By Glenn Dunks December 5, 2013 (Republished April 23, 2014) Stephen Frears directs movies that are hard to actively dislike. While his more recent titles like The Queen and Mrs. Henderson Presents have tended away from the youthful dynamism of his earlier work, he nonetheless tells compelling stories with a lack of directorial fluff. Such […]
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Pump up the volume – Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa review
February 11, 2014 
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By Richard Haridy February 11, 2014 Steve Coogan has been playing his hilariously egotistical Alan Partridge character for over 20 years across numerous platforms, from TV chat shows to mock travel documentaries to an internet radio series. It’s surprising that the multi-faceted character has never made the jump to film before now but Coogan and […]
Continue readingSee Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon do their Michael Caine impressions again in The Trip to Italy
January 24, 2014 0 Comments
There’s only one thing fans of The Trip want to know about its upcoming sequel The Trip to Italy: do Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon indulge in another Michael Caine impression-off? Guys… of course they do. The flick, directed once again by Michael Winterbottom, debuted in Sundance this past week, ahead of its worldwide release later in 2014. […]
Continue readingNew York Stories – Philomena / Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
December 5, 2013 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks December 6, 2013 The Manhattan Report: The two films we’re discussing today are an interesting look at the dynamics of awards season. Philomena and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom are two of Harvey Weinstein’s horses in the Oscar race, but he is a smart man and he knows his audiences. Philomena, for […]
Continue readingMother and child disunion – What Maisie Knew review
August 28, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 28, 2013 What Maisie Knew runs its titular, newly-orphaned moppet through so many heartbreaking scenarios and encounters, I was stirred to start drawing up the adoption papers myself. A divorce drama seen exclusively through the eyes of its seven-year-old victim, it’s a contemporary retelling of Henry James’ 1897 book of the same […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – The Look of Love review
June 7, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo June 7, 2013 Steve Coogan takes on the role of Steve Coog … er, I mean, Paul Raymond in The Look of Love, his fourth collaboration with director Michael Winterbottom. No one would accuse the distinctive British comedian of disappearing into his roles. Yet, just as Tony Wilson in 24 Hour Party […]
Continue readingNew York Stories – Greetings from Tim Buckley / Lords of Salem / What Maisie Knew
May 21, 2013 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks May 21, 2013 There’s a wide world of cinema out there, and Quickflix’s Glenn Dunks is on the ground in New York City bringing you the titles that will soon be seen in Australian cinemas, and eventually available on home entertainment. What does I do once I’ve returned from a film festival on the […]
Continue readingMumbai core – Trishna review
May 8, 2012 0 Comments
Trishna – Starring Freida Pinto and Riz Ahmed. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Plotting the trajectory of writer-director Michael Winterbottom‘s career is like playing connect-the-dots with blood spatter. However, as any forensic investigator knows, you can find patterns in even the most Jackson Pollock-esque of stains. Though he veers wildly from […]
Continue readingAlan Partridge movie shooting this year
May 2, 2012 0 Comments
A-ha! The long gestating Alan Partridge movie will begin shooting this year, says co-writer Armando Iannucci. Iannucci, currently promoting his new TV show Veep, broke the news to Empire. “At the moment it’s ‘The Alan Partridge Movie‘ but that’s just a working title. [The script] is written [but] we’re always rewriting, rewriting and rewriting.” Steve Coogan will, of course, […]
Continue readingCoogan and Brydon may reunite for The Trip 2
February 17, 2012 0 Comments
The Trip was one of our favourite movies of 2011 (despite it technically being a shortened edit of a six-part TV series). Therefore, it’s hard not to be excited by the news that stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon may soon ride out on another culinary adventure. It was revealed last year that director Michael Winterbottom, […]
Continue readingThe 10 best male performances of 2011
December 8, 2011 1 Comment
The 10 best male performances of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by ranking our favourite performances of the year? Look past the inherent ridiculousness of comparing dudes who play vicious murderers with those dressed in […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Day Twelve
August 2, 2011 0 Comments
Melbourne International Film Festival – Day Twelve. By Simon Miraudo. Blimey, if we aren’t speedily approaching the end of the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival! It’s been a hell of a fest, and despite my occasional complaints of hitting the wall and enduring conversations with a variety of rather racist cab drivers, I’ve truly loved […]
Continue readingIt’s a metaphor! – The Trip review
July 5, 2011 0 Comments
The Trip – Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. By Simon Miraudo. So, this is new: a frequently hilarious comedy that is also totally satisfying on an emotional level. A satire of fame that is never mean-spirited, and isn’t filled with obnoxious jokes aimed only at insiders. Two actors playing slightly-warped […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – Day Four
June 11, 2011 1 Comment
Sydney Film Festival – Day Four. By Simon Miraudo. It took a mere 80 hours in Sydney – 80! – to go from a reasonably healthy young man to a sickly, seemingly rickets-ridden mess. What’s to blame? Well, all this rain and cold doesn’t help (in Western Australia, we’ve grown accustomed to unseasonable warmth all year round, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Trip
May 6, 2011 0 Comments
Plot? Who needs it when you’ve got the endlessly entertaining Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon swapping insults whilst impersonating celebs in a variety of English restaurants? The trailer for Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip has debuted online, capitalising on the stars’ uncanny impressions of Michael Caine, Woody Allen and Al Pacino among others. The hilarious Coogan (I’m Alan […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Our Idiot Brother
April 27, 2011 0 Comments
The first official trailer for Sundance favourite Our Idiot Brother has debuted online. The dramedy (previously known as My Idiot Brother) has an all star cast with Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, and Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy and Rashida Jones amongst others. Directed by Jesse Peretz and written by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz, the film follows […]
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