Culture

‘White Ribbon’ tipped as early Oscar favorite

Austrian director Michael Haneke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ – a chilling exploration of the roots of Nazi terror – is the top contender to win the foreign language film Oscar, critics predict, reports MiNDFOOD.

Oscar noms revealed

Science-fiction adventure ‘Avatar’ and war movie ‘The Hurt Locker’ have earned nine Academy Award nominations each, while ‘A Serious Man’, ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and ‘An Education’ are all in the running for best film, reports MiNDFOOD.

The real Basquiat

A new film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat delivers a thoroughly engaging narrative about the inimitable New York painter, reports MiNDFOOD.

Flying high

In this exclusive MiNDFOOD interview, Susan Sarandon talks table tennis, empty nesting and her latest film to hit the big screen – The Lovely Bones.

Sandra Bullock poised for first Oscar

After 20 years, Sandra Bullock is finally thinking of herself as a good actress, MiNDFOOD reports.

Hall of mirrors

The work of artist Michael Zavros is fuelled by an interest in the nature of narcissism, MiNDFOOD reports.

Sundance titles brim with bad behavior

Independent filmmakers continue to roll out their gleefully flagrant depictions of all things bloody, brutal and debauched at this year’s Sundance Festival, reports MiNDFOOD.

Exclusive interview with Leonardo DiCaprio

MiNDFOOD chats to Leonardo DiCaprio about his new film, ‘Shutter Island’.

Book review: Thinking of Answers

AC Grayling’s ‘Thinking of Answers’ will make you think twice about the simplest of life’s questions, review on MiNDFOOD.

Van Gogh letters shed light on hard-working artist

Eight BAFTA nods for Avatar

James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar receives eight BAFTA nominations, including best film, MiNDFOOD reports.

Sundance charts new indie course

Dakota Fanning’s latest film will be unveiled at Sundance Film Festival next week as the festival attempts to pave the way for the next generation of independent filmmakers, reports MiNDFOOD.

Samson And Delilah makes Oscars shortlist

Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton and his award-winning drama ‘Samson and Delilah’ have taken a major leap toward Oscar glory, reports MiNDFOOD.

Beauty of distance

For Australian artist Christian Thompson, culture is never static – one simply needs to uncover a language that exists beneath the popular surface, MiNDFOOD reports.

“Avatar” hits $1.6 billion worldwide

In an unprecedented display of strength, “Avatar” led the worldwide box office for a fifth consecutive weekend, fast catching up on all-time champ “Titanic,” distributor 20th Century Fox said on Sunday, MiNDFOOD reports.

Start as you mean to go on

Now the new year is here it’s the perfect  time to take control of your finances, MiNDFOOD reports.

Man in black releases covers from the grave

More than six years after his death, Johnny Cash will return to record stores with a new album featuring one of the last songs the country legend ever wrote, reports MiNDFOOD.

Book urges couples to ‘Get Financially Naked’

If you’re willing to undress in front of someone in a relationship, you should be able to undress financially as well, say the authors of a new book.

Breaking down barriers

The Oscars aren’t historically about celebrating diversity, but the film ‘Precious’ is attempting to break that mould, reports MiNDFOOD.

Female acts tipped for chart toppers

No two lists are the same, but as pop pundits gaze into their crystal balls at the start of a new decade it is solo female performers, such as the Ellie Goulding (pictured), who looks destined for the top, at the expense of indie bands, reports MiNDFOOD.

Serge Gainsbourg joins Piaf in French biopic wave

Serge Gainsbourg, the chainsmoking creator of heavy-breathing classic “Je t’aime moi non plus” and a reggae version of “La Marseillaise” joins Edith Piaf next week as the latest French singer to be revived on film, MiNDFOOD reports.

Animators rewrite filmmaking book

Writing animated films requires patience, flexibility and an imagination larger than life, MiNDFOOD reports.

Successful cinematic partnerships

What makes the actress-director relationship work? What makes it fail? And what have this year’s leading ladies gleaned about how best to maximize it?

Film review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

THRILLER: Niels Arden Oplev’s film adaptation of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ is a wonderfully debauched and engrossing thriller set in the frosty environs of Sweden, review on MiNDFOOD.

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