One of the many things I did while in Lismore was watch the film “Låt den rätte komma in”, the Swedish vampire film that screened in Australia under the title, … Read the rest “Låt den rätte komma in och Män som hatar kvinnor”
In the midst of an otherwise busy weekend I managed to fit in two of the films screening as part of the Nordic Film Festival.
Yesterday, Graeme, Grant and I … Read the rest “Livet är en schlager”
You know how the Eurovision Song Contest has expanded over the last few years. For a while it was just the Sunday night telecast in Australia, and now there’s two … Read the rest “Sounds Like Teen Spirit”
“This is the best haloumi I’ve ever tasted”, my friend Michaela said to one of the co-owners of Yulli’s, one of my favourite local bars.
And she wasn’t bull-shitting. … Read the rest “Haloumi Wednesday”
I went to a sneak preview today of the new movie, Balibo.
Although much of the film’s narrative focuses on the death of five Australian journalists at Balibo, I thought … Read the rest “Balibo Movie”
I learned tonight that one of the very compelling stories about the recent US presidential election was only half a story.
The way it was often portrayed was that Obama … Read the rest “Keep it Personal”