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now in its 17th year of continuous publication
volume 17 number 3 may 16, 2012
Not Suitable for Children
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Aussie film opens Sydney Film Festival
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IT'S set in Sydney's Inner West and follows a trio of housemates enjoying their hedonistic 20s. It's the Aussie film Not Suitable for Children by first-time film director Peter Templeman, and it opens this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Not Suitable for Children stars Ryan Kwanten, Sarah Snook and Ryan Corr as the partying no-commitment twentysomethings. Suddenly, the character played by Kwanten discovers he is facing infertility and becomes obsessed with having a child before it is too late.
The 2012 Sydney Film Festival, now in its 59th year, is being held from June 6 to 17 with new features from more than 40 countries, together with short films, documentaries, Australian films and archived titles.
In the official competition for the Sydney Film Prize are 12 films including two from Australia — Dead Europe by Tony Krawitz and Lore, an Australia-Germany co-production directed by Cate Shortland.
Sydney Film Festival films, venues, dates.
Rom-com marks Weaver Hollywood debut
Jacki Weaver
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SINCE her Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in the Aussie film Animal Kingdom, the offers of Hollywood roles have been going Jacki Weaver's way.
Weaver has her Hollywood debut in the romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement where she plays the mother of bride-to-be Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt) who's engaged to Tom Solomon (Jason Segel).
Weaver next appears in Stoker with fellow Aussie actors Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska.
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Charles Conder Hot wind, 1889 oil on board, 29.4 × 75cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
Australian symbolism in the Art of Dreams
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THE first major exhibition to explore the influence of the Symbolist movement on Australian art at the turn of the 19th century, Symbolism: the art of dreams, is at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from this week.
While Australian painting from this period is known for its depiction of the landscape as a national emblem, figures of fantasy and mythology also gained an increasing presence in art at this time, reflecting the impact on Australian artists of the Symbolist movement flourishing in Europe... (more)
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The Unspeakable Itch |
After the confetti
has turned to dust
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COMEDY/drama duo Drew Fairley and Kate Smith (Bangers and Mash, The No Chance in Hell Hotel) are back together in their new comedic creation The Unspeakable Itch, with songs by Phil Scott, at Darlinghurst Theatre from June 13.
In their new work, Matt and Bec have been married for seven years; he wants a raise, she wants her cushions fluffed. He keeps fingering his car keys, she spends hours staring into the backyard longing for a new deck. If only they hadn't started scratching the unspeakable itch.
"The Unspeakable Itch is a riff on our observations about love, marriage and money in the 21st century," says Kate Smith.
Booking information: The Unspeakable Itch.
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It's Sunday on Broadway at Riverside
Peter Cousens
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Trisha Crowe
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THE magic of Broadway is relived on Sunday, June 3, in Sunday on Broadway with musical stars Peter Cousens and Trisha Crowe, and Guy Noble conducting.
Sunday on Broadway celebrates the mega-hits of Broadway with with golden songs from composers such as Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, the witty sophistication of Sondheim, the razzle dazzle of Kander and Ebb and the megahits of Lloyd Webber.
Riverside Theatres Parramatta, June 3 at 3pm. Booking information: Sunday on Broadway.
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There's a
national park
near you
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THERE are a number of national parks with picnic grounds and walking tracks right around Sydney. Venture out in the bush, get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and enjoy Mum Nature's enfolding embrace... (more)
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» FOR current and coming Sydney theatre productions, the Sydney
Theatre Guide is the place to visit for up-to-date listings and booking
information. Also see What's On in Melbourne.
» IF you have a story to tell, here's how to submit material for publication.
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Larry Rivera, Editor
is published weekly except in the last two weeks in December and the first two weeks in January. Copyright 2012 Larry Rivera
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