Film review: CINDERELLA, from ‘Built For Speed’

The latest version of Cinderella from Disney is a classical opulent rendering of the fairy tale.  Director Kenneth Branagh has resisted the urge for post-modern tinkering or anachronistic contemporary references and delivered a straightforward telling that will please a broad audience. Downton Abbey’s Lily James stars as the title character who, after her Father’s death, has been left to endure

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Film review: TOP FIVE, from ‘Built For Speed’

It seems to be the year for comedians making semi-biographical films. We’ve had Carl Barron with Manny Lewis and now the much more obscene and inventive Top Five written and directed by and starring Chris Rock. Clearly drawing on his life and career, Rock plays much-loved but artistically unfulfilled stand-up comedian turned actor, Andre Allen. After making a bundle in

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Playlist for the Midnight Mass program Wednesday April 1st

This week’s Midnight Mass program from 12am – 2am, featuring resident midnight dj, Daniel H:   MARS VOLTA – This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed SECRET CHIEFS 3 – Personnae Halloween ALICE COOPER – Dada PUBLIC IMAGE LTD – Rise OS MUTANTES – Qualquer Bobagem JOHN ZORN – The Tears Of Morning STEREOLAB – Parsec PRIMAL SCREAM – I’m Comin’ Down

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THE PURPLE HAZE ARCHIVE presents ACCLAIMED AUSTRALIAN ROCK GUITARIST PETER TILBROOK of the MASTERS APPRENTICES on PODCAST

Peter Tilbrook is one of Australia’s perennially great guitarists (& Bass Guitarist too!) going back to the 1960s. He was a member of such cult bands as The Bentbeaks, The Sounds Of Silence, & the duo Paradise, & of course the absolute legendary Masters Apprentices. Currently Peter Tilbrook continues on making successful music with his band The Party Cats & a brand new solo album titled ‘Living in

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This Wednesday night 8pm (AEDST) Joe Camilleri LIVE in studio presenting 2 new albums – Endless Sleep Volumes 46 and 47 on Purple Haze.

Join Mark Naumann on Purple Haze this Wednesday night (1/4/15) when Oz music legend Joe Camilleri drops in to the studio to spin his 2 soon-to-be-released Black Sorrows albums ‘Endless Sleep Volumes 46 and 47’. These albums are full of classic tracks that inspire Joe still today. Bruce Hutchins will also join in to ensure that this night will be

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