Clearly encouraged by the phenomenal success of the Twilight series, writer director Richard La Grevanese tries to capture that lucrative mix of teen romance and supernatural horror in his adaptation of Kami Garcia’s novel Beautiful Creatures. For some this will be a daunting prospect as the Twilight films weren’t exactly artistic triumphs. Thankfully, Beautiful Creatures undercuts the typical tedious po-faced
Read moreCirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3d brings the famed Canadian theatre circus to the cinema screen. The film comprises a selection of segments from their various live shows which are loosely connected by the romantic story of a young woman (the pixie-like Erica Linz) entering a circus fantasy world to search for a bare-chested muscleman acrobat (Igor Zaripov). The story
Read moreMichael Hanneke’s Amour is a grim Bergmanesque story of two elderly people confronting mortality, human frailty and agonising moral choices. Emmanuel Riva and Jean Louis Trintignant play Anna and Georges an older Parisienne couple seemingly enjoying a life of financially secure retirement. When Anna begins to exhibit odd behaviour it becomes apparent she has had a stroke. As her condition
Read moreAnna Karenina is the latest production for Working Title the company who are best known for very British romantic comedies like Love Actually and Bridget Jones Diary. While more serious in tone than any of those films, this take on Leo Tolstoy’s romantic epic set in imperial Russia is still a quirky one. What first strikes us about this version
Read moreAs mentioned on Songs of Hope, tomorrow Saturday 23 February its live@wilsonstreet Venu 1st floor/10 Wilson St South Yarra. Starts 7:30pm. Small entry fee to cover costs. Christian music. Ida Maree and Sally Turner will perform. Here is Sally with her original song “Once Again” Location When Summary Description South Yarra Sat 23/2 7:30pm live@wilsonstreet Ida Maree and Sally
Read moreThe conclusion of the seasons penultimate round of home and away matches saw plenty of interesting results and milestones including veteran journeyman and current Aspendale Gardens coach Wayne Fuller playing his 300th game. Wayne was the panels guest on Sunday morning and talked about facets of his long career whilst the panel discussed the permutations of the weeks results. You
Read more