Articles by James Harkness
SHAME
Viewers are confronted with a fearless and frank depiction of sex addiction in Shame, the breathtaking sophomore ... Read more
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
In Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, an ageing spy (Gary Oldman) is quietly brought out of retirement to ... Read more
HUGO
Over a career spanning more than four decades, Martin Scorsese (The Departed) has established himself as a ... Read more
THE THING
In 1982, John Carpenter’s The Thing – the second big-screen iteration of John W. Campbell Jr’s pulp ... Read more
THE HUNTER
Adapted from Julia Leigh’s critically-acclaimed debut novel, The Hunter stars Willem Dafoe as Martin, an enigmatic mercenary ... Read more
Fri September 30th, 2011 - 1 Comment
FRIGHT NIGHT
Having dazzled critics with Lars and the Real Girl (the oddly poignant tale of a socially inept ... Read more
Mon September 19th, 2011 - 2 Comments
SUBMARINE
Emboldened by fantasies of 'atavistic lovemaking' and heightened celebrity, 15-year-old Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) sets out to ... Read more
POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
With his latest documentary feature, Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) sets out to expose the oft-gratuitous marketing ... Read more
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S SALTIMBANCO
Inspired by 'the urban fabric of the metropolis, from the hustle and bustle of streets to the ... Read more
SOURCE CODE
Director Duncan Jones spent his early adulthood deliberating over the route his life should take. Shying away ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
JIM KEAYS - DIRTY DIRTY
When he told you to "Turn up ...
Read moreSUZY CONNOLLY - NIGHT LARKS
It could be said that Suzy Connolly ...
Read moreTHE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART
Claiming their new stuff is about, "feeling, ...
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Theatre
THE VOICES PROJECT 2012: THE ONE SURE THING
There are, as they say, two sure ...
Read moreBABYTEETH
Otherwise known as reborner or deciduous teeth, ...
Read moreTHE JINGLISTS
Tamarama Rock Surfers’ The Jinglists is a ...
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Events
YARN STORYTELLING
If you’re a yarn spinner or a ...
Read moreTHE OXFORD ST DESIGN STORE
Aesthetes, crafters, design geeks and shop-a-holics stand ...
Read moreTHE POETRY OF MARDI GRAS
From its humble beginnings on the Eastside ...
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Comedy
RAW COMEDY 2012
If you can reel off the likes ...
Read moreLAUGH YOUR TITS OFF
Laugh Your Tits Off promises a, “very ...
Read moreWIL ANDERSON
Get ready for the witty, gritty and ...
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Books
BETTY CHURCHER
Like a surgeon losing the functionality of ...
Read moreTHEATRE, DEMOCRACY & THE END OF DISTRACTION
In my interview with 67-year-old Aboriginal actor ...
Read moreGUWANYI - POETRY IN THE PARK
The National Aboriginal Writers’ Festival is still ...
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Exhibitions
BRONWYN BANCROFT: POWER, PASSION, POLITICS
A Bundjalung artist of the Djanbun clan, ...
Read moreCRASH PAINTINGS
It may seem like an unlikely source ...
Read moreSAMUEL HODGE
Watching the red 'sold' dots breaking out ...
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