films and cinemas

NOT: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

November 27, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Before you all gasp at my audacity in giving a NOT to Heath Ledger’s final work, let me preface my review by saying that visually, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is very imaginative and enjoyable. All the actors, including Heath, looked like they were having a lot of fun making this fantastical roller-coaster of a [...]

NOT: Antichrist

November 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Lars Von Trier’s latest film Antichrist is opening in Australia tomorrow and is showing exclusively in Melbourne at Cinema Nova. I haven’t been able to confirm as yet whether this release has been edited from the full version. [Update: The Age confirmed that the full version is showing.] The film has certainly divided audiences – [...]

HOT OR NOT? Antichrist giveaway

November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Hope you had an exciting, fun, restful, relaxing weekend. I have a couple of free double passes to give away for the controversial new film Antichrist. The passes are valid from Thursday 26 November until the end of the film’s theatrical season (excluding public holidays and discount days) and the film is showing exclusively at [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 23 November 2009

November 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This coming week is filled with travel, rock, films, shopping, food and parties! Tony Wheeler, the co-founder of Lonely Planet, is speaking at The Hive at The Order of Melbourne on Tuesday 24 November. Read my review of a previous The Hive event here; The Rockwiz Christmas special is coming to The Palais, St Kilda, on [...]

NOT: Time Traveler’s Wife, Palace Dendy Brighton, 26 Church St, Brighton

November 22, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

I dithered a bit about whether to give The Time Traveler’s Wife a HOT or NOT. It was a moderately pleasant experience and I didn’t feel like I’d wasted 2 hours of my life, but would I encourage my friends to see it? Probably not – basically because it could have been so much better. [...]

HOT: Beautiful Losers, Anode 2009, Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne

November 18, 2009 ⋅ 6 comments

Beautiful Losers begins with an amusing introduction by two middle aged men in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge: “Hello Melbourne! Hope you enjoy the film. We brought cocaine!” Who are these people? You wonder. They look like two ordinary, non-descript guys, the kind you see down at the hardware store in the suburbs. Aaron [...]

HOT: Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne

November 17, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Speakeasy Cinema is one of the newest cinema experiences in Melbourne and I loved its hip, low-fi aesthetic. A ramshackle collection of mismatched chairs. Nostalgic lolly bags and ice creams for sale. Milk crates to steady your drinks. The whole experience made me feel like I was going at an underground film event crossed with [...]

HOT: Genova, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

November 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

On the surface The Boys are Back and Genova are both films are about men who lose their wives in tragic circumstances and have to cope with being a single parent to two children. However, I’ve been trying to work out the differences between the films which meant that I gave The Boys are Back [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 9 November 2009

November 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Jetsetting Joyce’s diary for this week. Mon – blank Tuesday – blank Wednesday – blank Thursday – blank Friday – blank Of course not! This week I’m searching for Beethoven, time travelling with Eric Bana, discussing acoustic folk pop with Anita George, going on a blind date with my new blog crush Miss Kish, listening [...]

HOT: The Brothers Bloom, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

November 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Brothers Bloom is a light-hearted caper film filled with lovable characters, fiendish rogues, an outlandish cross-continental storyline and sight gags galore. The story starts with Stephen (Mark Ruffalo) and Bloom (Adrien Brody), two orphaned brothers who first discover the satisfaction of conning others as young kids. Shunted to yet another foster home in a small [...]