As frequently happens with movies that are ‘based on’ books or other stories, I failed to see how Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant bore any real resemblance to the gorgeous Oscar Wilde fairytale of the same name. Perhaps that is because I was too busy sobbing into my tissues through the whole film. A bleak, …
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Oct 14
Adelaide Film Festival – Will you still love me tomorrow?
In this rom-com with a twist, boy meets boy. Boy falls in love with boy. Boy tries to figure out how to tell his wife (who wants another baby) that he is in fact gay – and has been gay since long before they married. Add to this mix the adorable protagonist Weicheng’s (Richie Ren) …
Oct 14
Adelaide Film Festival – Sharknado
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No – it’s a live, angry shark in a tornado. Or make that hundreds of hungry sharks. Yes, that really is the premise of surprise Hollywood schlockfest Sharknado. Starring the indomitable Tara Reid (what has she done to her face), Ian Ziering (for those who remember, an …
Oct 13
Adelaide Film Festival 2013 – The Stranger by the Lake
This film, like the naïve protagonist Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps), is languorous, seductive, very nice to look at but a little bit confusing. A French film which caused a significant stir at Cannes in 2013 (largely due to significant amount of non-simulated sex), The Stranger by the Lake focusses on the ‘cruising’ scene for gay men …
Oct 13
Adelaide Film Festival 2013 – Behind the Veil
There are few things more topical in 2013 than the treatment of women in Islamic countries around the world. A composition of short films focussing on issues concerning Muslim-women throughout the world, Behind the Veil focusses a lens on subjects which are often taboo or misunderstood. This compilation includes an exploration of the way modern Australian society projects its own …
Sep 03
ADEL FEST OF ARTS 2014 – First Blockbuster Events Announced
On the opening weekend of the 2014 Festival (Fri 28 Feb– Sun 2 Mar), Dutch theatre hit Roman Tragedies blends three of Shakespeare’s most famous political plays into one continuous six-hour political drama, while in the final week Zorn in Oz sees the renowned John Zorn in his Australian debut, with an exclusive series of six one-off marathon concerts across four evenings.
Jul 23
Ballet Revolución – Her Majesty’s Theatre
From the first haunting moment on stage, the troupe of Ballet Revolución mesmerised a capacity crowd at Her Majesty’s Theatre for the Adelaide premiere of the 2013 season. Combining breathtaking feats of athleticism with sensual dance moves, Ballet Revolución’s incredibly talented Cuban dancers – supported by the Ballet Revolución Live-Band – entertained the crowd with …
Jul 18
This Old Man Comes Rolling Home – Preview Performance
The highly reasonable price of wine at the Bakehouse Theatre proved to be both a blessing and a curse during Adapt Enterprises’ preview performance of ‘This Old Man Comes Rolling Home’. Set in 1950s working class Redfern against a backdrop of communist dissent and socioeconomic despair, the desolation of the Dockerty family could easily encourage …
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