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MIFF 2010 Recommendations
We never realised just how big the Melbourne International Film Festival is. This year alone are over 400 films on offer at four different locations.
So we have asked three self-confessed movie tragics and MIFF veterans to recommend some films to catch before the end of the festival.
Thanks to Steph, Luke and Colin for their help.
2010 Melbourne International Film Festival
Gay zombie porn was banned – but that’s not going to stop Jodi Rosenthal, our favourite film freak, from risking sleep deprivation, fiscal irresponsibility and carpal tunnel syndrome, all in the name of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Round She Goes
If you’re up for the challenge, get prepared to jostle, sort, pram-dodge scrounge, bargain, be overwhelmed, underwhelmed (and sometimes just plain whelmed,) for the possibility of coming away empty-handed or in fact with a three piece sailor suit you never knew you needed.
Not in Kansas Anymore
Is it a public holiday tomorrow? Is that why you’re open so late?”, I naively ask the check-out chick.
“We’re open 24/7”, she says in a tone that demonstrates how thrilled she is to be scanning Arnott’s Scotch Fingers at that hour. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Having never before been in a supermarket past the closing time of 5:30 in the afternoon, I was noticeably aghast.
“Where do you think you are?” she asks incredulously.
Obviously not in Kansas anymore.
Tim Burton – The Exhibition
Tim Burton is exactly the sort of kook we need more of. Witty, cynical, more-than-a-little-bit-loopy. The sort of child who must have had his conventional, suburban parents at a total loss with his wild and whacky childhood tales; the sort of teenager who produced a three minute film to avoid writing a school essay; the sort of producer, who after years in the creative spotlight, still continues to amaze and entertain.
Hello Sailor Vintage Fair
Ask any Melbournian to describe their beloved city and they’ll probably tell you about the great coffee, fashion and the unpredictable weather. True to form, just a week after golf-ball hailstones besieged half of Victoria, I’m sweltering on the rooftop of the Carlton Hotel, trying on a jewel encrusted, black batwing knit. And it’s amazing.
Screen Worlds: ACMI
There are many positive things to be said about Screen Worlds, the new permanent exhibition at ACMI, but let’s start with the most relevant: You don’t have to be a film guru, couch potato, tech geek or a popular culture historian to enjoy it – and it’s free.