Articles by Anthony Bell
THOR
Transcribing comic folklore onto the big screen is a dangerous affair. Tried and tested characters have their ... Read more
Thu April 21st, 2011 - 1 Comment
EXHIBITION: AC/DC FAMILY JEWELS
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Mon September 13th, 2010 - 1 Comment
EXHIBITION: MIRROR
Showcasing art from her newest book, Mirror, the Jeannie Baker exhibition hosted by the Museum of Sydney, ... Read more
MOVIE: THE EXPENDABLES
When The Expendables ends, chances are you’ll leave the cinema bleeding out of your eyes and ears. ... Read more
MOVIE: TOY STORY 3
One of the most popularised ventures into 3D animation has been given a third instalment, which will ... Read more
MOVIE: HARRY BROWN
Harry Brown is not a flash-bang extravaganza of a movie. It won’t pour memorable one-liners into a ... Read more
SMartARTS FESTIVAL
With so much to do, and so little time to do it in, Youth Week might spoil ... Read more
MOVIE: THE WOLFMAN
Horror movies in modern cinema scare us for entirely different reasons than they used to. The gore-packed ... Read more
Mon February 15th, 2010 - 2 Comments
AVENUE Q
From fan made video dubs, to quizzical murmurs on the Broadway musical scene, Avenue Q has finally ... Read more
AVENUE Q
When you get to Sesame Street, don’t be worried if someone involves you in a song about ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
Read moreJULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
Read moreTHE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
Read moreWHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
Read moreREASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
Read moreTHE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
Read moreWEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
Read moreTHEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
Read moreTOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
Read moreBEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
Read moreAN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
Read moreHUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
Read moreEXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
Read moreTHE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
Read moreSYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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