Following the disappointingly light and fluffy To Rome with Love, Woody Allen returns to form with Blue Jasmine, a confronting drama that explores the perils of downward mobility and self-delusion. Cate Blanchett, plays Jeanette or Jasmine French, a formerly wealthy Park Avenue snob who, as a result of her late husband Hal’s (Alec Baldwin) philandering and shifty business deals, has
Read moreSet in the same universe as Cars and featuring a loveable little mechanical character competing against ruthless opposition in a high stakes race, the latest big budget Pixar animated film Planes is basically Cars with wings. This slavish adherence to formula is disappointing but not a deal-breaker when a film is as endearing, exuberant and cleverly made as this. In
Read moreSome films arrive with such bad word of mouth it’s hard not to have a negative opinion of them before they’ve even screened. RIPD has been preceded by so many scathing reviews we would have been forgiven for thinking it was a snuff movie. While this clumsy, garish, depressingly derivative fusion of Men In Black, Ghostbusters and supernatural weepie Ghost
Read moreWrite Now – TONIGHT – I have Garry Fabian in studio and we’ll be talking with Barry Maitland about his superb new mystery/detective novel: The Raven’s Eye. A great read. Later I’ll be talking with actor and director Trent Baker. Please join me, Gaytana
Read moreJoin Australian Rock Legend Joe Matera with Purple Haze’s Mark Naumann, as Joe takes us through some of the songs that have inspired his 20+ year career. Includes a world premiere live acoustic performance of his new single ‘Shining Star’. Joe has played with some of the worlds best, as well as interviewing many rock acts over the years. Join
Read moreYou will know all the great songs, you will know all of the special guest vocalists who appear on the selected tracks and you will know some of the guest vocalists and the tracks they feature on together but…..you may not know all of the special guest vocalists AND the songs they appear on!! Confused? Well then you will have
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