Monthly Archives: September 2013

War is Hell (duh) in Jayne Mansfield’s Car

**this review is reprinted from 2012 when I saw Jayne Mansfield’s Car at the Melbourne International Film Festival** War is hell, duh. Sadly, Billy Bob Thornton’s first time behind the camera in some 11 years (Daddy and Them, unreleased in Australia … Continue reading

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The Orphan and Mr Universe: Il Futuro Explores the Ethics of Sexuality

The sight of Rutger Hauer in Il Futuro is a far cry from the European beauty he displayed back in 1982 with Blade Runner. He looks tired and overweight, sheathed in a silk bathrobe of oriental origin, held upright with the use … Continue reading

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