the kite runner

Marc Foster’s film ‘The Kite Runner’ is a fine film that does justice to Khaled Hosseini’s sweeping, exquisite novel, with the screenplay adaptation by David Benioff.

In a way, ‘The Kite Runner’ tells a similar story to the British film,

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atonement

The British war drama ‘Atonement’ is a sweeping, all encompassing, war drama. The title reflects the film’s theme precisely. The main character, Briony Tallis is a precocious thirteen year old girl, who irrevocably changes the course of several people’s lives

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p.s i love you

For those craving a lush, richly romantic movie, the new American film ‘P.S I Love You’ fits the bill. ‘P.S I Love You’ has been directed by Richard LaGravenese from a script jointly written by the director and Steven Rogers,

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walk on water

‘Walk On Water’ is a engaging Israeli drama that was made some years ago. The main character is a Mossad security agent who is given a job which causes him some real soul searching. He is asked to befriend a

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ngapartji ngapartji

Each year Belvoir Street Theatre stages one of the main Sydney Festival theatre events in its main upstairs theatre. For the 2008 Festival, Belvoir Street Theatre put on the Koori production, ‘Ngapartji Ngapartji’. The Koori title translates as ‘I give

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diving bell and the butterfly

Here’s my guide to ‘The Diving Bell And The Butterfly’…this is an extremely confronting experience. It is by no means easy to sit through it. Before you go in, I found myself having to make a contract to myself that

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the busy world is hushed

The Ensemble Theatre continues its high standard with its new play, American playwright Keith Bunin’s play, ‘The Busy World Is Hushed’, directed by Mark Kilmurry.

The play’s title is referenced in a prayer composed by Cardinal John Henry Newman. ‘May

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juno

The new American film ‘Juno’, directed by Jason Reitman, was a refreshing, entertaining albeit unremarkable film.

As a basic guide, ‘Juno’ is a quirky, off-beat, feel good sort of film.

The film takes on a dark subject matter, teenage pregnancy.

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blackbird

There was much anticipation for the latest Sydney Theatre Company production, BLACKBIRD, by the British playwright David Harrower. The reason, the play was directed by Cate Blanchett.

In BLACKBIRD, Paula Arundell plays Una and Peter Kowitz played Ray, who had

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