by Liz Bartolomeo

Italian Stallion works legal lolita

“Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love.” So says Ewan McGregor’s character, Christian, in Moulin Rouge: If only it were that simple. The Last Kiss, the latest film from Italian writer-director, Gabriele Muccino, explores the complexity of love and the strain of relationships. The […]

Aussie film carries deep underlying themes

It is summer in Australia and, like the weather, the Australian film industry is hot. Over the past few years, movies filmed in Australia such as The Matrix, Mission: Impossible 2, Moulin Rouge and the upcoming Star Wars: Episode II have been box-office successes in the United States. While those movies were made in blockbuster […]