Arts and Entertainment Archive

Review: The World Before Her

Review: The World Before Her

The World Before Her is a documentary written and directed by Nisha Pahuja, a Canadian filmmaker born in India. It was four years in the making which allowed Pahuja to gain trust with the women she interviewed and gain a very personal …
Sydney Film Festival 2012 Highlights

Sydney Film Festival 2012 Highlights

The 2012 Sydney Film Festival will bring an eclectic mix of international and local films to our screens this month. From June6-17, the festival showcases the works of more than 150 directors, including many world premieres. Opening Night will feature the world …
Film Review: Despite the Gods

Film Review: Despite the Gods

Penny Vozniak’s compelling documentary Despite the God’s captures the literal blood, sweat and tears involved in the process of making a film. The documentary follows director Jennifer Lynch, daughter of eccentric filmmaker extraordinaire David Lynch, as she shoots her third feature film …

Festival director loves his new gig

When the Sydney Film Festival opened with the world premiere of Australian comedy Not Suitable for Children, it was with a new director at the helm. Nashen Moodley, born in South Africa in 1978, comes to Sydney with a distinguished portfolio in film programming …
Hairspray Review

Hairspray Review

Bright and bubbly musical Hairspray will take you back to the 1960s and have you itching to shake your legs and tap your feet. Director Chris Scarpellino skilfully brings the large scale production to a small venue, uncovering the cheerful town of …

In conversation with Jeffrey Eugenides

Jeffrey Eugenides, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides and most recently, The Marriage Plot, spoke to a full house at the City Recital Hall in Sydney last Thursday night. He related some of his personal experiences that inspired …
Spoons at six paces in comedy battle

Spoons at six paces in comedy battle

New South Wales will win this year’s Theatresports National Championships – by fair means or foul. The dysle-X-ia Men – just like the X-Men but can’t spell – will go to battle for Australia’s premiere state in the ‘State of Origin’ comedy …

Bach Eternal plays on

It’s not every evening one enjoys the extravagance of 33 magnificent voices sharing the stage with 33 musicians at the top of their form. Young, often handsome, it’s more than apparent that neither the Brandenburg Orchestra nor their Choir makes the slightest …
See-Saw

See-Saw

 “Eye On The Street” is (dead)icated to Street Art from the inner city havoc and the downtown city blues. We begin with someone going by the name “See Saw”. This image was taken captive at a Camperdown bus shelter. What seems to …