SNAPSHOT A lowly Lego figure (voiced by Chris Pratt) joins a group intent on battling an evil force after a case of mistaken identity in this computer-generated comedy from the filmmakers behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and co-director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken). Will Arnett co-stars as the Continue Reading
Australia Day: 3 Aussie movies being released in 2014 worth buying popcorn for
Happy Australia Day everyone! While I appreciate not everyone will be rushing out to grab a slab of beers (or in my case a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc or two), some lammos (lamingtons or small sponge cakes) and some snags (sausages) to throw on the barbie for a bonzer celebration Continue Reading
A work of art: 5 awesome new clips from The Monuments Men
SNAPSHOT Cowriter and director George Clooney adapts author Robert M. Edsel’s book The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History to tell the incredible true story of the seven art historians and museum curators who went behind enemy lines during World War II Continue Reading
Marvellous Massing of Movie Trailers: Adult World, The Wind Rises, Grand Piano, All the Light in the Sky, Maleficent
Keep your eyes peeled at all times my fellow movie-loving amigos! Such is the torrent, nay, tsunami of movie trailers heading our way at all times that vigilance is a must. But vigilance can get a little exhausting so I’ve assembled five trailers I am particularly excited about just Continue Reading
Weekend Pop Art: What if TV shows and movies were Golden Books?
I grew up with Little Golden Books (the first 12 of which were published on October 1, 1942). I still fondly recall reading The Poky Little Puppy and Three Little Kittens (two of the first twelve 12 titles published), The Monster at the end of this Book (starring Grover) and Continue Reading
Movie review: Philomena
Losing a child is one of the most traumatic things that can happen to a person. You would get no argument on that count from Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench), a now elderly Irish woman who was forced to give up her son to adoption when she was a Continue Reading
Now this is music #21: Vök, Katie Herzig, Paper Moon, Neon Cloud, Little Bear
A new year dawns my friends and with it the promise of more music that your ear drums can possibly take in. But fear not! I have laid in the path of all those oncoming tunes, iPod pressed firmly in my hand with the thumb unequivocally on PLAY and Continue Reading
Happy 40th ABBA: Big plans to mark the Swedish supergroup’s epic 1974 Eurovision anniversary
You know that sinking feeling you get when you realise that time is screaming by at an unconscionable pace and there’s nothing you can do about it? Of course you do. It’s usually triggered by some major event or watching a TV program you watched as a youngster turn Continue Reading
Movie review: Populaire #StGeorgeOpenAir
Populaire, from first time French director Régis Roinsard, is that rare modern romantic comedy – one that seeks to emulate the oneliner-rich battle-of-the-sexes comedies of the ’50s and ’60s, such as the ones that starred Doris Day and Rock Hudson (Pillowtalk, Send Me No Flowers) … and succeeds. That is Continue Reading
Book review: Looking For Calvin and Hobbes by Nevin Martell
Humanity is fascinated by enigmas. We marvel at what might have happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste, ponder the origins of crop circles, and debate at length how evolution gave us such natural curiosities as the platypus. But all those things, wondrous though they may be, pale Continue Reading