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It's been a quiet week for film reviews from me. Many of the films I did see last week, which was busy are not released for a few weeks or even a month or so. I've been busy working on the edits of my next book and answering emails from wonderful readers who've written to share how much they are enjoying my stories. One lovely reader commented they were star-struck when I wrote back. Please, it's me who is star struck that someone would take the time out of their busy lives to send me a few lines.
I released a new book last week, which was a compilation of my three short story collections Behind Dark Doors one, two, and three. To my surprise and absolute delight, it shot straight up the charts and ended up in the #1 position in horror short stories and #9 on all horror short stories on Amazon. What a thrill!
To celebrate, I'm running a Kindle Countdown on my short story The War Veteran from March 4 to March 11. Normally it's priced at $2.99, but you can grab it for the great value of $0.99. It also includes a bonus short story and a fifty page excerpt from Deadly Messengers. If you would like to grab it at this great price and buy me a coffee, in doing so, then click on the cover here.
Now off to the movies you go. There's some great films this week and opened over the last few weeks. Enjoy!
It's been a quiet week for film reviews from me. Many of the films I did see last week, which was busy are not released for a few weeks or even a month or so. I've been busy working on the edits of my next book and answering emails from wonderful readers who've written to share how much they are enjoying my stories. One lovely reader commented they were star-struck when I wrote back. Please, it's me who is star struck that someone would take the time out of their busy lives to send me a few lines.
I released a new book last week, which was a compilation of my three short story collections Behind Dark Doors one, two, and three. To my surprise and absolute delight, it shot straight up the charts and ended up in the #1 position in horror short stories and #9 on all horror short stories on Amazon. What a thrill!
To celebrate, I'm running a Kindle Countdown on my short story The War Veteran from March 4 to March 11. Normally it's priced at $2.99, but you can grab it for the great value of $0.99. It also includes a bonus short story and a fifty page excerpt from Deadly Messengers. If you would like to grab it at this great price and buy me a coffee, in doing so, then click on the cover here.
Now off to the movies you go. There's some great films this week and opened over the last few weeks. Enjoy!
The Lady in
the Van ✪✪✪½ (opens March 3 2016 Most cinemas & Luna Cinemas Perth)
This is a delightful film and demonstrates why Maggie Smith is such a
beloved thespian and has won two Academy Awards. Based on the memoirs of playwright and
comedian Alan Bennett who allows a literally homeless woman to park her van in
his driveway and live there for fifteen years. It’s well put together and is
actually penned by Bennett. Maggie Smith dominates the rest of the cast, but Alex
Jennings as Bennett is also very good.
It’s so British in its humor and we Aussies love British humor, so I
think it will do well. I’m not sure why Maggie Smith wasn’t nominated for an
Oscar. I think she deserved to a win over Brie Larson for best actress and
possibly in the best supporting actress role as much as Alicia Vikander.
It’s a charming film for everyone. Should be one of those sleeper hits
like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Awards won by Maggie Smith:
Among her major competitive
awards, Smith has won two Oscars, five BAFTAs (including a record four for Best
Actress), three Emmys and a Tony Award. Other significant awards include three
Golden Globes, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a record five Best Actress
Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Smith is one of only twelve actresses to have
achieved the Triple Crown of Acting, which is competitive Academy Award, Emmy
Award and Tony Award wins.[1] Overall in her career to date she has won 55
competitive awards from 154 nominations. She has also received numerous honorary
awards, including the BAFTA Special Award (1993), the BAFTA Fellowship (1996)
and the Special Olivier Award (2010)
Oscar Wins: 1978 California Suite Best Supporting Actress, 1969 The Prime of
Miss Jean Brodie Best Actress
Film Blurb
Dame Maggie
Smith, a two-time Oscar® winner, recreates one of her most celebrated roles –
the singular Miss Shepherd – in TriStar’s The Lady in the Van, Alan Bennett’s
big-screen comedic adaptation of his own iconic memoir and honoured stage play.
The tale is based on the true story of Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain
origins who “temporarily” parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and
proceeded to live there for 15 years. What begins as a begrudged favour becomes
a relationship that will change both their lives. Filmed on the street and in
the house where Bennett and Miss Shepherd lived all those years, acclaimed
director Nicholas Hytner reunites with Bennett (The Madness of King George, The
History Boys) to bring this touching, poignant, and life-affirming story to the
screen. Golden Globe Nominations: Best
Actress/Comedy/musical (Maggie Smith)
Special fundraising event with The
Lady in the Van
Date: 10th March
Time: (6:30pm)
Location: Cygnet Cinemas, Como Details
and Booking
The Rotary Club of East Perth is holding a fundraising night at Cygnet
Cinema, Preston St, Como on Thursday 10th March 6.00pm for 6.30pm start.
