The Top 10 Films of 2013

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. […]

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First look at Emma Stone and Colin Firth in Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight

Blue Jasmine is barely out of cinemas, but workhorse Woody Allen is close to wrapping his follow-up feature. The first images from his 2014 release, Magic in the Moonlight, show stars Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, and Colin Firth all looking rather smart in their 1920s attire. Little is known about the plot, besides the […]

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Diary of a mad blue woman – Blue Jasmine review

By Simon Miraudo September 13, 2013 What a relief it must be for an actor to realise they’re in one of Woody Allen‘s good movies; a biennial event! Allen is still a prolific talent in his 70s, churning out a new film each year, and it would be unwise for any performer to turn down […]

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New York Stories – Girl Most Likely / Blackfish / Blue Jasmine

By Glenn Dunks July 31, 2013 There’s a wide world of cinema out there, and Quickflix’s Glenn Dunks is on the ground in New York City bringing you the titles that will soon be seen in Australian cinemas, and eventually available on home entertainment. The Manhattan Report: Opening weekend for a Woody Allen movie in New York […]

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Poster Debut: Blue Jasmine

A not-at-all informative poster for Woody Allen’s upcoming Blue Jasmine has been unveiled. Pretty though! According to distributor Sony Pictures, “it is the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.” That housewife is played by Cate Blanchett, seen beneath the eclectic group of names assembled […]

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