It’s looking a lot like Christmas according to the title, Silent Night. For all intents and purposes, it is a silent movie but not in the loving Christmasy sort of way one would expect. This movie takes you on one hell of […]
In 87-year-old Ken Loach’s self-confessed swansong film The Old Oak we find compassion, grittiness and hope. Penned by Paul Laverty, this is a story firmly set in place and time. The year is 2016 in a Northern England town not far from […]
There are undoubtedly those people in this world whose life stories vehemently echo in tone a Machiavellian fairytale. That is, their lives are fraught with menacing clouds of abuse, in all it’s abject guises, and hope is a tenuous and seemingly elusive […]
One of the most appealing attractions of the American style action movie Bring Him To Me, its production is local. It was made independently, a labour of love, blood and sweat. Written, directed, produced by Luke Spake and filmed around the City […]
It was such a delight to receive Opera Queensland’s (OQ) 2024 Season Launch invitation. Linda Apelt, Chair and Patrick Nolan, CEO & Artistic Director have promised another wonderful line-up for next year with ambitious programming and fresh approaches to what opera can […]
As Brisbane prepares for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Opera Queensland announces a 2024 Season that throws down the gauntlet for ambitious programming and fresh approaches to what opera can be. Their three major productions in Brisbane show the breadth of vision […]
Our pre-concert talk. by Dr Anne Levitsky, lecturer at The University of Queensland’s School of Music was a perfect introduction to what became a wonderful and emotional musical journey with Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s (QSO)-Heartland Classics. Following our informative insight into the stories […]
America, in it’s best version of itself, is enshrined with noble and forward-thinking tenets and ideologies. ‘The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave’ is often a hopeful and hope-filled country where anything is possible (in theory at least), […]
The Cost is an intense, provoking Australian movie that pricks your conscience as two vigilante men plan the ultimate revenge for their wife/sister’s gruesome death. The perpetrator had been released from prison living a diffident life, believing he had served his time. […]
The only horror film I’ve ever seen is Friday the 13th . It was so frightening that I have never watched a scary movie again. When I was asked to review Saw X I knew who to call. My youngest son and […]
My family are all huge Liam Neeson fans and it’s always exciting when he has a new film out. We have watched the Taken franchise many, many times and never grow tired of them. So, I was very excited when I was […]
The most recent heartwarming performance by Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO): Guy Nobles Great Tunes at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)was particularly special. Farewell to Guy Noble Not only was it the fifth and final Music on Sundays for 2023, but for Guy […]
On a beautiful golden beach on an Australian summer day there lay a group of friends who shared a deep passion for literature. Among the five women each had their own preference to indulge in written word. Some cherished the tactile experience […]
My feeds have been littered with photos of my friends holidaying in France, Croatia, Italy and Greece. If you can’t get away these holidays, you can escape for just a while by watching My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Filmed in Greece, […]
Tina Arena, I have loved her ever since my Aunty Suzie blasted CHAINS out of her yellow banana car on cassette as she drove me to school in the early nineties! There is something special about Tina Arena that makes you feel […]
A modern American romantic drama, Past Lives is a lovely tender and heartwarming story as two childhood friends reunite. Past Lives is also about lost opportunities to the point I was silently saying……just say what you feel. Yet driven by culture and […]
In a world often dominated by blockbuster extravaganzas “The Sound of Freedom” stands as a poignant and daring film that delves into the harsh realities of human trafficking. Director and co-writer Alejandro Monteverde brings together a powerful cast in his 2023 action […]
Godland the movie is a stunning historical drama that is insightful, mystifying, depressing yet enlightening with its humourous moments. It was merciless and real given the story, timeline and remote location. A lonely place, the people suspicious and wary of this not-so-friendly […]
Opening night of Opera Queensland’s (OP) comic two act opera, Cosi fan tutte (translated in English means women are like that), was an absolute success. Patrons arrived in Italian Chic dress, sipped on Prosecco in readiness for an evening of entertainment. First […]
Last night I embarked on a terrifying journey with Dracula, and I survived. So much so I have a feeling there could be a sequel. DRACULA: Voyage of the Demeter was different to what I expected yet captured my attention. When I […]
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