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HOT: Nowhere Boy, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Poor John Lennon. Nowhere Boy is an engaging biopic directed by conceptual artist Sam Taylor-Wood about the turbulent teenage...
 
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HOT: In Search of Beethoven, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Who would have thought that a documentary about Beethoven would be so popular? We tried to get tickets to sold-out sessions of...
 
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HOT Alert: Week of 7 December 2009
You know those crazy spinning Frankenstein heads? That’s what I feel like right now. It’s definitely the silly season! In...
 
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NOT: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
Before you all gasp at my audacity in giving a NOT to Heath Ledger’s final work, let me preface my review by saying that...
 
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NOT: Antichrist
Lars Von Trier’s latest film Antichrist is opening in Australia tomorrow and is showing exclusively in Melbourne at...
 
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HOT OR NOT? Antichrist giveaway
Hope you had an exciting, fun, restful, relaxing weekend.I have a couple of free double passes to give away for the...
 
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HOT Alert: Week of 23 November 2009
This coming week is filled with travel, rock, films, shopping, food and parties!Tony Wheeler, the co-founder of Lonely...
 
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NOT: Time Traveler’s Wife, Palace Dendy Brighton, 26 Church St, Brighton
I dithered a bit about whether to give The Time Traveler’s Wife a HOT or NOT. It was a moderately pleasant experience and...
 
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HOT: Beautiful Losers, Anode 2009, Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Beautiful Losers begins with an amusing introduction by two middle aged men in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge: “Hello...
 
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HOT: Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Speakeasy Cinema is one of the newest cinema experiences in Melbourne and I loved its hip, low-fi aesthetic. A ramshackle...
 
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HOT: Genova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
On the surface The Boys are Back and Genova are both films are about men who lose their wives in tragic circumstances and have...
 
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HOT Alert: Week of 9 November 2009
Jetsetting Joyce’s diary for this week.Mon – blankTuesday – blankWednesday – blankThursday – blankFriday –...
 
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HOT: The Brothers Bloom, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
The Brothers Bloom is a light-hearted caper film filled with lovable characters, fiendish rogues, an outlandish...
 
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HOT OR NOT? Another giveaway for The Boys are Back
Getting ready for the weekend?I have a couple more double passes to give away for preview screenings of the new Clive Owen...
 
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HOT: Moon, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton
I thought that Moon might end up being an unreviewable film.Thanks to an errant alarm clock and coding-induced insomnia, I...
 
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NOT: The Boys are Back
The Boys are Back is director Scott Hick’s (Shine) latest film about family, fatherhood and boys. The movie is based on...
 
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HOT Alert: Week of 26 October 2009
Can you believe it’s the end of October and they’re erecting the Christmas tree at City Square already? Events this...
 
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HOT OR NOT? The Boys Are Back Giveaway
Happy Friday morning! Here’s a Friday giveaway for you today.I  have a couple of double passes to give away for an...
 
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HOT: Julie & Julia, Hoyts Melbourne Central, Cnr Swanston and Latrobe Sts, Melbourne
Of course I enjoyed Julie & Julia. I love to eat, I love to cook, I love to blog. I have a very understanding partner. I...
 
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HOT: An Education, Classic Cinema, 9 Gordon St, Elsternwick
[Spoiler alert] On paper, the storyline to An Education sounds very trite.  A pretty and smart 16 year old girl from the...
 
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HOT Alert: Week of 19 October 200A
Phew. After the crazy-mad eat fest last week, this week I’m taking a (relative) break with the following events:previewing...
 
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HOT: Mao’s Last Dancer Page to Picture, Cinema Nova, 350 Lygon St, Carlton
I have no idea why Mao’s Last Dancer has only received middle-of-the-road reviews. I was on the brink of tears for most...