THE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents NORMA STONEMAN (MARTIN) AUSTRALIAN MUSIC PIONEER (THE GRAPE ESCAPE) on PODCAST

Norma Martin (nee Stoneman) is one of the great Australian (& most overlooked) musical artists originating from the fertile 1960s. Before Australian female singer/songwriters, were even ‘invented’ in the pop/rock field, Norma cut a path for today’s talented OZ female generation. As well, Norma wrote & recorded with popular group of the day, The Grape Escape, not to mention Dave

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SECA PANEL PODCAST # 12

West Bentleigh coach Chris Street joined the panel to discuss the progress of his club in season 2015/2016 and the panel went through the important round 8 results.

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Film review: THE BIG SHORT, from ‘Built For Speed’

The Big Short sounds like the title of a caper comedy and in a sense it is although the caper is a particularly dubious one, the multi-billion dollar exploitation of a dysfunctional and seemingly corrupt financial system by greedy unscrupulous bond traders that led to the GFC and the financial devastation of millions of working people in 2008. Directed by

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Film review: CAROL, from ‘Built For Speed’

Along with The Danish Girl and The Duke Of Burgundy, the moody, sensitive, Carol continues an intriguing theme in 2015/16 cinema of introspective dramas examining gender and sexual identity.   In doing so it provides an impressive showcase for the talents of leads Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara and enigmatic director Todd Haynes. The film tells of a forbidden and fraught

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Film review: THE 5TH WAVE, from ‘Built For Speed’

The 5th Wave, which is based on the first book in a trilogy by Rick Yancey, is yet another post-apocalyptic teen lit/ sci-fi/ action/ fantasy/ romance. Next to Marvel Comics adaptations this genre is fast becoming the most mind-numbingly familiar fixture in our cinemas. While succumbing to many of the teen-lit clichés, The Fifth Wave has a least a few

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Film review: SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE, from ‘Built For Speed’

The appeal of the Charlie Brown comic strips and cartoons lies in their clever mix of childhood innocence and adult neurosis and their honest encapsulations of life in suburbia.  Consequently, most of us can relate to Charlie Brown’s life of disappointment and humiliation and see among his friends and nemeses wonderfully accurate depictions of the people we know. The latest Charlie

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