Henry Lawson’s short story, The Drover’s Wife, was a reading that most of us of a certain generation had at school. Ms Purcell in her program notes tells us that it was a part of her growing up, a personal and familiar story shared with her by her mother, regularly, such that at the last…
This month the Art Gallery of Western Australia introduces a new initiative inf the form of Portrait Month, which explores the many forms of portraiture across photography, painting, video and sculpture. And taking centre stage is the WA’s premier portraiture prize, the 2016 Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, presented for the first time at the…
– The Light Between Oceans – Only in cinemas from 3 November 2016 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE In the years following World War I, lighthouse keeper Tom Sherbourne and his wife Isabel begin their life together on a remote island…
Pedro Almodovar’s 20th film, Julieta, is something of a dull affair that lacks many of the Spanish auteur’s usual flamboyant flourishes, edgy quality and signature stylistic touches. It doesn’t carry the emotional weight of his best films. The eponymous Julieta (played by Emma Suarez, who has worked with Almodovar before) is planning to leave her beloved…
Inferno is the third film adapted from the series of novels written by Dan Brown featuring the religious symbologist Robert Langdon (played by Tom Hanks). A symbologist is the type of arcane profession that only exists within the cloistered world of academia or the pages of thriller novels. Although the second novel in the series,…
A charming, feel good Italian comedy about a stuck-up mummy’s boy who has to change his ways if he is to ever find a partner in life, Where Am I Going? has become the highest grossing movie in Italian history – and it’s not hard to see why. The story takes a not-so-subtle dig at…
The fourth instalment of the BBC First British Film Festival is about to unspool in Palace Cinemas around Australia. With a mix of international award-winners, crowd favourites, and Australian premieres, this year’s films feature a star-studded line up of cinematic treats that dive directly into British culture, humour, and traditions. The festival will open with…
Although we’re aware the Brits have some fairly arcane rules around their royals, it might come as a surprise to learn that the Americans follow similar rules for their political leaders. There’s a clearly defined line of succession in the event of a mishap befalling the President, and it stretches well beyond the Vice-President. Indeed,…
– Nocturnal Animals – Only in cinemas from 10 November 2016 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Universal Pictures. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE From writer/director Tom Ford comes a haunting romantic thriller of shocking intimacy and gripping tension that explores the thin lines between love and cruelty, and…
I never thought that Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon would stay contained to one style, sound or genre but the turn he has taken on his third record 22, A Million was not expected, slightly perplexing and a musical test the first time you run through the album. What once was an artist that captured you…
