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MIFF bringing big batch of Cannes titles to fest

Not much more than two weeks after we had the First Glimpse release, Melbourne International Film Festival have announced another load of films, this time highlighting the haul of over 35 features they picked up from Cannes. As well as previously announced big hitting flicks such as the Palme d’Or winner Amour and Wes Anderson’s […]

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No place like home – Goodbye review (Sydney Film Festival)

Goodbye – Starring Leyla Zareh, Hassan Pourshirazi, and Behname Tashakor. Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. By Simon Miraudo. Goodbye played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. Though it has a reputation for being hidden behind a veil of strict Government control and religious fanaticism, Iran’s cinematic culture is growing […]

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Hawke, Delpy and Linklater writing Before Sunset sequel

Will we soon get to spend another half-day with Jesse and Celine? Ethan Hawke has talked with Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater about writing a sequel to their classic romantic dramas Before Sunrise and Before Sunset. Speaking to French mag AlloCine (thoughtfully translated by Vulture), Hawke revealed that a new Before flick could be written […]

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Clone wars – Certified Copy review

Certified Copy – Starring Juliette Binoche and William Shimell. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Rated M. Originally published February 20, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy begins as one film and ends as another entirely. I love it when a film can do that. How rare it is to be taken on a genuine ride by a movie; to follow a path […]

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