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Life is bearable – To Rome With Love review

To Rome With Love – Starring Woody Allen, Judy Davis, and Roberto Benigni. Directed by Woody Allen. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The release of a new Woody Allen film is a special event in the sense that each breath is a special event; we’re used to them, we assume the next one isn’t far behind, […]

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Rain of terror – The Eye of the Storm review

The Eye of the Storm – Starring Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis, and Charlotte Rampling. Directed by Fred Schepisi. Rated MA. By Hilary Simmons. Fred Schepisi‘s lavish adaptation of Patrick White’s 1973 novel The Eye of the Storm looks good and feels arty, set in a gorgeous sprawling mansion in 1970s suburban Sydney. The melodramatic matriarch of […]

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Trailer Debut: To Rome With Love

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 […]

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Will Smith to star in American remake of The Man Who Sued God?

Let there be remakes! An American producer has reportedly purchased the rights to the 2001 Australian comedy The Man Who Sued God, with the intention of developing it as a vehicle for a major U.S. star. According to The Australian, Will Smith could be that star. However, the identity of the buyer – thought to […]

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River Phoenix’s final film to be released in 2012; Phoenix family wants no part

Director George Sluizer has revealed plans to re-cut and release his 1993 film Dark Blood, which River Phoenix was working on at the time of his death. The unfinished film was shelved followed Phoenix’s passing, but Sluizer now believes he can re-edit the picture and send it out into the world. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, […]

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Interview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm)

Interview: Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi (The Eye of the Storm). By Simon Miraudo. It has taken thirty-eight years for Australian author Patrick White’s tome The Eye of the Storm to hit cinemas. Not just anyone could have been trusted with one of the Nobel Laureate’s signature novels, however. Enter another Aussie icon to do his […]

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