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Exit through the foyer
Just who is the author of the doco Exit Through The Gift Shop wonders Michael Hutak. And does it really matter? I wanted to approach this doco with the barest of prior knowledge, to consume the film as...
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Of Time and The City
Following on from his much loved Distant Voices, Still Lives [1988] and the underrated The House of Mirth [2000], British director Terence Davies returned in 2009 with Of Time and The City. Eschewing...
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Matthew Barney: No Restraint
The key to a good art documentary is that its audience should be left with some sort of understanding about an artist and their work. With documentaries that set out to offer a portrait of an artist,...
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Inception
Ian Shadwell wonders whether Inception is great entertainment or an over-inflated pseudo-profound hodgepodge - or maybe both? Inception is a film that should be welcomed. A Hollywood blockbuster, aimed...
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Inception: Christopher Nolan Generic
Marcus Trimble , one of the four principles behind Sydney architecture firm Super Colossal is also a talented and committed writer who blogs on architecture, design, film and art. Here he shares his...
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The Social Network
Carrie Miller gets away from her computer to go to the movies to see The Social Network... Have you noticed that it’s not just people who sell ‘handmade’ soap at markets complaining that our culture...
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Merilyn Fairskye - trailer for Precarious, HDV 2011, stereo, 65:00 "An independent art film, Precarious is a haunting evocation of the aftermath of the explosion at Chernobyl, 25 years on. This...
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Mad Bastards
Brendan Fletcher's debut feature film Mad Bastards has just opened in cinemas. He tells The Art Life's Andrew Frost of the projects inspiration, the art of directing non-actors and the seven year...
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Here and Now Back Then
Andrew Frost pays a visit to The Mad Square.... Hello newspaper. What do have for us today? Opening the op ed pages and we find that Elizabeth Farrelly has turned her attention to art, as she...
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Pop to Popism: Artists On Screen & Pop Cinema
From Andrew Frost... The Art Gallery of NSW summer blockbuster Pop to Popism features all the delights of a large-scale art extravaganza, from the iconic to lesser-known works, big catalogue, a themed...
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