So good, it’s criminal
THE late Mark “Chopper” Read, celebrated author and standover man, is reputed to have given qualified approval to Andrew Dominik’s film about him.
Television
Man on a mission
OUTBACK coroners investigate mysterious deaths across a vast expanse of isolated wilderness
Band of Brothers’ Heffron dies aged 90
EDWARD “Babe” Heffron,of Easy Company fame recounted in the book and TV miniseries Band of Brothers, has died aged 90.
Hollywood big shot jumps fence to TV
MOVIE mogul Harvey Weinstein is shifting his sights away from the big screen and towards the small one in your living room.
Tale of a wild colonial boy
A FRESH look at a forgotten Australian bushranger achieves mixed results.
Miriam Margolyes, actor
MIRIAM Margolyes on her love of acting, reading, Australia and Dame Edna.
Tense view of love and marriage
MANY will want to see Revolutionary Road for Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, making their first appearance together since Titanic
International Emmy for Go Back series
THE controversial SBS series Go Back To Where You Came From 2 has won a prestigious International Emmy award.
Hussain calls our bluff, tests our limits
IT’S the final episode of this often very funny weekly comedy series that has made a bit of a star out of the emerging Nazeem Hussain.
Masters of reinvention
FOR all its frights and fun, there’s a moral compass at the centre of Doctor Who.
I, Robot a minor science-fiction treasure
WITH the first Ashes Test in Brisbane and the Open golf in Melbourne, movies seem to be in short supply this week.
A creepy continuing fascination
THIS oddly disquieting, voyeuristic and compelling noirish Marilyn Monroe documentary is adapted from the novel by Michel Schneider.
Keating opens up
TV editor Lyndall Crisp selects Keating: The Interviews as her pick of the week on free-to-air television.
Woody serves an ace
MATCH Point (Saturday, 9.30pm, SBS One) marked a triumphant return to form for Woody Allen in 2006.
Good grace
THE nascent television industry in PNG is receiving support from an unexpected source: Australian aid funds.
Nordic noir
COOL Scandinavia is the latest hot spot when it comes to long-form television drama.
Keeper of secrets
TV editor Lyndall Crisp selects The Presidents’ Gatekeepers as her pick of the week on pay television.
Delightful homage to cinema
MARTIN Scorsese has not given us anything more daring, more unashamedly joyous, than Hugo.
JFK conspiracy piques viewer interest
TELEVISION viewing jumped as a cold night in parts of Australia kept many viewers inside.
Talent does better on Nine than Seven
NINE’S risky decision to pick up Australia’s Got Talent from Seven could be considered a mild success.
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