Foxtel brings back the event
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Event, Foxtel Arts, Sunday, 5pm
IN THESE days where talk and variety shows seem to have gone the way of the dodo on...
Are you ready for the ‘New-Who’?
Doctor Who
ABC TV, 7.30pm Sunday
SERIES nine of the “New-Who” has started in spectacular fashion - the 12th Doctor played by Peter Capaldi (or...
They’ve found A Place to Call Home
By TANIA PHILLIPS
A Place to Call Home
Foxtel - SoHo, Sunday, 8.30pm
A LITTLE over 12 months ago actor Aldo Mignone thought he was out of...
No love for the punch-drunk
Southpaw (MA15+)
Starring: Jake Gyllenahaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker
SOUTHPAW invites you to feel sympathy for a shallow, punch-drunk, meathead of a character.
Supposedly a tear-jerker, the...
Opened up for laughs
By TANIA PHILLIPS
Open Slather, Foxtel Comedy Channel, Sunday, 7.30pm
REMEMBER a time when we were spoilt for riches when it came to sketch comedies?
The...
Toe-tapping sounds from the hills
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A GEMBROOK country band is one of two acts set to rock the stage in Berwick on Friday 18 September.
The Weathered Heads,...
Kazoos rock up with Croc show
By LIA SPENCER
A NEW and exciting theatre show jam-packed with singing, dancing, comedy and adventure will be held in Pakenham later this month.
On 30...
Les Miserables
By MATT MALE
LES Miserables kicked off with a bang last Thursday, showcasing an array of talent from all year levels at Kooweerup Secondary College.
The...
Ant-Man up to scale
Movies
Ant-Man (PG 13)
Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly
Ant-Man, being one of Marvel’s least anticipated films, was a surprisingly satisfactory superhero film. Although...
Restorations on a grand scale
Restoration Australia
ABC, Tuesday 8.30pm
MOVE over Kevin McCloud, here comes Sibella Court. Designer and author Sibella Court can add “TV presenter” to her long list...
Slick, shallow and soulless
Movies
Hitman: Agent 47
Starring: Rupert Friend, Zachary Quinto
BACKROOM boffins in Hollywood have poured years of effort into creating a film with absolutely no engagement whatsoever...
It all comes out in the wash
By DANNY BUTTLER
Dirty Laundry Live
ABC1: Thursday 9.30pm
IF THERE'S a better show than Dirty Laundry Live on TV at the moment, then it must be...
Mina’s extraordinary feat
Since her arrival from Iran in 2003 with her two children and husband, Mina Bolandhemati has accumulated nearly a handful of degrees.
And on...
