“A little piece of a big, big universe”: Beasts of the Southern Wild Daniel Eisenberg July 2012 2012 MIFF Dossier “The whole universe depends on everything fitting together just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece, the entire universe will get busted.” - Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) in Beasts of the Southe...
Wizards and Robots and Movies, Oh My! A comparative review of Keith M. Johnston’s Science Fiction Film and James Walter’s Fantasy Film Daniel Eisenberg June 2012 Book Reviews Keith M. Johnston’s Science Fiction Film: a Critical Introduction is dedicated to his parents because they helped him become a science fiction fan and scholar (p. xi). They took him to the films, bought him t...
Schepisi’s Celluloid Australia Daniel Eisenberg October 2011 Fred Schepisi Dossier Fred Schepisi has been labeled as a “major force in the Australian film industry” (1). Two of the three features he has made in Australia prior to this year – The Devil’s Playground (1976) and Evil Angels (aka ...
Real and Reel: The Education of a Film Obsessive and Critic by Brian McFarlane Daniel Eisenberg June 2011 Book Reviews Self-identified “filmophile” Brian McFarlane opens his “touch of the memoirs” at age ten, reminiscing about reviewing films he had never seen – something he never let stand in his way. I must state, at the open...
The Camera in the Iron Helmet: Ned Kelly (Gregor Jordan, 2003) Daniel Eisenberg March 2011 Key Moments in Australian Cinema Mark Juddery has claimed that, without film, Edward “Ned”Kelly could not be the national icon he is today (1). When viewing Kelly’s cinematic legacy, it is hard to disagree. Kelly has appeared on the big screen...
