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2023 OSCAR PREDICTIONS, PART 2: DIRECTOR, ACTRESSES, ADAPTED SCREENPLAY,...
In Part 2 of our Oscar Predictions piece, we make some big calls (yes, Ana de Armas should win for Blonde!) and hope you're along for the ride. Read 2023 OSCAR PREDICTIONS, PART 1: FILM, ACTORS,...
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CELEBRATING THE LATE JACQUES HAITKIN, D.O.P.
Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin passed away aged 72 on March 21 2023, leaving behind a legacy of images that helped shape a generation of film fans. Not cinephiles or academics (although they’ve come...
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SCREEN-SPACE'S SWIFF SIX-PASS
“It is the journey north that the Screen-Space team (i.e., me, with my +1) have undertaken six times. The pilgrimage to Coffs Harbour for the Screenwave International Film Festival, the ever-expanding...
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THE SCREEN-SPACE SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL FLEXIPASS TEN
There is a skill that comes with experience when you set out to pick your must-see Sydney Film Festival ten films. If I book this one, do I miss that one? If I miss that one, can I catch it at...
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THE SCREEN-SPACE FAVOURITE FILMS OF 2023
As I write this, we near the final week of 2023, and the industry question that all the trade papers are pondering is, “Is cinema back?” Variety notes that, unless Wonka and Aquaman and The Lost...
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STUPID OSCAR SNUBS: THE BEST OF 2023 NOT IN WITH A SHOT
When the arguments about who have been ‘snubbed’ arise each year in the wake of the Oscar nominations announcement, there is always a counter-argument about who should have missed out to make way....
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST FILMS FOR 2024
The Sydney Film Festival has announced a first wave of programming with 17 new films and events to be featured in this year’s event, set to unspool at sites all over Sydney from June 5-16. “This...
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REMEMBERING TERI GARR: FIVE ROLES THAT WE ADORE
A beloved film presence, Teri Garr has passed away aged 79 after a long, courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. From her beginnings as a chorus dancer in Elvis Presley films, to a vast resume of...
View ArticleMY FAVOURITE MOVIE MEMORIES OF 2024
No one needs me to rattle off my version of the same lists you’ve read plenty of lately. Most of us critics kind of agree on the ‘Year’s Best’ - Anora...tick; Emilia Perez…tick; Conclave…tick; A Real...
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Thanks for taking a moment to check out a new direction for my SCREEN-SPACE writings. I launched SCREEN-SPACE in April 2012 and the site and its socials has built a dedicated following. But times are...
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