The top 10 films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the business […]
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The Top 10 Female Performances of 2012
December 14, 2012 
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The Top 10 Female Performances of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the […]
Continue readingWrapped up in books – Ruby Sparks review
September 21, 2012 0 Comments
Ruby Sparks – Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and Chris Messina. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Ruby Sparks is a profoundly sad tale of self-loathing masquerading as a cutesy romantic comedy. The purple-stockings and free spirit of the eponymous female lead and the intensely nervy, intensely unsociable demeanour […]
Continue readingThe top 10 movies about writers
September 21, 2012 2 Comments
The top 10 movies about writers. By Simon Miraudo. In Ruby Sparks, Paul Dano’s awkward author Calvin wills one of his characters into existence so that she might become his real-life girlfriend. If only the written word could be so magical; I’d have my own life-size Nicolas Cage to recite monologues every evening. But then, […]
Continue readingPen pal – Ruby Sparks review
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Ruby Sparks – Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and Antonio Banderas. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Rated M. By Richard Haridy. Ruby Sparks plays the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 18, 2012. It arrives in Australian cinemas September 20, 2012. Regularly embodied by Zooey Deschanel, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (or MPDG) […]
Continue readingFirst glimpse at 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival line-up
June 5, 2012 0 Comments
The war between Sydney and Melbourne rages on! With only 24 hours to go until the Sydney Film Festival kicks into gear, the team behind the Melbourne International Film Festival have snuck in and previewed some of the features headed to Victoria this year. Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner Amour, and Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern […]
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