[WARNING: SPOILERS, PROBABLY] Well, I haven't read the 1982 book by American novelist Newton Thornburg - in fact I hadn't heard of it - but Rachel Ward has managed to produce out of it a stylish and engrossing film, aided by an excellent cast and gorgeous, often eerie, cinematography. It helps too that the film … Continue reading Beautiful Kate?
Film adaptations
Disgrace-ful
Well, I finally got to see the film adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace today. Before seeing it, I was a little surprised that it only had an (Australian) M rating. From my memory of the book I was rather expecting an MA rating. I was slightly disappointed in the film: it's not that I want to watch … Continue reading Disgrace-ful
State of the investigative journo film
I really want to see the new Australian film, Last Ride, and the film of J.M. Coetzee's Disgrace, but as State of Play is coming to the end of its run and we hadn't yet seen it, that's what we went to see today. Apparently, the film is an adaptation of a well-reviewed 6-hour British … Continue reading State of the investigative journo film
Whispering Gums 