The name Dalton Trumbo is little known outside of those with an interest in Hollywood history, but this hugely successful (as in Oscar winning) writer is the subject of Jay Roach’s detailled and compelling biopic, Trumbo. For a little background, Trumbo was a prolific and celebrated screenwriter during the “Golden Age” of Hollywood. His many…
Adapted from the Academy Award-winning 1990 film starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore (it won Oscars for Best Supporting Actress – Whoopi Goldberg – and Best Original Screenplay) Ghost the Musical is a beauty, a real crowd pleaser. Rob Mills’ (WICKED) voice is stronger than ever, dynamic and commanding as banker Sam Wheat, the love…
In 2013 Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve gave us the tough and taut claustrophobic thriller Prisoners (starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal), which made many critics’ lists of the best films of the year. He returns with Sicario, a powerful, hard hitting and gritty thriller that takes a look at the US’s war on drugs. It…
Cats is a musical that tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as “the Jellicle choice” and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. The first performance of Cats was in 1981 in the…
Dominique Wilson’s first novel The Yellow Papers was an outstanding read, and the same can be said of That Devil’s Madness. Her writing is finely crafted, her prose poetic and subtle, and a joy to read. That Devil’s Madness takes readers from Australia to Algeria, following the dual and interconnected stories of Nicolette, an Australian photojournalist in the 1970s, and…
The 11th Nicholas Sparks’ novel to be turned into a film, this yet again chronicles the power and pitfalls of love. It spans a young couple’s rocky first meeting to an extended romance that will be tested as their lives take an unexpected turn. When feisty medical student Gabby Holland (Teresa Palmer from Warm Bodies) moves…
Katie Noonan and Britain’s Brodsky Quartet will collaborate for the first time ever in the touring production of With Love and Fury, providing audiences with a spine-tingling experience as the artists re-imagine the words of Australian poet Judith Wright. The seven city Australian concert tour will commence as a world premiere in Brisbane at the…
A heartfelt coming of age tale in 1950s Ireland and America, Brooklyn is a story of promise and choices. Saoirse Ronan (Atonement) plays Eilis, a shy, respectful, even taciturn young woman on the verge of full-blown adulthood who sets sail from small town Ireland to Brooklyn, New York. You see, opportunities are scarce in rural…
I walked into the cinema not knowing a thing about what turned out to be a decidedly unusual adult animated drama. As the final credits rolled and I saw the name of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) featuring prominently, it all made sense. He deals with the obscure and…
Steve Jobs may have died from pancreatic cancer in October 2011 at the age of 56, but the American technology entrepreneur and inventor certainly left his mark on the world … and how. Much has been written and spoken about the man, and his divisive personality. The latter is certainly laid bare for all to…
