The Greenwich Apartments ABC Radio Drama is a little something I picked up in a second hand shop. The packaging was cracked and knocked about, but this almost seems appropriate for a Cliff Hardy story, based on the novel by Peter Corris. Firstly, let me explain that this is not an audio book – and [...]
5Feb12
The Greenwich Apartments
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Posted in Books, Music
Tagged Australia, Cliff Hardy, Crime, Crime Fiction, Peter Corris
Tagged Australia, Cliff Hardy, Crime, Crime Fiction, Peter Corris
Author: Lester Ellis / Robert Drane Publisher: ABC Books Published: 2007 Fighting the Demons is a pretty sad book. Like many Australians, I remember when Lester Ellis became the IBF Lightweight Champion after defeating Korean, Hwan-Kil Yuh in 1985. It was televised in rural Australia, and was a major event. For Ellis, it was a [...]
19Jan12
The Black Prince
Author: Peter Corris Publisher: Bantam Books Published: 1998 Book No: 22 – Cliff Hardy series For those not familiar with the character of Cliff Hardy, private investigator, he is a creation of Peter Corris and first appeared in the novel The Dying Trade in 1980. Since then he has been releasing Cliff Hardy stories regularly [...]
12Jan12
Lionel (2008)
Country: Australia Director: Eddie Martin Starring: Lionel Rose, Anthony Mundine, Jeff ‘Hitman’ Harding Editor: Ken Sallows Composer: Cezary Skubiszewski One month after I was born, a young aboriginal boxer, named Lionel Rose, became the world bantam weight boxing champion when he defeated Fighting Harada in Japan. I am obviously too young to recall the swell [...]
7Apr11
Chopper
Chopper is not just one of the best Aussie crime films of all time, but is also one of the best Australian films of all time regardless of genre. As a crime film though, it is not particularly large scale. There are no daring robberies or heists, and there are no shoot-outs with the coppers. [...]
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Posted in Film
Tagged Australia, Chopper, Crime, David Field, Eric Bana, Mark Chopper Read, Vince Colosimo
Tagged Australia, Chopper, Crime, David Field, Eric Bana, Mark Chopper Read, Vince Colosimo
21Mar11
Spyforce: Reilley’s Army (1971)
Country: Australia Director: David Baker Starring: Jack Thompson, Peter Sumner, Redmond Phillips, Katy Wild, Chips Rafferty, Bill Hunter, Diana Davidson, Denys Piggott, Patrick McCarville Music: Brian Rangott and Geoff Harvey As a boorish, parochial Australian, I often wonder what my island nation’s contribution to world espionage cinema and television is. Sure, there’s been quite a [...]
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Posted in Television
Tagged Australia, Bill Hunter, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, Spyforce, Television Series
Tagged Australia, Bill Hunter, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, Spyforce, Television Series
Country: Australia Director: Ron Way Starring: Jack Thompson, Peter Sumner, Redmond Phillips, Katy Wild, Bill Hunter, Victoria Anoux, Alister Smart Music: Brian Rangott and Geoff Harvey Here’s just a quick review from the Australian television series Spyforce. Despite Spyforce being a local production, I have found it extremely difficult to find episodes to review. This [...]
21Mar11
Spyforce: The Encounter (1972)
Country: Australia Director: David Baker Starring: Jack Thompson, Redmond Phillips, Katy Wild, Reg Gillam, Richard Newellen, Harry Harris, Maggie Oehlbeck, Jamie Hoskins Writer: Ron McLean Director of Photography: Ross King Editor: Brian Kavanagh Music: Brian Rangott, Geoff Harvey Producer: Roger Mirams The Encounter is another episode (the twenty-ninth) in the Australian television series, Spyforce, starring [...]
3Mar11
Mettle at Woomera
Author: James MacNell (J.E. Macdonnell) Publisher: The Childrens Press Published: Unknown (around 1958?) Captain Mettle is back in his third and final installment, in Mettle at Woomera. For those unfamiliar with Woomera, it was the British Government’s missile testing site in South Australia (it is still in use today – controlled by the RAAF). Woomera [...]
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Tagged Australia, Book Review, Captain Mettle, Children's Book, J.E. MacDonnell, James MacNell, Spy Fiction
Tagged Australia, Book Review, Captain Mettle, Children's Book, J.E. MacDonnell, James MacNell, Spy Fiction
