Archive for 'Brag 376 (August 23)'
[THEATRE] Review: Tusk Tusk
Tusk Tusk / Til September 4 / Wharf 1, STC
Polly Stenham is interested in the breakdown of middle class families. In her debut That Face, which Sydney audiences saw at Belvoir earlier this year, she explored the problems of a family with an overly-controlling yet drug-controlled mother. In her follow-up, Tusk Tusk, we see the story [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 376 (August 23), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Henry Florence, The Brag, Tusk Tusk
[THEATRE] Review: Alaska
Alaska / Until August 28 / ATYP, Walsh Bay
Racism is often the elephant in the room in Australia. Whether in the debate raging in the press about asylum seekers, or in a casual conversation over a beer with friends, the influence of our prejudices too often goes unspoken.
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 376 (August 23), Theatre Reviews.
Tags: Alaska, Henry Florence, The Brag
[FILM] Review: The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me
Released August 26
Anyone with even the vaguest interest in film is aware of the hoopla surrounding British director Michael Winterbottom’s (24 Hour Party People) first American film and the levels of violence it depicts. Unfortunately the discussions around The Killer Inside Me means that as a viewer you can never [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 376 (August 23), Film Reviews.
Tags: Beth Wilson, The Brag, The Killer Inside Me
Interview: Taika Waititi & James Rolleston/ Boy
BOY
Writer/director/actor Taika Waititi and young star James Rolleston talk about making New Zealand’s highest grossing picture. Ever.
By Beth Wilson
After his Academy Award-nominated short Two Cars, One Night in 2005, which swept up awards on the festival circuit, New Zealand director Taika Waititi went left field with his debut feature, the oddball, darkly comic Eagle [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 376 (August 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Beth Wilson, James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, The Brag
Interview: Vashti Hughes/ The Wild Party
The Wild Party
The debauched cult cabaret returns for another round.
By Simon Binns
When Joseph Moncur March released his epic poem (that’s a literary term) The Wild Party in 1928, it was almost immediately banned for its racy content. As we all know, a little controversy can go a long way, and the book went on to [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2010 under Arts, Brag 376 (August 23), Interviews-arts.
Tags: Simon Binns, The Brag, Vashti Hughes