Bother
Bret Harding I find myself longing for the day long since passed – when I could multi task on items of interest rather than this latest bout of ‘where’s my…
Lone Survivor – A Hope in Hell
Craig Priddle Lone Survivor, starring Mark Wahlberg, is based on the true story of a compromised mission in 2005 by members of SEAL team 10 to track Ahmad Shah, a…
DVD Knockout Match: “Let The Right One In” Vs “Let Me In”
Craig Priddle Blue Corner: Let the Right One In (Låt den rätte komma in) – Sweden 2008 (8.0 imdb) Red Corner: Let Me In – USA 2010 (7.2 imdb) Verdict:…
Game On!
Elise Hawthorne From the Super Mario Bros to Donkey Kong via Minecraft, the Game Masters video games exhibition now on at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney has it covered. Relive…
#Rodriguez
Bret Harding This week, I had the good fortune to watch a documentary on cable regarding a blast from the past named Sixto Rodriguez. The film Searching for Sugar Man…
#bruce
Bret Harding By the time this goes to press, gentle reader, I will be a matter of days away from once again venturing into the live music realm with a…
DVD Double Feature: The Blind Side and Moneyball.
Craig Priddle The Blind Side (2009) Moneyball (2011) It was Superbowl Sunday on 2nd February. Big day. Something like 100 million people watched one of the biggest sporting events in…
#PeteSeeger
Bret Harding In music news this week – the passing of folk music legend, Pete Seeger. The impact of this man on American folk music and a generation or more…
#BeatlesWhatIf
Bret Harding Preparing and presenting a weekly radio show (as I have had the good fortune to do for the last 6 odd years) afforded the opportunity of listening to…
American Hustle
Craig Priddle Constructed with Love and Care From the opening, excruciatingly lovingly observed scene of Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) constructing the magnificent combination of fake and real that becomes his…