Islington Graffiti
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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More Material, New & Old
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Found Notes & Photos on Filckr
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Melb Community Radio Interview
Monday, May 18th, 2009
Peter, Melinda & Greg from 3CR
On Saturday morning I was lucky enough to do an interview with thes nice folks from Media Moves Cinema Scene on 3CR in Melbourne: presenters Peter Krausz & Melinda O’Connor and producer Greg King. Then, in the afternoon, Peter & Greg also presented Streetsweeper at the ACMI & hosted the lively Q&A that followed. Thanks guys. NM
Melbourne Stroll (Sat 16th may)
Monday, May 18th, 2009
A Man’s Best Friend
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
On Again… In Okanagan.
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Streetsweeper flies the flag* on Anzac Day, Saturday 25th, in Canada: the long tail of slow cinema………………
(*actually two scruffy flags, not ours)
north & south
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Streetsweeper (screening #15) is showing in Canada on April 25th at the Okanagan International Film Festival <www.okanaganfilmfestival.com>
And, closer to home, Streetsweeper is showing in Melbourne on May 16th at the ACMI in Federation Square.
Meanwhile, the proposed Streetsweeper tour has been postponed for the time being, as we’ve ran out of time, money & energy. We will however have another crack at it soon-ish… and try, at least, to get to Deni & Braidwood. NM
Same old, same old.
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
“… 2009 will be one of the strongest years on record for Australian films with potential IF [Inside Film] eligible nominees including:Love the Beast – Eric Bana; Australia – Hugh Jackman & Nicole Kidman; My Year without Sex – dir. Sarah Watt; Mary and Max – Toni Collette & Phillip Seymour Hoffman (voices); Charlie and Boots – pairing of Paul Hogan & Shane Jacobson; Bright Star – dir. Jane Campion & Abbie Cornish; In Her Skin – Sam Neill, Guy Pearce & Miranda Otto; Disgrace – John Malkovich; Daybreakers – Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill & Claudia Karvan; Last Ride – Hugo Weaving; Accidents Happen – Geena Davis ; Mao’s Last Dancer – Joan Chen; The Combination – dir. David Field; Boys are Back In Town – dir. Scott Hicks & Clive Owen; Bran Nue Dae – dir. Rachel Penkins, Geoffrey Rush & Missy Higgins; Balibo – Anthony Lapaglia . Among many other films releasing in 2009…”
Er, it’s not hard to spot the disproportionate number of films starring & made by Baby Boomers.
Half of the Australian population is under the age of 4o.
“Commercial” films must appeal to 15 to 25 year old filmgoers.
After a decade of failure the so-called Australian Film industry remains in the firm grip of the “usual suspects”who take most of the funding but little of the responsibility: ScreenAustralia is now set give more money to the filmmakers with the biggest CVs.
But interesting & engaging “cinema” cannot be produced without risk & innovation.
We need lots of new blood, right now! NM
We are going to Melbourne…
Friday, March 20th, 2009
We have scored a screening at the ACMI in Melbourne as a part of the “Australian Perspectives” screenings which are jointly programmed by the Australian Film Critic’s Association. I hope that I can convince some folks to come along and hope to find another venue to screen at whilst the film is in town.
It happens on the 16th of May, 2009 at 4pm at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Federation Square in Melbourne…
the ACMI in Melbourne
the other ACMI, which is, unfortunately, an endoscope...
Zebra Crossings
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
the black & the white
I am starting to collect pictures of zebra crossings &/or streetsweepers… of course. NM
