Baroque parade
ROCK star and debonair flaneur Tim Rogers hosts a musical variety show for the modern age.
Television
Ashes draw record crowd to Gem
THE first day’s play in the Ashes cricket series saw 14 wickets fall in a day and a record performance by Nine Network digital channel Gem.
Nine at home with Seven’s second place
SEVEN’S A Place to Call Home has cemented its spot as the top Sunday Aussie drama but Nine’s early evening strength won it the night.
Not much holding up House of Cards
HOUSE of Cards is rather good and will become the first non-broadcast program to earn Emmy nominations, if not awards.
Good guys turn bad
JAMES Gandolfini created a monster: like Tokyo after a visit from Godzilla, the pop-cultural landscape was altered permanently by Tony Soprano.
Block checks back into ratings penthouse
THE Block Sky High returned to its penthouse apartment atop the television ratings last night.
Australia bids Rafters family goodbye
PACKED To The Rafters concluded with a middle-of-the-road ratings result from its middle-Australian audience.
Here comes the bride, again
AT least three books have been written about him, a four-wheel drive club has been named after him, and there’s a statue erected in his honour.
TV’s series of unfortunate events
THE audience has gone. But you suspected that. Sitting in your lounge room watching repeats of tired comedy series, you feel the loneliness.
Political fare
ANNABEL Crabb lets us know what our national leaders are up to.
Schedules spill over but Origin prevails
JUST as Kevin Rudd upended his party, the ALP spill wreaked havoc in television schedules last night.
New Rules keep Seven ahead of game
THE baton was passed last night as Seven’s House Rules took top spot in the TV ratings.
Too much of a good thing
KENNETH Branagh’s Hamlet (Saturday, 8.30pm, M Masterpiece) is four hours long, with sumptuous sets and a cast featuring everyone from Jack Lemmon and Billy Crystal to John Gielgud.
Pedal power
THE Tour de France will be a spectacular affair in this, its 100th edition.
Down on their luck
A WONDERFULLY strange and greatly moving film from Australian director Robert Connolly, Three Dollars is a disturbing parable for our times.
Seven edges out Nine in late viewing
SEVEN nudged out the Nine Network to win a quiet Wednesday night’s TV ratings despite not coming first in any time slot before 8pm.
SBS, Foxtel on high after Rio qualifier
THE Socceroos’ passage to Rio propelled Foxtel and SBS One to their biggest audiences of the year.
Get the picture
A FILMMAKER and a photographer feature in two excellent documentaries.
Mesmerising mayhem
WITH Happy Feet, Ten Canoes, Kenny, Jindabyne and Candy (among others), 2006 was a memorable year for the Australian film industry.
A silent masterpiece
IN this age of digital revolutions Hollywood retains a nostalgic fascination for the early years of movies.
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