Here in Australia we’ve roasted with heat wave conditions for months now, but this weekend something happened. The air took on a different feel, the weather cooled, the colour of leaves started to turn and it was time to take the furry rug out of the cupboard. I look forward…

Spike Lee won Best Director at last week’s Oscars for Blackkklansman.  Deservedly so, for if films are made to bring about an emotional response from the audience, this one achieved its goal. This is a tough film to watch because it a tough subject. The Ku Klux Klan and racism…

What a night it was! After all the mix ups of previous years and the “withdrawal of offer” on this year’s host   (more social media scandal) the Academy is to be congratulated on a well –crafted, professional Oscars ceremony. This ceremony will always have heart, tears and political messages. What…

So very thrilled that Green Book won best film at 2019 Oscars.!! This film has a soft heart and sharp edges.  It’s excellent and faced strong competition from Black Klansman, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Roma and other films. The story is essentially a road trip of two people with…

The 2019 Oscars season is here with the ceremony taking place in LA on Sunday night.  (Monday 12 noon for Australian audiences) Here are some snippets and predictions The 2019 ceremony will have no host! Yep- How does that work? An all singing, all dancing comedic host of the Oscars…

A mild, moody day at the beach this week led me to the bookshop and the purchase of The Flame, a collection of poetry and writings of Leonard Cohen. This is truly the last chapter in the great songwriter and musician’s life. It’s a collection that in the last months…

This film is the quiet achiever. It crept up on the nominations list for the academy awards and suddenly it is being reviewed, noticed and applauded. “Jenkins’ Beale street adaption is a richly layered and beautifully atmospheric work of cinematic poetry.”  (Sandy Schaefer, Screen Rant) https://screenrant.com The story is an…

This psychological thriller is based on the book by the same name written by Helen Fitzgerald. The 4 part drama series was produced for the BBC and showed on this channel in September 2018. Australia has just seen the mini- series on the ABC.  Synchronicity films and Screen Australia collaborated…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg carved a legal career at a time in history when women were seen as homemakers and wives there to support the breadwinner of the family, her husband. The story starts in 1950’s with her arrival at Harvard Law School as one of a handful of women in…