Rare Books & Arts

Mahler Symphony Screening

Mahler Symphony Screening

August 31, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

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

Reefer madness, sexy music, graphic rock and loads of Blab

August 27, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

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

Counts and Castles

August 23, 2011

Film, Rare Books & Arts:

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

Television studies: taking the idiot out of the box

August 19, 2011

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

These are yet more of my favourite things

August 17, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

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: opera screening.

August 16, 2011

Rare Books & Arts:

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 ›

These are a few more of my favourite things…..

These are a few more of my favourite things…..

August 15, 2011

Comic books, Music, Painting, Rare Books & Arts:

Yet more self-indulgence on my part! All-star Superman written by Grant Morrison ; pencilled by Frank Quitely Some comic book characters come and go, but Superman appears to be eternal and… Read More ›

New listening-post music in Arts

New listening-post music in Arts

August 11, 2011

Music, Rare Books & Arts:

New CDs arriving into the collection include a mix of pop, musical theatre and world music.  From latest hit releases by Kylie Minogue & Silvie Paladino, to this years Best Musical… Read More ›

Distant sparks

Distant sparks

August 9, 2011

Painting, Rare Books & Arts, Visual arts:

This Wednesday 10th August at 6:30pm, as a part of the Outside-in cinema series in Experimedia, we will be showing the 2006 documentary In the shadow of the moon, in… Read More ›

From Venetian canals to the banks of the Yarra, with a few stops in between

From Venetian canals to the banks of the Yarra, with a few stops in between

August 7, 2011

New books, Rare Books & Arts:

The new-books shelf  has gone all fine-art this week, which won’t disturb too many people! Venice : Canaletto and his rivals by Charles Beddington It’s amazing just how much our image… Read More ›