French drama The Measure of a Man depicts the existential hell of both unemployment and employment. The film portrays the grim life of retrenched middle-aged factory worker Thierry (Vincent Lindon) as he diligently but unsuccessfully searches for work, enduring constant knock-backs and worthless advice from his employment counsellor. With debts for his disabled son’s care mounting, he takes a job
Read moreThe restrained but powerful Turkish–French co-production, Mustang was nominated for Best Foreign Language film at this year’s Oscars and has won several European film awards and deservedly so as this is one of the year’s finest films. Cinemagoers will immediately see a resemblance between this film and Sophia Coppola’s flawed but intoxicating 1999 adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides novel, The Virgin
Read moreRichard Linklater’s 1993 film Dazed and Confused was one of the 90’s best movies. Using the final day of high school in the American bicentennial year of 1976 as a platform for exploring 70’s popular culture, politics, teen rituals and the looming threat of adult responsibility, Dazed and Confused was a funny and engrossing American Graffiti for Gen-Xers. The film
Read moreThis week on ‘Built For Speed’ we take a look at the latest film in the Bourne saga, Jason Bourne. We also head up the Amazon River for the atmospheric drama Embrace of the Serpent. There’s plenty of fine music including tracks from bands who feature in MIFF’s Backbeat section and more of our favourite songs of the millennium (so
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 22nd July 2016 THE RAMONES – Blitzkrieg Bop. GLAND – Beekeeper. SUEDE – Like kids. THE MINT CHICKS – Falling off a cliff again. THE ROLLING STONES – Can’t you hear me knocking? THE ARCTIC MONKEYS – I bet you look good on the dance floor. LARRY LUREX – I can hear music. TEETH AND TONGUE
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 15th July 2016 YOU AM I – It ain’t funny how we don’t talk anymore. (Aus) THE MEANIES – The shallow end’s mine. (Aus) SUEDE – Outsiders. DJ SHADOW – The sideshow. PJ HARVEY – The ministry of defence. PALM SPRINGS- Winning and Losing. (Aus) THE FLAMING LIPS – Race for the prize. DAVE GRANEY –
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