I have a perfect Valentines Day present for 20 lucky innerwestlifestyle readers. Hopscotch Films have very generously given me 10 free ’2 for 1′ movie tickets to Gone and 10 tickets to A Separation to give away. The trailers of both films look great and I am looking forward to seeing them when they hit the cinemas very soon. The first 20 people to email me at nadine@innerwestlifestyle.com.au... 

Attack The Block is a lot of fun, and a pretty impressive debut feature from writer/director Joe Cornish. The film was produced through Big Talk Productions, known for films like Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and possess the same filmmaking smarts (setting an alien invasion in a South London council estate – what an idea) and relentless energy that made those modern... 

Bill Cunningham New York, directed by Richard Press, is a thoroughly entertaining documentary about an eccentric obsessive, a passionate and dedicated professional, and a happy, kind-hearted, down-to-earth and extremely likeable individual. Bill Cunningham is not just a New York Times photographer; he is a cultural anthropologist who has been chronicling for decades the most peculiar of New York City’s... 

As a bold selection for Closing Night of the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival, Drive sure had anticipated viewers rattled, especially those not expecting the kind of violence present in this film. With one of the best opening sequences I have seen this year, and a handful of harrowing moments, the images from Drive will long remain seared in your consciousness. Though there are a few flaws... 

This is a little exciting, we have our very first giveaway for our Inner West friends. The very generous people at Hopscotch Films have given us 40 free “2 for 1″ tickets to see the latest movie directed by Woody Allen, “Midnight in Paris”. So that is exactly what we are going to do! Our movie reviewer guru Andrew Buckle has given the film 4 1/2 stars so I am looking forward... 

There are some truly horrifying atrocities that occur in the world we live in. Hearing of some of the harrowing things that take place can rattle you to the bone. Human trafficking, and in particular, underage female sex trafficking, is one of the most prevalent organized crime syndicates in the world. It is stipulated at the conclusion of The Whistleblower, that there is an estimated 2.5 million people... 

In The Guard, Brendan Gleeson plays Gerry Boyle, an unorthodox small town Irish Police Sergeant with a confrontational personality, a callous laziness towards his profession and a crass indifference to the laws he is supposed to uphold. Consequently he has not care whatsoever for the Cocaine-smuggling ring that brings an uptight FBI Agent (Don Cheadle) to his door requiring his assistance and stressing... 

I really need to see more of Thomas McCarthy’s films. If his other films, The Station Agent and The Visitor, are as good as Win Win, I have been seriously missing out. Some critics, though enjoying the film, have labeled Win Win ‘uncharacteristically safe’ for the McCarthy resume. Sure, it does rely on some coincidences and it does all round up in a neat little package. But as... 

You don’t have to be a Formula One fan to be brought to tears by Senna. This vibrant, engrossing, powerful and ultimately tragic portrayal of the life and untimely death of beloved sporting icon Ayrton Senna, from British director Asif Kapadia, is documentary filmmaking at its most exciting. Winner of the World Cinema Audience Award for Documentaries at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Senna... 

The Tree of Life has finally arrived in Australian cinemas. Notorious recluse and media-shy auteur Terrence Malick’s fifth feature has been highly anticipated for more than twelve months. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May where it was awarded the Palme d’Or. It actually opened in Australia at the Sydney Film Festival where I managed to catch a screening. But amongst all of the other...