Shirtless in paradise
Matthew McConaughey last three films, including Fool's Gold,
are to blame for the constant stream of shirtless images that we
regularly see online and in weekly women's magazines.
Confessions of an everyman
There's a new script and a 30-year gap, but this Sleuth
still has Michael Caine, the enduring actor with a unique talent
and a common touch, writes Helen Barlow.
- There Will Be Blood: Blood, sweat and oil
- Rumblings of acclaim for Noise
- The Bucket List: Ten things to do before you die
- We Own The Night: A like-minded mob
- Stay In Touch: Filmmaker gets back into frame
- Lights, camera, bedtime for movie minnows
- FULL FILM COVERAGE
FILM REVIEWS
There Will Be Blood
An ambitious period film about greed is marred by presumptions of
grandeur.
The Jane Austen Book Club
The dilemmas of Jane Austen's heroines echo in these portraits of
modern women.
Penny to join Rod on road
Rod Stewart will bring his wife, Penny Lancaster, and baby son,
Alastair, to Australia before his planned concert tour here.
Stones and Madonna ready for Berlin close-ups
The Rolling Stones and Madonna will share the limelight with
Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson at the Berlin Film Festival,
which starts this week, focusing on music in cinema.
GIG PREVIEWS
CD REVIEWS
Unsung heroes of fine art get belated recognition
A new book pays homage to the history of picture frames, writes
Susan Wyndham.
Haunting beauty of steel skeletons that offer hope
At dawn, an orderly row of poorly paid labourers, each carrying a
steel drum on his head, marches out across the mudflats of the Bay
of Bengal to a surreal graveyard of ships.
ARTS PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
As You Like It
Saskia Smith's first Shakespearean encounter was of the
cross-dressing kind.
Imperial Panda Festival
An edgy new arts festival fills a creative void left by the closure of Lanfranchi's Memorial Discotheque.
The art of inspiring a hotel
As a teenager in the late 1960s, Tim Storrier attended art school
in Darlinghurst but he says he avoided spending too much time down
the road on the grimy streets of Kings Cross.
Second memorial held for Ledger in LA
Stars including Tom Cruise gather to remember Heath Ledger.
VIDEOS
No fiddling around
Bad boy of the violin, Nigel Kennedy, aims his bow at the Sydney Symphony. Catch a rehearsal.
Network banking on a high body count
Channel Nine is hoping its retelling of Melbourne's underworld war
is a ratings hit, writes Scott Ellis.
Art imitates life for actor charged with assault
Bashed and battered and lying in a hospital bed, Matthew Newton
will play an assault victim in his next television role.
- Sam's a man with big plans to be a good loser
- Ruth Ritchie: The lives of our days
- Sopranos sweep TV SAGs
- Forget me not
- Hunt Angels: Guerillas in the mist
- So You Think You Can Dance Australia: Ten dances to the same old beat
- FULL TV & RADIO COVERAGE
TV REVIEWS
Hunt Angels
A beautifully crafted piece that cements the place of a remarkable
personality in our cinematic history.
Skins
What a refreshing, entertaining and worthy series this has turned
out to be.
A dark inheritance
Collective guilt about Nazi Germany is a rich seam for an author
obsessed with morals.
All-purpose accents miss the point entirely
OPERA has its coaches, theatre its dramaturges. I'm hanging out for
the day "accent coach" is as highly respected in the movie
industry.
BOOK REVIEWS
Jesus Freaks
This true crime story is also one of the best accounts of the history of the sect known as the Children of God.
Beautiful Children
An underbelly view of Las Vegas's street kid culture and the
predatory characters who circle on its fringes.
Perfectly preserved
Make the most of cheap fruit and vegetables - preserve them.
My last supper
What would you choose as your final mouthful? Chefs reveal their
personal tastes, from doughnuts to blowfish.
- Coffee: A head of the crowd
- Hazelnuts: Sweet as a nut
- Off The Shelf: Kim chi for me
- A nose for gin
- Three Of A Kind: Mezze, Middle Eastern style
- Chinese New Year: Tea off the New Year
- FULL GOOD LIVING COVERAGE
BAR REVIEWS
Drift, at Rivesi's
Attention intrepid social anthropologists: this slinky beachside
venue is a study in clique culture.
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Sunny Harbour Seafood Restaurant
The waitresses are wilting but this bustling venue rises to new
levels.
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