June, 2010

New details have emerged about George Miller’s $100 million plus Mad Max sequel Mad Max 4: Fury Road, which will begin shooting in NSW later this year. After a long period of will he/won’t he speculation it has now been officially confirmed that a) Mel Gibson will not have any involvement in the film – [...]

I cannot deny the quality of the performances in director Stephane Brize’s maudlin French drama Mademoiselle Chambon. I also cannot deny that the colour, texture and folds of the curtains in the cinema I watched it in provided a comparatively fascinating accompaniment to this uneasy and largely uninteresting story about infidelity, new and broken relationships [...]

Harry Potter pipsqueak Daniel Radcliffe is sure growing up fast these days. So fast in fact that the bookish looking young’un is now preparing for work in high profile WWI costume dramas – namely a new adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s reverred 1929 novel All Quiet on the Western Front, which is known for its [...]

Get Him to Greek is an on the road odd couple comedy about a dorky record company executive and his relationship with a flamboyant drug and sex crazed rock star. You know the type: beers before brekkie, lines of coke for lunch, busty women for dessert, a very large room service bill and a helluva [...]

To mark the theatrical release of director Christian Carion’s Cold War thriller, Farewell, Cinetology gives readers the chance to win one of 15 double passes to attend a special preview screening at Melbourne’s Cinema Nova on Tuesday 22 June at 6:30pm. Here’s the official synopsis: Based on actual events, Farewell is a thriller in the [...]

I vaguely remember two things about TV’s The A-Team: 1) there were dodgy action scenes a-plenty and 2) it starred a beefy black actor with smack-dab facial hair, an irresistibly gruff demeanour and a surname consisting only of a single letter. His character famously had some sympathy for fools, though one sensed it was never, [...]

This ripper see-it-to-believe-it indie documentary paints an eclectric portrait of graffiti, street and installation art. It begins as a broad overview of ultra contemporary styles then inconspicuously narrows into a study of one burgeoning artist and his weird and wonderful ways. The ultimate strength of every documentary rests largely on its subject, and this one is [...]

Animal Kingdom is the debut feature of former film journalist David Michod, who has triumphantly countered the spurious argument that industry commentators are inevitably all talk and no action – sayers rather than doers, critics rather than creators. The argument is spurious not because it’s untrue but because it’s irrelevant: cue familiar talking points about [...]

“Social realism” might be a term the general movie going populace associate with “snoresville” or “say wha?” but every once in a while a social realist film comes along with broad appeal, minimal arty farty wankerism and an ability to match aching realism with compelling drama. Director Andrea Arnold’s tensely told British kitchen sink drama, [...]

Former film journalist David Michod’s directorial debut, Animal Kingdom, will deservedly be remembered as one of the best Australian films of 2010. To mark the film’s theatrical release (it opens nationwide June 3) Cinetology offers readers the chance to win one of 10 in season double passes valid nationwide. Here’s the official synopsis: Welcome to [...]