Stardust Memories is not an Australian film, the usual subject matter of this website, though its director has worked with Australian talent (Judy Davis, Cate Blanchett, Anthony LaPaglia etc.). I originally wrote this piece for another site in early 2021, but sat on it following the release of the documentary series Allen v. Farrow. Not sure there will ever be "good timing" for a piece commemorating a Woody Allen film, and my feelings about Allen grow increasingly complicated with time, but for what it's worth here's the piece ... ‘My stupid little films’: Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories at 40 Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories shares a number of qualities with Richard Fleischer’s The Jazz Singer , the last 40-year-old film I spotlighted here on The Curb . Both films centre on the professional and existential crises of a popular Jewish entertainer, played onscreen by a popular Jewish entertainer of the same profession. Both are remakes of sorts, of films which i...
Australia has an impressive and eclectic national cinema, but too often its films struggle to attract attention, receive brief theatrical runs, are ignored by audiences, and simply fall through the cracks. Down Under Flix was created to shine a light, show some love, and where necessary throw shade at obscure, forgotten, neglected, or under-appreciated Australian films