The Sessions is the moving, funny and true story of Mark O’ Brien a writer afflicted with polio who at the age of 38 decides that he wants to have sex. Although unable to voluntarily move anything below his neck he still has bodily sensation and the ability to get an erection. Given the fact that he has to spend
Read moreSeven Psychopaths is the latest film from In Bruges writer/ director Martin McDonagh. While In Bruges was a wonderfully melancholic crime drama with a sly sense of humour, Seven Psychopaths is a more bizarre beast as it both indulges and parodies the clichés of violent gangster and serial killer movies. In this film Colin Farrell plays Marty a struggling alcoholic
Read moreAnthony Young (January 1683 – 8 May 1747) was an English organist and composer. He was part of a well-known English family of musicians that included several professional singers and organists during the 17th and 18th centuries. No, not that one, this Anthony Young is a talented local performer who has just released his new EP “Black 64” and he will be in the
Read moreHit and Run is a middling crime comedy that often plays like Tarantino-lite. In an in advisable piece of multi-tasking Dax Shepard (from TV’s Parenthood) writes, co-directs and stars in this film. While there are amusing, exciting and even insightful moments, a different set of eyes may have helped him avoid some of this film’s flat spots and half-baked gags.
Read moreIn this podcast, Mark, from ‘Purple Haze’ has 8 local acts ‘Live In The 88.3 Studio’. Mark will speak with each act, which will perform 3 songs each. Please see below for the running order, photos & details about each artist. This podcast’s running order is as follows : – Introduction & Rubber Soul – segment start time
Read moreListen again to the story of the tense lead up to the crucial 1994 election in South Africa. Scores of ANC and Zulu IFP supports were killing each other daily, with no solution in sight. Henry Kissinger predicted that a million people would be killed in a bloody civil war. Michael Cassidy brought prayer and peace-making and a solution was
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