Giles Hardie

Giles Hardie

Giles Hardie is the film critic and Entertainment Editor for smh.com.au

Q&A: Wil Wheaton

Giles Hardie 'I've never felt like a movie star in my life, even when I was one.'

Hindsight

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Giles Hardie It happened one night. New Year's Eve to be precise. The grand tradition of the slightly intoxicated stumble home was soon followed by the patented slump onto the sofa complete with the all-important...

The Guide

Coniston

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Giles Hardie This docudrama explores a little known tragedy of Australia's past.

Pick Of The Flicks

Terminate this killer of a film

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Giles Hardie Hitchcock should have been killed off before it hit the screen.

Pick of the Flicks

ParaNorman - brilliant kid fun

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Giles Hardie A film that will also amuse the designated driver parent.

Twilight tops Razzie award nominations

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Giles Hardie There is something great about the Golden Raspberry or Razzie awards. Mostly it's the timing.

Twilight shines at the Razzies

Kirsten Stewart

Giles Hardie Barbara Streisand nominated for a surprise Razzie award as Twilight scoops more nominations than there are categories.There is something great about the Golden Raspberry or Razzie awards.

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Film Awards

Golden Globes shake-up

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Giles Hardie Tina Fey and Amy Poehler take over hosting duties from Ricky Gervais and a slew of Aussies are up for nomination.

Driven

With the thriving Miss Daisy

James Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury at the Langham hotel in The Rocks, Sydney.

Giles Hardie As the impressive cast of the play Driving Miss Daisy came together for a photo-call in Sydney on Monday, the attention of the press was not surprisingly focused on 81-year-old James Earl Jones and...

Interview

Driving Miss Daisy down under

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Giles Hardie Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones on acting your age.

Pick of the Flicks

Life of Pi

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Giles Hardie Ang Lee's Life of Pi is a magical, mystical journey that harnesses every resource to deliver a piece of captivating and genuinely original cinema.

Stage vs screen

Les Mis ready for its close-up

Hugh Jackman with Isabelle Allen in <i>Les Miserables</i>.

Giles Hardie How will it compare to the original? This is the question many will be asking as they walk in to the cinema in the coming weeks to see Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables.

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Cinemas cash in

Hobbit runs rings around Boxing Day record

The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins, middle (Martin Freeman)

Giles Hardie The first instalment in the Hobbit trilogy has led a record day in Australian cinemas as Peter Jackson beat his own mark to claim the largest Boxing Day release ever.

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Director a master of movie house

Fantine

Giles Hardie How will it compare with the stage show? This is the question many will be asking when they go to see Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables.

Samsara interview

Lost for words

The Thousand Hands of Buddha Dance in Beijing, China. A scene from Ron Fricke's

Giles Hardie Can lightning strike twice? There may be no better person to ask than Mark Magidson, the producer of Samsara.

Pick of the Flicks

Pure pixelated perfection

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Giles Hardie Wreck It Ralph is proof that Disney buying Pixar, was a great idea.

Behind the Scenes

Les miserably happy audience

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Giles Hardie Director Tom Hooper thought something was wrong with the audio, but it was the sound of a thousand people weeping.

Worst films

The big-screen turkeys of 2012

Tom Cruise as Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages.

Giles Hardie There are plain bad films, but the disappointing ones are worse.

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Free-to-air TV: Friday, December 21

Fast Ed of <i>Better Homes and Gardens</i>.

Giles Hardie This week on Better Homes and Gardens, Fast Ed demonstrates how to cook budget-cut oyster blade steak.

Life of Pi

The Pi piper: Lee has world entranced by strange tale

Director Ang Lee

Giles Hardie IT IS a story that surprised many: a boy escapes a sinking ship to share a lifeboat with a tiger.