This week June 1 to 5, community television in Australia is having a week of action to call attention to the fact they’re still facing the axe at the end of the year when the Federal Government turns off their TV transmission. I wrote an article about all this for The Age last year. Aside […]
VHS Revue 4 – 12 O’clock High (1989)
Published in May 28th, 2015
Hi dudes. On VHS Revue Ep 4, I take a look at a 1989 Channel 10 recording of the 1949 war film “12 O’clock High”. (Got all those numbers?) Highlights include ads for: Dynamo washing powder (with Mother & Son), Miss J. M., Honda CRX (my favourite), Planters Nuts, Ashley & Martin, and some other […]
VHS Revue 3 – The Two Mrs Grenvilles (1988)
Published in May 22nd, 2015
When I was back in Adelaide over Christmas, I found a box of old video tapes in my Mum’s garage. After lugging them back to Melbourne – and buying a VCR – I’ve spent the last few months going through them and boy… thank Christ no one threw these out. I’ve seen things you people […]
Mad as Hell wraps for Series 5
Published in April 22nd, 2015
It’s a wrap on another season of Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell. What more can I say? I love the show. I love the team. I love the man. By the way, that’s the ACTUAL Godzilla toy (centre) as featured in that sketch from “The Micallef Pogram”. You know the one I mean. All 10 […]
RIP Joe Murray
Published in March 19th, 2015
Very sad this week to hear veteran ABC director Joe Murray passed away Wednesday morning. Joe directed some of Australia’s most memorable TV comedies, including The Late Show and DAAS Kapital. He was vision mixer on Countdown and The Gillies Report. Backberner, Recovery, The D Generation – the list goes on. I had the pleasure […]
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