Crowd behaviour stereotypes confirmed in disappointing if fun “Derren Brown – The Experiments: Gameshow”
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: Gameshow” (2011) In Episode 2
British Films | North American Films
The Prestige: fussy plot with flat characters turns on class and cultural rivalries of its setting
Christopher Nolan, “The Prestige” (2006) Rather fussy if good-looking film about duplicity and duplications, duelling
Little Black Riding Hood / The Walls: two very different early shorts by Piotr Dumala
Piotr Dumala, “Little Black Riding Hood / Czarny Kapturek” (1983) Piotr Dumala, “The Walls /
Alternative Views’ Gulf War documentary: damning criticism of UK and US complicity in Iraq-Kuwaiti discord
Frank Morrow / Alternative Views, Gulf War documentary (1990s?) Found an interesting documentary on the
How to train people to kill celebrities in “Derren Brown – The Experiments: The Assassin”
Derren Brown and Simon Dinsell, “Derren Brown – The Experiments: The Assassin” (2011) An ingeniously
Australian and New Zealand Films
Action thriller and soapie drama format in “Underground: the Julian Assange Story” wastes actors and themes
Robert Connolly, “Underground: the Julian Assange Story” (2012) Fictionalised dramatisation of an episode in the
The Secret History of Mind Control: much that is not said makes the film disingenuous
Alicky Sussman, “A Secret History of Mind Control” (2010) I am quite a sucker for
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
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
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