Writer/ director Paul Feig had a massive hit with the hilariously obscene women behaving badly comedy Bridesmaids which featured an unforgettable star-making performance from Melissa McCarthy. Their subsequent collaboration on the disappointing female buddy cop comedy The Heat however, had critics and audiences questioning their comic smarts. McCarthy’s box office appeal took an even bigger nosedive after her obnoxious performances
Read moreIn 2001 Stephen Spielberg, picking up an incomplete Stanley Kubrick project, made the flawed but often very moving film AI: Artificial Intelligence. That film explored, within a modern-day Pinocchio story, the possibilities of artificial intelligence and of cyborgs who could think and feel. Alex Garland’s (writer on 28 Days Later) fascinating directorial debut Ex Machina takes the idea of artificial
Read moreThe superb Argentine omnibus drama Wild Tales (which was the closing night film of the Spanish Film Festival) comprises five separate stories, all directed by Damián Szifron. The episodes often recall the disturbing fables of Black Mirror and The Twilight Zone and nearly all are riveting. Each story presents an unusual take on the notion of revenge and the breakdown
Read moreListen again to the Songs of Hope songs podcast for 21 June 2015. The host is Chris Whiting. This was broadcast on the Songs of Hope program at 7am on Southern FM 88.3 Also listen to our hymns podcast for Sunday 21 June 2015 “Words for Life” podcast is a recent sermon by Pastor Ian Mitchell of Eastleigh Community Church
Read moreBrian Canham of Pseudo Echo joins Mark Naumann and Purple Haze spinning the new album ‘Live At The Viper Room’. This is an awesome live album with all the big hits. Celebrating 30 years since Funky Town hit #6 on the USA Billboard charts, and #1 in Australia. The album is available from Echo Depot on Ebay http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/echodepot and iTunes. This
Read moreThis is the Songs of Hope program for this coming Sunday, 21 June 2015 from 7am to 9am: 7am Chris 7:10am Our Daily Bread (1m) 7:30am Talk – Ian Mitchell – Elijah a struggle with depression Pt2 (27m) 8am Rod 8:10am Prayer – Psalm 24 (1m) 8:30am Bible promises (1m) 8:45am Story – T S Eliot (4m)
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