Showing articles by Rebecca Butterworth

MIFF Final Days

So it's all over for another year! But before it all came to an end, the festival shifted into high gear one final time for the closing night film 'Drive'...

MIFF Day Fifteen

Brilliant, dark and emotionally stirring, Lars Von Trier's film about the end of the world was a fittingly otherworldly cinema experience.

MIFF Day Fourteen

A television series premiering at a film festival? See how 'The Slap' fared with audiences here...

MIFF Day Thirteen

The stars on MIFF's thirteenth day were too Ben's - an American actor and an Aussie popstar.

MIFF Day Twelve

A film by an Aussie filmmaker, some Asian cinema and a Hollywood ensemble comedy dominated things on the twelth day.

MIFF Day Eleven

A couple of films that will keep you awake... for different reasons...

MIFF Day Ten

Two terrific, complex and thought-provoking works that you should definitely see with someone. They're guaranteed to have you talking afterward.

MIFF Day Nine

One of the highlights over the weekend was the crowd favourite Aussie film 'Red Dog'...

MIFF Day Eight

On the 8th day of the festival, we were left shattered by this documentary...

MIFF Day Seven

After recovering from being in the same hotel lobby as Tony Blair yesterday, Day Seven of the Melbourne International Film Festival seems like icing on the cake, really.