The 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
Read moreChapter 1 of the big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It – the story of a gang of bullied teen nerds who battle the evil clown Pennywise in the town of Derry – was hailed by fan’s of King’s novel and was universally seen as a vast improvement on the clunky 1990 mini-series. While not terrifying, it had some effective
Read moreHere on ‘Built For Speed’ we like to discuss the full spectrum of cinema and it would be hard to find two more aesthetically different films than ‘Downton Abbey’ and the IMAX Aussie crocodile doc ‘Wild Top End 3D’. This Friday we’ll let you know if these films are worth your time. We’ll also have many fine tunes for you with new Aussie
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