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Cut Print Review is now Moviedex! | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:13:49 +0000

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; [...]

2011 Online Film Critics Society Awards | By Anders Wotzke

Anders Wotzke — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:14:23 +0000

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 [...]

News from the Central West: Intangible | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:23:12 +0000

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 [...]

News from the Central West | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:08:59 +0000

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.

It was with a heavy heart from this end of the country that I found out about the arrest of Marzieh Vafamehr from My Tehran for Sale, seeing Seven Adelaide’s report [...]

Egyptian revolution hits Cannes with 18 DAYS [TAMANTASHAR YOM] | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Sat, 21 May 2011 06:51:34 +0000

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 [...]

Cannes Classics: Le Sauvage (1975) | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:12:28 +0000

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.

Cameras flashing from every angle, it was her that everyone wanted to see. [...]

Cannes diary: Monday 16th May (Day One) | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:07:09 +0000

Cannes: overwhelming and pricey. That’s the best I can do to describe my first day at the festival. It’s 3:35pm and since arriving to the Palais at 10:30 this morning I’ve only just managed to step outside and get food to recharge (blowing 16 Euro on a bagel, sandwich and packet of chips – welcome to the Riviera). But the unlimited free water, Nestle juice and coffee and wi-fi make [...]

Cannes 2011 – The Lowdown | By Katina Vangopoulos

Katina Vangopoulos — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:02:29 +0000

Unbelievably it’s May again, and for the European spring that means only one thing in the film industry – Cannes. The 11^th has crept up ever so slowly but it’s time for the world’s biggest film festival to kick off for 2011. For those lucky enough to be in attendance, this means 12 jam-packed days of film premieres, star-studded red carpets and, of course, juicy controversy that will make industry [...]

New CONAN THE BARBARIAN trailer unleashed! | By Tel Benjamin

Tel Benjamin — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:13:33 +0000

Now this is definitely a bit of trailer news that I have been looking forward to reporting: Lionsgate has finally released a theatrical trailer for their upcoming swords and sorcery epic, Conan The Barbarian, and doesn’t it just look like a bundle of bad ass fun. This interpretation of Robert E. Howard’s 1930’s barbarian will stay faithful to the original pulp magazines rather than be a direct remake [...]

The Hobbit is shooting at 48fps and in 3D | By Tel Benjamin

Tel Benjamin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:56:26 +0000

After a hugely problematic pre-production phase with a vast array of setbacks including but not restricted to medical ailments, natural disasters and financial woes, part one of The Hobbit — the much anticipated prequel to the multibillion dollar Lord of the Rings franchise — begun lensing just a few weeks ago to the sounds of a million sighs of relief from fans around the world.

Well, it seems cinephiles around the [...]