With ‘Man On Wire’ British filmmaker James Marsh has made a wonderful study of his engrossing subject, french tightrope walker, Philippe Petit.
To tell its story the doco combines plenty of archival footage, lots of dramatic re-enactments, and intriguing interviews
Woody Allen’s latest foray into the deep terrain of the human heart is his new film ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’.
The plot to ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ centres around two American women, Vicky and Cristina, vactioning in Barcelona, Spain. They stay at
The new American film ‘Four Holidays’ turned out to be a disappointing romantic comedy. This was made even more disappointing by a strong cast that included leads Reece Withersoon and Vince Vaughan, and in the supporting cast, Robert Duvall, Sissy
There’s a new play on at Sydney’s popular fringe theatre venue, the Old Fitzroy theatre The play is young local playwright Tamara Asmar’s play, ‘Belle’s Line’. Asmar’s play slots in to the Sydney theatre landscape as middle of the range,
Jon Haynes’s and David Woods’s piece ‘Tough time, nice time’ is a tough, confronting time in the theatre.
Their play gives an unflinching portrait of the dark souls of two German tourists on a sex junket in Bangkok. This is
In British playwright Nina Raine’s ‘Rabbit’, the main character Bella is faced with a difficult choice. She has to choose between spending the night keeping vigil at the bedside of her father who lies ill in hospital, or to party
You’ve got to admire thespians for their flexibility, their love of improvising. It would seem that a particular bent of some thespians is to play around with classic texts. At the end of the year the Sydney Opera House is
Amongst the Ensemble Theatre’s plays for its 50th year of operation, it is only fitting that there is a Reg Livermore show included. One of Australia’s most successful stage performers, Livermore is one of the founding members of the Ensemble
A thank you goes to the Guild Theatre, Rockdale, for allowing people the opportunity to see Aaron Sorkin’s drama ‘A Few Good Men’ live on stage. Not many people would know that ‘A Few Good Men’ was originally a play
Belvoir’s B Sharp production, Tracy Letts’s ‘Killer Joe’, is the kind of play to see when one is in the mood to be transported into a whole other world. The play transports us into the dark, murky world of a