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November 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Comedy on Vinyl: Stand-Up Comedy LPs
There was a time when I would listen to Bill Cosby records. But as I told you all recently that time is most certainly over. I still retain some affection for the idea of a comedy record – and by that I mean an LP, a stand-up comedy show pressed to vinyl. There’s something wonderfully indulgent about […]Archive
October 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Always Starting, Never Ending
jesus, FUCK! – Alan Bennett is 83. I better get watching – and reading – his books, his TV, his films, scripts… Shit! There’s too much for me. (I’ve read some, seen some – but there’s much to revisit, and so much to try, to find, to hunt, to line up). A name gets mentioned, […]Archive
February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Five Films That Stay With Me: Adam Fresco
Adam Fresco works in film, theatre and TV as a writer, director, producer, performer and professional acting coach. Born in London, he arrived in Auckland a decade ago, having worked in professional British Theatre and TV. The Director of DramaTrain.co.nz and Producer for Imagine Studios NZ, Adam is a self-confessed film nut. He regularly reviews […]Archive
December 14, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Jesse Eisenberg: Bream Gives Me Hiccups & Other Stories
Bream Gives Me Hiccups & Other Stories Jesse Eisenberg Grove Press Jesse Eisenberg has built up an impressive list of film credits now – a couple of breakout moments and he’s more than just a quirky, indie actor. Add to it his sideline in writing (plays, humour-essays and columns) and now this book of short […]Archive
August 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Irrational Man: Film
Irrational Man Director: Woody Allen Gravier Productions Woody Allen is in a holding pattern. He knows it – he’s been there before, will be there again (may never get out of this current one actually). He’s recently had yet another late comeback with Midnight In Paris doing the box-office business and Blue Jasmine picking up […]Archive
August 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 9 – Django Reinhardt
He died right around the time my mother was born – and I read all about him in a guitar magazine when I was 13. He was my hero. I bought tapes and listened to anything I could find – it was Django Reinhardt in between Beastie Boys and Deep Purple and Dire Straits and […]Archive
September 17, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Authors I Admire: #8 Tom Robbins
“’Magnificent!’ exclaimed John Paul Ziller, pronouncing the word like he was a Kansas City intellectual describing the Louvre to his sister-in-law who’d called to tell him to bring his vacation slides over some other night because she’d burned the spaghetti sauce and the baby had colic”. You can’t always be sure if Tom Robbins is […]Archive
September 2, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Magic in the Moonlight: Film
Magic in the Moonlight Director: Woody Allen Dippermouth/Gravier Productions Magic in the Moonlight is a bit of a turkey, it’s to Blue Jasmine as Scoop was to Match Point; in fact it’s almost just Scoop rewritten/restaged for the crowd that loved Midnight In Paris – that extra crowd of fair-weather fans. And with the jokes […]Archive
May 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Gordon Willis
Sad to hear of the death of Gordon Willis. I don’t know a whole lot about the world of cinema’s “Prince of Darkness” but the way he used shadows, the way he framed films – he played a big part in my life. Known for The Godfather – and for a great run of films […]Archive
December 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra: The Jazz Age
The Bryan Ferry Orchestra The Jazz Age BMG Bryan Ferry loves to perform covers – half of his solo albums are covers sets; he’s even covered himself before – taking Roxy Music material and re-recording it as Bryan Ferry. But this is something really quite radical – even if it’s also quaint, quirky and, well, […]Archive
September 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman