Despite our proximity to the countries of South-East Asia – and the vast number of Australians who visit them - few Australian filmmakers have made places like Thailand, Vietnam or Laos the subject of Australian film stories, often because of the sheer logistical difficulty of getting cast and crew organised in remote locations. It was […]
Ralph Fiennes remembers exactly the first time he experienced the work of William Shakespeare. “I was taken at the age of five to a small country cinema to see Laurence Olivier’s Henry V by my parents,” he says, recalling the moment fondly with a throaty laugh. “I remember I was put in a little jacket […]
Joe Cornish reckons - at 42 - he’s old. “I’ve left making my first feature film so long – until I’m in my dotage really. Let’s face it, I’m going to be dead pretty soon.” It’s the kind of self-deprecating humour that the well-mannered, well-spoken English comedian, writer, television-presenter (and now ageing film director) is […]
“If I finish life with more than two quid in my pocket then I’ve made a miscalculation.” So says Guy Martin, the good looking bad boy of motor-cycle racing, and every documentary filmmaker’s dream subject: outrageous, funny, charming and dressed in leathers – a man who always has a story to tell when he […]
When Julie Shanahan left Australia 25 years ago to join a dance company in Germany, she thought she’d be back within a year. “I never imagined I could be even 10 years in one dance company,” she says “but I’ve now been there 25 years! And I am still only beginning to understand so much. […]
Let’s face it, Morgan Spurlock made a name for himself doing strange things for thirty days at a time and documenting the results on film. Back in 2004, in his breakout documentary Super Size Me, he ate only McDonald’s food. Three times a day for thirty days. He gained eleven kilos and ended up with […]
Frankly, after checking out her credentials and seeing a few online interviews, I was somewhat daunted by the prospect of talking to Julia Leigh, the Australian director of Sleeping Beauty. She seemed so utterly composed, thoughtful and deliberate in her interviews and about her thoughts on her debut feature film, which was selected to screen […]
Without question one of the most striking Australian films of recent years, Wasted On The Young confirms the visual storytelling confidence of new director Ben. C. Lucas. In his early thirties and now looking for a project in LA after the critical reception he has already received for the film, Lucas tells a very contemporary, […]
Jim Broadbent is running late for the interview. His publicist is in a flap because he was due half an hour ago and his mobile phone is off. Not to worry I say, it will give me time to go through his incredible career again. I scan the details: born in Lincoln; both parents “artistic” […]
Director Tom Hooper credits his Australian mother for providing him with the ability to properly understand English culture. Born in the UK with dual citizenship and a regular visitor to Australia since the age of six, Hooper is back in the country with his new film The King’s Speech, a story that deals with the […]
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