MIFF Auteur Picks

How often do we hoist our skirts above the knee and kick around the Charlston? Not enough. Bim Kenesis make us dream of a 1930s speakeasy with their...

Sure, the Swiss army knife might help you survive in the wilderness. But how does one get by in the fashion badlands? They can be just as dangerous, especially...

See a penny pick it up, all day long you will have good luck. Or you could simply order a serving of French toast and all day long your tummy will be...

A safe distance from the spruiking dog fights of Lygon Street’s main drag, I Carusi’s unassuming exterior, hidden amongst the warehouses and...

Hollywood is clearly cashing in on terrorist-induced, media-enhanced paranoia with upcoming cockbuster World Trade Centre. Soon, we’ll be...

You may not have topped two gents named Sollozzo and McClusky using a revolver taped to the back of a toilet, but lucky for you there’s no need...

The urban plains of concrete don't need to be trimmed, prepped or fit for royalty. You do have to make your own mallet, but you save on stable fees...

Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me was a lightning-strike to the zeitgeist with a high-concept hook pitched for maximum McDamage. Can the same be said...

When Sir Mix-a-lot told us about the boy with low cash flow (the one who ain't down to throw and shakes their girl-like body on the floor that makes the...

Few would've guessed from their comparably jovial surf rock meets scream-core self-titled debut (part Nick Cave, part Ennio Morricone, part Arcade Fire)...

If, like us, you associate short fiction with Readers Digest and the smell of your Granny's lounge room then you need Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope...

Let’s talk Godzilla. Not the one who fought Ferris Bueller in the US remake, or the one from the Saturday morning cartoon – with his oh-so-adorable...

OK, there's a procession, which is an all-too-rare occurrence at art openings these days (where everyone is there to be seen, except for the artist who...

Tank Magazine certainly doesn't give much away on the cover. The word ‘vroom’ and some Girls On Film-esque hair may not tempt many people...

Seeing a silent film accompanied by a live score is a thing of wonder - anyone lucky enough to have caught the Blue Grassy Knoll's performances for...

If a transition from mass-ear interest in New Wave guitar groups towards the synth and lo-fi undergrounds of yore has long been in the offing, only now...

What do you get when you cross a taxidermist with a jeweller? Some pretty interesting bracelets, that’s for sure.

As part of her jewellery line...

Dead pets and hand jobs might seem like the obvious choice for exploring the themes of trust and relationships, but that's exactly the framework for the...

For the past six years, Bus Gallery has been serving Melbourne’s art community like no other space in the city. Supporting sound art, installations...

Ripple is a new Melbourne-based project that has found a cunning way of redirecting internet advertising profits to charity. This enables you (kind...