– With a bullet hole through your neck, numbskull of yours never looked so fine. – Rest in peace Daddy numbskull. – Ta ta Daddy ya sick bundle of shit. – Bye bye Daddy you misery heap of shit. […] – Girls, I think your father is dead. – I knocked his knees out. –…
– Irrational Man – Only in cinemas from 20 August 2015 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Parker Posey, Irrational Man is a wry, upbeat comedy about a brilliant but tormented philosophy professor in crisis….
Rarely will you see such a powerful script acted by such a powerful actor. For 75 minutes Libby Munro mesmerised the audience with a one-woman performance that made the audience chuckle, sympathise, admire, and finally weep for her. She played The Pilot, who opened the show as a highflying American fighter pilot who flew lethal…
Lyrical prose and rich description sets apart Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva as an historical novel of note. Eliza Redgold’s distinctive writing style paints a stunning portrait of Lady Godiva, a woman who rose above the challenges and restrictions of her time to defend her people and land. As the blurb says, “We know her…
For a long-running and successful franchise, you’d have to say the Mission: Impossible series has been one of the patchiest in memory. It kicked off well enough in 1996 as simply Mission: Impossible under the experienced hand of Brian de Palma, but the goodwill generated by that film was largely dissipated by the clunky sequels…
Two of Australia’s finest folk singer-songwriters, John Flanagan and Liz Frencham, have announced plans to head out on a co-headline tour this October and November. Flanagan and Frencham are both firm favourites on the folk and festival scenes and getting the chance to see them in the same space is going to be truly magical….
The quintessential American sex symbol, Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1st, 1926 (and died August 5th, 1962), has long been a source of fascination and intrigue. Now a one-woman show takes a glimpse behind the rainbow. The actress, model and singer craved attention, but most of all acceptance and love. With 33…
Far From Men is set in Algeria in 1954, a time of great unrest and violence as the war for independence from the French is beginning. Daru (played by Viggo Mortensen, from Eastern Promises) is a school teacher in a remote village. But he is charged with the task of escorting the dissident Mohamed (played…
In Double Madness, Caroline de Costa’s debut crime novel, an undercurrent of danger runs through a Far North Queensland setting already heavy with humidity and stifling secrets. One for crime fiction lovers who prefer their stories edgy, the novel is a solid debut that takes readers into the sordid underbelly of psycho-sexual depravity, from blackmail to murder, from cheating to fetishes. When…
This bubbling 1920s-era musical sparkles with extravagant dance numbers, glittering costumes and a delicious love story between a wealthy playboy and the feisty bootlegger who melts his heart. Based upon a book by Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis), inspired by material from P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, Nice Work If You Can Get It…
