Man, has it been a year already? Time has flown by quickly. Yep, it’s that time of year where my adoptive home town of Melbourne celebrates one of the most prestigious film festivals in Australia: the Melbourne International Film Festival (or MIFF for short). Over the course of 19 days MIFF will be showcasing over 300 films … Continue reading
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Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #9: The Hunt and Alps
In this 9th and final edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on “The Hunt” starring Mads Mikkelsen in his Cannes Film Festival Best Actor winning performance and “Alps”, the follow-up film from the director of the Oscar nominated “Dogtooth” Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #8: 100 Bloody Acres and Sound Of My Voice
In this 8th edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the Australian horror/comedy “100 Bloody Acres” and the indie sci-fi thriller “Sound Of My Voice”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #7: The Imposter and Undefeated
In this 7th edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the acclaimed documentary “The Imposter” and the 2011 Best Documentary Oscar winner “Undefeated”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #6: Maniac and Amour
In this 6th edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the horror remake “Maniac” and Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winning film “Amour”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #5: [Rec] 3: Genesis and ParaNorman
In this 5th edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the 3rd installment of the “[Rec]” series “[Rec] 3: Genesis” and the animated family horror film “ParaNorman”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #4: Jayne Mansfield’s Car and Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
In this 4th edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on Billy Bob Thornton’s latest film as director “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” and the end-of-the-world romantic comedy “Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #3: V/H/S and Killer Joe
In this 3rd edition of my Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the film found-footage/anthology horror film “V/H/S” and director William Friedkin’s lastest film “Killer Joe”. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #2: Room 237 and The Sessions
In this 2nd edition of my Melbourne International Film Festival video reviews, I share my thoughts on the documentary “Room 237” and this year’s Sundance smash hit “The Sessions”. Continue reading
[MIFF ’12] Maniac (2012)
My first thought after I was walking out of the screening was ‘scalping has never looked so artistic’. This ‘remake’ of Maniac certainly draws some of its inspiration from European arthouse horror, it really has that giallo vibe. It also draws inspiration from 70’s and 80’s exploitation, yet it aims to be more than just exploitation. Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF 2012 Video Reviews #1: Robot & Frank
ROBOT & FRANK Welcome to the 1st edition of my 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival (a.k.a. MIFF) video reviews. In this one, I’ll be reviewing the sci-fi comedy/drama ROBOT & FRANK. – Bede Jermyn
[MIFF ’12] Killer Joe
By the end of 2012 I do not doubt that Killer Joe will be in my Top 5, I loved this film and since my screening I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Continue reading
[MIFF ’12] Room 237
Stanley Kubrick in my opinion was a cinematic genius, and also very much an enigma. The man remained a mystery to us all, up until his sudden passing (RIP) in 1999. At that time he had completed Eyes Wide Shut, in fact he had submitted his final cut to WB Continue reading
Bede’s MIFF: Melbourne International Film Festival 2012 Preview
Ever since I was a young film geek, one of the things I’ve always wanted to do was to attend a film festival. Unfortunately when you live in a small country town in the middle of nowhere for most of your life, you never really get the chance to since you’re far away from everything. … Continue reading