Category: Film & TV

Film Review: Jack and Jill

Film Review: Jack and Jill

| 8 December , 2011 | Reply

Directed by: Denis Dugan Cast: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino Sassi\’s Star Rating: 1.5/5 Jack (Adam Sandler) is a successful L.A ad-man who has the ideal life; with the exception of the week of thanksgiving, when his identical twin sister Jill (also played by Sandler) makes her annual visit to his family home. Needy [...]

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Film Review: Puss in Boots

Film Review: Puss in Boots

| 8 December , 2011 | Reply

Director: Chris Miller Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galafianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris Sassi\’s Star Rating: 5 / 5 DreamWorks\’ latest animation Puss in Boots known for his presence in the Shrek films definitely carries this movie well. It\’s the back story leading up to his infamous meeting with Shrek. Puss in Boots [...]

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Film Review: Restless

Film Review: Restless

| 1 December , 2011 | Reply

Directed by: Gus Van Sant Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryo Kase Sassi\’s Star Rating: 4.5/5 This new offering from visionary Gus Van Sant traverses the depths of young love, death, and living in a way that is perhaps wholly unexpected of the often confrontational American director. Restless tells the story of Annabelle (Mia Wasikowska) [...]

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Film Reviews: Burning Man

Film Reviews: Burning Man

| 17 November , 2011 | Reply

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Cast: Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Rachel Griffiths, Gia Carides Sassi\’s Star Rating: 4.5 / 5 Burning Man follows the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), an English Chef in a Bondi Beach restaurant having, not just a difficult day, but a difficult life. Beautifully shot against a Sydney backdrop, Director/Writer Jonathan Teplitzky explores [...]

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Film Review: The First Grader

Film Review: The First Grader

| 17 November , 2011 | Reply

Director: Justin Chadwick Cast: Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo Sassi\’s Star Rating: 5 / 5 Justin Chadwick\’s The First Grader is an inspiring story based on one man\’s fight to be part of the Education system that the Kenyan government claimed was ‘for all\’ and not just six year olds. This is based on the true [...]

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Our Face-to-Face Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker for her new film – I Don’t Know How She Does It!

Our Face-to-Face Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker for her new film – I Don’t Know How She Does It!

| 16 November , 2011 | 2 Replies

From the moment I found out I would be interviewing the goddess that is Sarah Jessica Parker, I was in a fluster about what to wear! I didn\’t want to go over the top, but then again, it is SJP! I just HAD to wear some killer heels, but then I will probably tower over [...]

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Watch Kristen Stewart in the Snow White and The Huntsman Trailer + New Character Posters

Watch Kristen Stewart in the Snow White and The Huntsman Trailer + New Character Posters

| 11 November , 2011 | Reply

Here’s the first trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman featuring Kristen Stewart kicking butt as Snow White – yes you heard that right – this classic story has gone to the ‘dark-side.’  The trailer focuses on Charlize Theron as the evil queen and her obsession with staying young and beautiful seeking confirmation from the [...]

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Film Review: We Need to Talk about Kevin

Film Review: We Need to Talk about Kevin

| 10 November , 2011 | Reply

Directed By: Lynne Ramsay Staring: Tilda Swinton, John C Reilly, Ezra Miller Sassi\’s Star Rating: 5/5 Tilda Swinton is untouchable in Lynne Ramsey\’s haunting psychological horror film We Need to Talk about Kevin. Swinton plays Eva, a woman struggling to navigate the life left for her after her son commits a Columbine style atrocity at [...]

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Film Review: Bill Cunningham New York

Film Review: Bill Cunningham New York

| 8 November , 2011 | Reply

Directed By: Richard Press Appearances by: Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Tom Wolfe Sassi\’s Star Rating: 5/5 This excellent documentary by American filmmaker Richard Press follows renowned fashion photographer Bill Cunningham; the innately remarkable man behind an extraordinary body of work. In Cunningham, R. Press has found a magnificent subject: known to many, but well known [...]

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Film Review: Anonymous

Film Review: Anonymous

| 4 November , 2011 | Reply

Directed By: Roland Emmerich Starring: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave, Joely Richardson, Jamie Campbell Bower, Xavier Samuel Sassi\’s Star Rating: 3.5/5 Better known for action packed blockbusters (Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow) Elizabethan England was perhaps an odd route for Anonymous director Roland Emmerich to take. Though you had better believe that in Emmerich [...]

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Film Review: I Don’t Know How She Does It

Film Review: I Don’t Know How She Does It

| 3 November , 2011 | 1 Reply

Director: Douglas McGrath Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer Sassi\’s Star Rating: 4.5/ 5 I Don’t Know How She Does It is Sarah Jessica Parker\’s latest film that explores the complexity of being a high-flying executive and, more importantly, a mum. Whether it is by holding down the family by ‘faking\’, [...]

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