By Simon Miraudo December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
Continue readingBreaking Bad and Modern Family take top prizes at 2013 Emmy Awards
Breaking Bad claimed the Outstanding Drama Series prize at the 2013 Emmy Awards, outgunning last year’s victor Homeland and frequent category champ Mad Men. It was one of two major achievements for the AMC show, with Anna Gunn taking home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Skyler White. But the […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Behind the Candelabra review
By Simon Miraudo June 13, 2013 Crossing the Rubicon of wealth and fame must be a hell of a thing. Michael Jackson arguably lived the strangest life in human history. Tom Cruise enjoys the dual pleasure of being Hollywood’s most bankable star, and perhaps the one famous person everyone is really unsettled by. Kanye West’s […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Behind The Candelabra
The trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s final (for now) feature film, a HBO production called Behind The Candelabra, recently went live and it’s as garishly flamboyant as we had hoped. Based on a true story, the film chronicles a strange romance between the aging pianist Liberace (played with magnificent style by Michael Douglas) and his young […]
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