Richard Cotter

Art for art’s sake. Art felt and artful.

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our kind of traitor

The most intelligent thriller since Eye in the Sky, OUR KIND OF TRAITOR is my kind of film.

Exotic locations, exquisite production design, excellent cast, exhilarating script and exuberant direction make this latest cinematic adaptation of a John Le

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david bowie : the man who stole the world

Six months after the seemingly sudden expiration of David Bowie, the world is still in shock.

This seismic reaction is explained some in the DVD release of DAVID BOWIE: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE WORLD.

The documentary begins the day …

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the legend of tarzan

With quintessential Quentin collaborators, Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson, in the cast, I couldn’t help quiz whether THE LEGEND OF TARZAN could have been a terrific Tarantino film.

Waltz, along with Stuart Craig’s production design and Ruth Myers

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maggie’s plan

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The engaging Greta Gerwig, who seems to be the manifestation of a child from Alvie Singer out of Annie Hall, headlines another, (let’s face it, it would be coy and disingenuous to deny it), quirky, kooky comedy, MAGGIE’S PLAN.

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not right in the head by michelle wyatt

Not Right In The Head

Featured photo – Melbourne author and television producer Michelle Wyatt.

There’s no denying that Alzheimer’s is joked about. Even those most prone to this devastating disease, the elderly, self deprecatingly refer to to it as Oldtimer’s. It may be a …

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liam pieper’s first novel : the toymaker

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“Let me tell you a story about my grandfather.”

This is the opening and closing line of Liam Pieper’s colossally compulsive novel, THE TOYMAKER, a story that has its beginnings in the Holocaust and its finale in Melbourne some seventy …

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palace cinemas present hot docs film festival

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Above- Filmmaker Rama Rau whose film THE LEGION OF EXOTIQUE DANCERS opened this years’ Festival

HOT DOCS is the hot ticket of the moment in the Sydney cinema festival circuit.

The opening night film, THE LEGION OF EXOTIQUE DANCERS, set …

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