The story of Nine is loosely based on Federico Fellini’s (masterpiece) movie ‘8 ½’, which itself is even more loosely based on Snr. Fellini’s own life. At middle age, the Italian filmmaker found himself with a bad case of writer’s block, and whilst the words wouldn’t come, a lot of memories about the women he … Continue reading
Raquel has been the live-in Maid at the home of a wealthy middle class family in Santiago, Chile for the past 20 years. Pilar, her very p.c. employer insists on claiming that Raquel is one of the family, but she’s obviously not. In the opening sequence we see everyone somewhat reluctantly celebrating her birthday in … Continue reading
When Comedy Writer Paul Horan was in L.A. in the late 1990’s he was asked who were the latest comedy sensation back in his home country New Zealand, and without a single hesitation he replied it was a pair of middle-aged yodelling lesbian twins The questioner just walked away horrified because on paper The Topp … Continue reading
In the 1970’s John Cazale starred in five motion pictures all of which were nominated for Best Picture Oscars (with 4 of them winning them). His co-stars were the heavyweights of the profession and between them they collected another 12 Oscars for their work in these classic movies, and in this HBO Documentary they lined … Continue reading
Poor sixteen year old David is really on his own. His father has left the family home to live with his mistress which means his alcoholic mother now stops hiding the drink and just gets off her face every day; his elder brother moves out and in with his girlfriend, and his younger sister never comes home. … Continue reading