I’ve checked out three films at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) so far. Not all of them have further screenings but you can be sure they’ll pop up on SBS at some time in the future. Here are my thoughts on: Boxing Gym (Director: Frederick Wisemen, 91 mins) Veteran filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s Boxing gym is an extremely minimalist documentary
Read moreThe latest Marvel Comics movie adaptation, Captain America: the first Avenger, takes the comic book mythology & turns it into an Indiana Jones style WW2 romp with Nazis, ray guns and bald-headed villains. Captain America aka Steve Rogers is at first the stereotypical 90 pound weakling who, in 1943 is desperate to join the army and fight Hitler. He becomes
Read moreBecause there were so many great tracks that only reached number two on the charts, we could not get through them all in two hours last week so we will be re-visiting more great and not so great tunes that made it to number 2!! Tune in from 10am until noon to hear some beauties that almost reached the summit
Read more7-piece local Ska band The Kujo Kings on Ska’d for Life this week, presenting their brand new EP ‘Kujo Kuddles’ – they’ll be introducing tracks from this album, giving background info on the band and generally tooting their own horns! We’ll also be playing Ska that influenced them along the way, and contemporary bands they’ve played with. This is one
Read moreThe Southern Sport team took their Southern Football League roundup on the road last week down to the infamous “Shed” in Dingley for the weekly Sunday Mass, where fans, players, coaches and even the odd umpire gather to discuss the weekend’s events in the SFL. Listen again below to hear the full show, including a poem written for the occasion
Read moreJohn Butler Trio , Tim Finn , Shannon Noll , the legendary Steve Winwood with Steve Cropper, actor Jeff Bridges debut LP , Crossover country band Lady Antebellum , Miss Dolly Parton , Good Charlotte , Abbe may , Goo Goo Dolls , Dragon are still releasing new stuff in 2011 , a reworking of Nick Cave’s Ship song ,
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