There have been countless big screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s works and they’ve varied in quality from stunning (Roman Polanski’s Macbeth and Franco Zeffirelli’s The Taming of the Shrew) to hideous (the recent Kiwi caravan park version of Romeo and Juliet). Australian director Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of Macbeth falls somewhere in the middle, it’s an ambitious attempt to capture the raw
Read moreThe Wrecking Crew were a group of gun LA studio musicians who, often unknown to the public, played on many of the big pop music hits of the 50’s and 60’s. They provided much of the musical accompaniment to The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Sonny and Cher, The Byrds and perhaps most famously The Monkees. They also worked on
Read moreThere have been some bizarre casting choices in movies over the years, John Wayne as Mongol Warlord Genghis Khan in The Conqueror or Marlon Brando as a Japanese man in Tea House of the August Moon. It is unlikely, though, that we will ever see anything as jaw-droppingly weird as the casting of former Watergate burglar and FBI spook, G.
Read moreSongs of Hope features are a talk by Rev Mark Durie at 7:30am, a prayer by Robert Louis Stevenson at 8:10am, the story of Amy Grant in the Christian music legends segment, and the story of reformer Hannah More at about 8:40am
Read moreWrite Now – TONIGHT – I’m playing my interview with Charlotte Wood (from Best Medicine 6/10) about her latest book: The Natural Way of Things and of course there’s more. Please join me, Gaytana
Read moreBe sure to tune in to 88.3 Southern FM this coming Monday 2nd November 10am – Midday to enjoy an uninterrupted two hour interview special featuring internationally acclaimed Australian singer, songwriter Kevin Johnson. Purple Haze presenter Mark Copolov takes you on a thoroughly entertaining, nostalgic journey as he presents a rare interview with Aussie music legend Kevin Johnson. Johnson talks
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