Errol Flynn
Errol Flynn was a famous Hollywood actor from the 1930s and 1940s. He was in lots of movies. One of his most famous roles was as Robin Hood in the 1938 movie. A lot of people don’t know that he was Australian. He was from Tasmania. However, he used to tell people he was from [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Western, News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Film geek’s guide to New York
New York City has released some new podcasts that give you information about movie scenes when you’re walking around the city. Visitors to the Big Apple will be able to scope out some of the city’s famous sites that have been featured in films and television shows with free podcasts unveiled by the city on [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Western, News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa is regarded as one of the greatest movie directors of all time. I watched The Seven Samurai, which is one of his most famous films. I can see why it’s regarded as a a classic, but I found it a bit long and slow-paced. There has been a recent launch of an archive [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Western, News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Hayao Miyazaki: Modern movies are too weird for me
The English-language version of Ponyo is being released in the UK in August. It takes a while for English language versions of Japanese movies to come out. I really like Miyazaki movies. I haven’t seen Ponyo yet. When I visited Tokyo, I went to the Studio Ghibli museum. Genius recluse, über-perfectionist, lapsed Marxist, Luddite; like [...]
Posted by Aidan under Culture, Culture - Western, News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Star Wars Exhibition
I went to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. They had a special Star Wars exhibition on. They had costumes and models from the movies. I loved the Star Wars movies when I was a kid. So it was fun to see the exhibition. Powerhouse Museum Have fun, Aidan. Related Articles: Sydney Echidnas Eureka Skydeck World [...]
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