Paul Cox.
Australia.s film community has lost one of its most experienced filmmakers with the passing of Paul Cox on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Cox, who was 76, created over 49 projects, including features, shorts and documentaries, during his lifetime. He was a standard bearer for the independent film scene in Melbourne, where he made his home after emigrating from The Netherlands in 1965. .With a keen cinematic eye, Paul.s ability to paint a vivid portrait of life, relationships and the world we live in has given us a remarkable time capsule of film to be valued by generations to come,. Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi said. .A determined and passionate individual, both personally and professionally, Paul saw the world through a unique lens which inspired his distinctive style of storytelling, whether narrative or factual. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and his many colleagues in the filmmaking community.
Australia.s film community has lost one of its most experienced filmmakers with the passing of Paul Cox on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Cox, who was 76, created over 49 projects, including features, shorts and documentaries, during his lifetime. He was a standard bearer for the independent film scene in Melbourne, where he made his home after emigrating from The Netherlands in 1965. .With a keen cinematic eye, Paul.s ability to paint a vivid portrait of life, relationships and the world we live in has given us a remarkable time capsule of film to be valued by generations to come,. Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi said. .A determined and passionate individual, both personally and professionally, Paul saw the world through a unique lens which inspired his distinctive style of storytelling, whether narrative or factual. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and his many colleagues in the filmmaking community.
- 6/20/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The sequel to the epic Julie Andrews road show picture wasn't a hit, but it tells a good story of its own. Charlton Heston is okay but the central character is a Chinese immigrant played by Tina Chen. Against all odds, the peasant matriarch survives plagues and leprosy to found a family dynasty for the new Hawaii. The Hawaiians Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1970 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 134 min. / Ship Date February 9, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin, Mako, John Phillip Law, Alec McCowen, Miko Mayama, Virginia Ann Lee, Chris Robinson, Naomi Stevens, Keye Luke, Khigh Dhiegh, Mary Munday, Harry Townes, Lyle Bettger, James Hong, James Gregory, Harry Holcombe, Victor Sen Yung Cinematography Lucien Ballard, Philip Lathrop Film Editor Byron Brandt, Ralph Winters Original Music Henry Mancini Written by James R. Webb from the novel by James A. Michener Produced by Walter Mirisch Directed by...
- 3/1/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
With its magnetic cast and Venice award-winning cinematography, this film treads the familiar theme of star-crossed lovers with shimmering vitality
Tanna, the first feature film shot entirely in Vanuatu, takes place in the South Pacific island of its title, which houses one of the world’s last tribal societies, in a village called Yakel.
With their documentary backgrounds, co-directors Bentley Dean and Martin Butler continue in the rich vein of dramas made by Australian film-makers who’ve returned from remote communities with striking “not-in-the-brochure” work, made consultatively and with an ear for local voices (including Paul Cox’s Molokai: The Story of Father Damien and Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country).
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Tanna, the first feature film shot entirely in Vanuatu, takes place in the South Pacific island of its title, which houses one of the world’s last tribal societies, in a village called Yakel.
With their documentary backgrounds, co-directors Bentley Dean and Martin Butler continue in the rich vein of dramas made by Australian film-makers who’ve returned from remote communities with striking “not-in-the-brochure” work, made consultatively and with an ear for local voices (including Paul Cox’s Molokai: The Story of Father Damien and Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country).
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- 11/5/2015
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
A filmmaker.s diary about his fight against liver cancer may not seem uplifting, but Paul Cox is convinced that his story is ultimately a positive one. .It reads a bit like a thriller for a while,. he says. .I think it.s very optimistic . it.s also changed my life.. Tales From the Cancer Ward is an account of everything from Cox.s diagnosis in early 2009 to life after receiving a liver transplant on Boxing Day of that same year. Though it is a book that may lack mass-market appeal, the director . best known for works such as Vincent and Molokai: The Story of Father Damien . wanted other sufferers to be able to learn the truth of living with cancer. Proceeds from sales are even going to the hospital where he...
- 6/27/2011
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
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