Star Trek XI (3.0/5)
Hoyts, Broadway, Sydney
16th May 2009
Director: JJ Abrams. Cast: Chris Pine (Kirk), Zachary Quinto/Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Eric Bana (Nero), Karl Urban (Dr McCoy), Zoe Saldana (Uhuru).
Good fun adventure, slightly ambiguous story and riveting cinematography - lively enough for newcomers, plenty of nostalgia for Trekkies. Pine has much of Kirk’s cockiness, Urban’s Bones is magnificently spot-on and Saldana’s Uhura brilliantly catches Roddenberry’s desire for a strong black woman. Spock is familiar whilst adding little to the character; sadly Scotty, Sulu and Chekhov are befuddled characterisations. Abrams takes a big and largely successful gamble in a young Kirk and crew.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
A Dream Play
A Dream Play (3.0/5)
Ignite Independent Theatre Company
(by August Strinberg, adapted by Caryl Churchill)
Trades Hall, Melbourne
8th May 2009
Meredith Penman’s stunning performance as a woman from another world sent to experience the anguish of life on Earth holds this challenging, if rough around the edges, production together. Is life just a poet‘s dreams, a madman‘s ravings, a not-so-successful lawyer’s mutterings or another of the forty characters‘ expositions? There are no answers only expressionistic challenges that demand a lot of an audience’s concentration. A dream to think about ….
Ignite Independent Theatre Company
(by August Strinberg, adapted by Caryl Churchill)
Trades Hall, Melbourne
8th May 2009
Meredith Penman’s stunning performance as a woman from another world sent to experience the anguish of life on Earth holds this challenging, if rough around the edges, production together. Is life just a poet‘s dreams, a madman‘s ravings, a not-so-successful lawyer’s mutterings or another of the forty characters‘ expositions? There are no answers only expressionistic challenges that demand a lot of an audience’s concentration. A dream to think about ….
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
HMS Pinafore
HMS Pinafore (3.0/5)
Rockdale Opera Company
Rockdale Town Hall, NSW
3rd May 2009
Rockdale Opera kept it simple, played successfully for a few giggles and sung delightfully, especially the ladies, and all performed in front of a magnificent set. Most importantly they, and us, enjoyed the whole thing. All-in-all a pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Rockdale Opera Company
Rockdale Town Hall, NSW
3rd May 2009
Rockdale Opera kept it simple, played successfully for a few giggles and sung delightfully, especially the ladies, and all performed in front of a magnificent set. Most importantly they, and us, enjoyed the whole thing. All-in-all a pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes
Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes (2.5/5)
Art Gallery of NSW
2nd May 2009
The Archibald's are dominated by two portrait styles: highly accomplished detailed studies but with no feeling and palette knife oils laid thick and sometimes with passion, not a great year. By contrast the landscapes and genre paintings of the Wynne and Sulman offer a challenging and often a rewarding mix of styles from traditional to abstract, a good year.
Art Gallery of NSW
2nd May 2009
The Archibald's are dominated by two portrait styles: highly accomplished detailed studies but with no feeling and palette knife oils laid thick and sometimes with passion, not a great year. By contrast the landscapes and genre paintings of the Wynne and Sulman offer a challenging and often a rewarding mix of styles from traditional to abstract, a good year.
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