As usual I had a terrific time in August attending the MIFF. It's a great festival in every respect; well organised, easy to navigate what's on offer, and a great App through which to book and change and get into sessions. And with so much choice! My biggest criteria for selecting sessions is to avoid anything likely to be grim. I also like to … [Read more...] about MIFF 2018 – Five Star Feature Films
Films
MIFF 2017 Postscript
Here I am starting to select the movies I want to see at MIFF 2018 and I realise I didn't ever finish writing up the all of the films I saw last year. So here is a quick blog to finish the job! That's the problem when you see 60 films! I know it's a ridiculous number and every year, including 2018, I promise myself I'm not going to rush around and … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017 Postscript
French Film Festival
The other thing I did in March was go to a few films showing in the French Film Festival. I've rather decided not to go to these little mini festivals that are held outside the Melbourne International Film Festival. That's because the likelihood of finding yourself at a dud movie is much higher than at MIFF. And so it proved! But quality first. The … [Read more...] about French Film Festival
Three Great Movies & Two More
So far this year I have seen three great movies. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri I loved everything about this; especially Francis Mc Dormand. Her best performance since Fargo although I must confess I haven't seen her in much else; just Laurel Canyon. She's such a strong actor and this is a great role; written especially for her by the … [Read more...] about Three Great Movies & Two More
Living It Up
When asked what I was going to do in my retirement, I said I wanted to really enjoy all that Melbourne has to offer. And over the year I've done just that. None more so than during October - November. I've exhausted myself, and, of course Joe who, as I jocularly remark (but I mean it) remains working so that I can continue to be kept in the style … [Read more...] about Living It Up
MIFF 2017 Disappointments
I was disappointed with eight films in particular at this year's MIFF. Not a bad outcome from viewing 60 films. These are those films that I gave two and one stars to. First the two star films. There were 3. Colo started off well. It was about the impact of unemployment on a family in Portugal. Wife/Mum is having to work two jobs, Husband/Dad … [Read more...] about MIFF 2017 Disappointments