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Rob Aldam

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Rob worked on a number of online music magazines, both as a writer and editor, before concentrating on his first love - film. After stints as Cultural and Film Editor on local magazines, he took up residency as Film Editor at Backseat Mafia. He specialises in covering world cinema, independent film, documentaries, and championing the underdog.
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DVD Review: Spione (Masters of Cinema)

  • November 18, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Fritz Lang was the leading light of German expressionist cinema. His most successful period of film making was in Germany under the Weimar Republic. During this period he made such…
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Incoming: Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy

  • November 17, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Social media and cinema merge in this adaptation of a Twitter stream consisting of 410 consecutive tweets. A beautifully crafted coming-of-age story following the often absurdly comic as well as…
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DVD Review: The Girl Who Knew Too Much

  • November 17, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
During the ’60s and ’70s a weird and wonderfully strange type of film began do dominate Italian cinema. Giallo films are epitomised by a certain strangeness and a mix of…
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Film Review: The Imitation Game

  • November 15, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Some stories will always prove troublesome to translate to the big screen. Alan Turing’s tale is as strange as it is , and despite being one of the most important…
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Incoming: Diplomacy

  • November 13, 2014
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On the night of 24 to 25 August 1944 The fate of Paris is in the hands of General Von Choltitz, Governor of Greater Paris, which is preparing on the…
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DVD Review: Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla

  • November 13, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
It has been a strong couple of years in Australian and New Zealand for horror films. The Antipodeans are currently leading the world in producing innovative and quality genre pictures.…
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Incoming: We are the Giant

  • November 12, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
In We are the Giant ordinary citizens face the same moral questions that have defined revolutionary leaders across the ages, from Jefferson to Che to Mandela. With remarkable access, the…
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Incoming: Life Itself

  • November 11, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and executive producers Martin Scorsese (The Departed) and Steven Zaillian (Moneyball) present Life Itself, a documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life…
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DVD Review: The Promised Land

  • November 6, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Capitalism and poverty have been tackled through the mediums of literature and film in many different ways over the years. The most famous writers to broach the subject are Charles…
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Film Review: Nightcrawler

  • November 1, 2014
  • Rob Aldam
Patrick Bateman is probably the most famous sociopath to grace the big screen. Masterfully played by Christian Bale, his total contempt, hatred or disregard for other people was only matched…
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