Image from HBO’s website
“…from the creator of Six Feet Under” might be a bit of a suggestive tagline since Alan Ball only serves as executive producer. Based on Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire novels and with Anna Paquin leading the cast, it still looks pretty damn watchable.
Shall We Kiss AKA Un baiser s’il vous plaît
Winter once again heralds the opening of MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival). As is traditional, this year’s program trumps Sydney’s earlier festival in quality and quantity. Opening night kicks-off with the Not Quite Hollywood - a nice little insight into the Australian film trade circa the 1970s.
Melbourne International Film Festival. July 25 – Aug 10. Fifty plus countries, 17 days. Be there.
Sweet Beauty.
I don’t know why it makes me so happy, but the darn thing is just nifty. Make your own here: Wordle. Customisable fonts, layouts, and color schemes. Go on, lose a few hours.
Yet more things happening nowhere near Sydney.
The infamous Newport Folk Festival rolls into Rhode Island again this August. Held from the 1st to the 3rd, loyal pilgrims can expect an extensive, even impressive, line-up of acts. Tickets have been on sale for quite a while from the decent folks at Festival Network.
The Newport Folk Festival
Day 1
Friday, August 1
International Tennis Hall of Fame
at the Newport Casino
Doors: 6:00 PM
Show: 8:00PM
Brian Wilson
Kate Taylor
Willy Mason
Day 2
Saturday, August 2
Fort Adams State Park
Doors: 10:00 AM
Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM
The Black Crowes
Trey Anastasio
Cat Power
Stephen & Damian Marley
Richie Havens
Cowboy Junkies
Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)
She & Him (feat. Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward)
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
Young @ Heart Chorus
Jakob Dylan
Willy Mason
The Felice Brothers
Jesca Hoop
Red Rooster
Sydney Wayser
American Babies
Schedule subject to change
Day 3
Sunday, August 3rd
Fort Adams State Park
Doors: 10:00 AM
Show: 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Jimmy Buffett
Levon Helm
Gillian Welch
The Avett Brothers
Calexico
Brandi Carlile
Son Volt
Kaki King
Over The Rhine
Jake Shimabukuro
One Flew South
Richard Julian
The Honors
Ryan Fitzsimmons
(Isla Fisher, Ryan Reynolds in Definitely, Maybe )
Will Hayes (Ryan Reynolds) is a soon-to-be single dad who takes on the task of explaining to his daughter (Abigail Breslin) why her parents don’t love each other anymore. Needless to say, Will’s uttering of the line, “It’s complicated,” doesn’t cut it. Because the kid might be 11 years old, but she’s also played by Abigail Breslin – a child actor whose precocious levels outdo even Dakota Fanning’s. Responsible parent that Will is, he decides to tell his little girl the story of how he and mom first met.
City’s closed. Go home.
… another Mu-Meson lesson in cult (culture) worship. The July program looks choc-full of anarchic goodness – just in time to celebrate the (much-anticipated?) World Youth Day shenanigans. Remember Sydney-siders, we’re all encouraged to do our bit by staying the hell away from the city – and, presumably, the visitors.
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