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.
A young girl named Liesel is sent to live with foster parents in Nazi Germany during WWII. Narrated by Death, the story follows Liesel as she steals books, learns to read, and finds solace in words amidst the fear and …
If reading history doesn’t make you want to swear like a mom with a red-wine hangover walking barefoot through a LEGO-filled living room, then you’re not reading the right history.
James Fell is imminently funny, irreverent and an expert on …
Guillermo del Toro’s long awaited lavish Gothic horror was a passion project, separating it from the pack of past Frankenstein flicks. It’s, at it’s core, a beautiful central performance for a remix. Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac hamming it up to …
This is a thoughtful story of heritage and identity. An excellent documentary.
JOURNEY HOME is a loving tribute to a legend of Australian cinema. Its a deep record of grief, community and ceremony in which the renowned actor is laid …
Its the night before the funsters come out in goulish and macabre garb to celebrate the best of superstitious cultural celebrations. Where best to enjoy the phenomena than being ensconced within the Gothic confines of St.Stephens Uniting Church, surrounded by …
Audacious, rambling….this author revels in bridging genre and high-gloss literature. Its a super-tome coming in at 1032 pages, which i have difficulty lifting. He blends police procedural, the horror of Stephen King and the density of David.F. Wallace. Its the …
“How deep will you dive in pursuit of something that’s always out of reach? You’ve just helped rescue a dozen Thai schoolchildren and their teacher from a perilous underwater cave! What are you going to do next?”
“I’m going …
REZE ARC is ‘Chainsaw Man’ polished to explosive and unhinged perfection.
Its not the beast you remember, but something bespoke- sleeker, wilder, tenderer, louder. Drenched in technicolor rage, reshaped by its absence and sharpened by years of tapping on the …
No account of Gough Whitlam can satisfy the curiosity about this titular politician. There has been no one like Gough Whitlam in the public eye–a charismatic, inspirational leader who ushered in a reform revolution to modernise Australia, which even critics …
This tome is a a recipe for “Wow” moments . The author Robert Temple describes the history of numerous inventions to highlight the ingenuity of Chinese civilisation. Some of these are well known, like paper and the compass. But most …