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The Film Emporium
http://www.thefilmemporium.blogspot.com.au/
A domain of film news and reviews, covering new releases, film festivals and classics alike, edited by Andy Buckle, a Sydney film enthusiast and reviewer.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 141 )
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Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014)
Directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield and Let Me In), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes takes 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the original series to an intelligent... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 10/07/14
In cinemas this week: just two - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and The Lunchbox. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes - A growing nation of genetically evolved apes... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Fairytales and Film: Idle Wrath Films' Crowdfunding Campaign Launch Party
Presented in association with Mr. Falcons weekly cult TV show night and Idle Wrath films (with shorts from Kino Sydney), this evening is part celebration of... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 03/07/14
In cinemas this week: Calvary, Belle and Sebastian, Tim's Vermeer, Rio 2 and Jersey Boys. Calvary - Father James (Brendan Gleeson) is a good priest who is... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: The Lunchbox (Ritesh Batra, 2013)
Written and directed by Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox screened at the International Critics Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the Critics Week Viewers... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Monthly Round-Up: June 2014 Viewing
With the Sydney Film Festival and a new full-time job June was a pretty busy month. I haven't really done much else but watch films (and Masterchef) but I have... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
June Mini Reviews: 22 Jump Street, Frank and How To Train Your Dragon 2
22 Jump Street (19 June) - This was one of the biggest letdowns in a while. After some great early laughs ("it looks like a giant cube of ice") this meta-barrag... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 26/06/14
In cinemas this week: Transformers: Age To Extinction, The Last Impresario, The Volcano, Tinkerbell: The Pirate Fairy and Yves Saint Laurent. Read more
Posted on 23 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sydney Film Festival Public Poll Results
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this Sydney Film Festival poll. I really appreciate the time it took to consider each of the films you saw. No... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Favourite Albums of 2014 (So Far)
Top Soundtrack Albums Nebraska - Mark Orton and Tin Hat Trio The Grand Budapest Hotel - Alexandre Desplat Only Lovers Left Alive -SQURL 10. Salad Days - Mac... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sydney Film Festival Diary Days 9-12
During the final four days of the Sydney Film Festival the fatigue began to kick in, but, at the same time, the films got even better. Read more
Posted on 19 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 19/06/14
In cinemas this week: 22 Jump Street, How To Train Your Dragon 2, The Two Faces of January, Frank, Galore, Gabrielle and Ernest and Celestine. Read more
Posted on 17 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
2014 Sydney Film Festival Awards
Huge congratulations to the Dardenne Brothers' Two Days, One Night, winner of the Sydney Film Festival Prize and Festival Director Nashen Moodley for programmin... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sydney Film Festival Public Poll
Well, the Sydney Film Festival is over for another year, and many of us have consumed huge volumes of films over the last twelve days. Some extraordinary. Some... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sydney Film Festival Diary Days 5-8
As I enter the final third of this year’s Sydney Film Festival, still with a loaded schedule, here are some of the films I watched on Days 5-8. Read more
Posted on 13 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 12/06/14
In cinemas this week: The Rover, Blended, Good Vibrations, Face of Love. The Rover - David Michod's highly anticipated follow-up to ANIMAL KINGDOM, is set in a... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Sydney Film Festival Diary Days 1-4
The craziest 12 days of the year commenced last Wednesday evening with the Opening Night screening of the 2014 Sydney Film Festival with 20,000 Days on Earth. Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
May Mini Reviews: X-Men: Days of Future Past, My Sweet Pepper Land and Sunshine...
X-Men: Days of Future Past - The latest installment in the conquering comic book franchise was entertaining enough while I watched it, but fell well short of... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 05/06/14)
In cinemas this week: Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, Grace of Monaco, Rising From Ashes and Omar (exclusive to Nova, Melbourne). Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014)
Edge of Tomorrow is Doug Liman’s (The Bourne Identity, Mr and Mrs Smith) Groundhog Day meets Aliens, and it is a successful and thoroughly entertaining... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES