Film – Mark Conner http://www.markconner.com.au Sat, 23 Jan 2016 05:48:00 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 139394767 Suffragette http://www.markconner.com.au/current-issues/suffragette/ Sat, 23 Jan 2016 05:48:00 +0000 http://www.markconner.com.au/uncategorized/suffragette/ Suffragette_posterIn the holidays, we went to see the movie Suffragette. It was very moving – showing the struggle of women to gain the right to vote in Britain back in the early 1800s. The movie does not claim to be a comprehensive exploration of every activist who falls under that broad term, but instead revolves around one working class woman’s story.… Read the rest

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]]> 596 Noah: The Movie http://www.markconner.com.au/contemporary-culture/noah-the-movie/ Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:27:16 +0000 http://www.markconner.com.au/uncategorized/noah-the-movie/ Noah

Last night, my family and I attended a preview of the new movie Noah starring Russell Crowe [trailer]. Without doubt it is a well-made movie, with amazing affects and some star actors. However, the treatment of the storyline was disappointing from my perspective and I came away feeling like the movie was a combination of themes and ideas from Lord of the Rings and Transformers … with a big double rainbow finish. … Read the rest

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