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Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing? Samuel Goldwyn...



Love of life shines through by Richard Jones
film
A look at Laurent Tirard's Moliere...
3 July 2008

News of the world by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Matt's been watching the newses on SBS...
4 June 2008

Getting away with sins by Richard Jones
film
A look at Before the Devils Knows You're Dead...
2 June 2008

The other one by Richard Jones
film
A look at The Other Boleyn Sister...
21 May 2008

One cook many broths
TV
Channel Nine's tasty new F*#%$ing recipe....
20 May 2008

Trapping an escape artist by Richard Jones
film
A look at Guy Pearce in Death Defying Acts...
5 May 2008

Foxx above the knob-twiddling pack by Brett Woodward
film/music
John Foxx's Tiny Colour Movies ...
2 May 2008

Adroit Lee by Richard Jones
film
Ang Lee has finally returned to China in his latest epic Lust, Caution ...
29 April 2008

In Myspace no-one can hear you scream by Matt Quartermaine
TV
A look at My Kid's A Star...
28 April 2008

Trapped in the great outdoors by Les Everett
film
A look at Bryan Brown's latest Cactus...
22 April 2008

Spinal tip by Matt Quartermaine
TV
On the couch with Australia's Funniest Home Videos...
18 April 2008

Mixed results from master pens to big screen by Les Everett
film
Looking at Gone Baby Gone and Street Kings...
18 April 2008

Return of the living desk by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Good News Week is back on Ten....
4 April 2008

Black is back by Les Everett
film
A look at Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind...
25 March 2008

On the street with Underbelly
TV
We were there when the great new Channel 9 series was being filmed ...
16 March 2008

Beni flattens Cassidy in sixth round by Richard Jones
TV
Martin Beni vs Colin Cassidy Port Moresby 1974 ...
10 March 2008

Counting the beat by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Matt takes his partner for So You Think You Can Dance on Channel Ten ...
8 March 2008

Where are the winners? by Richard Jones
film
A look at No Country For Old Men ...
3 March 2008

'M' is for 'M.I.L.F.' by Brett Woodward
TV
Another viewing of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ...
27 February 2008

Hotties with shotties by Matt Quartermaine
TV
A look at Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Channel 9...
20 February 2008

Who's the man in the fur coat? by Richard Jones
film
A look at American Gangster...
18 February 2008

Six singers one Dylan by Richard Jones
film
A look at Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger and others I'm Not There....
12 February 2008

Don't Forget The Whatsitsname by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Getting real with Don't Forget The Lyrics on Channel 10 ...
6 February 2008

Black gold by Les Everett
film
A look at Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood...
29 January 2008

The best of 2007: listening, watching, reading by Brett Woodward
Music film
Get your 2007 in order....read on..
26 January 2008

Septic Ockers by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Summer TV provides an opportunity for Aussies to take a good look at themselves...and Lleyton and Brett, you look stupid...
23 January 2008

Smokin' Joe's visit to 1970s Port Moresby by Richard Jones
film
Ali film rekindles Smokin' Joe memories...
22 January 2008

The best of 2007 by Les Everett
music film
The pick of songs and movies ...
12 January 2008

Layin' poor Jesse in his grave by Richard Jones
film
A look at Brad Pitt in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ...
10 January 2008

Top 10 movies for 2007 by Dean Schulze
film
Dean even surprised himself with some of these...
8 January 2008

Best of 2007: the leftovers by Howard Kimber
film music food
Howard moves into areas he says are more important than cinema and music....
7 January 2008

The best of 2007 by Nick Gye
film music
I can't say for sure whether these movies and albums were released in 2007, but that's when I first saw or heard them....
5 January 2008

My top 10 films for 2007 by Richard Jones
film
Richard spent a lot of time staring at the big screen in 2007...here are his highlights...
4 January 2008

2007 top 10 by David Bridie
music film TV
Sounds from NZ, Cambodia and Mali were among those that caught Bridie's ear. What do you think?...
2 January 2008

Angel seeks paradise
film
A look at Francois Ozon's Angel...
2 January 2008

The best of 2007 by Rick Kane
music film TV
Rick's top 10 of listening and viewing for 2007 kicks us off for the new year. What do you think?...
1 January 2008

