Five documentaries I enjoyed at MIFF2017 celebrated artists (in the broad sense of the word) and their work. As well there was a very innovative animation and three feature films, two that explored the lives of real artists and one that imagined the life of a budding actor. One of my very favourite films of the festival was the wonderful Faces … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017: Exploring / Celebrating Creativity
Archives for 2017
MIFF 2017: My tweets
Now that we are well and truly in the age of social media, MIFF encourages attendees to tweet our responses to films in real time. I remember when I was nearly the only person in the theatre with a screen - it was a big one, first generation iPad. Now MIFF staff upload selected tweets onto the big screen for our amusement while we're waiting for … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017: My tweets
MIFF 2017: Heartwarming films
As I mention here, when tweeting about the movies I was seeing at MIFF 2017 I often found myself reaching for heartwarming as the shorthand descriptor. Here are 8 films that fit that, perhaps maligned, category. I gave five stars to the first two films below, and four stars to the following two, but I only gave three stars to the final three; … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017: Heartwarming films
MIFF 2017: Celebrating Independent Women
Four of my five star films from MIFF 2017 were about women either leading, or striving to lead, independent and fulfilling lives. These all delivered on my bedrock requirements identified here. And they also delivered nom my add ons; delivering enlightenment and emotional connection. Spoor in particular delivered stunning cinematography. I loved … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017: Celebrating Independent Women
MIFF 2017 OVERVIEW
It's a bit daunting starting my blogs about MIFF 2017 because I have to process my thoughts about 60 films. Procrastinating I've been thinking about how I judge success in a film. Critical elements must haves are, first, that I'm taken somewhere I can enter fully so that I forget I'm in a cinema (authenticity). Second, I want to be emotionally … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017 OVERVIEW
Hokusai
I loved the Hokusai exhibition that is currently showing at the National Gallery of Victoria. I wasn't familiar with his work, except for The great wave which, as is pointed out in the catalogue, is ubiquitous in modern culture. I first saw it on the wall of a friend whose father was part of the occupying forces in Japan after World War Two. Of … [Read more...] about Hokusai