Eli Beverley-Schack has lived in Sydney since he was 11 years old. A string of men’s hair salons suited his gregarious, extrovert personality. He and his wife travelled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, collecting memories.
Now retired, Eli enjoys his rooftop apartment in Neutral Bay, looking across to the city he loves, and reading. Always reading. He still travels frequently with his new partner, and enjoys harbour-side walks, attending live music venues, independent theatre, and is a regular presence at cinemas across Sydney. He enjoys festivals, obscure art movies, movies, national theatre productions and everything that the Sydney cultural scene offers.
He walks to local libraries to select books appealing to his latest interests, whether it be history, travel, politics, biographies, reads reviews of movies, journals and much more, and enjoys taking photos of the skies above his beloved city that litter his Facebook feed.
Eli observes. He sees. He goes beyond the superficial, and he shares.
James Vanderbilt’s NUREMBERG turns one of history’s most documented trials into a nervy psychological two-step. Working from Jack El-Hai’s book THE NAZI AND THE PSYCHIATRIST, the screenwriter finds focus in holding cells where Rami Malek’s Douglas Kelly, a young, American …
This is one of Australia’s oldest mysteries and greatest legends. There’s a war hero, adventurer, the world record attempt, the sudden disappearance and the small clues hinting of their tragic end.
But after almost 75 years of intrigue, the final …
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Who would guess that the star-of-the -show is labelled dynamite?
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What’s not to love …
TWO PROSECUTORS drops into Stalinist Russia in 1937, a time when trials were not about uncovering truth but proving loyalty to the state. The film, directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, is adapted from Georgy Demidor’s novella of the …
This is a formulaic movie, for sure. A tortured genius struggles, finds his musical brethren, reflects on his difficult childhood, and eventually becomes a massive success.
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A unique, thought-provoking animated adventure for kids?!
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Worry wart tweenies Stevie (Jolie Hoang- Rappaport) and …