Closer to Curtis by Les Everett
film
A look at Control the film about Joy Division singer Ian Curtis...
12 December 2007

Torn between two by Richard Jones
film
A look at Catherine Breillat's An Old Mistress...
12 December 2007

Jolie's mighty assignment by Richard Jones
film
A look at Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart...
6 December 2007

A word in Santa's ear by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Santa Matt deals with five troublesome children we all know well...
3 December 2007

Raising hell by Matt Quartermaine
film
Raising Children is a free DVD handed out by the government to new parents...
27 November 2007

A little grace by Richard Jones
film
A look at Julie Christie in Away From Her...
26 November 2007

Snapping at celebrity by Les Everett
film
A look at Tom DeCillo's Delirious...
21 November 2007

Judge not... by Matt Quartermaine
TV
Australian Idol...is still going...
19 November 2007

A delight in heaven by Richard Jones
film
A look at As It Is In Heaven ...
13 November 2007

Election: The mini mini series by Matt Quartermaine
TV
New reality show is an interesting idea, poorly developed...
11 November 2007

Cop this by Matt Quartermaine
TV
City Homicide, Channel Seven 8.30pm on Mondays...
9 November 2007

The song is over by Richard Jones
TV
What are we going to do on Tuesday evenings now The Sopranos series is finished....
2 November 2007

Keeping watch on Lennon by Richard Jones
film
A look at The U.S. vs. John Lennon...
28 October 2007

Violent curtain by Les Everett
film
A look at Eastern Promises...
23 October 2007

Woody Watches: My Kid Could Paint That
film
So...what is art?
22 October 2007

WIN the Bra Boys DVD
film
A chance to win this great Australian documentary...
20 October 2007

CD review by Les Everett
music
THE FRAMES - For The Birds...
19 October 2007

Woody Watches: Deep Water by Brett Woodward
film
A quality documentary...
17 October 2007

All bets are off by Les Everett
film
A look at The Bet...
17 October 2007

Woody Watches: 'Forbidden Lie$' by Brett Woodward
film
A phenomenal Australian documentary ...
23 September 2007

Australia through the back door by Richard Jones
film
A look at Lucky Miles...
21 September 2007

The life and legacy of Simon Weisenthal by Richard Jones
film
A look at I Have Never Forgotten You...
21 September 2007

Real-life mothers and daughters by Richard Jones
film
A look at Evening with Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep and daughters...
21 September 2007

A light breakfast by Matt Quartermaine
TV
A morning with Kochie and Mel...
18 September 2007

Cotillard's Piaf suberb by Richard Jones
film
A look at La Vie En Rose...
17 September 2007

Woody watches by Brett Woodward
film
Joe Strummer - The Future is Unwritten...
16 September 2007

A prayer to the god of TV by Matt Quatermaine
TV
Some thoughts on TV...
24 August 2007

Stark ideology by Richard Jones
film
A look at The Lives Of Others...
8 August 2007

Italian rings true by Richard Jones
film
A look at the feature debut of Russian director Andrei Kravchuk...
31 July 2007

Dear australianrules.com.au readers by Matt Quartermaine
film
Vote for Matt's election ad...
17 July 2007

What friends are for by Richard Jones
film
A look at Daniel Auteuil in My Best Friend...
28 June 2007

Mum in the limelight by Les Everett
film
Clubland starring Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden and Emma Booth...
17 June 2007

All-American girl by Richard Jones
film
A look at 'The Notorious Bettie Page'...
5 May 2007

Full-on hold by Les Everett
film
'Half Nelson' starring Ryan Gosling...
4 May 2007

View from the other side by Richard Jones
film
A look at Clint Eastwood's 'Letters from Iwo Jima'...
20 April 2007

Almost the right price by Les Everett
film
A look at Audrey Tautou in 'Priceless'...
13 April 2007

Path well travelled by Richard Jones
film
A look at Charlotte Rampling in 'Heading South'...
2 April 2007

Is it a murder? Is it a... by Les Everett
film
'Hollywoodland' starring Adrien Brody and Ben Afflick...
27 March 2007

The value of dictation by Les Everett
film
The film of Neale Donald Walsch's book 'Conversations With God'...
25 March 2007

A scoop from beyond by Les Everett
film
Woody Allen's 'Scoop' starring Scarlett Johansson...
19 March 2007

