Halloween comes early to Netflix this year with the launch of Mike Flanagan's newest, and most personal, horror series – Midnight Mass.Flanagan will be known to the streaming service's horror fans for hit series The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor, but this new offering is a stand-alone that's not part of the anthology.It's a story Flanagan has...
Baynes' wild, frustrating ride as NBA dream left in limbo — Talking Pts – Fox Sports
The Brisbane Bullets might be out of the NBL playoff race but are coming off another eventful week while the South East Melbourne Phoenix have hit back, the Adelaide 36ers and New Zealand Breakers need to, and there’s two Friday night blockbusters with four of the top five teams.The last three rounds of the NBL season is now underway and what a fascinating race it’s shaping up to be for the...
The Reason I Jump: behind a groundbreaking film on autism – The Guardian
Naoki Higashida’s eye-opening book has now become an evocative, careful simulation of non-verbal autistic perceptionThe cinematic language of The Reason I Jump, an ambitious documentary which attempts to simulate the sensory experience of non-verbal autism, is elemental, building up one isolated detail at a time. A living room, for example, emerges from the cascading, metallic tide of an electric...
Ash Barty's incredible tribute to Aussie Olympic legend – Yahoo New Zealand News
World No.1 Ash Barty is set to make her dream come true this year when she makes her Olympic debut for Australia and she has delivered a special tribute to one of her idols.Despite numerous high profile tennis stars including Rafa Nadal, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, expressing doubt over their participation in the Tokyo Olympic Games, Barty has signalled her intention to represent Australia...
I Am Woman review – Tilda Cobham-Hervey excels as Helen Reddy in fight against the patriarchy – The Guardian
The story of the feminist singer is one of hard-fought success amid glass ceilings, told here in a biopic that’s lean and likeable – if a little trite The musical biopic has long proved an irresistible format, synonymous with uplifting tunes, against-the-odds triumph and actors imitating famous performers. The genre is sparsely populated in Australian film and TV, however – some notable examples...
Muru review – New Zealand action-thriller paints police violence in … – The Guardian
Loosely based on the 2007 Urewera raids, New Zealand’s submission to the 2023 Oscars speaks truth to power – but it’s sometimes too brash for its own goodA quietly powerful and dignified performance from Cliff Curtis is the heart of Tearepa Kahi’s New Zealand action-thriller Muru: a film that’s in no way quiet or subtle, and not intended to be. Curtis plays Taffy Tāwharau, the kind of cop who is...
'Farmed' out to a white family, I became a skinhead: Adewale … – The Guardian
There are some stories that, though they wait half a lifetime, must get told. Seven years ago, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje gave an interview to this paper in which he talked about his autobiographical film, Farming, which was then about to go into production after a dramatised reading of the script had headlined a Sundance festival promotion in London. At the time the actor was enjoying a measure of...
Want to work with News Corp Australia? Get on all fours in sexy lingerie – Living News , Firstpost – Firstpost
News Corp Australia is looking for an intern and so they put out an ad: a woman on a bed, on all fours, in sexy black lingerie.The original post, with the ad was obviously deleted but not before the quick-fingered journalist Suzanne Carbonne got a screenshot:It was real and here’s the email address to apply “@CharmaineTT: @SuzanneCarbone @meadea Is this real or a joke?” pic.twitter...
Real to reel? The ‘true-life’ heist movie that steals the facts – The Guardian
The first thing that viewers of the slippery new thriller American Animals will see is an unusual title card which reads: “This is not based on a true story.” The next thing we know, the words “not based on” have disappeared before our eyes. So is this film, which recounts a 2004 heist in Lexington, Kentucky, a drama or a documentary? Onscreen interviews with the criminals themselves – four bored...
‘Embarrassing’: World Cup final plays out in front of thousands of empty seats – Yahoo Movies Canada
The Qatar World Cup final played out in front of thousands of empty seats on Sunday, as Argentina took on France at Lusail Stadium.Despite a significant number of Argentina fans turning up with hopes of seeing Lionel Messi claim the one trophy that has long eluded him, the stadium was not full in time for the opening whistle.Once the second half began, with Argentina leading defending champions...
