Macbeth the ballet: screening in Arts
Macbeth : a ballet in two acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series to be screened this Wednesday September 14 in Arts. The ballet… Read More ›
Rare Books & Arts
Marching chorines, visions of the future, cinematic moments and Frida and Rita
A pick n’ mix of new books: Buzz : the life and art of Busby Berkeley by Jeffrey Spivak University Press of Kentucky, 2011 It’s a wonder really that Busby Berkeley’s life… Read More ›
New music listening in Arts.
New CDs arriving into the collection include classic movie soundtracks like 2001: a space odyssey and Doctor Zhivago, pop favourite Rihanna, two Gershwin selections and another ABC compilation, High Tea: elegant… Read More ›
Vienna: art and design
Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:
The current Winter Masterpieces exhibitions at NGV International explores Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century; a city of enormous vitality, creativity and burgeoning avant garde arts. If you would like… Read More ›
Mahler Symphony Screening
A complete performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in D Minor is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened this Wednesday August… Read More ›
Reefer madness, sexy music, graphic rock and loads of Blab
Sometimes oddness is its own reward…… Reefer movie madness : the ultimate stoner film guide by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom It would appear that there is a movie guide for just… Read More ›
Counts and Castles
Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki is no stranger to Outside-in cinema here, having featured in last years season not just once, but twice. This Wednesday just past we showed another… Read More ›
Television studies: taking the idiot out of the box
Rare Books & Arts, Television:
The new books shelf was a bit light-on this week, but an enquiry I took from a customer regarding popular television shows had me delving into an increasingly interesting part of… Read More ›
These are yet more of my favourite things
Yet more self-indulgence on my part! All-star Superman written by Grant Morrison ; pencilled by Frank Quitely DC Comics, c2007 Some comic book characters come and go, but Superman appears to… Read More ›
The Tales of Hoffmann: opera screening.
The Tales of Hoffmann (Les contes d’Hoffmann) : an opera in three acts, is the next program in the Music and Dance on Film series, to be screened Wednesday August… Read More ›
