#SheReviews Happening

I adore French films with subtitles, it not only helps with my learning and understanding of the French language but the French stories have intriguing and unusual plots.  Happening or  L’evenement is the acclaimed new film from BAFTA-nominated director Audrey Diwan. It […]

#SheReviews The Duke

How far would you go if you were determined to change the world and save your marriage?  While I sat through the pre-release screening of the comedy-drama The Duke, this was a question I considered. Would I stand up for the same […]

#SheReviews It Snows In Benidorm

  In English and Spanish, based on a true story, this Spanish drama film It Snows in Benidorm is slow-paced but that’s how this melancholic story rolls to create its effectiveness. It has beautiful settings and backgrounds that can change into one […]

Do You Do Magic?

Do you do magic My niece Bianca stayed with me recently and apart from teaching me the benefits of vegan eating she also introduced me to a little secret and I am about to let it slip. It all began when we […]

#SheReviews Regenerating Australia

Damon Gameau Tours Australia How many Australians talk about their love for their country, want to protect it, buy more Australian-made products? Are we all talk? It’s easy to make these comments and do nothing about it.  It isn’t easy, I know. […]

#SheReviews QSO Soaring Heights 2022

The most recent Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) concert I attended for She Society last week was QSO Soaring Heights, the first of QSO’s Maestro concerts for 2022 and it started big.  In celebration of their 75th year, Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser […]

#SheReviews Aline

Aline is a beautiful yet emotional biopic potentially award-winning film that was extremely satisfying to watch.   A French-Canadian drama film, director, co-writer, and star actor Valérie Lemercier was magnificent and kept to her word portraying the role of the inspirational singing sensation […]

A Small Fruit Cake For Christmas Recipe

  Christmas is almost upon us while Santa sets his elves to work finalising last-minute requests as children’s letters reach the North Pole. Where has the year gone? It seems to be a common question asked by many.  And given everyone is […]

Growing Pineapples – Their Uses and Benefits

  Pineapples (Ananas comosus) a tropical fruit consisting of many berries that have grown together, originating in South America and brought to Australia in 1826.  In Australia, it’s that time of the year again where our pineapples begin to dominate the fruit […]

SheWatches – WAITING FOR ANYA

  Inspired by a true life story based on the novel Waiting for Anya by Michael Morpurgo (also author of the unforgettable War Horse story) is a film produced from stories during WWII. It is a time of darkness, the story heart […]

Queensland Ballet Season 2022 Launch

  I felt like Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady as I could have danced all night and day following Queensland Ballet’s (QB) launch of their 2022 Season. Needless to say I was thrilled to be invited to the exclusive unveiling of […]

Queensland Seniors Month

  It is Queensland Seniors month this October where people of all ages, cultures and abilities are given the opportunity to communicate through organised events around our communities. Given I fit the senior’s category, I thought it apt timing to provide you […]

SheWatches – THE COLONY

  I am forever intrigued by writers comments when Earth becomes uninhabitable for humans, particularly when it has been destroyed by climate change, pandemics and war all of which somewhere around the globe we are being subjected to in 2021.  I enjoyed […]

SheWatches – DIE IN A GUNFIGHT

  This is a strange mystery come thriller movie with some funny sides to the story and maybe more suitable for the older teenager or young adult audience. Although there are many young-at-heart adults who would embrace Die in A Gunfight.  It […]

SheWatches – DISCLOSURE

  Disclosure is an Australian movie with Australian actors. The setting in one location on a large homestead surrounded by luscious bushlands in the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne. It seems to be the idyllic setting, happy families sharing the dream, until something […]

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