Review: Josh Pyke, Love Lies Theatre Tour, Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Beardy singer-songwriter Josh Pyke doesn't look especially theatrical, but in Melbourne, he and his multi-talented band wove a hypnotic kind of onstage magic.
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The most recent episode of the hit retro series finally cracked film and TV's hardest nut: getting the rights to a real Beatles song. All it took was a cool $250,000.
readmoreBen Mendelsohn Pops Up In The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan, Bale, Caine, Freeman, Gordon-Levitt, Hathaway, Neeson, Oldman, Hardy... Mendelsohn? Looks like it.
readmoreReview: Randling
The (mostly) usual suspects come out and make nice for Denton's triumphant return to the lightest of entertainment: wordplay gameshow Randling.
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The Beatles Appear In Mad Men For A Measly $250K
The most recent episode of the hit retro series finally cracked film and TV’s hardest nut: getting the rights to a real Beatles song. All it took was a cool $250,000.
Ben Mendelsohn Pops Up In The Dark Knight Rises Trailer
The Dark Knight Rises. Nolan, Bale, Caine, Freeman, Gordon-Levitt, Hathaway, Neeson, Oldman, Hardy… Mendelsohn? Looks like it.
Nostalgia Triumphs At The Oscars
Movies about the redemptive power of movies win all the movie awards. Not to get nostalgic, but this year’s Academy Awards could’ve learnt a lesson from Woody Allen.
We’re Taking The Australian Women Writers Challenge
When was the last time you read a book written by an Australian woman? We explain why this year, we’re promising to read – and review – more.
Reviews
Review: Josh Pyke, Love Lies Theatre Tour, Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Beardy singer-songwriter Josh Pyke doesn’t look especially theatrical, but in Melbourne, he and his multi-talented band wove a hypnotic kind of onstage magic.
Review: Randling
The (mostly) usual suspects come out and make nice for Denton’s triumphant return to the lightest of entertainment: wordplay gameshow Randling.
Review: Sam Simmons – About The Weather
About The Weather pits Sam Simmons’ manic idiot savant character against routine, unrequited love, and self-assembled furniture.
Review: Tim FitzHigham – Gambler
Wanna bet? Tim FitzHigham does. But only if it involves recreating the bizarre historical wagers of English aristocracy on video.
Features
The Enthusiast Radio Hour Podcast – 31 January 2012
In this summer season’s final podcast: Bueller sells cars, Franzen hates e-books, the Orwellian Prize, the best TV of 2012, how future technologies are coming along, and we chat to comedian Kate McLennan.
The Future Of Enthusiasm
In a Darwinian media climate, how can The Enthusiast adapt and survive? To find out, we instituted a Reader Survey – and here’s how we plan to act on our readers’ suggestions.
The Enthusiast Radio Hour Podcast – 24 January 2012
In our penultimate week, we talk Julian Assange’s TV show, karaoke wars, flag-waving racists, faltering music fests, surprisingly alive celebs, and chat to Shadow Electric outdoor cinema programmer Jean Lizza.
The Enthusiast Radio Hour Podcast – 17 January 2012
This week we discuss SOPA, Golden Globes, Hilltop Hoods’ US signing, Coke adding more names, the Plausible Family Casting game, and the most promising books of 2012 with contributor Andrew Doyle.
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