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HOT: Telegramstop

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ July 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today I’ve been channelling my inner Swedish housewife by baking some cinnamon buns and walnut and sultana bread. As I haven’t managed to leave the house yet (it’s so warm and smells so good!), I thought I’d write an overdue HOT about Telegramstop. Everyone’s communicating via the electronic world these days. I confess that I [...]

HOT: Red Cliff

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ July 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Cliff (note official website is in Japanese!) is an epic Chinese drama based on events described in the ancient Chinese historical text “Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms”. The story is very well known in Chinese literature in a romantised version ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’, which may partly explain the film adaptation’s phenomenal box office [...]

HOT: Every Little Step

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ July 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A Chorus Line is every dancer’s story: the childhood dreams, constant work and injury, the ruthless auditions, hope for the ‘big break’ and soul-destroying disappointment. In 2006, the musical was revived for Broadway and open call castings were announced. 3000 dancers lined the streets to audition for nineteen roles, from seasoned Broadway performers to newbies [...]

HOT: Coco Avant Chanel

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ July 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Gabrielle Chanel wasn’t just a seamstress who made pretty clothes. She deserves respect for being a canny and ambitious businesswoman who freed generations from corsets, crinolines and big patisserie hats. By doing so, she also helped bring forth the kind of feminist thinking that was ahead of her time. This film covers the beginning of [...]

HOT: Lucky Country

By Jetsetting Joyce ⋅ July 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The theatrical distribution company Footprint Films is only releasing four Australian films this year: Samson and Delilah; My Year Without Sex; Lucky Country and Balibo. The first three films couldn’t be any different in location, tone and characterisation – yet a consistent theme is that they all speak to what it means to be Australian. [...]

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