Archive for 'Interviews-arts'
[THEATRE: Interview] The Lord Of The Flies
The Lord Of The Flies Brutal Blows By Roslyn Helper The Lord Of The Flies plot may sound like Survivor for teenagers meets Lost overdosing on hallucinogens, and, well, according to director Anthony Skuse, that’s basically what it is. “It is a vision of a dystopia,” he begins. “A group of school boys stranded on [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 457 (April 9), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Anthony Skuse, Rosyln Helper, The Brag, The Lord Of The Flies, The New Theatre
[THEATRE: Preview] Les Liasons Dangereuses
Les Liasons Dangereuses Cruel Intentions By Emma McManus Scandal, manipulation, lust, love, sordid secret affairs, destruction of innocence, human cruelty, sexual politics and a delectably devilish pair at the centre of it all… Have I caught your attention? Written in 1782 by Choderlos de Laclos, Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ central themes still resonate today. The story [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 457 (April 9), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Emma McManus, Heather Mitchell, James Mackay, Justine Clarke, Les Liasons Dangereuses, Sam Strong, Sydney Theatre Company, The Brag
[FILM: Interview] American Reunion
American Reunion Getting the Gang Back Together By Alasdair Duncan Screen writing duo Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg were in college when American Pie came out, and seeing it for the first time was a bittersweet experience. While they loved the movie, with its bawdy tone, and frank, open talk about teen sexuality, they couldn’t help [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 457 (April 9), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Alasdair Duncan, American Pie: Reunion, Eugene Levy, Hayden Schlossberg, Jennifer Coolidge, Jon Hurwitz, Seann William Scott, The Brag
[FILM: Preview] African Film Festival Australia
African Film Festival Australia The Spice of African Life By Justin Wolfers African cinema has been a site of political resistance, historical reflection and cultural celebration for over fifty years now, and thanks to the inaugural African Film Festival Australia, we’re about to get a fresh taste of the complex flavours bubbling within the world’s [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2012 under Arts, Brag 455 (March 26), Interviews-arts.
Tags: African Film Festival Australia, Dendy Opera Quays, Justin Wolfers, The Brag
Five minutes with Fabrizio Maltese
Fabrizio Maltese travels around the world taking photographic portraits of film stars at film festivals – and soon he’ll be in Sydney, exhibiting his work at the Sydney Film Festival‘s brand-new festival hub at the Town Hall. He tells us about that time Tilda Swinton’s dress got lost, why he wants to photograph Adele and [...]
Posted: April 1st, 2012 under Arts, Brag 455 (March 26), Interviews-arts, Sydney Film Festival 2012.
Tags: Fabrizio Maltese, Sydney Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival Hub