The Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers film adaptation of long revered ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is almost out, and part of their promo blitz includes what turns out to be a really great blog ( weloveyouso.com) – one that … Continue reading
by j p, October 22, 2009 2 Comments
Another year, another super-soaking of inner Newcastle with a spray of the bizarre to the sublime. Density of programming, and that everything happens alongside the National Young Writers Festival, Sound Summit ( a gathering of independent record labels and artists), … Continue reading
by j p, October 9, 2009 1 Comment
“At the turn of the century cute and cuddly robots carried none of the symptoms of technological paranoia, and bright-eyed boys and girls looked with ecstatically dilated pupils into a bright future. Only a few years later, the same characters … Continue reading
by j p, September 7, 2009 1 Comment
Open, until Oct 11, the current ACMI Len Lye exhibition is one of the best reasons to wander to Melbourne. Let There Be Light And there was light. Back in nineteen thirty-five. Which was when New Zealander Len Lye (1901 … Continue reading
by j p, August 28, 2009 0 comments
[Guest post by the esteemed Lucy Benson ( VJ Nosis / Melb-Belfast-Berlin-Zurich etc ), for my Threeworld column, full version and more photos over @ Lucy’s. ] 4 days. 378 performers from 26 different countries. Almost 300 performances, workshops, talks … Continue reading
by j p, July 24, 2009 0 comments