11 Oct 2015
GILLIAMESQUE: A PRE-POSTHUMOUS MEMOIR – The Life Of “Python” – Book Review
The five surviving members of Monty Python are all in their mid-70s now, and Gilliam (the animator, only American and most rarely-seen of the sextet) states…
The Clothesline – Page 167
11 Oct 2015
Roger Corman’s THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH: Starring Vincent Price – DVD Review
Indefatigable producer/director Roger Corman’s seventh of eight early ‘60s productions drawn from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, this is the best of the bunch…
11 Oct 2015
RUDDERLESS: William H. Macy’s Tough and Uncomfortably Moving Directorial Debut – DVD Review
Character star William H. Macy’s debut as director (and co-writer, executive producer and co-star) is a tough and uncomfortably moving affair that hasn’t made…
11 Oct 2015
Soaked In Bleach: A Kurt Cobain Documentary by Benjamin Statler – Interview
Benjamin Statler co-wrote, co-produced and directed the documentary Soaked In Bleach . The Clothesline speaks with Benjamin, via email, and begins by asking if…
11 Oct 2015
THE CINEMA OF CHRISTOPHER NOLAN: IMAGINING THE IMPOSSIBLE – Book Review
Edited by Jacqueline Furby and Stuart Joy (Footprint) 2015, 274pp, RRP $57.95
11 Oct 2015
THE HONEYMOON KILLERS: Cult Classic Of The ‘Lonely Hearts Killers’ From The 1940s – DVD Review
One of the mightiest of all original cult/midnight movies, this stark, semi-factual B+W drama from 1969 was directed for a short while by a young Martin…
11 Oct 2015
THE INCIDENT: A Classic Film By Larry Peerce – DVD Review
Something of a lost classic , director Larry Peerce’s raw, uncomfortable drama must have seemed pretty confronting in 1967, and nowadays still feels tense, as…
11 Oct 2015
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH: Cult Cinema Starring Vincent Price – DVD Review
Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend has been filmed four times: as this first-off-the-rank 1964 outing, as The Omega Man in 1971, under its original title…
9 Oct 2015
The Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association’s 23rd Compilation of Original Music “Brighter Than The Sun” – CD Review
Brighter Than The Sun is the 23rd compilation album from SCALA, the Songwriters, Composers and Lyricists Association, and primarily features songs that have…
9 Oct 2015
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra: A Big Band Swing Celebration Of Frank Sinatra – Review
There was a tsunami of grey hair and chrome domes in the capacity audience of Her Majesty’s Theatre that swept up onto the stage as well, missing only a few…
6 Oct 2015
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage: Having The Time Of Their Lives In The Still Of The Night – Review
Filled with all the music and passion of the movie, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage stars Kirby Burgess and Kurt Phelan as our unlikely lovebirds…
5 Oct 2015
Adelaide’s G&S Society Presents One Of America’s Most Beloved Musicals – Guys And Dolls – At Arts Theatre: Review
The G&S Society of South Australia has a remarkable history of producing huge musicals in volunteer theatre and Guys And Dolls , one of America’s most beloved…