Favourite film
Sin Nombre(main picture) was a harrowing immigration tale that’s also sensitive and feels deeply authentic. Also, is a probing psychological study of a rootless young man. Both took me on a journey and were fresh filmmaking. Both are brilliantly directed gangster films.
Biggest news story
On August 22 The Weekend Australia, a national broadsheet newspaper, dedicated its front page to detailing the issues presented by [anti-whaling] film The Cove (pictured, right). The following day, Broome Shire Council in Western Australia severed long standing ties with Japanese sister city Taiji over the slaughtering of dolphins and the Japanese media took serious notice.
Changes in store for 2010
None. Avatar (pictured, right) will remain on every screen at every location for the entire 2010. Joke. Seriously, all the changes will happen outside the established theatrical windows in Australia and New Zealand. Death of the TV as we know it with internet- enabled televisions arriving in the second half of 2010, finally delivering a material kick along for digital distribution.
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