Category: Arts & Culture
What could make me happier then an intelligent, sci fi film that doesn’t rely on big ooh aah aliens and horrible versions of end of days humanity? Interstellar nails it. I know, I’m late to the game but none the less there is no better father-daughter bonding then a father-daughter sci fi film and as […]
52 Tuesdays has just announced an international release. Lydia Zanetti explains why it is a must see. There’s so many things to get excited about in 2015 but this Aussie film trailer has just topped a bunch of them… Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award after it’s 2014 Sundance Film Festival premiere, 52 Tuesdays […]
Sam Te Kani casts a critical eye of the Alan Turing biopic. The Imitation Game is aptly named. It’s a biopic, a genre I normally avoid with the excremental likes of anything by Michael Bay or Nicholas Sparks, in as much as they’re emotional exploitations helmed by reluctant star-power and eager publicists. And if said […]
Lydia Zanetti provides a useful beginners guide to queer hip hop. RANDA Let’s start at home, eh… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYw3zSKn4_M ZEBRA KATZ Since Rick Jones used Ima Read for his Paris Fashion Week show in 2012, Zebra Katz has shot to near-instant fame. Which is ideal for us. http://youtu.be/8oUmG7Tu50E ANGEL HAZE If you’re not […]
Lydia Zanetti takes a look at JK Rowling’s recent comments on GLBT characters in the Harry Potter series. J K Rowling has recently confirmed via Twitter that she did intend characters in the infamous Harry Potter series to be part of the LGBTIQ community. Fans have come out of the woodwork wondering why she didn’t […]
express film reviewer Sam Te Kani sums up Australian feature film 52 Tuesdays in one word – ‘wow!’ What is it about Australian cinema that’s so much more varied and insightful than our own, more ready to take risks both in content and form? Yes New Zealand cinema has an edge, but considering the geographical […]
To make a dead woman alive again through her words is the gift Catherine Downes gave her full audience at Tiny Theatre in Westmere’s Garnet Station last week. Over her three decades in the business, Downes, a noted lesbian theatre director and actor, has frequently presented Katherine Mansfield’s work. Through her transforming acting power, Downes […]
Short fiction entries are rolling in for express magazine’s writing contest, Alternative Bindings. The competition welcomes both emerging and established writers to share their stories. Other than a set length of 750 words and a theme “Lost and Found” there are no restrictions on entry. Alternative Bindings founder Andrew Rumbles says entries are coming in […]