I once interviewed him in one of my first features as a kid reporter - he was so kind in the face of me being barely able to get my questions out due to laryngitis and nerves.
A lifetime's supply of free kebabs for Amandeep. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Only a couple of months ago I got to see Rob Reiner don Marty DiBergi’s cap and make us laugh with these legends. A genius.
Special effects people are magicians.
"Weatherman single dad doing a hellava job raising his three buff sons" is a genre I can get behind. Haha, You Clowns is the weirdest, sweetest series since Joe Pera Talks With You.
I caught a preview of this last night and it is as bonkers and hilarious as you'd expect (with bonus Julia Davis - which the world always needs more of).
I mean, this is basically me in a few years.
While everyone else at the cinema was doing the jumpscares and muttering "WTF" at the villain in Weapons, I couldn't help but think, "I'd totally wear that outfit." #stylegoals #auntgladys
I had the honour of having his review of my film in 'Variety' appear on the same page as the one for 'Gigli' - and mine was WORSE!
This curmudgeon was a big part of getting teen dork me interested in films. I was quietly honoured to read his one review of a thing we wrote in his Australia At the Movies book. Now I can forever put "incoherent" - David Stratton on my bio. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Go for it. I don't even care any more.
If you get the chance to catch Edi Patterson doing her solo improv show, snap up those tickets. Her brain is so fantastically unhinged. Laughed my whole face off.
Out of frustration of how the conversation is so single focused in Tasmania I wrote this piece published in today’s media.
The stadium has dominated the past two elections don’t let it dominate the next four years. #politas
Wow. And in three months, lucky me gets to see them play this song live for the fourth time since 1998. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC42...
RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview
Also, five stars to the new coffee shop Jalsah, in case DTLA folks want to support a cool new migrant-run business slinging strong coffees and amazing-looking homemade Yemeni cakes. They also make an Aussie-approved flat white. www.yelp.com/biz/jalsah-y...
The reason generative AI is so popular with wannabe creatives is best illustrated by something every pro writer has encountered: getting pitched an idea by someone saying "You write it and we'll split the profits!" because they think the idea is what has value, not the writing. The opposite is true.
Trying to find the best item in the Planet Hollywood online auction and it's probably this. propstoreauction.com/lot-details/...
I can definitely recommend acquiring yourself an adorable dog neighbour who happily snoozes on your lap for a few hours.
hello!! I know everyone is busy/the news remains bad, but if I may distract for a moment? There's a man named Ander Louis from the Yarra Valley whose sincere passion project is translating War & Peace into Bogan Australian. He's done Books 1 & 2. This is not a spoof. www.amazon.com/dp/108730656...
Enjoying the new direction Kyle Mooney is taking as a serious musician. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9lu...
Some weirdly wasted audience members though. Like who the hell shows up for this type of music rat-arsed and itching to pick a fight??
Beth Gibbons at the Orpheum last night was gorgeous. Some Portishead classics, but her new album also sounded incredible live.
One nice distraction from the past week is that my favourite band from my youth is back, and the song is up there with the best anthems they released in the 90s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVV...
in 2024 there were 1651 working screenwriters. For reference, in 2024 there were 1696 players in the NFL.
Honorary posthumous Oscar for Grant Page please.
Caught a preview screening of The Ballad of Wallis Island with writers/stars Tim Key, Tom Basden and director James Griffiths and it was so hilarious and lovely. I suspect this one is gonna be in my favourites for the year. youtu.be/HTi-e20yVNs?...
It's alarming that's even in doubt these days.
My household spent last night watching Indiana Jones walloping a whole lot of nazis. For no particular reason.
MVP goes to ParTeb, a Tunisian-Finnish sexy naked alien who auditions with his bum and ends up working as production security (showing up in a massive fighter jet to protect the show during a key scene).
