While few outside the chess playing community will know this true story’s details, The Queen of Katwe is a very familiar type of film. Mixing a Slumdog Millionaire-type story in which a downtrodden person uses their unique talent to lift themselves out of poverty with a To Sir with Love-style depiction of a committed teacher inspiring underprivileged children, this film
Read moreRogue One: A Star Wars Story is a prequel to the original Star Wars film A New Hope and tells the story of how the Rebel Alliance came to acquire the plans to the Death Star. This is no spoiler as the broad plot of this film was scrawled across the screen in the opening minutes of A New Hope
Read moreJim Jarmusch’s subtly perplexing films have been a feature of the American arthouse landscape for more than 30 years. Often refusing to adhere to conventional narratives or to bring apparent plot threads to satisfying conclusions, Jarmusch’s films have always been an acquired taste. This is once again the case with his latest film, Paterson which stars Adam Driver as the
Read moreOne of the most important & influential bands of the 1960s was American band Moby Grape, as they wrote the blueprint for the next kind of phase of music by the successful American bands that was to come after them. Moby Grape heavily influenced bands such as The Eagles, Doobie Bros. etc as they showed the way where every
Read moreListen again to Christian News Bulletin, broadcast on 1Jan17 on Songs of Hope. Also listen to Pastor Ian Mitchell of Eastleigh Community Church in East Bentleigh with his new year talk, “Out with the old, in with the new”. Talk time is 28 minutes. For a recording of Songs of Hope part 2, 8am to 9am on 1Jan17, see below.
Read moreBuilt for Speed – 30th December 2016 RADIO BIRDMAN – TV eye. (Aus) THE POWDERMONKEYS – Straight until morning. (Aus) YOU AM I – The Applecross Wing Commander. (Aus) PAUL KELLY – From St Kilda to Kings Cross. (Aus) FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION – Trouble every day. BIG STAR – In the street. THE RASPBERRIES – Ecstasy.
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