This weekend marks ten years of celebrating the achievements of women in filmmaking at the annual MWFF, but there's still work to be done, Matthew Parkhill reports. ACMI and Federation Square are lit up once again this weekend for the annual celebration of women and gender-diverse filmmakers, with ACMI theatres screening both domestic and international films and shorts, both old and new. Crash the party at this year's Melbourne Women in Film festival celebrating ten years of
Playing for an incredibly short run in Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre, Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett is a must-see show for classic rock lovers… and anyone interested in seeing a masterpiece in non-linear, theatrical storytelling, Genevieve Spiteri reviews. There is so much to say about Chrissy Amphlett. Before tonight, I barely knew anything about her - I did know two of her songs, though I didn't even know they were Australian - "I Touch Myself" a
Leila Cochrane reviews Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! A campy retelling of the story of Ida, the bride to Frankenstein's Monster. If you haven't heard of Maggie Gyllenhaal's film ‘The Bride', you should take note. A feminist reimagining of the original 1935 cinematic release of "Bride of Frankenstein" by James Whale, The Bride! gives life to the monster's 'girlfriend', named Ida, played by Jessie Buckley. Under director Maggie Gyllenhaal's vision, The Bride! takes place in
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