It’s been almost one full year since Shane Abbess’ Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child made its world premiere at Fantastic Fest late September 2016. Whether there was something in the air at the fest, or simply the joy of seeing this retro styled sci-fi spectacle on the big screen among hundreds of genre fans, I can’t tell. But I loved Abbess’ film (check out our glowing review here), and when I say that, when the film ended, I was screaming for more, that’s not some witty outro – I was literally screaming for more. And if you love ’80s inspired action epics, and ones that have a great story and…
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[SFF Coverage]…2012 Sydney Film Festival Recap
Between the 6th and 17th of June, the 2012 Sydney Film Festival screened more than 150 films to more than 120 000 Australian film goers…just one of whom was yours truly. Although not quite as large or prestigious Melbourne International Film Festival, there’s no doubt that Sydney’s standing has been improving in recent times. This year, programmers took particular advantage of their festivals convenient placement in the international film festival calendar, snapping up several features hot of their premiere at Cannes last month (and perhaps stealing some of MIFF’s thunder in the process). Amongst the Cannes titles, Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winning Amour and Leo Carax’s Holy Motors proved to be two of the highlights…
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Annnd We're Back!!
As they say down under, Hallo Mates!! (BTW, no one says G’Day anymore. I think it’s because they know foreigners will just laugh at them if they say it). Well I have to say the bachelor party, the wedding, the reception, and the after party all went off without a hitch. “I love it when a plan comes together”. For any of you interested G-S-T fans out there, follow this link to our wedding slideshow on the photographer’s website. Man, is he good!! Other than that, Australia was awesome!! Expensive, but awesome and memories that will definitely last a lifetime. I’ll get some photos posted in the next few days…