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Shannon Meilak
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Brimbank’s ‘rainbow community’ pushes back against letterbox disinformation
Advocacy groups have condemned ACL’s actions. ..This is not the first time Brimbank’s rainbow community has faced targeted attacks.
Shannon Meilak
Oct 25, 20242 min read
Toxic Tactics and Lost Faith: The Dark Side of Brimbank's Local Election Battle
The Campaign Chaos Eroding Community Trust in Brimbank
Shannon Meilak
Oct 1, 20243 min read
"Brimbank Celebrates Carers Space Launch Amid Ongoing Questions"
This article was originally published in 'The Westsider' on 1st October, 2024
Shannon Meilak
Sep 1, 20243 min read
"Climate Commitments or Empty Promises? A Call for Genuine Action in Melbourne's West"
This article was originally published in 'The Westsider' on 1st September, 2024
Shannon Meilak
Feb 10, 20223 min read
'Encanto' (2021)
Encanto has all the things we have come to love about Disney films; great characters, heartfelt music and a story with great morals. But...
Shannon Meilak
Dec 18, 20213 min read
'Burning' (2021)
Originally published to 'Janks Reviews' December, 2021
Shannon Meilak
Sep 6, 20163 min read
Ladri Di Biciclette / The Bicycle Thieves (1948)
De Sica’s ‘The Bicycle Thieves’ is a poetic story of personal struggle and tragedy that follows the journey of Antonio and his son Bruno,...
Shannon Meilak
Sep 6, 20163 min read
La Strada (1954)
Fellini’s ‘La Strada’ could be seen, as the title suggests, as the original road movie, or at least as an Italian neorealist version of...
Shannon Meilak
Jun 6, 201613 min read
Paranoid & Hysterical Hollywood of the 1950’s and 2000s
How did Hollywood address the paranoid, hysterical political climate of the 1950’s and is that being continued in post-9/11 Hollywood films
Shannon Meilak
Jun 6, 201613 min read
Is the Australian Gothic a unique genre in Australia’s National Cinema?
Is the Australian Gothic a unique genre in Australian’s National Cinema? How does the use of landscape and themes work to connect with or di
Shannon Meilak
May 8, 20161 min read
The HUAC Guide to Aliens & Pod People. (video)
An exploration of cold war America in Hollywood's Science Fiction film.
Shannon Meilak
Apr 21, 20161 min read
Australian National Cinema: Picnic at Hanging Rock. (video)
An exploration of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' as a Renaissance and Australian National Cinema film.
Shannon Meilak
Jun 27, 20143 min read
Godzilla (2014)
"The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in their control and not the other way around" - Dr. Ichiro Serizawa
Shannon Meilak
May 23, 20147 min read
“Sister, sister, oh so fair, why is there blood all over your hair?” : A Look into ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ and the Horror Genre.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? tells the story of two ageing sisters; Jane, a washed up Vaudeville child star and Blanche, a former...
Shannon Meilak
Apr 25, 20145 min read
(Scene Analysis) An Exploration of Sound and Cause & Effect.
An Exploration of Sound and Cause & Effect in ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’
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