Category: CULTURE

  • Blue Velvet – Film Review Fridays

    Blue Velvet – Film Review Fridays

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    Mason Horsley
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    A P.I. walks down a dark, smoky alley, taking a shortcut on the way to a seedy speakeasy. As he walks down, raindrops from this morning’s monsoon fall to the black cobblestone path. The only light coming from the P.I.’s $10 cigarette which he sparks under his ruffled fedora. He takes one inhale, releases it…

  • Distant Seas

    Distant Seas

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    Serena Emanuele
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          As winds dance violently with my hair – I catch my mind wandering far and near – miss take my thoughts away from me – my country my soul desires to be – home        Again, my mother’s arms embracing – my Eyes full of tears, my heart racing –…

  • An Almost Heartbroken Death

    An Almost Heartbroken Death

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    The Tert
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    This may be what kills me. In that moment Xanus could control nothing but his thoughts and if he could have moved his lips, he would’ve begged for it to not be his last.   After everything he’d been through, for this to be the way he died seemed too cruel, but there was nothing…

  • My Dear Old Friend

    My Dear Old Friend

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    The Tert
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    I have barely seen you these past few years, but there are holes in my heart that belong to you. And memories marked with your name in the buzz of my head.  Do you remember my phone number from when we were kids? I want to call home. But the numbers disconnected, nobody answers. In…

  • UOW’s Theatre and Performance’s ‘Saved’: “steeped in Marxist sentiment”

    UOW’s Theatre and Performance’s ‘Saved’: “steeped in Marxist sentiment”

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    Ronan Colley
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    The other night I got to see UOW perform a play called Saved. This was not an original UOW production, rather it was an adaption of Edward Bond’s Saved (1965). As it says on the UOW performances listing, Edward Bond tragically passed away during the first week of UOW’s rehearsal. While I highly recommend that…

  • Reflections on a musical rendition of American Psycho

    Reflections on a musical rendition of American Psycho

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    Ronan Colley
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    Last weekend I saw the Illawarra Performing Art Centre (IPAC) have a stab at adapting American Psycho. The IPAC’s version – which is sadly no longer showing – was musical theatre, and I left the auditorium feeling elated by all the cool critiques about contemporary society, nodding profusely like a pointy-headed doomer at its mention…

  • ‘First Men In The Moon’ & ‘Planet Of The Apes’ – Double Feature Review

    ‘First Men In The Moon’ & ‘Planet Of The Apes’ – Double Feature Review

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    Mason Horsley
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    Action! Thrills! Mystery! The cinema of yesteryear never dies! Whether you’re running from the 50 foot woman or exploring the final frontiers on the U.S.S. Enterprise, there’ll always be a case to investigate, a monstrous villain to defeat and heroics to be done! Join Mason Horsley as he takes you on a journey across the…

  • Birdman – Film Review Fridays

    Birdman – Film Review Fridays

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    Mason Horsley
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    I actually had a dream like Birdman once, a year or two ago. Instead of a Broadway theatre, it was a school hall and I went through the same motions as Micheal Keaton. I was directing a play with Edward Norton but he was slowly turning the cast against me. Quite bizarrely, he decided to…

  • ‘& Juliet’ – A Review

    ‘& Juliet’ – A Review

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    Tahlia Enwright
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    As a university student, I was fortunate to witness the Sydney musical ‘& Juliet,’ a production that breathed new life into a classic story. This modern adaptation of the timeless love story of Romeo and Juliet was not only captivating but also entertaining, offering a fresh and unique perspective. The cast’s performances were the true highlight…