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I am an extrovert gay man living in Sydney who loves Indian food, current affairs, music, film and reading, caramel anything, and a beautiful guy called Steve who makes every day a delight. I am trying to get two novels in a trilogy ready for e-publication, love my iPhone & iPod, and am secretly Canadian in my soul. Life is fun, exciting and joyful and I aim to make the absolute most of it!

Falling Skies: “Pope Breaks Bad” (S5, E4 review)

Posted on July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 by aussiemoose

  *THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD … SPOILERS I TELL YOU! AND A BALD POPE (NO, NOT THAT ONE)* Let’s us all agree here and now shall we that Rage Tom (Noah Wylie) would make a lousy therapist? Possessed of the emotional tact of a phalanx of tanks rolling across a Continue Reading

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“Let’s blow stuff up!”: Guardians of the Galaxy gets even more animated (teaser trailer)

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by aussiemoose

  You might be thinking, and if you are, well congratulations you for not letting those neurons sparkly idly for no reason, that Guardians of the Galaxy, one of my favourite movies from 2014, is already plenty animated enough. After all, save for a few touching, heartfelt scenes, one of Continue Reading

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Love & Mercy: what Brian Wilson’s story tells us about genius and music (curated article)

Posted on July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 by aussiemoose

by Liam Viney, The University of Queensland Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see – Arthur Schopenhauer Love & Mercy (2015), currently in cinemas, is a non-fictional recreation of two important and contrasting periods in the life of the Beach Continue Reading

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To vocal infinity and beyond! Brock Baker serves up 24 Pixar voices in 5 fun-filled minutes

Posted on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 by aussiemoose

  There is an art to inspired mimicry. It’s not enough to sound like the character you’re impersonating, you must embody their mannerisms and personality too. Effectively, you have to become that character. It’s clearly not a lesson Brock Baker needs to learn. A talented impressionist, who bring a host Continue Reading

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Everyone knows She’s Funny That Way (Poster + trailer)

Posted on July 28, 2015July 21, 2015 by aussiemoose

SNAPSHOT From renowned director Peter Bogdanovich, “She’s Funny That Way” is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. When established director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) casts his call girl-turned-actress Isabella “Izzy” Patterson (Imogen Poots) in a new play to star Continue Reading

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What Pet Should I Get? Dr Seuss has a new book worth a look!

Posted on July 26, 2015July 24, 2015 by aussiemoose

  This has surely got to rank as one of the best news stories of the year. 24 years after his death in 1991, Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, has not one but three new books ready to be published, discovered, according to The Hollywood Reporter, in Continue Reading

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Attaboy, there’s a Good Dinosaur … trailer

Posted on July 26, 2015July 24, 2015 by aussiemoose

  There is no such thing as too many Pixar movies in one year. Especially after a year (2014) where there were no movies from the rightly acclaimed animation powerhouse at all. Hot, relative again to last year’s Pixar drought on the heels of the beyond superlative Inside Out, comes Continue Reading

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Movie review: Last Cab to Darwin

Posted on July 25, 2015July 23, 2015 by aussiemoose

  A sense of belonging is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Not everyone wants to admit it of course with many people, for a variety of reasons, doing their best to keep the rest of humanity at bay by fair means and foul. One such person, Rex (Michael Continue Reading

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Weekend pop art: Muppets get their superhero apocalyptic vibe on thanks to JoopaDoops

Posted on July 25, 2015July 12, 2015 by aussiemoose

  As a life long Muppets fan, I am most definitely of the opinion that there is very little on this planet that can’t be improved by their presence. Among these many and varied things, are superhero and apocalyptic road movies, two themes that a very talented artist called Justin Continue Reading

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Falling Skies: “Hatchlings” (S5, E3 review)

Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 by aussiemoose

  *SPOILERS … AND SKITTERS … AND LAST DITCH OVERLORDS AHEAD*   There’s nothing like a walk in the countryside is there? All that fresh, bracing air, the inspiring views, the sense that you are away from everyone and everything … well, that is, unless, of course you’re Rage Tom Continue Reading

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