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'David Stratton’s Stories of Australian Cinema, one of Australia’s most revered film critics takes the audience on a personal journey through the cinematic landscape that shaped both him and us, as he traces the story of Australian cinema.The series interweaves the cinematic visions of our greatest films and their filmmakers, telling intimate behind-the-scenes stories via the voices of iconic stars and industry protagonists alike. David Stratton takes us on a journey across Australia and reveals how he became deeply enmeshed in this nation’s cinema – from his first thrilling glimpse of Australian film, The Overlanders, at the tender age of ten, to his arrival as a Ten Pound Pom, finally becoming a household name in his adoptive country and a renowned authority on an art form that defined the Twentieth Century.'
Source: ABC TV (http://about.abc.net.au/abc-in-2017/lovers-of-life/). (Sighted: 04/11/2016)
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Credits Roll on a Film Critic’s Life
2017
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25 February 2017; (p. 14) 'Let’s start with this: David Stratton isn’t always right about a film. “I have known him to change his mind,’’ Russell Crowe notes in one of the dozens of star-studded interviews that add to the celebrity yet also the intimacy of this fascinating documentary on 77-year-old Stratton and the movies that made him.' (Introduction) -
David Stratton on Bad Reviews, Director Tantrums and Watching a New Film Every Day
2017
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 February 2017; 'As the documentary about him, A Cinematic Life, screens in cinemas, the esteemed film critic reminisces about a life lived in front of the silver screen.'
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David Stratton on Bad Reviews, Director Tantrums and Watching a New Film Every Day
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 23 February 2017; 'As the documentary about him, A Cinematic Life, screens in cinemas, the esteemed film critic reminisces about a life lived in front of the silver screen.' -
Credits Roll on a Film Critic’s Life
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25 February 2017; (p. 14) 'Let’s start with this: David Stratton isn’t always right about a film. “I have known him to change his mind,’’ Russell Crowe notes in one of the dozens of star-studded interviews that add to the celebrity yet also the intimacy of this fascinating documentary on 77-year-old Stratton and the movies that made him.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Documentary