Archive for 'Arts'
[FILM: Review] The Five Year Engagement
The Five Year Engagement In Cinemas May 3 *** Fulfilling the expectation of its rom-com genre, and living up to the acclaim of its predecessors (Bridesmaids, Get Him To The Greek) this film sets another brick in the foundation that epitomises the popular entertainment experience of our time. The Five Year Engagement maps the misadventures [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Film Reviews.
Tags: Emily Blunt, Jackie Weaver, Jason Segel, Saha Jones, The Brag, The Five Year Engagement
[THEATRE: Interview] Keep Smiling! The Housewife’s Guide
The Housewife’s Guide Right For The Role By Alasdair Duncan Part Mad Men, part Desperate Housewives, Keep Smiling! The Housewife’s Guide is a delicious and scandalous slice of period drama. The play tells the story of a group of housewives at a gathering in the prim Tand proper ‘60s, and then looks at what happens [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Alasdair Duncan, Bondi Pavilion, Keep Smiling! The Housewife's Guide, Stephanie Son, The Brag, The Colour Blind Project
[ARTS: Interview] Semi-Permanent 2012
Semi-Permanent 2012 Gut Instincts By Jacqueline Breen For a guy who hates talking about design, Andrew Johnstone talks a lot about design. Along with fellow Sydneysider Murray Bell, Johnstone is again putting his back in to Semi-Permanent, an annual two-day design talkfest. The event weaves together artists, illustrators, photographers, photojournalists, animators, filmmakers, web developers and [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Andrew Johnstone, Jacqueline Breen, Murray Bell, Semi-Permanent 2012, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, The Brag
[FILM: Interview] Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here Blue Tongue’s Next Bite By Dee Jefferson Anyone with even a passing interest in the Australian film industry has by now heard of Blue-Tongue Films – a constellation of filmmakers who for the past few years have been sweeping up awards at local and international festivals for their short films (most [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Blue Tongue Films, Dee Jefferson, Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Teresa Palmer, Wish You Were Here
[COMEDY: Interview] Judah Friedlander
Judah Friedlander How To Be A Champion By Alasdair Duncan Fans of 30 Rock will know Judah Friedlander as Frank, the slovenly writer seldom seen without his signature trucker hats and thick glasses. While playing Frank is Friedlander’s most high-profile gig to date, he still sees acting as a secondary profession. His primary love, he [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2012 under Arts, Brag 460 (April 30), Interviews-arts.
Tags: 30 Rock, Alasdair Duncan, Judah Friedlander, The Brag, The Factory Theatre, The World Champion