I rewatched Luc Besson's The Fifth Element from 1997. For no reason. Here are some of my thoughts. Ah, hahahaha. Totally forgotten Luke Perry's cameo as the inattentive sketch artist in Egypt. The Platonic idea of Luke Perry over-rides whatever his character is called. Had to look it up: Billy. Could've been anything. Casting includes … Continue reading Rewatch: The Fifth Element
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Review: Ideation & Lucy
This year I attended Melbourne's White Night after years of not. It seemed a little like it had jumped the shark and many attendees were less than impressed. The highlight was Ideation at the State Library of Victoria, staged in the domed Reading Room. It was a spectacular and moving visual paean to human knowledge and the … Continue reading Review: Ideation & Lucy
Review: Pipe Dream’s Dirt Bike Magic
There are some non-conventional film makers producing remarkably shot and better plotted films than three-quarters of Hollywood right now. Echoing the colour and spectacle of Luc Besson's atmospheric The Big Blue, coupled with 60s surf movies, while also recalling some of the tension and exuberance of the 1993 classic Airborne, but without the flannelette, 90s … Continue reading Review: Pipe Dream’s Dirt Bike Magic
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