Europa! Europa Film Festival – Below the Clouds, Afternoons of Solitude
The festival of European cinema is on in Melbourne, and so far I’ve seen a couple of unusual documentaries: a meditative portrait of the city of Naples that’s both beautiful and unglamorous, and a fly-on-the-wall look at a bullfighting superstar and the controversial Spanish custom.
Top Ten Tuesday – Green Book Covers
In honour of St Patrick’s Day, this week’s theme from That Artsy Reader Girl is all about green book covers. I don’t usually limit myself to the books in my home collection, but this time I thought I’d try and find ten green books from my shelves.
Hear My Eyes – Terminator 2: Judgment Day @ Hamer Hall
This 35th anniversary screening of James Cameron’s blockbuster turned out to be very different to what I had expected, but I had a great time regardless.
Top Ten Tuesday – Book Titles Featuring Ordinal Numbers
This week’s theme from That Artsy Reader Girl is dedicated to the numbers that define an item’s place in the series. I thought I’d also do a neat and orderly list from first to tenth.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings @ Forum Theatre
I missed out on the duo’s 2025 run at Hamer Hall, so I was stoked to see them return so soon, and playing at my favourite Melbourne live venue.
Quote of the Day – Getting Old
“As you get older, you don’t get wiser. You get irritable.“
— Doris Lessing
Nilüfer Yanya @ 170 Russell
First time concert is always a gamble, but seeing this British singer-songwriter live made me an even bigger fan.
Blue Moon – Film Review
This bittersweet character study is all about the pleasure of witty dialogue and Ethan Hawke’s knockout performance as Broadway musical legend Lorenz Hart.
Hamnet – Film Review
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