Tag: movies

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  03/06/2007Blogging

  Harbour Day

  It was one of those really great winter days in Sydney, where the sky is blue, the sun is warm, and there’s lots to do. Although unfortunately I didn’t make … Read the rest “Harbour Day”

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  30/04/2007Blogging

  History Boys

  I’ve just arrived home from an advance screening of a new English film, “The History Boys” which I can’t recommend enough.

  At the heart of the film is the story … Read the rest “History Boys”

• 29/04/2007Blogging

  Lives Of Others

  My friend John and I went to see a terrific film tonight, “The Lives Of Others” about the role of the secret police in East Germany. I don’t know why, … Read the rest “Lives Of Others”

• 20/03/2007Blogging

  Makes Me Cry

  It’s late at night and I’ve just been watching the film, “The Sum Of Us”, and once again I found it a teary affair. There’s one scene, in particular, that … Read the rest “Makes Me Cry”

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  13/03/2007Blogging

  Bra Boys

  The idea this film should somehow fit within the genre of “documentary” is incredibly naive. And yet, oddly enough, I’ve had conversations in the last week with people who have … Read the rest “Bra Boys”

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  11/02/2007Blogging

  Sixteen Years of Alcohol

  I’ve spent a couple of hours this afternoon watching “Hamish MacBeth”, the wonderful BBC series of about ten years ago about the police officer in a small Scottish village, Loch … Read the rest “Sixteen Years of Alcohol”