Monthly Archives: August 2007

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I served the King of England

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

This is a seriously funny and very peculiar film about an old man reminiscing about how, from a very young age, all he wanted in life was to become a millionaire. Over four decades, we watch him transform from a…



MIFF 2007 Experimental & Conceptual Shorts Programme

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

When you walk into this programme, you know you’re going to witness some pretty abstract and crazy things. This was no exception. From strobing dots to 20 minutes of naked stop frame animation, to random lost film footage, to sped…



Radiant City

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

I’m not quite sure if you can call it a documentary, as it seriously pushes the boundaries of the genre, so I’ll just call it a film about suburbs. In documentary style, it examines the attraction and the bleak realities…



Cages

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

I went into this film, just purely out of luck. I had a space free, and this film seemed the best out of the bunch in that timeslot. Luck was on my side this time, as Cages is a truly…



Falkenberg Farewell

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

This film is a snapshot into a lives of several young people holed up in a small town called Falkenberg. It’s not a traditional narrative – but more a mood piece, trying to capture what it’s like growing up in…



Rescue Dawn

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

At the time, I really enjoyed this film. It was exciting, it was interested, and I actually cared for the characters. I thought the opening special effects were a bit suss, but apart from that, I thought it was a…



You, the Living

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

This is one of the more bizarre films I’ve seen at the festival. I’m not exactly sure what it was about. It wasn’t your traditional narrative. It was basically just a whole lot of beautifully crafted, and precisely framed long-takes…



Forbidden Lie$

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

This is probably on of the greatest documentaries I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. What’s even better is that it’s Australian! It’s the story of Norma Khouri, the author of a best-selling book, Forbidden Love. After the book sold…



Wolfsbergen

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

What are the chances? The film I hated the most has been the only film with projection problems, forcing the screening to run for even longer. I think the projectionist fell asleep. I don’t know what it was about this…



The Boss of it All

Posted: 21 August 2007 by Chris Hocking

This is a very funny and essentially harmless film about the owner of an IT company that decides to sell up and move on, forcing to wheel out the CEO to sign on the dotted line, sealing the deal. Trouble…