Australia: Wild Top End 3D is a typically brief but superb IMAX documentary celebrating the stunning environment and remarkable wild life of Northern Australia. Written and directed by Emmy-nominated (for Life on the Reef) cinematographer Nicholas Robinson and narrated by the sadly departed indigenous elder and actor, Balang T.E. Lewis (The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith), the film follows the life
Read moreThe TV series Downtown Abbey, which ran from 2010 to 2015, was a sumptuous soap opera that celebrated and gently critiqued the English aristocracy in its depiction of the well-to-do Crawley family, inhabitants of the titular estate, as they dealt with interpersonal dramas and confronted the tumultuous events and social changes of the early 20th century. Four years after the
Read moreGrace Slick was a true pioneer in the rock music field, fronting the legendary San Franciscan band Jefferson Airplane in the 1960s, who were best known for classic songs such as “White Rabbit” & “Somebody To Love”. Grace discusses her extremely successful career in very frank terms of her many adventures: At the White House, with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin,
Read moreChinese-American film The Farewell tells what initially seems like a predictable story of a family trying to cope with a loved-one’s terminal illness but infuses this with refreshing and often very moving honesty. In a wonderfully unaffected performance, Awkwafina, stars as Billi, a 30-year-old Chinese-American woman struggling to survive financially and succeed professionally in New York. Frequent phone chats with
Read moreWRITE NOW – tonight – Garry will give us a film review & travel piece; then Helen Brown will talk with me about her beautiful, moving children’s book: Cleo & Rob. Plus I have notices and lots more. Please join me, Gaytana
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