A website begins with a name, and back in 2008, that name was Cut Print Review. Why? I have no idea, but I think it had something to do with how a director yells “Cut! Print!” after a good take. Slap on the word “Review”, since that’s my contribution to the process, and voilà! You have this very corner of the internet.

Honestly though, it’s a pretty terrible name for a website; [...]

My comrades over at the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) — of which I’m a voting member — recently announced the winners of the society’s 15th annual awards, and to little surprise (given its seven nominations), the top honours went to Terrence Malick’s arthouse opus The Tree of Life. For the sake of comparison, the title of best film last year [...]

To coincide with National Carer’s Week and Mental Health Month, a project by health industry groups including the Far West Local Health District will have seen six audiences across western NSW and Victoria by the tour’s end to raise awareness of carers in the state’s community. The short documentary Intangible details stories of seven carers as they see their situation, and the screening in Dubbo was graced by guest speaker [...]

For those of you readers who are unaware, Moviedex now has a presence in regional NSW. Dubbo to be exact. My move here is now a month in and already there’s a decent chunk of film-related events going on.

An initiative starting in Cannes 2011 to welcome a guest country has brought very poignant beginnings for the festival. A tribute to Egypt with special events and screenings throughout Wednesday climaxed with the world premiere of 18 Days [Tamantashar Yom], a collection of shorts focused on the 18 days following the January 25 Revolution.

A packed Salle du Soixantieme was filled with film-makers, press and invitees who welcomed the filmmakers into [...]

An almost full Salle du Soixantieme anxiously waited for the director and star’s arrival ahead of Le Sauvage, many of whom were young Cannes Cinephiles who applied for special access. They weren’t disappointed. Jean-Paul Rappeneau entered ahead of Cinematheque Francaise director/renowned filmmaker Costa-Gavras before the cheers were raised a notch as Catherine Deneuve walked through the door.