As I watched "The Booksellers" (the first movie I've seen in several months at a cinema, due to COVID-19), I thought about some of the most memorable experiences of my life spent in bookstores. As a teenager, I remember visiting the Angus & Robertson store at the Lismore Shopping Square. In particular, I remember purchasing … Continue reading Back to the movies
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"What would David Stratton say?", I thought to myself, when Margaret Pomeranz described the film as a "masterpiece". She was the MC for the red carpet premiere of the new Netflix film, "The King", a modern take of the story of Henry V. I'm not exactly sure how, but I scored an invite, and invited … Continue reading The King
"There are too many awful people, who I don't care about", I thought to myself as I scrolled through today's paper. I got to about page fifteen or thereabouts, and decided I really didn't want read any more. So I pulled out my laptop, and went looking for some more interesting reads. Surry Hills Breakfast … Continue reading Breakfast Thoughts
I’m normally asleep before take-off. Within seconds of switching off my mobile phone, my head can normally be found bobbing from side to side, probably to the annoyance of the person sitting next to me. And there is always only one, as I have a preference for aisle seats. I don’t want to be the … Continue reading Movies, Food, Friends and Travel
"Oh, it's two-thirty, it must be time for a nap", I thought to myself a couple of hours ago. On a Monday? Yes, because it's Day 1 of my "stay-cation". The last time I had a "stay-cation", this blog tells me was almost exactly five years ago. Before that, and ever since, my time off … Continue reading Stay-cation
The first time I saw/heard Grace Jones was on ABC-TV's "Countdown", when they played the video clip for "Walking In The Rain". I remember going to school the next day, and there was much hilarity and joking among my 16 year old school mates about her. In a country town, where Midnight Oil and Cold … Continue reading Grace Jones – Bloodlight and Bami
"I found it hard to pick the difference between the short version and the long version", I said to my friend Michaela, about the documentary film she has produced, "Destination Arnold". A few months ago I saw the 50 minute version that will screen later this year on ABC-TV. This weekend I saw the 77 minute … Continue reading Destination Arnold at Sydney Film Festival