Into the Shadows: Difference between revisions

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== Reception ==

Reviewing from ''[[SBS World News|SBS News]]'', Simon Foster stated that the film was "a love letter to the bygone days of independent exhibition and a savaging of the big-business practices that bled the ma-and-pa [[Cinematography|cinema]] sector to near-death", praising the presentations of "the [[debate]] of culture-vs-profit". He concluded that the film was "lovingly- and exhaustingly-produced achievement".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-10-29 |title=Into the Shadows Review |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/movies/review/shadows-review |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=SBS Movies |language=en}}</ref> Luke Buckmaster from ''[[Crikey]]'' described the film as "dense, compelling and cheaply produced documentary", stating that the presentations of directors, [[actor]]s, [[writer]]s, and distributors was "an impressive cross-section". However, he criticised the film's "no clear-cut solutions" and its narrow audience appeal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buckmaster |first=Luke |date=2009-10-26 |title=Film review: Into the Shadows |url=https://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/film-review-into-the-shadows/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Crikey |language=en-US}}</ref> Jonathan Dawson (''[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'') described it as "a gallant tale of a cinema industry always under siege".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Into the Shadows - ABC (none) - Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2009/11/05/2734416.htm |access-date=2022-09-22 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> Miguel Gonzalez (''[[Mumbrella]]'') reported the film was "about why independent cinemas are disappearing and most [[Australians]] films fail with mainstream [[audience]]s" and that it presented "an authentic who’s who industry [[interview]]ees who suggest that the problem is as much about exhibition and terms of trade as it is about content."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Miguel |date=2009-10-31 |title=Into the Shadows / Back into the light |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/into-the-shadows-back-into-the-light-71428 |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Mumbrella |language=en-US}}</ref> In his review, Karl Quinn (''[[The Age]]'') explained the motivation behind the film: "Andrew Scarano had in mind a simple project: he wanted to document the final days of the ''Electric Shadows'', the Canberra cinema where his grandfather was the [[projectionist]] for 27 years. But as he talked to people in the industry, he soon realised that the demise of one independent cinema offered a glimpse into the plight of the business as a whole."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Karl |date=2009-10-27 |title=Family doco became Australian cinema shoot-em-up |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/family-doco-became-australian-cinema-shoot-em-up-20091027-ge85ta.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> Tom Ryan (''[[The Sun-Herald|Sun-Herald]]'') rated it 3/10.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Tom |date=1 November 2009 |title=INTO THE SHADOWS |pages=17 |work=Sun-Herald; Sydney, N.S.W.}}</ref> [[Sandra Hall (writer)|Sandra Hall]] (''[[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]]'') described it as a documentary that "looks at the troubled workings of the industry from all angles" and rated it 3.5/5.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Sandra |author-link=Sandra Hall (writer)|date=24 October 2009 |title=A few home truths: Film Review |pages=16 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> Mark Juddery (''[[The Australian]]'') wrote that "Though it's worthwhile viewing for any aspiring Australian filmmaker, the revered Australian Film, Television and [[Radio]] School may think twice before screening it" because it, as well as "the leading movie chains, [[Hoyts]] and [[Greater Union]], are also given a serve".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Juddery |first=Mark |date=21 October 2009 |title=Fading pictures in sharp focus |pages=17 |work=The Australian}}</ref> Des Partridge (''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|Adelaide Advertiser]]'') described it as a documentary "which should be compulsory viewing for anyone who wants a simple [[history]] of film-making in Australia".<ref>{{Cite news |last=PARTRIDGE |first=DES |date=31 October 2009 |title=Documentary into the Shadows |pages=W.26 |work=The Advertiser; Adelaide, S. Aust.}}</ref> ''Into the Shadows'' also placed 2nd in the [[Audience award|Audience Award]] for Documentary in the 2009 [[Canberra International Film Festival]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

== References ==

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[[Category:2000s Australian films]]