"Has Mikkelsen ever been so good?" was the headline in the Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet this week. Mads Mikkelsen (who is also featured in the film currently screening, "Chaos Walking) is the main actor in the film, "Another Round". In Danish, the film was called "Druk", which means binge-drinking. Partially funded by the Swedish Film Institute, … Continue reading Binge Drinking
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"It's was really weird in some ways, as I've known Sally for about thirty years", I said to my friend as talked about the play "Stop Girl" at Belvoir Street Theatre. We had parallel careers for a while. I worked at 2WEB Bourke, and she replaced me. I moved to the ABC in Renmark, and … Continue reading Supernova + Stop Girl
"Hey dude, can you put your phone away?", my friend said to the bloke in the cinema in front of us yesterday. There weren't a lot of people in the cinema: only us, another woman, and the bloke who was there with his mum, so it's not as if he didn't know who she was … Continue reading The pub with no bears
Though I couldn't imagine doing it myself, I found inspiration in the life story of "Morgana Muses", as featured in the documentary, "Morgana". There was only a handful of people at Dendy Newtown for the Saturday morning screening this weekend. I quite like early Saturday screenings. They remind me of going to "the pictures" as … Continue reading Lately
Some of the best views to be found in Sydney are at train stations. View from the station at Circular Quay in Sydney. View from Milson's Point Station, Sydney I'd forgotten how wonderful it is to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and to get on and off at Milson's Point Station. There's a terrific restaurant … Continue reading Life Right Now
My electricity bill tells me I probably used my heater far too much this year. Though we enjoy fairly mild winters in Sydney, there's usually two or three weeks where it gets quite chilly, and there's fairly regular rain. I'm trying to do my bit for the environment by reducing my carbon imprint by wearing … Continue reading View from the First Floor
"I've been there in Iceland when it was like that", I whispered in the ear of my friend as we watched the film, "A White, White Day". "You were there in winter, weren't you?", she asked to which I replied, "No it was summer. But there were still four seasons in the one day". A … Continue reading A White, White Day