Interview: James Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (Birthday)

Interview: James Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (Birthday). By Simon Miraudo. This interview was originally published on August 23, 2011. Birthday arrives on DVD in Australia June 21, 2012. Check out our review here. James Harkness’ new feature film Birthday – adapted from his controversial stage play of the same name – stars Natalie Eleftheriadis as M, a high-end call girl who discovers […]

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I’ll cry if I want to – Birthday review

Birthday – Starring Natalie Eleftheriadis, Kestie Morassi and Ra Chapman. Directed by James Harkness. Originally published August 25, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Birthday arrives on DVD in Australia June 21, 2012. What is it with Australian filmmakers and the sex trade? In the last year alone, we’ve seen the inert and impenetrable Sleeping Beauty, the rollicking genre flick X, and now, we have James Harkness’ […]

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I’ll cry if I want to – Birthday review

Birthday – Starring Natalie Eleftheriadis, Kestie Morassi and Ra Chapman. Directed by James Harkness. By Simon Miraudo. What is it with Australian filmmakers and the sex trade? This year alone, we’ve seen the inert and impenetrable Sleeping Beauty, the rollicking genre flick X, and now, we have James Harkness’ adaptation of his controversial stage play […]

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Interview: J. Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (director and star of Birthday)

Interview: J. Harkness and Natalie Eleftheriadis (director and star of Birthday). By Simon Miraudo. J. Harkness’ new feature film Birthday – adapted from his controversial stage play of the same name – opens the 2011 CinefestOz Film Festival this week. The picture stars Natalie Eleftheriadis as M, a high-end call girl who discovers love has […]

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Interview: Kestie Morassi (Blame)

Interview: Kestie Morassi (Blame). By Simon Miraudo. Blame is the brand new Aussie thriller from writer/director Michael Henry, seemingly inspired by the tightly-wound whodunit thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock and Agatha Christie. Kestie Morassi (Wolf Creek, Satisfaction) stars as Cate, a grieving young woman who teams up with the friends of her late sister to take […]

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