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The top 10 Amy Adams performances

The top 10 Amy Adams performances. By Simon Miraudo. Amy Adams has come a long way since taking on the Sarah Michelle Geller role in Cruel Intentions 2 back in the year 2000 (and thank goodness). With three Oscar nominations to her name, she looks set to receive a fourth for her chilling turn as […]

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Rambling – On the Road review

On the Road – Starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, and Kristen Stewart. Directed by Walter Salles. Originally published June 13, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. On the Road plays the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 11, 2012. It does not yet have an Australian release date. This review was first run during the Sydney Film Festival. I had endeavoured to finally read […]

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MIFF bringing big batch of Cannes titles to fest

Not much more than two weeks after we had the First Glimpse release, Melbourne International Film Festival have announced another load of films, this time highlighting the haul of over 35 features they picked up from Cannes. As well as previously announced big hitting flicks such as the Palme d’Or winner Amour and Wes Anderson’s […]

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Rambling – On the Road review (Sydney Film Festival)

On the Road – Starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, and Kristen Stewart. Directed by Walter Salles. By Simon Miraudo. On the Road played the Sydney Film Festival. It does not yet have an Australian release date. I had endeavoured to finally read Jack Kerouac’s legendary, Beat Generation-defining novel On the Road before watching the long-awaited film […]

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The top picks for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival

The top picks for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. By Simon Miraudo. Has it been a year already? I’m back in New South Wales for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, facing a flurry of flicks even more fantabulous than those featured last time. Well, hopefully! From June 6 to 17, myself and Melbournite Richard Haridy […]

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Sydney Film Festival 2012 line-up revealed

The full line-up of features and shorts heading to New South Wales for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival has been revealed. Incoming fest director Nashen Moodley has secured a number of ambitious titles, alongside your expected marquee arthouse fare. Joining previously announced features Beasts of the Southern Wild and Monsieur Lazhar in the Official Competition: Yorgos Lanthimos’ […]

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Trailer Debut: On The Road

The trailer for Walter Salles‘ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s legendary beat generation novel On The Road has arrived online.  Though it’s taken more than 50 years for a film version of Kerouac’s rambling road-movie to hit cinema screens, Salles’ take looks promising (and the fact he helmed The Motorcycle Diaries helps too). Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley star […]

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