Valiant for Truth is the first complete biography of Australian war correspondent, Reginald William Winchester (“Chester”) Wilmot. It’s a meticulously-researched and comprehensive look at Wilmot’s life. It covers his studies in Melbourne through to his passage into the world of journalism as well as the important stories he covered during the Second World War before his…
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FILM REVIEW: ALONE IN BERLIN
Alone in Berlin is a story from the Second World War and the recent film adaptation means it is likely to be condemned to the history books. The film is based on the international best-selling novel, Every Man Dies Alone, a book about real-life Berliners Otto and Elise Hampel. The film is a slow…
DVD REVIEW: PHOENIX
There’s more to the film, Phoenix than meets the eye. The story is an adaptation of the novel, Return from the Ashes and is set in Berlin after the Second World War. It’s is also a dark and disturbing tale about one Jewish woman’s journey home to Germany after she survived horrific injuries at Auschwitz. The film…
FILM REVIEW: A MOST WANTED MAN
A Most Wanted Man is an espionage thriller about terrorists. But despite this genre, the film contains no explosions, gun battles or high-tech special effects. Instead, it has more in common with The Ides Of March, in that it is a tense and dramatic labyrinth of power plays where rivals with competing agendas use…
DVD REVIEW: LORE
Lore is not your typical film about World War II. The story is based on a novel by Rachel Seiffert and is about a young family of middle class German children who are forced to flee their home as the allies overtake Germany at the end of the war. It is an eye-opening journey for these children, who…
FILM REVIEW: VINCENT WANTS TO SEA (VINCENT WILL MEER)
Vincent Wants To Sea tells the story of a 27-year old Tourette’s sufferer (Florian David Fitz, Men In The City who also doubles as the film’s screenwriter). At the insistence of his busy and uncaring, politician father (Heino Ferch) and following his mother’s passing, Vincent is institutionalised and is forced to share a room with the obsessive-compulsive Alexander…
NEWS: DINING WITH THE LOCALS (AKA IT’S COLD, WET & GREY- LIKE OUR TEA!)
Last week was about the tourists, this time we look at strange encounters with the locals: 99-cent stores in Florence, Mardi Gras in Madrid and ordering Italian food in one of Germany’s most prominent red light districts. You can read more about it at: Dining With The Locals (AKA It’s Cold, Wet & Grey- Like…