All in the family by Richard Jones
film
'Volver' starring Oscar nominee Penelope Cruz...
12 March 2007

Mindless menace of violence
film
A look at 'Bobby' starring Harry Belafonte, Martin Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Helen Hunt, Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore and Sharon Stone...
7 March 2007

Monsters and mobile phones by Les Everett
film
A encounter with the new Bong Joon-ho creature film 'The Host' and a mobile phone monster...
1 March 2007

Docos are movies too by Rick Kane
film
'An Inconvenient Truth' won an Oscar but maybe it deserved more...
28 February 2007

Academy Awards winners 2007
film
All the Academy Award winners for 2007...
26 February 2007

Additional thoughts on the Oscars
film
Just before we run down the red carpet...
26 February 2007

Public behaviour and private lives by Richard Jones
film
Helen Mirren in an Oscar-worthy performance in 'The Queen'...
23 February 2007

Growing up is hard to do by Les Everett
film
'Little Children' with Oscar nominees Kate Winslet and Jackie Earle Haley...
22 February 2007

Tropfest: best of the rest
film
The world premiere screenings of 32 brilliant short films that almostmade the final 16 at this years Tropfest Film Festival....
20 February 2007

CD review by Les Everett
music
ROSANNE CASH Black Cadillac...
17 February 2007

A question of spices by Richard Jones
film
A look at 'The Mistress of Spices' starring Aishwarya Rai...
15 February 2007

High apple pie in the sky by Les Everett
film
Rocky Balboa and Sylvester Stallone step back into the ring...
15 February 2007

Diamonds are a rebel's best friend by Richard Jones
film
A look at 'Blood Diamond' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and 2007 Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou...
14 February 2007

The sharing of secrets by Les Everett
film
'Notes on a Scandal' starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett...
12 February 2007

Thoughts on the Oscars
film
The 2007 Academy Award nominees come under some australianrules.com.au scrutiny...
9 February 2007

Bring out the dead by Les Everett
film
A look at Darren Aronofsky's movie 'The Fountain' starring Hugh Jackman ...
3 February 2007

Heaven Scent by Les Everett
film
A look at Tom Tykwer's 'Perfume: the Story of Murderer'...
1 February 2007

Ghosting love by Richard Jones
film
A look at Laurent Tirard's 'The Story Of My Life'...
31 January 2007

An inconvenient Oscar reality by Giovanni Torre
film
There's not enough time in some lives to watch Academy Award nominated movies ...
26 January 2007

Union boss backs Borat
film
MEAA WA president David Cohen wants his namesake honoured at the Oscars...
25 January 2007

Oscar punt (Rhyming slang) by Matt Quartermaine
film
Put away the glasses... the winners are...
25 January 2007

Academy Awards nominees 2007
film
Eight nominations for Dreamgirls, seven for Babel, six for Pan's Labyrinth, The Queen and Blood Diamond...
24 January 2007

Leaving too soon by Richard Jones
film
A look at Francois Ozon's 'Time to Leave'...
20 January 2007

Almost nominated by Les Everett
film
A look at the new Christopher Guest movie 'For Your Consideration'...
17 January 2007

2006 highs and lows by Dean Schulze
film
And a belated nod to Neil Young...
31 December 2006

A year of fine viewing by Les Everett
film
It was a good year at the pictures...
27 December 2006

A good year for Crowe by Richard Jones
film
'A Good Year' directed by Ridley Scott...
22 December 2006

The top films by Fiona Willan
film
Fiona didn't get to 10 but it still counts...
20 December 2006

Here's a top 10 by Giovanni Torre
film
Torre goes 'all time' top 10...
14 December 2006

An island trend by Richard Jones
film
A look at 'Number Two'...
12 December 2006

The viewing highlights of 2006 by Adrian Kwintowski
film
It's down to two for the former Kalgoorlie Miner editor...
12 December 2006

Top 10 films for 2006 by Richard Jones
film
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine...
11 December 2006

Top on screen in 2006 by David Cohen
film
Top viewing from the MEAA (WA) president...
10 December 2006

Top 10 movies by Natalie Cameron
film
As the founder of NRC Communications Natalie Cameron sees more movies than most people. Here's her top 10 for 2006....
8 December 2006

