by Nikki Fort | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[HONG KONG] Mercury Cinema, Mon 28 Sep Highly acclaimed film director Ann Hui is the first female to win the Asian Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honour, and was named Asian Filmmaker Of The Year at Busan International Film Festival in 2014. Her Career...
by TheClothesLine | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[JAPAN] Mercury Cinema, Thu 24 Sep The Mercury Cinema’s season of the legendary and influential Akira Kurosawa’s take on film noir continues with a screening of Stray Dog, his 1949 contemporary police drama. Set in the sweltering heat of summer, the film stars Toshirô...
by David Robinson | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[Japan] Mercury Cinema, Wed 23 Sep High And Low, one of famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s contemporary crime dramas, kicks off the three-film season of Kurosawa’s Film Noir, the cinematic highlight of this year’s OzAsia Festival. Released in 1963, it stars...
by Clayton Werner | Sep 30, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Film, Reviews
[JAPAN] Mercury Cinema, Fri 25 Sep All the way from 1960, Akira Kurusawa’s classic black-and-white film is a strong piece of social, cultural and corporate criticism. I found myself comparing it to Orwell’s 1984, though the strong passion and melodrama being...
by Adrian Miller | Sep 27, 2015 | Adelaide Festivals, Live Music, Music, Reviews
[INDONESIA] Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sat 26 Sep The Festival Centre precinct is abuzz with hundreds of people taking in the atmosphere of the Adelaide Night Noodle Markets. There are dragon dances and exotic Asian music wafts across the plaza. Inside...