Category Archives: Older Films

Sarah Dawson on ‘Antichrist’

Posted on October 23, 2009 by admin

Film: Antichrist Country: Denmark/Germany/France/Sweden/Italy/Poland Year of Release: 2009 Director: Lars von Trier Screenwriter: Lars von Trier Starring: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm Review: Sarah Dawson I read somewhere a description of Lars von Trier as the Marquis … Continue reading →

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Oliver Hermanus – A New Cinema

Posted on July 25, 2009 by admin

Peter Machen spoke to director Oliver Hermanus about his debut film Shirley Adams when it premiered at the Durban International Film Festival. Oliver Hermanus is driving when I phone him. He prefers it that way. It makes it easier for … Continue reading →

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Gregg Araki – The Mysteries Within Us

Posted on March 9, 2005 by admin

Peter Machen speaks to American independent filmmaker Gregg Araki about Mysterious Skin, his remarkable new film about youth, paedophilia and the dreams and illusions from which we construct our personal narratives. For more than 15 years American independent film maker … Continue reading →

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Larry Clark – For Real

Posted on July 22, 2002 by admin

I spoke to artist Larry Clark, the man behind the controversial movie Kids, and now, the even more controversial and emotionally honest film Ken Park. Larry Clark spent the ’70s and ’80s in a stupor of drugs and alcohol, all … Continue reading →

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Fernando Meirelles – Living and Dying on the Streets of Brazil

Posted on July 6, 2002 by admin

Peter Machen talks to director Fernando Meirelles about his extraordinary action film City of God. The multi-award winning film City of God chronicles the lives of Brazilian street children living in a sprawling housing settlement on the outskirts of Rio, … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of Mira Nair

Posted on January 11, 2002 by admin

Director Mira Nair’s latest film Monsoon Wedding won the main prize at 2001’s Venice Film Festival. Currently shooting in New York, she spoke to Peter Machen during a brief break in her schedule Mira Nair, is one of contemporary global … Continue reading →

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