When a door closes a window opens. Or so they say. Sometimes however the window is a sliding door that opens next to the hotel suite of your... ex. So if you've both, by random chance, ended up on a holiday resort thousands of miles from home, things can only get worse, before they get better, can't they? While Forgetting Sarah Marshall ... Read full entry

Star Wars Goes on Tour See some of your favourite Star Wars characters out of context amongst an intriguing selection of French backdrops. Photographer Cedric Delsaux brings a new take to the Star Wars legend. He shoots French landscapes, then adds the characters digitally to get the right height, light, and perspective.

Movie buffs listen up! The guide for the 2008 Sydney Film Festival has hits the streets, and with 16 World premieres and 135 Australian premieres, there's going to be a lot to take in :) This year's 55th Sydney Film Festival will host some of the world's most dynamic and renowned filmmakers. From 4 - 22 June, the festival program will include 16 World Premieres, 135 Australian Premieres and a ... Read full entry

Juno: Creating the title sequence Those who enjoyed the movie Juno as I did, may also enjoy this photo set which shows how the hand-animated title sequence was put together by Shadowplay Studio. There's actually an ironic reference to Shadowplay designers Gareth and Jenny in Juno, which some people would have found memorable. (The same ironic sort of references apply here in Randwick also :)

Gone Baby Gone is a gripping and confrontational thriller set in the suburbs of Boston, which centres on the efforts of two private investigators trying to find an abducted four-year-old child. A number of twists, some in quick succession, unfold before the story reaches what some consider to be a controversial conclusion.

Last link of the day/week. While looking for a HAL 9000 link I stumbled across the HAL2001 Hackers at Large website. I'm not quite sure what it's all about, but there is certainly some interesting 2001: A Space Odyssey inspired illustration on the site. I especially like the t-shirt and soft drink can label designs. Out. ... Read full entry

Don't Quit Your Day Job: Directors' Cameos in Films Did you know Alfred Hitchcock made cameo appearances in 37 of his movies? Not all film directors were quite as prolific as Hitchcock was, but there's certainly no shortage of them appearing in their own productions. For whatever reason, be it a deep-seated desire to act, a lack of a casting budget, or just "if you want something done right, do it ... Read full entry

I know Alfred Hitchcock has influenced no end of directors, but fans of 1996's L'Appartement, directed by Gilles Mimouni, will enjoy this short article that makes some side-by-side comparisons between scenes from L'Appartement and Hitchcock's movies Vertigo, Rear Window, and Strangers on a Train.

I think time poor, and hard working, Sydney content producers and web designers possibly need their own version of "The List", which is central to the Deception storyline.* The List allows its members to indulge themselves, no strings attached, no questions asked, in a five-star hotel for a night, with a certain select companion. And Ewan McGregor, trying his hand at playing ... Read full entry

Some of our favourite films may have been quite different had it have not been been for a last minute change in plans in regards to an actor for a lead role, a relationship between certain characters, or the ditching of some quite lame prop. I've spent a little time this morning looking at a few recent movies (plus an old favourite) and found things could have been (woefully, in some ... Read full entry