A prequel? To the all time classic, much loved Wizard of Oz, 74 years later? Surely this has got to be some purely dangerous territory! Done wrong and the dreams and memories built upon generations could be absolutely crushed; yet director Sam Raimi has taken the risk and instead creates a visually rhapsodic fantasy full of nostalgic bliss.
Ever think it was crazy having all your family in one room? Starring French actress Julie Delpy {of Before Sunset fame} 2 days in New York takes exasperating family insanity to a whole new level; in a way that will not only have you in fits of laughter, but will also make your family seem more functional than ever.
Thinking back to her favourite age in life, Genevieve Bailey started wondering what being eleven was like today and set off on a world wide adventure, that would take several years, to talk to eleven year olds across the globe, their individual personalities, similarities and differences further inspiring the film.
A fun film that manages to celebrate life and covers a range of social, political and racial issues, all while entertaining a diverse audience. Sounds impossible, right? Well, Deborah Mailman manages to do just that in her stunning new Australian film The Sapphires. Inspired by a moving true story and adapted from a stage play, the [...]
Hysteria directed by Tanya Wexler is an offbeat, mischievous romantic comedy set in Victorian England during 1880, a time when germs were thought by most to be a mere myth, people pondered whether an invention like the telephone would ever take off and any problem a women should have from insomnia to disturbing thoughts was attributed to the catch-all ailment of ‘Hysteria’. The film tells the story how the invention that is known today as the vibrator came about.
By Lauren Burgueno. “Wish You Were Here” is the debut feature and international success film from Australian filmmaker Kieran Darcy-Smith. It tells the story of an idyllic sun-soaked Cambodian holiday which quickly changes into an absolute nightmare for a group of friends in this tense Australian thriller about a missing person. Adultery, drug-use and deception surfacing [...]
By Lauren Burgueno From McG, the director who gave us Charlie’s Angels, ‘This Means War’ is a hybrid of genres: part action, part comedy and part romance; a little something for almost anyone to enjoy! Soon to be released to DVD, “This Means War” is a simple, easy to watch and relatively enjoyable film. Starring [...]
The ever fabulous, sharp witted and hilarious author Jenna McCarthy shares her tips on having a happy marriage … yikes Botox is in and booze is out – Ed. I have a remarkably happy marriage, and people ask me all the time how I got so lucky. (Not as often as they ask me about [...]
In part two of my interview with author Hazel Gaynor, we talk about the challenges of motherhood, how she finds time for herself and her transition from single and independent professional woman, to becoming a stay at home mum, wife and freelance writer – “yes, the G&T’s definitely help”, she says. The only thing I forgot [...]
For, what a joy it is to stroll through a book store, casually browsing the titles and being drawn in as our hands run over their beautiful covers and the words on the back of the books inspire us to open them and get lost in their words.
Are you like myself and on tender hooks for the move adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love? Even though I am frightened that the movie won’t do the book justice, I am still waiting with baited breath for it, and will surely be lining up on the first day for tickets. This book is [...]
