Archive for 'Arts'
[BURLESQUE: Interview]Oh Boy Oh Boy
Oh Boy Oh Boy
A Boylesque Bonanza
By Bridie Connell
Choreographing a burlesque routine is a lot like making a cocktail: all the ingredients need to be mixed just so if it’s to hit the mark. Personally I like to start mine with a shot of sex appeal, add a splash of humour, shimmy-shake it all up, garnish [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 446 (January 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Bridie Connell, Oh Boy Oh Boy, The Brag
[FILM: Interview] Weekend
Weekend
True Romance
By Dee Jefferson
Since the ‘90s we’ve seen a blossoming of queer cinema that has gradually made headway into the mainstream via directors like Gus Van Sant (Milk), Todd Haynes (I’m Not There) and, more recently, Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) – but more often from indie directors like John Cameron Mitchell and [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 446 (January 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Andrew Haigh, Dee Jefferson, The Brag, Weekend
[COMEDY: Interview] Kitty Flanagan
Kitty Flanagan
Thumbs Up
By Michael Brown
When I chat with Kitty Flanagan on a Friday evening, I assume that the comedian, film and television writer, 7pm Project regular, and Full Frontal alumnus might have better things to do. And she does – there’s a tipple with her name all over it. “I just opened a bottle of [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 446 (January 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Kitty Flanagan, Michael Brown, The Brag, Two Thumbs Down And A Raspberry
[FILM: Feature] Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
By Dee Jefferson
In the wake of the film’s Venice premiere, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson and stars Colin Firth and John Hurt talk about updating John le Carré’s classic espionage thriller for a post-Cold War climate.
Best known for his cult vampire film Let The Right One In, Swedish director Tomas Alfredson might not [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Arts, Arts Feature, Brag 446 (January 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson
Five Minutes With Matthew Niederhauser
As part of the City of Sydney Chinese New Year Festival, CarriageWorks is presenting Sound Kapital – a night of projections and live music inspired by the photographs of Matthew Niederhauser, who has been documenting Beijing’s underground indie-rock culture for the last four-or-so years. A photojournalist whose work is published in TIME, Newsweek, Le Monde, [...]
Posted: January 30th, 2012 under Arts, Interviews-arts.
Tags: Matthew Niederhauser, Sound Kapital, The Brag