Australia at the Movies

Australia at the Movies

by David Stratton
Publication Date: 29/10/2024

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Australia's leading film critic reviews (almost) every Australian feature film from 1990 to 2020.


Australia's best-loved film critic David Stratton reviews (almost) every feature film from the past three decades in the ultimate guide to modern Australian cinema.


From The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to The Dry, from The Big Steal to The Drover's Wife, he tells us why they're worth watching, and reveals fascinating behind-the-scenes details. There is something for everyone: road movies and coming-of-age movies; comedies and love stories; rural noir and gritty urban movies; flourishing First Nations cinema; horror, zombies and science fiction; movies for families and for children; international co-productions, and much more. He's seen them all, and he knows every director, producer and actor.


Australia at the Movies is the indispensable companion for every movie lover: it's where you'll find your next favourite movie.


'I greatly enjoy his sheer delight in cinema, which communicates itself effortlessly in every review.' - Bruce Beresford


'He has introduced us to films and filmmakers…from the grandest to the tiniest low-budget debut with intelligence, humour and passion.' - Gillian Armstrong


'Stratton's sense of cinema and storytelling is bar none, as far as I'm concerned.' - Warwick Thornton


'Thank you for introducing us to great movies and great directors.' - Bryan Brown

ISBN:
9781761505034
9781761505034
Category:
Film guides & reviews
Publication Date:
29-10-2024
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
David Stratton

David Stratton AM is an award-winning film critic, film historian and lecturer, television personality and producer. He has served as President of the International Critics Jury for the Cannes and Venice Film Festivals, and was for 28 years co-host with Margaret Pomeranz of SBS's The Movie Show and ABC's At the Movies.

A former critic for international film industry magazine Variety, he currently writes for The Australian. He is author of two books on film The Last New Wave and The Avocado Plantation, and a memoir I Peed on Fellini.

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