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Carriages, Catharsis & The Colour Red: Inside Telenova’s “In The Name Of Your Love”

In contrast to the realism of the train carriage, which naturally fed into Ange’s performance, the red room scenes were a lot trickier to pull off. “I’m basically in this tiny red box, and the whole crew is huddled in front of me with a big camera. Everyone’s just staring while I try to tap into all these intense emotions…”

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A French Animated Force: Why Arco Is A Must-See

While the film paints pictures of a climate that’s far from happy – out-of-control wildfires, violent storms and sea levels rising to insane heights, Arco envisions a time where humans have adapted and stopped resisting weather change. The urge to fix things has faded, replaced by a management approach that shields people from whatever Earth dishes out.

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Dancing The Death Valley Salt Flats | “Chain Reaction” | Pamela

The narrative opens with Josh driving through a barren landscape, Sarah riding in the backseat – a figment of his imagination. Suddenly, the pair are facing off on the salt as Sarah launches into a series of silly dance moves, attempting to draw even the slightest reaction from her love interest.

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“Oh My Gosh!” | Jamie xx & Romain Gavras

In 2016, French director Romain Gavras dropped a visual for Jamie xx’s song “Gosh”, so awe-inspiring, I’m writing about it close to a decade later. Set in Tianducheng, the abandoned clone of Paris in Hangzhou, China (complete with its very own Eiffel Tower), the video unfolds around an albino, revered by a sea of young men.

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Is horror on the rise in the land down under? | Film Study

Horror has always held a unique place in Australian cinema, and right now, a fierce new wave of bold, inventive filmmaking is making itself known and earning global recognition. These films are clawing into the spotlight, driven by fearless filmmakers who aren’t afraid to cross lines and shake audiences.

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Film Marathon | Sydney Film Festival 2024 | Viewings 11-15

Mitch Bozzetto’s SFF experience rolls on…films 11-15 within.

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Film Marathon | Sydney Film Festival 2024 | Viewings 6-10

Reviews + ratings on films 6-10 from Mitch Bozzetto’s super stroll through Sydney Film Festival 2024.

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Film Marathon | Sydney Film Festival 2024 | Viewings 1-5

Mitch takes us through thoughts on his first 4 viewings in his epic Film Marathon at SFF.

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Diving Back To The Future | Sea Through Sound | Nick Wilkinson

Using his images of club scenes and ocean photography as the AI’s source, Nick has created art that melts our perception of reality.

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Must Watch: Constellation | Apple Original

Only three episodes in and Constellation is brimming with psychological horror, a series that makes you question what’s real and what’s not. Having just finished the fourth season of True Detective (Night Country), I’m glad to have found this similarly eerie body of work – one that draws you into a whirlpool of intrigue and supernatural occurrences.

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Teacups | Alec Green & Finbar Watson

Teacups captures Richie’s approach immaculately. There is nothing heavy-handed about this short which gently holds our hand throughout the 7 minutes and 40 seconds, much the way Don Richie and his wife Moya held the hands and troubles of those countless lives they saved.

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Sydney Underground Film Festival 2022 | Phelt Phavourites

The Sydney Underground Film Festival is a truly unique experience that showcases obscure, thought-provoking cinema or as I like to say, films you wouldn’t take home to meet your parents. It’s a one-of-a-kind festival that features eclectic storytelling from across the globe as well as our own backyard.

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Sydney Film Festival 2022 | Phelt Phavourites

200+ films from 60+ countries crammed into 12 days of pure cinematic madness. A time where many laughs and cries are shared with complete strangers, who in a strange way feel like family.

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Open Spaces | Burberry

What starts as a stroll through the English countryside, soon transforms into something otherworldly. After donning outerwear from the luxury fashion house, four friends are swept up by a magical breeze that carries them across golden fields and lofty woodlands, destined for the coast.

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Detour | HOOROO | Nick Colbey

HOOROO leaves you warm, fuzzy and reawakens that adventurous spirit. This big-hearted larrikin leads by example and shows us how to take it a little easier on ourselves.

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“The Mystery Of Vulnerability” | Peter Skinner

Despite the importance of plot or setting, it’s Skinner’s focus on character that makes his work so special. With each film, our focus is subtly coerced onto a person, their emotions, and interactions.

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Modern Feminist Horror | The Babadook | Jennifer Kent

Perhaps things are changing in the masculine world of horror, with newly arrived directors writing from a distinctly female perspective. And in the process, creating original and terrifying stories.

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Skating A Ghost Town | Chima Ferguson

Contending with power tripped security guards, disgruntled passersby and hurtling vehicles have forever been the bane of a skater’s existence. At the moment, they’re few and far between.

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A History Of Dangerous Men | Phantom Thread | Paul Thomas Anderson

We meet the acclaimed designer in the film’s opening sequence during an elegant morning routine…It’s here we’re introduced to the perfectionism and particularities that define him as a person, a professional and a romantic partner.

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What Benoit Wants To Be | Gabriel Dugué | Nowness

“Music makes people happy…I think sad people should listen to more music.”

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Jack O’Grady Goes Pro | Pass~Port | Trent Evans

“Jack is incredibly fast and 100% commitment constantly. The look he does when he stares down a spot is quite terrifying. I would hate to be a spot he skates, you’re in trouble.”

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The First Movie About Becoming A Pro Skater | North Hollywood | Illegal Civilisation | Mikey Alfred

“I was filming skating and going on tour with musicians. I was not even considering college. This film is a culmination of lessons learned throughout high school, into the summer after.”

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Humanity, Identity & Assimilation | Minari | Lee Isaac Chung

“Minari is about family. It goes deeper than any American or foreign language. It’s a language of the heart, and I’m trying to learn it myself and to pass it on.”

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All Gas No Brakes | Andrew Callaghan

“I just go outside, put a suit on and talk to people.”

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In My Blood It Runs | Maya Newell

“History runs straight into all the Aboriginals. It travels all the way through from my blood pipes to my brain.”

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Carriages, Catharsis & The Colour Red: Inside Telenova’s “In The Name Of Your Love”

A French Animated Force: Why Arco Is A Must-See