Articles Tagged auteur

PODCAST: ABC 774 – November 16th

In this week’s Friday Film, Raf & I discuss the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master and Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths starring Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell on Drive with Rafael Epstein on 774 ABC Melbourne. ABC 774 – November 16th Episode (.MP3)

PODCAST: Plato’s Cave – May 7th

In this episode of Plato’s Cave the team review Point Blank (DVD), King of Devil’s Island and The Five-Year Engagement before turning our attention to Judd Apatow and his oeuvre. With Josh Nelson, Tara Judah and Thomas Caldwell. Plato’s Cave – May 7th Episode (.MP3)

REVIEW: Somewhere

While some may question what value a concept of individual authorship has within the collaborative medium of cinema, the work of Sofia Coppola provides ample material in defence of ‘auteur theory’. Elevating the director as centrally important to the creative process, auteurism presupposes that in the work of certain filmmakers there can be traced the […]

REVIEW: Tim Burton: The Exhibition

Appearing at the launch of his Melbourne exhibition, Tim Burton cuts a shy, unassuming figure. Hidden behind oversized sunglasses he talks in a quiet, almost awkward manner. When asked about his upbringing in Burbank, California he confesses that he “didn’t speak much” as a child. As he retreats from the media I get the sense […]