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Sauvage shirks nothing in its insight into homelessness and prostitution
By Felicity Gardner, Second Year, Physics Camille Vidal-Naquet’s first feature film is a French language story of two male sex workers on the streets, as one desperately seeks any form of intimacy or love in their desperate lives. YouTube / Broken Rainbows Sauvage is a look into the life of Léo (Félix Maritaud), who is only named in the credits, a 22-year-old prostitute trying to earn enough to survive.
The ‘strong female character’ paradox
By Felicity Gardner, Second Year, Physics There has been a rising number of female characters in films with a ‘badass’ streak as a response to the Time’s Up campaign. The trope, however, rejects the multifaceted personalities of real women and reinforces the idea that feminists have to be strong and unkind. A ‘strong female character’ has become a catch-all term.
Japanese zombie meta-horror One Cut of the Dead breathes new life into the undead
By Felicity Gardner, Second Year, Physics The film has a small budget and an offbeat concept, but proved to be one of the most unlikely success stories of 2018. One Cut of the Dead, a Japanese horror comedy put together with a shoestring budget, provides two movies in one. The first is a one-take zombie comedy, where an overzealous director (Takayuki Higurashi) tries to make the acting more believable by unleashing real zombies on his terrified cast and crew.
A full guide to this year’s Christmas TV
By Felicity Gardner, Second Year, Physics With new adaptations of Watership Down and Les Misérables to look forward amidst the usual rabble of Christmas specials, the Christmas break is the perfect time to spend glued to your parents’ sofa. December has arrived, and with it the Christmas season which means it’s time for garish decorations, Michael Buble, over eating, and - of course - a selection of the must see Christmas TV and films. One of the joys of the TV season is the festive specials.
Stan Lee's legacy will live on
By Felicity Gardner, Second Year, Physics On November 12, Stan Lee, creator of hundreds of beloved comic book characters and writer for Marvel comics for over 70 years, died at 95. Although he is gone, his legacy endures and his creations - which inspired previous generations through comics - continue to inspire through the films based on his characters. Recently comic book films have become increasingly popular, sparking the ‘Age of Heroes’.
Violence in film causes imitation acts in real life
The second part of a two sided argument exploring the effects of film violence on real life crimes and attitudes, here it is argued that cinema can be the inspiration for criminals and gun fanatics. There are many film genres in which violence plays a large role, but it is most perverse in films with serial killers as the main antagonists, characters most of us cannot relate to but still have a fascination with.
Witches embodied misogyny - now they're reborn on screen as feminist icons
Watershed are running a season called ‘Reclaiming the Witch’ from November 3-25, exploring the cinematic history of the term and its significance in societal views of woman with a series of films and discussions. What role has the idea of witches had on the treatment of women in ancient and recent history, and how does it still exist in the present day? The image we have when we think ‘witch’ has existed since the 1500s with two main stereotypes standing out.
Night School runs out of steam as quickly as it runs out of jokes
Tiffany Haddish is underused in the latest Kevin Hart comedy, which is unoriginal and underdeveloped. Night School follows Teddy (Kevin Hart) as he gets a promotion, proposes to his girlfriend and as that all falls apart when the barbeque shop he owns explodes, with him inside. His friend offers him a job as a financial advisor but to get it Teddy must first pass his General Education Diploma (GED).
Brooke Davis - Lost & Found - Hachette Australia
The heart-warming Australian debut that's been sold around the world will have you laughing, crying and, by the end, feeling just a little wiser... '[an] enchanting debut... Lost & Found is a highly entertaining road trip and much, much more...bubbling with warmth and humour, it also explores loss, death, love and trust.' At seven years old, Millie Bird realises that everything is dying around her.
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