By Simon Miraudo December 10, 2013 The performance that enraptured audiences most in 2013 was Jennifer Lawrence as ‘Regular Human Woman’ – an ambitious gambit that paid off spectacularly. So novel was the humanity emanating from this Hollywood actress, gifs of her playfully flipping off photographers and spilling all her mints during a press conference […]
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Frances Ha’s Greta Gerwig picks her favourite pop song
August 12, 2013 
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We spoke to Frances Ha star Greta Gerwig recently, and the conversation inevitably turned to the film’s memorable music selections. As a co-writer, she was responsible for selecting Frances’ anthems with director Noah Baumbach. So why did she choose David Bowie’s Modern Love as the coming-of-age flick’s theme? “[Noah and I] kind of feel that […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Frances Ha review
June 15, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo June 15, 2013 I’ll enjoy Greta Gerwig in quite anything – even that Arthur remake – and I’m discovering that the same goes for Adam Driver, of Girls (and one particularly uncomfortable sex scene) fame. So, director Noah Baumbach wasn’t fighting an uphill battle with this particular viewer of Frances Ha. His previous efforts […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Frances Ha
March 7, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha has been released and proposes an honest portrayal of a twenty-something woman trying to find her place in life. Greta Gerwig (who co-wrote the film with Baumbach) stars as Frances, a New York resident struggling to define what she does, where she lives, or who her friends are. […]
Continue readingGirl talk – Damsels in Distress review
August 10, 2012 0 Comments
Damsels in Distress – Starring Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, and Adam Brody. Directed by Whit Stillman. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Damsels in Distress plays the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 10, 2012. It arrives in Melbourne cinemas September 6, 2012. While it’s been fourteen years since Whit Stillman’s last movie, The Last Days of […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: To Rome With Love
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The trailer for Woody Allen‘s recently retitled Italian adventure To Rome With Love has arrived online, displaying a stark change of direction for the famed writer-director. Kidding! Allen fans will find much to love here, from the presence of neurotic Woody himself, to the young supporting cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, and […]
Continue readingWoody Allen’s Nero Fiddled gets a title change
March 20, 2012 0 Comments
Woody Allen‘s follow-up to his biggest ever hit, Midnight in Paris, has undergone a title change. Bid farewell to Nero Fiddled, and say ‘Buon giorno’ to To Rome With Love. Sony Pictures Classics issued a statement (though Variety first broke the news) in which the studio explained their reasoning for ditching the previous title. “Nero Fiddled, while an appropriate and humorous phrase […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Damsels in Distress
February 15, 2012 0 Comments
It’s been 13 years since writer-director Whit Stillman‘s last film, and the trailer for his newie Damsels in Distress has only reminded us of how much we’ve missed him. The man behind The Last Days of Disco and the sublime, Oscar nominated Metropolitan returns with a comic look a sorority life in the U.S. The always-excellent Greta Gerwig stars as […]
Continue readingBack to basics – The House of the Devil review
November 9, 2011 1 Comment
The House of the Devil – Starring Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig and Tom Noonan. Directed by Ti West. Rated MA. Originally published July 7, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Now this is how you make a scary movie. The House of the Devil is a delicious throwback to the golden era of Hollywood horror – one […]
Continue readingThe glass is half full – Arthur review
April 21, 2011 1 Comment
Arthur – Starring Russell Brand, Greta Gerwig and Helen Mirren. Directed by Jason Winer. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Jason Winer’s remake of Arthur is riddled with clichés, suffers from a trite – occasionally offensive – screenplay, and has flatter direction than any Russell Brand vehicle deserves. That being said, I could watch the hilarious […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Arthur
February 11, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for Arthur, starring Russell Brand as a billionaire playboy, has debuted online. The film is a remake of the much-loved 1981 picture starring Dudley Moore in the title role. There are people who love Russell Brand, and enjoy everything he does. There are those who hate him, and can’t stand anything he does. […]
Continue readingIt’s nice to be nice – No Strings Attached review
February 9, 2011 1 Comment
No Strings Attached – Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Kline. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Sometimes it’s just enjoyable to watch a movie where all the characters are nice; to spend ninety minutes with a bunch of people who are smart, funny, amiable and kind to one another. The […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: No Strings Attached
November 4, 2010 1 Comment
The trailer for Ivan Reitman‘s new romantic comedy No Strings Attached has debuted online. It marks the first film in five years from the director of the beloved pictures Ghostbusters, Meatballs and Stripes. No Strings Attached stars Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman as old friends who decide to strike up a purely sexual relationship, and […]
Continue readingFirst look at Russell Brand in Arthur
August 31, 2010 0 Comments
The New York Times have the first official images of Russell Brand in the remake of the classic 1981 comedy Arthur. Brand stars as a rich, hard-drinking playboy who stands to lose his inheritance after falling for a charming pickpocket (Greta Gerwig). The NY Times article offers an interesting insight into the writing process of […]
Continue readingGoodie bag – Baghead review
May 25, 2010 1 Comment
Baghead – Starring Steve Zissis, Ross Partridge and Greta Gerwig. Directed by Jay and Mark Duplass. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. It truly saddens me that the bag-headed villain is one of the least-utilised tropes in horror cinema. Think back to Jason Voorhees’ cinematic debut – he emerged not with a hockey mask, but instead […]
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