Ethics and responsibility by Richard Jones
film
A look at 'An Inconvenient Truth'...
4 December 2006

Infernal Afairs: Triads and treachery - did Jane Austen write that one? by Brett Woodward
film
You've seen The Departed. Now for the real thing - Hong Kong crime/action cinema...
18 October 2006

Scorsese gets daffy. The Departed... I wish I had! by Brett Woodward
film
Brett took a look at the latest big one...
15 October 2006

Master of emotion by Richard Jones
film
Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles by Zhang Yimou...
10 October 2006

Still hanging on by Richard Jones
film
Look back at Australian classics Picnic at Hanging Rock and Lonely Hearts...
4 October 2006

Meet the family by Richard Jones
film
A look at Junebug...
3 October 2006

Hot Flix and Cold Nights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival
Part 3: Swords, Psychos and Skinning A Muskrat
by Brett Woodward

film
"It just seemed obvious: why not have the Beauty Pageant onstage straight after the Muskrat skinning competition..."
26 September 2006

Classic Wenders story by Richard Jones
film
A look at Don't Come Knocking starring Sam Shepard...
19 September 2006

Depp casts a spell by Richard Jones
film
Johnny Depp fans won't be disappointed with his portrayal of the dissolute real-life Earl of Rochester in Laurence Dunmore's film The Libertine....
12 September 2006

The poor people's cinema by Matt Quartermaine
film
Matt has some tips for those who are too poor or can't be bothered going to the cinema...
6 September 2006

Hot Flix and Cold Nights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival Part 2: Minutemen & Mind Games by Brett Woodward
film
Brett programmed the Melbourne International Film Festival for about a decade. This year he bought himself a big pass and watched films. Here's the second part of his trilogy...
28 August 2006

Secret and blithe by Richard Jones
film
Everything is not as it seems in Separate Lies, the film directed by the man who wrote the script for Gosford Park, Julian Fellowes...
24 August 2006

Spinning smokes to suckers by Les Everett
film
BASED on the novel by Christopher Buckley, Jason Reitman's film Thank You For Smoking is a funny look at the world of spin...
24 August 2006

Two and a Half Weeks of Raw Fish in a Dark Room Hot Flix and Cold Nights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival Part 1: Creature Features & Freakumentaries by Brett Woodward
Movie
Brett programmed the Melbourne International Film Festival for about a decade. This year he bought himself a big pass and watched films. Lots of films ...
17 August 2006

Another seven years up by Les Everett
Movie
FOR those who have followed Michael Apted's 7 Up series of documentaries the first realisation upon sitting down to view 49 Up is that indeed at lot of our allocated time is up...
15 August 2006

Solo but connected by Les Everett
film
Morgan O'Neill was the first winner of Project Greenlight Australia organised by the Movie Network aimed at finding and providing a kick-start for new moviemakers. He made the impressive crime thriller Solo...
4 August 2006

Law, land and living by Les Everett
film
A look at the movie 10 Canoes directed by Rolf de Heer...
3 August 2006

A family at war by Richard Jones
FILM
The Squid And The Whale is writer-director Noah Baumbach's semi-autobiographical movie about family disharmony and impending marital breakup....
3 August 2006

The right man for the job by Richard Jones
film
The Ax...
2 August 2006

A tale of tortured talent by Les Everett
film
The Devil and Daniel Johnston...
2 August 2006

Love's a lottery by Richard Jones
film
How Much Do You Love Me...
31 July 2006

Low blow for cur by Les Everett
film
Hard Candy...
26 July 2006

Three times the value by Les Everett
FILM
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada...
25 July 2006

A search in Robe by Richard Jones
FILM
Caterpillar Wish...
25 July 2006

Western by the best by Richard Jones
FILM
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada...
25 July 2006

Reflections in the water by Les Everett
IT'S interesting just how much of an Australian story Ray Lawrence has crafted...
21 July 2006

On the right track by Les Everett
Melbourne players reckon seeing the new Australian film Kokoda helped inspire their first win of the season. The soldiers in the movie got some inspiration from footy too...
28 April 2006

Going for the guts by Les Everett
A LOOK at the well-named new film Australian Rules ...
29 August 2002





 
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