Tag: movies
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Stay-cation
“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.… Read the rest
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Grace Jones – Bloodlight and Bami
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.… Read the rest
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Destination Arnold at Sydney Film Festival
“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… Read the rest
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Rams / Hrutar
Three years ago – exactly – I was in Iceland. The Google Photos app on my phone reminded me of that this morning, presenting me with a lovely collection of photographs from a memorable week I spent there. … Read the rest
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Destination Arnold
Have just been to see a preview of Destination Arnold, a soon to be shown on ABC-TV documentary, produced by my friend, Michaela Perske. I never thought I’d be interested in the world of female bodybuilding, but it was absolutely brilliant.… Read the rest
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Remembering The Man
When you read a book you always think you know the “voice” of the narrator. You think you know their cadence, their intonation. By projecting aspects of your own life, and the voices in your head, you think you KNOW them.… Read the rest