Category: Film & TV

Film Review: Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away

Film Review: Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away

| 21 February , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Andrew Adamson Written by:  Andrew Adamson Starring: Igor Zaripov and Erica Kathleen Linz Sassi’s Star Rating: 2/5 When I first heard that the amazing Cirque Du Soleil was making a 3D movie I was excited. I imagined the vast potential of a film interpretation of the work of this innovative performance troupe. Visionary [...]

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Film Review: Anna Karenina

Film Review: Anna Karenina

| 14 February , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Joe Wright Starring: Keira Knightley, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jude Law, Matthew MacFadyen, Domhnall Gleeson Sassi’s Star Rating: 4/5 In the battle for the Valentines Day box office Roadshow have pulled out all the stops with Anna Karenina; arguably one of the grandest love stories ever told; if you like the kind of tragic surrender [...]

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Film Review: Safe Haven

Film Review: Safe Haven

| 14 February , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Lasse Hallström Written by: Nicholas Sparks (novel), Leslie Bohem (screenplay) and Dana Stevens (screenplay) Starring: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, David Lyons, Cobie Smulders, Mimi Kirkland, Noah Lomax Sassi’s Star Rating: 3/5 Nicholas Sparks’ fans- get excited! Just in time for Valentine’s Day, another romantic offering from the author of The Notebook, Dear John, and The Lucky [...]

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Film Review: Lincoln

Film Review: Lincoln

| 8 February , 2013 | Reply

  Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Tommy Lee Jones Sassi’s Star Rating: 3/5 Lincoln, directed by Steven Spielberg, and adapted by Tony Kushner, is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis provides a masterful interpretation of President Lincoln’s determination and courage. He [...]

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Season 2 of SMASH Hits Our TV Screens Tonight Express from the US

Season 2 of SMASH Hits Our TV Screens Tonight Express from the US

| 6 February , 2013 | Reply

Written/Created by: Theresa Rebeck Starring: Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Anjelica Huston, Jennifer Hudson SMASH fans, get ready – it’s coming back. Ready to smash back onto our screens are our favourite Broadway stars vying for the coveted starring role in the Marilyn Monroe musical. If you’re like me, you [...]

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DVD Review: The Words

DVD Review: The Words

| 6 February , 2013 | Reply

Rating: 3/5 Bradley Cooper stars in this great, complex and thinking drama about the price of the truth. Following the story of Rory Jansen, a down-on-his-luck author, The Words is the movie of a book within a book. The movie open on Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reading a passage from his latest novel. As Clay [...]

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We Chat to Cosentino About All Things Magical & His New DVD That You Have to Get

We Chat to Cosentino About All Things Magical & His New DVD That You Have to Get

| 4 February , 2013 | Reply

Australia’s very own “Magic Man” Cosentino, The Grand Illusionist, who we all magically discovered on Channel 7 in 2011 as the runner-up on Australia’s Got Talent TV Show has released a DVD that features over 35 minutes of extra footage that hasn’t been seen on TV before!  This humble but confident 28 year old is [...]

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Film Review: Flight

Film Review: Flight

| 31 January , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Nadine Valazquez, Tamara Tunie, Kelly Reilly Sassi’s Star Rating: 3.5 / 5 Director Robert Zemeckis, a special effects whiz back in the day, brings us Flight. His skill is building a story around a major scene that usually has you clenching the seat with [...]

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Film Review: Django Unchained

Film Review: Django Unchained

| 24 January , 2013 | Reply

Directed by:Quentin Tarantino Written by: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson Sassi’s Star Rating: 4.5/5 A smart, hilarious, gory riot. Set just before the Civil War, it’s a western that takes place mostly in the South, tackles the heated past of slavery and racism, and contains several [...]

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DVD Review: Hit & Miss

DVD Review: Hit & Miss

| 18 January , 2013 | Reply

Created by: Paul Abbott Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Jonas Armstrong, Karla Crome, Reece Noi, Jorden Bennie Sassi’s Star Rating: 4 / 5 Chloe Sevigny (Mia) stars in what can only be called a truly unique British drama called Hit and Miss. A killer at large but a girl at heart, it’s the story of Mia, the [...]

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Film Review: This is 40

Film Review: This is 40

| 17 January , 2013 | Reply

Directed/Written by: Judd Apatow Starring: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Melissa McCarthy. Sassi’s Star Rating: 4.5 / 5 It has been advertised as the ‘sort-of sequel’ to Knocked Up. This is a REAL family film and it’s an absolute classic. That humour you loved in Knocked Up is [...]

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