Miranda July

Interview: Kajillionaire writer/director Miranda July on creating such a distinctive film and how her cast imprinted on the material

As her critically acclaimed film Kajillionaire arrives in Australian theatres (read our review here), writer/director Miranda July spoke to our own Peter Gray about what drew her to create such a distinctive film, how star Evan Rachel Wood imprinted on the material, and the irony of releasing such a thematically anxious film in 2020. Kajillionaire…

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Film Review: Kajillionaire is an emotional coming of age story masked underneath an exaggerated comedic premise

When you realise that ageing grifters Robert and Teresa Dyne (Richard Jenkins and Debra Winger) named their daughter Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood) after a lottery-winning homeless man, you immediately learn everything you need to know about the swindling couple.  They thought the name would secure them inheritance of some sort, but instead they live…

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Miranda July’s The Future to screen at ACMI to celebrate her Melbourne visit!

Filmmaker, writer and artist, Miranda July will be making her way to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne, presenting two of her films which showcase her creative spirit the world of cinema. Starting February 26 to March 5, ACMI will be screening her most recent feature, The Future (2011) along with her short…

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