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In the first part of this series, I highlighted the parallel histories of Shakespeare on screen and the Academy Awards, two institutions that emerged early twentieth century to legitimize the medium.…
In the new documentary Sly, its subject Sylvester Stallone declares “Filmmaking, it comes at a great price. There’s no time for anything else”. The quote pointedly positions Stallone not just as an ac…
Two of my cinematic catnips are Shakespeare adaptations and the Academy Awards. I’ve written about both subjects, including here on The Curb—the former in this piece on Shakespeare adaptations of the…
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. While Dunaway, in interviews, criticised the glossy, escapist films of the past in compa…
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, movies were supposed to be for everyone — made that way and seen that way — and were therefore social events that involved a diversified community. Some of…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. The Academy Awards are no stranger to controversy, as this year's ceremony attests, generating heated think-pie…
Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. For the 2016 Archibald Prize competition — awarding the best portrait paintings in Australia — the top honour was gi…
In previous articles on The Curb, I’ve spotlighted excellent films celebrating 40 year anniversaries this year: Breaker Morant, The Blues Brothers, Fame, and Somewhere in Time. But there’s a place at…
Powered by JustWatch I miss Christopher Reeve. I don’t say that in a fanboy “I miss my favourite Superman” way, though that’s certainly a factor. In his four film performances as the Man of Ste…
Last year, Avengers: Endgame, the twenty second entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, earned $2.798 billion worldwide and thus becoming the most successful film of all time (unadjusted for inflation…
Back in March I celebrated the 40th anniversary of Australian classic Breaker Morant here on The Curb. Why stop there? The celluloid class of 1980 is a particularly fascinating one, with many films cu…
Of all the directorial careers to emerge from the Australian film industry, Bruce Beresford’s pre-Hollywood run of films from 1972 to 1981 may be the most fascinating. Beresford’s first two films, The…