August 11, 2014
Here are some stills from my latest stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Persona. This intense and intimate production is a part of The Container Festival currently unfolding at Monash University. It’s a difficult text to bring to life but I do hope we have captured the spirit of Bergman’s seminal masterpiece. The sound design and score was composed by the talented Christopher de Groot and features some of his most searing and strange work. These images were captured by Heath Mckinley, who turned up armed with a serious silencer encapsulating his camera. He’s no rookie! The show has two final performances on Tuesday the 12th and Friday the 15th of August then it will vanish into the ether. All the info is right here on the FB.
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June 25, 2014
It’s that time again. I’ve been studying up feverishly on Bergman’s Persona (for reasons which will be revealed soon). It’s a beguiling film. Beautiful and Frightening. Read the article here.
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May 4, 2014
Sororal is playing at the epic FANTASPOA film festival in Brazil later this month. This really is a huge celebration of genre cinema and it’s an honour to be a part of the line up. If you’re in Brazil by chance then swing on down to the festival to see Sororal, which screens on the 21st and 23rd of May.
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May 4, 2014
I turned my attention to Oliver Stone’s JFK for my latest article in The Australia Times. After writing the piece I feel that there is much more to explore with the film and that I really only scratched the surface. It is a tightly packed and beautifully researched masterwork that I hope to revisit with in a more substantial way in the future. I will flag two small spelling errors in the spirit of full disclosure but I hope that they don’t sour the read too much. Up next is a piece on Cronenberg’s Crash.
Click here to read JFK: Stone’s Lost Cause
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March 17, 2014
In the latest edition of The Australia Times I tackled Alan Pakula’s brilliant 19070′ s thriller, Klute. I believe that it is a restrained and powerful masterwork that desperately deserves to be revisited and celebrated by a new generation of cinephiles. The seemingly simple suspense setup hides a dazzling emotional complexity not seen in typical thrillers. The synergy of performance, image and sound is of the highest order and I simply cannot praise the film enough. Add it to your watch list tonight, you won’t be disappointed.
Click here to read the article.
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October 26, 2013
Sororal is finally hitting the big screen on November 24th as part of Monsterfest 2013. This year’s festival features a slew of new and twisted horror efforts from around the globe along with an appearance from special guest Linda Blair! If you’re in Melbourne then we’d love to see you at this exclusive premiere of Australia’s first giallo thriller at the Cinema Nova in Carlton. Tickets can be bought HERE.
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