Existential drama All Is Lost sees sole cast member Robert Redford play an unnamed yachtsman battling the elements and the threat of starvation and dehydration on a sinking yacht in the Indian Ocean. As the story of a marooned person struggling for survival, the film evokes comparisons with Gravity and Life of Pi but this is a far more restrained,
Read moreBest known in this country for the vivid animated fantasy films Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, Japanese writer-director Hayao Miyazaki brings us what is arguably his most mature, moving and contemplative film, The Wind Rises. This is reportedly Miyazaki’s last film and with its artistically inspired and introspective protagonist and typical Miyazaki themes such as pacifism, environmental devastation, the role
Read moreThere’s little doubt that writer/ director Scott Cooper is a fan of The Deer Hunter as he sets his latest film, Out Of The Furnace, in a Pennsylvania steel town, has major characters returning from a contentious war and has in Christian bale, a lead character who, like Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter, is taciturn, resourceful, goatee-bearded and
Read moreNorthern Ireland singer songwriter David McWilliams best known for the classic song Days of Pearly Spencer sadly died on January 8, 2002. In this annual tribute with Gil McWilliams, who was married to David McWilliams, we discuss his early career. David McWilliams Official Website: Click Here Purple Haze is sponsored by Classic Cars with Character
Read morePhilomena, starring Dame Judy Dench and Steve Coogan is an unashamed tear-jerker but an extremely affecting one. The film, based on an article by British journalist and former political spin-doctor Martin Sixsmith, tells of elderly Irish woman, Philomena Lee’s quest to find the son taken from her 50 years earlier. While a teenager in the early 1960’s, Philomena gave birth
Read moreSongs of Hope today, Sunday 29 December, featured Geoff Bullock in the Aussie Legends segment at 8:30am. Geoff is a well known Australian singer and writer of Christian songs, particularly with the Hillsong label. He is an Aussie Christian music legend. Spotlight prepared by Vic Campbell. Click the play button for the audio or download. Play time is 5 minutes
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