http://www.oldmovies.net.au/ Old Movies en Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:37:00 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:37:00 GMT info@oldmovies.net.au info@oldmovies.net.au http://www.oldmovies.net.au/images/old-movies-banner.jpg http://www.oldmovies.net.au/ http://www.oldmovies.net.au/oscars-2010/ BEST FILM The emergence of the blogosphere (and the internet in general) had seen an increasingly vocal backlash to the predictability of the Oscar Best Film nominees in recent years... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/oscars-2010/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/oscars-2010/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:37:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/blind-side/ Of all the Best Picture nominees for the 2010 Oscars this would have to be the least deserving. It's not that the movie is poorly made or anything, it's just... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/blind-side/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/blind-side/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:16:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/this-sporting-life/ From the opening scenes of unfettered aggression on the football field it becomes patently clear that this isn't your typical 1960s drama. This Sporting Life is a dense and brutally... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/this-sporting-life/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/this-sporting-life/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:07:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/peeping-tom/ When we first get to know the protagonist of Peeping Tom we've already witnessed him committing a rather disturbing murder, seemingly just for the purpose of filming such a thing... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/peeping-tom/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/peeping-tom/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:05:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/nine/ I was initially put off watching Nine because of the subject matter (being based on Fellini's autobiographical 8 1/2, which I haven't seen). I was worried that it would leave... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/nine/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/nine/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/hurt-locker/ This is my pick for the Best Film Oscar, partially because it (amazingly) has something new to say about war, but mainly because it also happens to an excellent film... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/hurt-locker/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/hurt-locker/ Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:20:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/the-combination/ There was a lot of controversy surrounding this film when it first came out, with some theatres in Sydney's western suburbs even erupting into violence and causing the film to... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/the-combination/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/the-combination/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:24:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/marlon-brando-2/ Today I'll be following on from part 1 of my guide to Brando's films of the 50s with this personal tour of his 60s films. Part 1 can be read... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/marlon-brando-2/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/marlon-brando-2/ Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:26:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/precious/ I actually watched this movie thinking it was a true story, and that the character of Precious was a real person who had actually written a book of her life... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/precious/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/precious/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:40:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/2010-oscars/ Well, the nominees are in... BEST PICTURE Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, A Serious Man, Up, Up in the Air. No... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/2010-oscars/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/2010-oscars/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:56:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/500-days-of-summer/ There's a great moment in (500) Days of Summer when the all-knowing voice-of-God narrator butts in to tell us "There are only two kinds of people in this world: men... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/500-days-of-summer/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/500-days-of-summer/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:15:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/an-education/ At a brisk self-contained 90 minutes, An Education is about one young lady's early introduction to the adult world and her subsequent navigation of the morally-grey minefield that come with... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/an-education/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/an-education/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:39:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/jcvd/ Everyone loves a comeback. Whether it's Marlon Brando in The Godfather, Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler or AC/DC's single Rock N Roll Train, there's something special about seeing someone recpature... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/jcvd/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/jcvd/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:22:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/serious-man/ After the fanfare of No Country for Old Men and the star-studded spy mis-caper Burn After Reading, the Coen brothers have popped out something a bit more off the radar... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/serious-man/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/serious-man/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.oldmovies.net.au/invictus/ In the the later years of his life Clint Eastwood has achieved something rather special, not only has he managed to preserve his status as an acting legend without tarnishing... http://www.oldmovies.net.au/invictus/#comments http://www.oldmovies.net.au/invictus/ Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:21:00 GMT