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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!

Nowhere left to run: “The Walking Dead” cast on set season 4 trailer

Posted on August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by aussiemoose

  In the seemingly eternal lead up to the return of The Walking Dead on 13 October, AMC have released a four minute look at the filming of season 4 of the series based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman (who also acts as one of the executive producers Continue Reading

Posted In TV

Plethora of TV and movie posters 2: Agents of SHIELD, Don Jon, Grimm, Rush

Posted on August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by aussiemoose

One of the best parts of keeping an eagle eye on the pop culture landscape is witnessing the amazing outpouring of creativity that goes into the promotion of TV shows and movies. Admittedly keeping tabs on this tsunami of promotional activities can all feel a little overwhelming at times but Continue Reading

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“Sequel! SEQUEL!” The Muppets Most Wanted’s Animal-istic new teaser trailer

Posted on August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 by aussiemoose

SNAPSHOT “The idea of this film is that our gang is on this global tour, and we’re selling out these grand theaters all over Europe—in Berlin, Madrid, London—but we sort of get into a little bit of trouble when we run across my doppelganger. He’s the world’s number one criminal Continue Reading

Posted In Movies

In concert: P!NK – The Truth About Love tour, Sydney, Wednesday 7 August 2013

Posted on August 8, 2013August 9, 2013 by aussiemoose

  “Love is sunshine and puppies, flowers and nipple clamps” (Rubix Von Füchenhürtz aka P!NK’s concert host Jimmy Slonina) It’s a rare thing to turn up at a concert of one of your favourite music artists and feel like you really matter to the performer on stage. (Beyond, of course, Continue Reading

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Cookie Monster? I love him! (And he loves Icona Pop … and cookies)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by aussiemoose

  Cookie Monster is back, cookies naturally enough in hand! But this time he is willing to wait for his tasty treats … well longer than normal at least. As a  prelude to their 44th season, which launches on 16 September, Sesame Street has unveiled its latest parody song, a Continue Reading

Posted In Music, TV

Movie and TV trailer-palooza returns! Paradise, Sherlock, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Posted on August 6, 2013August 6, 2013 by aussiemoose

  More trailers for everyone! Yes I appreciate that sounds like the sort of the slogan that a movie mogul running for re-election would use –  you know, assuming they had to run for re-election, which you know, they, um, don’t … moving on … – but it is exactly Continue Reading

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Two new movies “American Hustle” and “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” are rockin’ the retro

Posted on August 3, 2013August 6, 2013 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced Continue Reading

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Falling Skies: Review of “Road to Xibalba” (s3, e9)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by aussiemoose

  After revving things up considerably last week, after a few episodes where Falling Skies almost spluttered to a narrative stop, this week’s episode “Road to Xibalba” (a reference to the name of the underworld in K’iche’ Maya mythology which roughly translates as a “place of fear) put the pedal to Continue Reading

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Justice is served: Short film “Villainous” reveals the fate of comic book baddies

Posted on August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 by aussiemoose

  Oh the sweet power of a tale tautly and imaginatively told. Villainous is a remarkable short film I came across via laughing squid.com, made by talented filmmaker Paul Constantakis, who wrote and directed this visually delightful and powerful story. In three far-too-short minutes – not that the story is Continue Reading

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The decay of a colossal wreck: The quietly ominous new trailer for “Breaking Bad”

Posted on August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 by aussiemoose

  SNAPSHOT: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley  I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell Continue Reading

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    (via Shutterstock) This is a time grand confessions – I don’t particularly love popcorn. Scandalous, right? Actually, not really, but when you go to the movies as much as I do, a popcorn ambivalence doesn’t really fit with the usual moviegoing vibe (thought I do love choctops and lollies aka Continue Reading
  • Trailer, trailers, so many streaming trailers! Check out Alley Cats, Lucky and Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
    (via Shutterstock) I am, at heart, a vibrant and sustained optimist. I know not because, in the face of a thousand million things to the contrary (there may be some hyperbole there but not much), I still think life is wonderful and has so much to offer. And, and really, Continue Reading
  • Movie review: Toy Story 5
    (courtesy IMP Awards) Five instalments into any movie franchise is a point at which you might wonder if the novelty and fun of the original instalment has been lost or at least diluted beyond any meaningful recognition. It happens to the best of long-running series but rather happily the Toy Continue Reading
  • Songs, songs and more songs #139: WILLOW, Dagny, Emei, Blossoms + Jude York … and Madonna’s Confessions II video
    (via Shutterstock) If you’re anything like me, you don’t want pop that simply sounds good, though that is absolutely optimal, you want it to also say something meaningful too. So, sound and lyrics in perfect, compellingly listenable lockstep. These five songs, by a diverse array of artists, deliver just that, Continue Reading
  • UPCOMING READS: pop culture synergy fun as The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe
    (courtesy Nerdist (c) Marvel) SNAPSHOTThe iconic heroes of the Marvel Universe will soon join forces with none other than Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and all the other Muppets. Coming in September is The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1, from a creative team that includes writers Chip Zdarsky, Continue Reading
  • 132 rooms. 157 suspects. 1 Dead Body: thoughts on The Residence
    (courtesy IMP Awards) I know it’s become exhaustingly cliche to say your late to the party on something because surely storytelling, viral sensationalism aside which is hideously transitory, but in the case of The Residence I am absolutely very much way behind the curve. Now, while it’s unlikely my tardy, Continue Reading
  • Deep TBR June book review: The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (2020)
    (courtesy Pan Macmillan Australia) While we are all familiar with the slow and steady march of time, inexorably changing everything in small and big ways, it’s those dramatic, one-moment-in-time events which change everything in the blink of an eye which probably make more of an impact. One minute life is Continue Reading
  • Was it really the end for everyone? Pompeii: Out of time with Tom Hiddleston
    (courtesy IMDb) SNAPSHOTHost and Loki star Tom Hiddleston and Loki executive producer Kevin R. Wright reunite for the series, a fusion of cinematic scripted drama and investigative documentary storytelling that transports audiences to ancient Rome in the hours before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Guided by a team of Continue Reading
  • Deep TBR June book review: All the Beautiful Things You Love by Jonathan Seidler
    (courtesy Pan Macmillan Australia) How do you get over a broken heart? Especially one ten years in the making? It’s a question with a huge and open-ended answer, an unwelcome one that Elly has to grapple with when her boyfriend of ten years and husband of less than a year Continue Reading
  • “There’s too much at stake…” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds drops a brilliant new trailer
    (courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTIn Season 4, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise — led by Captain Christopher Pike — embarks on a series of thrilling & emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they’ll battle inner demons & external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite Continue Reading
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