Better than green eggs and ham (with apologies to Dr Seuss): a talk on green tea at the Tea Centre, Sydney
“Tea and Conversation with David Lyons: Green Tea” at The Tea Centre, Sydney, 22 September 2012 I drink enough of the stuff so it’s only fair…
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A compelling character study in “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince”
Martin Scorsese, “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince” (1978) After making his break-through films “Mean Streets”, “Taxi Driver” and “New York, New York”, Martin Scorsese…
Two student film shorts on hitmen relying on the element of surprise and plot twists
Tom Long, “Assassin” (July 2009) / “Made Man” (September 2009) Found these student film shorts on Youtube and technically they are good for films made on…
Two comedy horror shorts by Martin Scorsese about self-destructive compulsions and obsessions
Martin Scorsese, “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” (1963) Martin Scorsese, “The Big Shave” (1967) Two hilarious short films from Martin…
Are We Still Evolving? – yes but the film’s presentation and coverage are left behind by its subject matter
Olly Bootle, “Are We Still Evolving?” (2011) UK anthropologist Alice Roberts presents this BBC Horizon documentary investigating whether humans have stopped evolving as a result of…
It’s Not Just You, Murray! – a clever comedy piece by budding film director great
Martin Scorsese, “It’s Not Just You, Murray!” (1964) Made by Scorsese as a film student at New York University under the tutelage of Haig Manoogian, this…
Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor: a bleak and surreal observation of one man’s existence in an uncaring universe
Koji Yamamura, “Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor / Franz Kafka: Ein Landartz / Kafuka: Inaka Isha” (2007) Excellent if rather visually grotesque animated short film based…
Little Mole in the City: gentle satire poking fun at human nature and Western technocratic society
Zdenek Miler, “Little Mole in the City / Der Maulwurf kommt in die Stadt / Kiskavond a varosban / Kurmiukas mieste” (1982) Another charming half-hour adventure…
The Mole and the Eagle: inventive and heart-warming episode about friendship, love and happiness
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Eagle / Kiskavond es a sas” (1992) Yet another delightful episode from the Little Mole / Krtecek series and moreover…
Beasts of the Southern Wild: a celebration of life and hope in the struggle against catastrophe and sinister forces
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) Can’t be very many films where the main characters are played by a very young girl and a…