your-dragon-new-trailer-and-competition/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/how-to-train-your-dragon-new-trailer-and-competition/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:02:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/latest-iron-man-2-trailer-released/ by Matt Shea It's mid-March and the seasons are changing. In the film world, the Academy Awards have finally been and gone and it's time to look ahead to the... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/latest-iron-man-2-trailer-released/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/latest-iron-man-2-trailer-released/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:51:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-rebound/ by Matt Shea Ten years into the new millennium and finding a decent romantic comedy is proving tougher than ever. It's like wandering through an unmapped minefield, but instead of... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-rebound/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-rebound/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:53:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/green-zone/ by Matt Shea There's an awkward moment late in the running time of Green Zone when a penny drops. Matt Damon, the man largely responsible for introducing a whole swathe... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/green-zone/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/green-zone/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:17:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/local-hero/ by Matt Shea Over the past 25 years it's been difficult to find a critic who hasn't been kind to Local Hero. Littered with quirk and charm, and featuring one... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/local-hero/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/local-hero/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/a-lizard-in-a-womans-skin/ by Matt Shea In between the cute comedies of his early career and the latter-day Zombie gore fests that would ensure his infamy, Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci engaged himself in... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/a-lizard-in-a-womans-skin/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/a-lizard-in-a-womans-skin/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:36:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-10-conditions-of-love/ by Matt Shea It's difficult to think of a more controversial recent film than The 10 Conditions of Love. The work generated a storm of debate at the last year's... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-10-conditions-of-love/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-10-conditions-of-love/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:05:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/absolute-beginners/ by Matt Shea Panned by critics of the time, 1986's infamous musical, Absolute Beginners, went on to be regarded as one of the great failures of the decade, criticised for... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/absolute-beginners/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/absolute-beginners/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:14:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/shutter-island/ by Matt Shea It's difficult to know what Martin Scorsese is up to these days. Once the toast of New Hollywood, Scorsese was responsible for a series of blistering films... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/shutter-island/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/shutter-island/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:39:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-boys-in-the-band/ by Matt Shea In the time following its release in 1970, the feature film adaptation of The Boys in the Band became something of a critical and social football. Originally... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-boys-in-the-band/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/the-boys-in-the-band/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:43:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/first-snow-le-premiere-etoile-sydney-french-festival-film-movie-review/ by Cibbuano First Snow is Lucien Jean-Baptiste's first feature film, made as a tribute to his mother - or at least, something about his mother. As a young child, his... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/first-snow-le-premiere-etoile-sydney-french-festival-film-movie-review/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/first-snow-le-premiere-etoile-sydney-french-festival-film-movie-review/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:17:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/salute-of-the-jugger-film/ a recollection, by mountain fog About fog: A published poet, playwright, a lyricist and a stage director, both drama and opera, a sometime drama queen and irritable film critic, who... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/salute-of-the-jugger-film/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/salute-of-the-jugger-film/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:03:00 GMT http://www.moviecritic.com.au/friday-night-film-review/ By David O'Connell David O'Connell writes the website Screen Fanatic as well as contributing to InFilm Australia. He lives in a house weighed down with thousands upon thousands of film... http://www.moviecritic.com.au/friday-night-film-review/#comments http://www.moviecritic.com.au/friday-night-film-review/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:34:00 GMT