Subscribe:
RSS feed
[Published in Beat, Issue 1254, February 2 2011] British satirist Chris Morris has built his career on controversial comedy. In TV series The Day Today and Brass Eye, paedophilia and substance abuse become routine fodder for farce. Turning his hand to feature film in Four Lions, Morris’ takes on terrorism with a characteristic disregard for the politically correct. Unfortunately, […]
December 22, 2010
[Published in Beat, December 22 2011] A warm night and a cold glass of Savvy B, a picnic with a paramour, and a movie under the stars: the outdoor cinema is one of Melbourne’s quintessential summer experiences. This year ol’ Jack Frost may be refusing to release the city from his arctic grip, but St […]
July 30, 2008
[Published in Beat, July 30 2008] Proceeding from 2003’s much-lauded Elephant, director Gus Van Sant again delves into the world adolescent masculinity in his latest effort Paranoid Park (2007). Employing a cast of largely unprofessional actors, Van Sant explores skateboarding culture through the eyes of Alex (played by newcomer Gabe Nevins) – your average American […]
February 2, 2011
0