Xavier Dolan’s latest might be a difficult watch but is another powerful film about breakdowns and distances in relationships.
Staff Picks – Sydney Film Festival 2016
This year’s Sydney Film Festival is once again packed full of interesting films, both international hits and hidden gems. In this Staff Picks piece, our writing team goes through the program and picks out some of the films they are most excited to see.
Like Mommy, Like Son – The Cinematic Quotations of Xavier Dolan
Working with the melodramatic stylings of filmmakers like Sirk, van Sant and Kar-wai, Quebecois wunderkind Xavier Dolan has crafted an assured aesthetic style throughout his filmography, culminating with his latest, MOMMY.
Cannes Adds Seven New Films, Announces Directors’ Fortnight, Official Jury
The prestigious festival announces Jury featuring the Coen brothers, Sienna Miller, Xavier Dolan, and Jake Gyllenhaal, and programs new films from Gaspar Noe, Guillaume Nicloux, and Takashi Miike, among others.
2014 in Review: The Best Festival Films
In continuing 2014 in Review, we look back at some of the best film festivals and festival features that were on show this year.
Air Sex and The Real ‘Argo’: Possible Worlds Film Festival Announces 2014 Line-Up
This years Possible Worlds Film Festival showcases vibrant independent cinema from America and Canada, including a doco on ‘air sex’, Mike Cahill’s latest feature and Xavier Dolan’s Tom at the Farm.
Tom at the Farm
A surprisingly restrained film from Dolan, who has crafted an impressive adaptation of a tense piece of theatre.
Mommy
An impressive and emotionally charged feature, Dolan’s latest doesn’t entirely succeed. Filled with the promise of greatness, it leaves us wondering what could have been.
An Interview with Nashen Moodley, Festival Director of Sydney Film Festival
Nashen Moodley is the Festival Director of Sydney Film Festival and has held that role since 2012. This year marks his third festival at the helm. We caught up with him this week in the lead-up to Opening Night on the 4th of June.
The Roundup – The Empire is a Flat Circle, The Art of Sound Design and Godzilla in Poland
The Roundup is a new series which collates (and curates) news, feature articles, podcast episodes and other online curios associated with film. This week we have an interesting fan theory about The Empire Strikes Back, a new Godard short and a gorgeous film stills archive.