Quentin Tarantino wrote the scripts for two of his blockbusters – True Romance and Natural Born Killers – whilst working in a video shop...
FilmGeist
Steven Soderbergh rose to fame at the tender age of 26 in 1986 when his indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival...
We have looked at nearly 100 films that tackle the issues. Some see climate change as real and problematic, some are dramas with climate change as a theme, and a few reflect the climate change sceptic camp one way or another...
Filmmakers
New Zealand director Dr. Annie Goldson has been making award-winning films for over 20 years...
Sean Martin is a writer and film director of Lanterna Magicka.
Quentin Tarantino is one of the most popular modern writers and directors in Hollywood, exploding on the scene in the early 1990s with the acclaimed popular culture gangster film, Reservoir Dogs. It was later called the "greatest independent film of all time" by Empire magazine.
Born in China in 1947, Ann Hui moved to Hong Kong when whe was still in her youth. After graduating in English and Comparative Litereature from Hong Kong University, whe spent two years at London Film School. Returning to Hong Kong, she worked as an assistant to director King Hu before joining TVB to direct drama series and short documentaries. In 1977, she produced and directed six films for the ICAC and in 1978, she made three episodes for the RTHK series, Below the Lion Rock. Shen the made her debut feature file, The Secret, in 1979.
One of the stars of the 1990s generation of independent filmmakers, Richard Linklater has become known primarily for his wry, slice of life feature films that focus on youth culture and the initiation rites of “slackers”.
Latest Films
Ms. Hongyu uses oral history to tell a simple but profound story about 85 year old Yang Bailiang's life. The documentary is a kind of visual poetry with a strong filmic sense that gives the viewer a taste of ancient history.
Assange claims that online surveillance is causing a crisis of democracy and a serious threat to civil rights and, as a result, we need greater control of agencies that spy on us. How real is this? What do the experts say?
"The Interconnected World," is a film in four parts about the International Monetary Fund and the global economic crisis.
Months after Hosni Mubarak stepped down, Egyptians country-wide seem determined to maintain the insurgency until their demands are met
This is the struggle of the Mirrar people against the Jabiluka Uranium mine... Jabiluka is about us, blackfellas, whitefellas together...and our belief in the future of our nation...
They call it ‘Arc of Fire’. It’s the biggest operation against illegal logging in Brazil’s history.
Perspectives is a documentary about the famous Dutch architect and desginer Wiel Arets
Olsen, an itinerant troubadour who regularly graces Australian folk festivals, at her most engaging.
For most of his working life, controversial Australian journalist Wilfred Burchett chose to report from the "other side". His unorthodox views and activities caused him to be labelled a traitor by many.
A personal and revealing journey of an Israeli young drug queen name Daisy Bitch.
Over a period of 30 years, Bill Douglas discovered and collected pre-cinema optical devices–the story of these remarkable visual contraptions form the secret history of film.