nightlydvdreviewMeet the new mind behind CINEMA VOYAGE
March 27th 2010 08:28
Hi film buffs,
In a past life as a Korean masseuse, I often wondered how I could best serve humanity. Well, in this incarnation, I escaped the four walls of my Catholic high school and emerged onto the UTS (University of Technology Sydney) scene with noble aspirations to be the ultimate ace reporter/investigative journalist. Strangely, this was not to be and I instead found a home on the movie reviews page of premier student publication Vertigo, where I decided that hobnobbing with leading Aussie film critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz at free screenings was kind of cool anyway.
My experience in film reviewing has lasted a little over a year and a half. During this time, there have been tears and there’s been laughter. But it always amounts to the same thing: confirmation in my undying passion for cinema. And so, with a slight sense of anxiousness, I’m taking the next logical step and moving into the blogosphere. It’s with an overwhelming sense of privilege that I take over the ‘Cinema Voyage’ blog and endeavour to keep the excellent standards of Michelle Sweeney.
Very rarely do I ever make promises that I know I cannot keep. This then may be one of those very rare instances, but I promise to make ‘Cinema Voyage’ a weekly updated blog. I encourage all readers to suggest films for reviewing, or simply topics relating to all things film. I find that some of the best conversations of my life have arisen from a contrary point of view on a particular film. On that note, I’d like to know your favourite film of all time. The more surprising, bizarre and unique it may be, the better!
I’ll start: Lost In Translation
Yours dedicatedly and lovingly,
Akito Hirata
In a past life as a Korean masseuse, I often wondered how I could best serve humanity. Well, in this incarnation, I escaped the four walls of my Catholic high school and emerged onto the UTS (University of Technology Sydney) scene with noble aspirations to be the ultimate ace reporter/investigative journalist. Strangely, this was not to be and I instead found a home on the movie reviews page of premier student publication Vertigo, where I decided that hobnobbing with leading Aussie film critics David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz at free screenings was kind of cool anyway.
My experience in film reviewing has lasted a little over a year and a half. During this time, there have been tears and there’s been laughter. But it always amounts to the same thing: confirmation in my undying passion for cinema. And so, with a slight sense of anxiousness, I’m taking the next logical step and moving into the blogosphere. It’s with an overwhelming sense of privilege that I take over the ‘Cinema Voyage’ blog and endeavour to keep the excellent standards of Michelle Sweeney.
Very rarely do I ever make promises that I know I cannot keep. This then may be one of those very rare instances, but I promise to make ‘Cinema Voyage’ a weekly updated blog. I encourage all readers to suggest films for reviewing, or simply topics relating to all things film. I find that some of the best conversations of my life have arisen from a contrary point of view on a particular film. On that note, I’d like to know your favourite film of all time. The more surprising, bizarre and unique it may be, the better!
I’ll start: Lost In Translation
Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in what must be one of the sweetest moments of cinema
Yours dedicatedly and lovingly,
Akito Hirata
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