Bookings at www.trybooking.com/184889
Cost is $20.00 per ticket + .30c booking fee.
Proceeds to
Carson Street School Conductive Education.
Conductive
Education is a holistic educational system for children and adults with motor
difficulties and allied needs, developed by Hungarian Professor Andras Peto at
the International Peto Institute, in Budapest, Hungary.
The Finest Hour (not reviewed yet) (opens March 3 Most cinemas)
I have not seen yet, but will review in the next two weeks.
Film Blurb
Based on the extraordinary true story of the
greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. The film transports
audiences to the heart of the action, creating a fully-immersive cinematic
experience on an epic scale.
Triple 9 (not reviewed yet) (opens March 3 most cinemas)
I
have not seen this film yet, but will review in the next two weeks.
Film Blurb
In TRIPLE NINE, a crew of dirty cops is
blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist
and the only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down." Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, triggering a breakneck action-packed finale tangled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (C) Open Road Films
SPECIAL EVENTS
Disney Movie Stars Festival
Date: March 5 – March 13
Time: (check Event Cinemas site for exact times)
Location: Event Cinema Details and Booking
Celebrate
the magical timeless storytelling of Walt Disney Animation Studios at the
Disney Movie Stars Film Festival.
Bring
the family, dress up, sing along and enjoy Disney’s animated classics as they
were made to be seen - on the big screen. From a tale as old as time (Beauty
and the Beast) to a modern day classic (Frozen), make sure you catch them all
from February 20
Films
& Screening Dates:
The Lion
King 5 – 6 March
Frozen 12 – 13 March
Queen
Date: March 6
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Event Cinema Innaloo Details and Booking
Filmed live on
Christmas Eve 1975 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, and bringing to a climax
the most eventful and exciting year so far in the band’s career, this
ground-breaking concert was transmitted live on BBC Two’s Old Grey Whistle Test
and captured the band firing on all cylinders as they performed breakthrough
hits like Killer Queen, Liar, Keep Yourself Alive and Now I’m Here, as well as
the now monumental classic Bohemian Rhapsody.
This
special cinema event includes a never-before-seen documentary featuring archive
footage and interviews with all four members of the band, offering an
illuminating insight into the game-changing year of 1975.
In The House (classics)
Date: February 12 – May 27
Time: Friday 7pm
Location: Event Cinema Innaloo Details and Booking
Tickets: Non Cine Buzz member tickets $12 Member Tickets: $10*
Friday
11th March- Goodfellas (R18+)
Friday
1st April - Highlander (M)
Friday
15th April - The Princess Bride (PG)
Friday
29th April - Blade Runner (M)
Friday
13th May - The Breakfast Club (M)
Friday
27th May - Star Trek: Wrath of Khan (PG)
Some
of cinemas most celebrated films are set to return to our screens in the
2016 season of ‘In The House’!
Join
the conversation on the dedicated In
The House Facebook page and tell us what YOU want to see back
up on the big screen here.
MET OPERA: THE PEARL FISHERS
Date: Saturday March 5 &
Sun March 6
Time: 11:30am Saturday and 1:00pm Sunday (check Luna Cinemas site
for exact times)
Location:
Luna Leederville &
Luna SX Fremantle Details
and Booking
Approx RT: 2 hours 55 minutes incl. intermission
Bizet’s
Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) NEW PRODUCTION. Bizet’s gorgeous
opera of lust and longing set in the Far East returns to the Met stage for the
first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful
Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Her
suitors are tenor Matthew Polenzani and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien, who sing the
lilting duet “Au fond du temple saint,” which opera fans know and adore.
Director Penny Woolcock explores the timeless themes of pure love, betrayal,
and vengeance in a production that vividly creates an undersea world on the
stage of the Met. Conductor Gianandrea Noseda brings his romantic flair to the
lush score from the composer of Carmen. CONDUCTOR: Gianandrea Noseda
PRODUCTION: Penny Woolcock CAST: Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz
Kwiecien (Sung in French with Met Titles in English)
OPERA ROMA LA CENERENTOLA
Date: Saturday March 4
& Sun March 6
Time: 10:30am (check
Luna Cinemas site for exact times)
Location:
Cinema Paradiso Details
and Booking
Approx RT: Duration approx 2h 57 incl interval
A
magically entertaining work, Rossini’s version of the Cinderella folk tale
features neither pumpkin nor glass slipper. Don Ramiro the prince (Argentinean
tenor Juan Francisco Gatell) changes identities with his servant (Vito Priante)
in the hopes of finding a girl who likes him simply for himself. Italian
mezzo-soprano Serena Malfi stars as Angelina (Cenerentola). Emma Dante's
innovative production is brimming with talent.
