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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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Monthly Round-up: May 2014 Viewing
In May I watched 32 films. And didn't do much else but work. I read Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice, which was excellent. The first film I watched in May was... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases (29/05/14)
In cinemas May 29: Under the Skin, The Trip To Italy, A Million Ways to Die in the West and Maleficent. Under the Skin - Based, very loosely, on Michael... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Winter 2014 Preview: 25 Films To Watch This Season
Over winter we have the annual Sydney Film Festival, and some of the films screening there get a theatrical release, but we are also immersed into the heart of... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 22/05/14
In cinemas this week: X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Babadook, Sunshine on Leith, My Sweet Pepper Land, Ida (in some states, others 29/5) and Son of God. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: The Trip To Italy (Michael Winterbottom, 2014)
The Trip To Italy is a brilliant and entertaining companion piece to The Trip, the first and different collaboration between director Michael Winterbottom (24... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Trailer: Ida (May 22)
Hailed by the BBC as one of the most important filmmakers in Britain, Polish born filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort, My Summer of Love) returns to his... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014)
Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Jennifer Kent, this genuinely creepy Adelaide-set psychological horror/thriller was a hit at the 2014 Sundance... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 15/05/14
In cinemas this week - Godzilla, Child's Pose and The Broken Circle Breakdown. Godzilla - The world's most revered monster is reborn as Warner Bros. Pictures an... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2014)
Under the Skin has a limited release in Australian cinemas - including Palace Verona here in Sydney - from May 29. Jonathan Gazer, the renowned visionary... Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
May Mini Reviews: Chef, Child's Pose and The Broken Circle Breakdown
Chef (May 8) - Favreau's workaholic pro chef Carl Casper revives his passion and gets back to cooking real inspired food again while on the road from Miami to L. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Lineup for the 61st Sydney Film Festival Announced
The 61st Sydney Film Festival consists of 183 titles from 47 countries and includes 15 World Premieres (including 6 World Premiere short films), 122 Australian... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
SFF Preview: Trailers for Cold in July, Joe, Killers, Ruin and Tom at the Farm
The line-up for the 2014 Sydney Film Festival is announced tomorrow. Here are the trailers for some of the more intense titles already confirmed to screen.... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases 08/05/14)
Coming to cinemas across Australia this week: Bad Neighbours, Chef, Belle, Healing, The Double, Seduced and Abandoned and A Castle in Italy. From those I have... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: The Double (Richard Ayoade, 2014)
The Double is the second feature film from Richard Ayoade (star of The IT Crowd, director of Submarine) and it is a remarkably assured sophomore work; set in... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Monthly Round-Up: April 2014 Viewing
In addition to watching 25 films in April I read Afterwards by Rosamund Lupton, Burial Rights by Hannah Kent, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
April Mini-Reviews: Only Lovers Left Alive, Canopy, 52 Tuesdays and Belle
Only Lovers Left Alive (April 17) - When I left the cinema after this film I felt like I was on a blood high. Few films recently have created such an... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases (01/05/14)
In cinemas this week: Fading Gigolo, 52 Tuesdays, Young and Beautiful and Beyond the Edge. Fading Gigolo - Fioravante (John Turturro) decides to become a... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Review: Bad Neighbours (Nicholas Stoller, 2014)
Nicholas Stoller, the ever-reliable director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him To The Greek and The Five Year Engagement has collaborated with producers Set... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
New Releases (24/04/14)
In cinemas this week: Transcendence, Canopy and The Crossing. After last week's bombardment of releases, it is nice to see a lighter week. Transcendence: Dr. Read more
Posted on 20 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Trailer: The Rover
A new trailer for The Rover, an upcoming Australian crime drama written and directed by David Michod (Animal Kingdom), based on a story by Michod and Joel... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES