5 min movie guide
THE BANG BANG CLUB
The movie’s title comes from the name given to a group of combat photojournalists whose work witnessed the final years of struggle which resulted in the collapse of apartheid in South Africa. The four guys gained the nickname because of the fearless way they got so close to their subjects in the face of real…
THE MILL AND THE CROSS
Polish director Lech Majewski’s narrative is the story of how Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted his masterpiece ‘The Way to Calvary’ in 1564. It relates of the painstaking way that Bruegel took with every minute detail of all the many characters and action that take place on his canvas. What few words are spoken are…
THE KING OF DEVIL'S ISLAND
My, those Norwegians can be a dour and scary lot! This movie based on a true story is set in Bastoy a reform school set on a remote island, which is like Alcatraz, but for kids. The place is where ‘maladjusted’ boys aged 11 to 18 are ‘sensible and forcibly turned into useful Christian boys’…
CODEPENDENT LESBIAN ALIEN SEEKS SAME
As the title suggests this is a very campy take on all those wonderfully dreadful Sci-Fi ‘B’ Movies. The Aliens are convinced that their over-active emotions will destroy the ozone of their planet and the only way around this is go to earth and have their hearts broken. One Alien finds a lesbian stationary clerk…
