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MSO: The Music of James Horner @ Hamer Hall

March 31, 2026yggdrasille

Another fabulous evening with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the gentlemen of the Art of the Score podcast, dedicated this time to the legendary Hollywood composer James Horner.

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) – Film Review

March 24, 2026yggdrasille

This excellent courtroom drama, based on Agatha Christie’s short story and later play, is widely considered to be one of the very best Christie film adaptations. It’s also my first time seeing the magnetic Marlene Dietrich onscreen.

Europa! Europa Film Festival – Below the Clouds, Afternoons of Solitude

March 19, 2026yggdrasille

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

March 17, 2026yggdrasille

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

March 12, 2026yggdrasille

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

March 10, 2026yggdrasille

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.