Once Upon a Time in Anatolia will split audiences into two bitterly opposed camps. Some will see it as a riveting meditation on human existence, others will feel that at 2 1/2 hours and as slow as a Boycott innings, it’s the biggest snore-fest of all time. The film’s title suggests an organised crime epic along the lines of Once
Read moreOutrageous big hair, spandex and leopard skin pants invade the screen in Rock of Ages, the cinema adaptation of the hit stage musical. Like the stage show, the film tries to capture the energy of the late the 80’s pop metal scene with a story of starry-eyed rockers on LA’s Sunset Strip. Rock musicals are always a dubious prospect. Rock
Read morePaul Ryan commenced his music career in a duo with his twin brother Barry in the mid 60s. After tiring of his performing career, Paul Ryan concentrated on songwriting & came up with, amongst others, Barry Ryan’s million selling single, “Eloise“. Paul Ryan also wrote songs for: Frank Sinatra, Engelbert Humperdinck, etc., etc. Paul Ryan died of cancer age 44 in 1992. Join
Read moreThis Saturday from 10am hear 2 hours of songs that shaped the world through the political messages contained within them. Midnight Oil, John Lennon, The Clash, Bob Marley, Dire Straits, Tracy Chapman, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Toots & The Maytals, UB40 and The Scorpions are among the acts that will feature this week and Lucy & Mark will be
Read moreTONIGHT – our Passionate Reader will talk about his latest selection – don’t miss it and later I’ll be talking with the director of the Bayside Literary Festival plus loads more. Make it a date with me, Gaytana, tonight and every Thursday night 7-8pm for Write Now – for the love of language, literature, performance, film, reading, writing and ideas
Read moreThe 80’s are back in all their big haired glory (or is that horror) as we look at the cinema adaptation of hit stage musical Rock of Ages. We’ll play some 80’s classics as well as many more recent tracks. There’s also plenty of fine art house fair around at the moment and this week we review one of the
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