Gone too soon
By Alana Mitchelson
A HIGH-PROFILE television presenter will share a maritime tragedy with the community after the recent release of his book Fifteen Young Men.
ABC...
Chrome classics show their shine
THE 12th anniversary Cora Lynn Country Car Show and Swap Meet is on at Lardner Park on Sunday 23 October.
Affectionately known as the last...
Why Todd needs a safe word
Todd Sampson’s BodyHack
Channel 10, 8.30pm Tuesdays
IF YOU’VE ever nursed a secret desire to see all-round beloved nice guy Todd Sampson genteelly tortured - just...
Skewed view from train
The Girl on the Train (MA15+)
Starring: Emily Blunt, Justin Thoreaux
DAYS after seeing this film, I still don’t know what to make of it.
It’s a...
West was never this wild
Westworld
Foxtel, Mondays
THIS hugely exciting re-make - a series, not a movie - has breathed fresh life into a cracking idea.
And the execution is simply...
Just don’t keep it a secret
THE Secret Daughter,
Channel Seven, 9pm Mondays
SET between the small fictional town of Walperinga and Sydney comes The Secret Daughter, starring Jessica Mauboy.
One episode in...
Hilarious hoteliers serve up a menu of mayhem
THE comic mishaps, mayhem and mischief of the Fawlty Towers Dinner Dance hits the stage at the Cardinia Beaconhills Golf Club.
Bungling hotel owners Basil,...
Singing dream hits the highs
By Alana Mitchelson
THE voices of Gippsland’s ‘real life’ Von Trapp Family Singers will resonate in the halls of Beaconsfield Baptist Church next month.
Father of...
It’s how the west was dumb
The Magnificent Seven (MA 15+)
Starring: Chris Pratt, Matt Bomer, Denzel Washington
A STAR cast and a moustache twirling bad guy are the highlights...
Real housewives simply unreal
THE Real Housewives Of Auckland,
Arena (Foxtel), 8.30pm Sunday
WHAT the heck?
This is a franchise that seems to be travelling the globe, gaining local versions and...
Third time Bridget’s right note
By Tania Phillips
THERE is something familiarly comfortable and yet actually pretty entertaining about the third story in the Bridget Jones trilogy.
Like a teddy with...
Tickets to the circus
STAR News Group has five family passes to Circus Latino to give away - just in time for the school holidays.
Each pass allows two...
Following the family tree
The saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” perfectly captures Adrian Funston’s life—a story of steadfast dedication and community spirit inherited from...
