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Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Breakfast at Tiffany’s opening scene.
So much has been said about the opening scene of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (the beloved 1961 film adaptation of Truman Capote’sContinue Reading
On my stereo this week: Paul McCartney, Hussy, The Pearl Harts & Anna Tivel.
Welcome back. It’s been a while since my last instalment. It’s not say I have been idle, far from it.Continue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Garbo talks!
Swedish actress Greta Garbo was one of the most dazzling stars to arrive in Hollywood in the mid 1920’s. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer securedContinue Reading
10 Best Songs of The ’70s.
The 1970s has often been talked about as the defining decade of music. Though some say lovers of the 60s andContinue Reading
Top Ten Lists: Best Moments in all of Star Wars.
Over the last forty years, the world has been mesmerised by Star Wars. It’s fair to say everything changed forContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Jack & Diane’ by John Mellencamp.
“Here’s a little ditty ‘bout Jack and Diane / Two American kids growing up in the heartland / Jackie’s gonna beContinue Reading
History painting: ‘Thaïs of Athens with Torch’ by Joshua Reynolds, 1781.
The notorious events surrounding the burning of the great ancient Persian capital of Persepolis in 330 BCE by Alexander TheContinue Reading
Songs about overcoming adversity: ‘To Her Door’ by Paul Kelly.
It’s fair to say Paul Kelly is an icon of the Australian music scene. (He has been inducted into theContinue Reading
Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Some Like It Hot’s perfect ending.
Over the years director Billy Wilder’s hilarious Some Like It Hot (1959) has been lauded as a triumph of cinema andContinue Reading
Top 10 Red Hot Chilli Peppers Songs.
My obsession with the Red Hot Chili Peppers began in earnest in 1991 with the release of their fifth albumContinue Reading
