Archive for 'Arts'
[ARTS: Feature] La Soirée
La Soirée
Lovers of La Clique- and those cursing themselves for missing it- will find the same heady mix of the bizarre, beautful and unbelievable in Sydney Opera House’s summer variety show, La Soirée.
By Dee Jefferson
The brainchild of La Clique co-creator Brett Haylock, La Soirée features many of that show’s favourites, plus a few new ones [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Arts, Arts Feature, Brag 442 (December 12), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Captain Frodo, David O'Mer, Dee Jefferson, La Soirée, Le Gateau Chocolat, The Brag, The English Gents, Ursula Martinez
[COMEDY: Interview] Jungleboys TV
Jungleboys TV
Looking For Laughs In All The Right Places
By Michael Brown
Never fear: the internet, formerly the comedic domain of cats playing pianos and kids biting fingers, is being served a big chunk of funny in the form of a new online channel curated by the makers of Review with Myles Barlow. Jungleboys TV was created [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 442 (December 12), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Jason Burrows, Jungleboys TV, Michael Brown, Phil Lloyd, The Brag, Trent O'Donnell
[THEATRE: Interview] The Birthday Boys
The Birthday Boys
Darren Gilshenan Takes A Surprise Turn
By Simon Binns
If you’ve seen a Sydney Theatre Company or Bell Shakespeare show in the past decade, chances are you’ve seen Darren Gilshenan. Add memorable recent performances in Our Town, Loot, The White Guard and his own show Fool’s Island, and he’s a more than familiar face to [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 442 (December 12), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Simon Binns, The Birthday Boys, The Brag
[FILM: Interview] Ghost Protocol
Ghost Protocol
Simon Pegg Tackles Another Mission: Impossible
By Kelly Griffin
Confession: the 15-minute preview of the new Mission Impossible that I saw at London IMAX had me literally on the edge of my seat, palms sweating. The scene involved Tom Cruise’s character, Ethan Hunt, scaling the outside of an epically tall glass building (filmed at the [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 442 (December 12), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Ghost Protocol, Kelly Griffin, Mision: Impossible- Ghost Protocol, Simon Pegg, The Brag
[FILM: Review] Melancholia
Melancholia
Opens December 15
****1/2
Of all our filmmakers, Michael Haneke and Lars Von Trier stand out as the philosophers of our age and the prophets of our civilisation’s doom. Both have been misconstrued, in the past, as nihilists, when their films actually show a keen understanding and appreciation for the individual and for humanity (albeit an [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Arts, Brag 442 (December 12), Film Reviews.
Tags: Dee Jefferson, Melancholia, The Brag