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filmBalibo

Actors who announce, with much ado, that they have decided to work on such-and-such a film for free tend to get on my nerves: as if film stars who deign... Read More »

performingRock, Paper, Scissors

The unrelenting onward march of technology. The thrill of unbridled power. And, er, puffins. Forty-six million, two hundred thousand puffins.Rock, Paper, Scissors takes us way back to 1995, to a... Read More »

filmThe September Issue

It’s been said that the British royal family’s descent into irrelevance began in the late 1960s, when they agreed to be involved in a television documentary cunningly titled Royal Family.... Read More »

artfreeCOFA Spring Fair 2009

Spring is definitely sprung. We know this partly because the grass is riz and lambs are getting frisky and what not, but the main clue is that over at COFA,... Read More »

filmGo! Go! Kill! Kill! A Russ Meyer Retrospective

The late director Russ Meyer has had his work described as sexist, degrading and exploitative. This is pretty accurate. His work also happens to be a little bit brilliant. Kitschily,... Read More »

artfilmfreegetawaymusicperformingplayThis Is Not Art Festival

Granted, the folks behind Newcastle’s This Is Not Art festival are doing a lot right, but you’d think that by their tenth year they might have realised the jig is... Read More »

freeLaunch: How to Make Trouble and Influence People

We all remember that time you stole Georgia Hutchison’s shoes after PE, and she came out of the shower all kind of confused and it took her ages to realise... Read More »

Playground Blog

Bondi Short Film Festival: Call for Entries

Film buffs and budding Tarantinos, ho! The 10th annual Bondi Short Film Festival is calling for entries as it musters up one helluva celebration to mark a decade of eclectic... Read More »

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