Conductor:
Alejo Pérez. Production: Emma Dante. Cast: Juan Francisco Gatell, Vito Priante
(Sung in Italian with English subtitles)
OUTDOOR
CINEMAS
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| Northbridge Rooftop Movies |
Moonlight
Cinemas
Details and Booking
Date: December - March
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8pm
Location: Synergy Parkland in Kings Park and
Botanic Garden. Enter from May Drive.
Films of note this
week:
The Lion King Sat March 5
Star Wars:
The Force Awakens Tuesday March 8
Deadpool Wednesday March 9
Burswood
Outdoor Community Cinema
Details and Booking
Date: Runs to April
Time: Doors open at 6.30pm Film commences 7:45pm
Location: Burswood, Bassendean, Mandurah,
Murdoch
Run
by over 700 volunteers, they proudly donate all profits to kids charities. To
date we've raised over $6 million for kids in a health or physical crisis.
Films of note this week
Goosebumps Friday March 4
Daddy’s Home Sunday March 6
Spotlight Saturday March 5
Rooftop
Movies
Details and Booking
Date: Runs to April
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8pm
Location: City of Perth Roe St car park LEVEL
6 NORTHBRIDGE
Films of note this week:
The Hateful
Eight Friday March 4
Spotlight Saturday March 5
The Notebook (Rachel McAdams & Ryan
Gosling) Tuesday March 8
Camelot Outdoor Movies
Details
and Booking
Date: Runs to April
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8pm
Location:
16 Lochee Street, Mosman
Park
Films of note this
week:
Flickerfest
2016 Most of the week
The
first of two international programmes on tour featuring the best short films
from around the world from Flickerfest’s five international Academy Award
accredited competition programmes in Bondi 2016.
Screening:
2016 Tour | Running Time: 111 min | Classification: under 15yrs to be with an
adult.
All the Oscar Films: The Revenant, Room, Spotlight, The Danish Girl
Luna Outdoor Movies
Details and Booking
Date: Runs to April
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8.15 pm
Location: 155 Oxford Street, Leederville (tickets
& entrance Luna Cinemas)
Films of note this
week:
The Boy & the Beast (Anime)
The Room Sunday March 6 (bring your spoons)
Hail Caesar! (rest of week)
LOTTERY
WEST FILM FESTIVAL
Details and Booking
Date: 23rd November
to 10th April
Time: Doors open at 6.00pm Film commences 8pm
Location: Somerville UWA & ECU Joondalup
Pines
Films this week:
Miles Ahead (not reviewed) (USA)
UWA
Somerville: Monday March 7—Sunday
March 13
ECU
Joondalup: Tuesday March 15
–March 20
Film Blurb
After changing music forever, not once but
multiple times, Miles Davis disappeared from public view in 1975. Afflicted by
painful health problems and nursing both a drug habit and a broken heart, Davis
slunk into wary, reptilian hermitage in his chaotic New York apartment. This
fascinating episode of Davis’ life, incorporating his fleeting flashes of creative
alchemy, is captured by director and leading actor, Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda).
Oscar-nominee Cheadle has made a film for fans and newcomers alike; it’s a
gutsy, absorbing account of Davis’ complexity, and a demonstration of how to
depict a mercurial genius.
The Legend of Barney Thomson
UWA
Somerville: Monday 29th
February—Sunday 6TH March
ECU
Joondalup: Tuesday 8th
March –12th March
Film Blurb
Barber Barney Thomson (Robert Carlyle, The
Full Monty) has a problem – his banter is so tedious that he’s become a
liability at his Glasgow workplace. As events take a grisly turn and customers
and staff start to disappear, Barney, with blood on his hands, turns to his
bingo-loving mother, played by a near-unrecognisable Emma Thompson (Love
Actually, Nanny McPhee) for help. A salty, Scottish black comedy, enhanced by
Thompson’s macabre matriarch.
LA BELLE SAISON (SUMMERTIME) Not Reviewed (FRENCH)
ECU
Joondalup: Tuesday March 1 – March
6
Film Blurb
That giddy, all-consuming thrill of first love
is conveyed with great empathy in La belle saison. It is 1971 and smart, young
Delphine is bored at home on her parents’ farm in the verdant French
countryside. She flees to Paris and immediately falls for older Carole (Cécile
De France, In Harmony, 2016 PIAF), a leader in the emerging women's rights
movement. La belle saison is many things all at once – a swoon-worthy love
affair, a fascinating snapshot of the 1970s and a window to female friendships
across a cultural divide.
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