I bit the bullet and forked out cash for a mini passport to the Melbourne International Film Festival since it's really the one event every year I should be taking time out for.

Behold the list of films I will be sashaying along to. I'll try to respond to each of them as I see/hear them.

Bright Leaves USA dir. Ross McElwee
The Cat Returns Japan dir. Morita Hiroyuki
The Corporation USA dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan
Dead Creatures UK dir. Andrew Parkinson
Dragon Head Japan dir. Joji ""George"" Iida
Evil Sweden dir. Mikael Hålström
Film As A Subversive Art / Cinema Dali UK/France & Spain dir. Paul Cronin/Xavi Figueras
Hotel Austria/Germany dir. Jessica Hausner
Notre Musique France & Switzerland dir. Jean-Luc Godard
One Missed Call Japan dir. Miike Takashi
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat In Space Japan dir. t.o.L’s (Trees of Life) films
Switchblade Romance France dir. Alexandre Aja
Whisper Of The Heart Japan dir. Kondo Yoshifumi