Brian Watson's Daily Top 5 Picks: Friday
1. The Place Beyond The Pines stars Ryan Gosling as a stunt motorcyclist who turns to robbing banks to pay support for his illegitimate son and Bradley Cooper as the cop who becomes his deadly adversary. Fifteen years later their sons wind up at the same high school and the movie shapes up as an epic drama. Full marks to the teen actors Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen but especially to Eva Mendes and Rose Byrne as their mothers.
2. Remember Bon Iver, the indie group whose eponymous second album enjoyed worldwide success two years ago and won two Grammy Awards? Many of their fans still prefer their first album, For Emma, Forever Ago (2008), which included their original version of “Skinny Love”. Imagine my surprise to find one of its tracks, “The Wolves (Act I and II)”, plays right through the end credits of The Place Beyond The Pines. The music supervisor certainly had good taste.
3. Another surprise this week was the name of Bart the Bear in the end credits of this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”. Bart, an Alaskan Kodiak bear, appeared in many movies and TV shows before he died in 2000. This week’s Bart is another Alaskan Kodiak, born in 2000, raised by the same trainers, with a similarly long Hollywood career. If you haven’t already seen it, be prepared for his terrifying appearance in this week’s episode.
4. I’m excited about an ad on TEN for their upcoming show The Americans. A dozen or so episodes have been shown on the US FX network and the premise is intriguing. Keri Russell from Felicity and Matthew Rhys, who played the gay brother in Brothers & Sisters, are highly trained Russian KGB agents posing as a American couple in suburban Washington DC in the early 80s. Also in the cast are Richard Thomas, who won an Emmy as John-Boy in The Waltons, and Margo Martindale, who won an Emmy as the villain in season two of Justified. Critics say it’s a gripping spy thriller.
5. The Music Is You is a newly released tribute to John Denver. Artists including Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Amos Lee, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Dave Matthews perform his songs and the most successful tracks tend to be the biggest hits – some of the others are pretty forgettable. My favourite is “Leaving on a Jet Plane” with My Morning Jacket breathing fresh life into Peter, Paul and Mary’s hit.
Hansika Bhagani's Daily Top 5 Picks: Thursday
1. PolitiFact has launched in Australia, and in the lead-up to September's Federal election, is sure to get a workout. So far the site proves interesting reading, with some media commentators claiming some of the fact-checking is being selective. Find ex-SMH editor Peter Fray's new venture here.
2. Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution has gone global and this weekend there will be events to celebrate the chef's Food Revolution Day. You can participate by cooking and sharing your fresh homemade food at the Love Real Food Picnic at Centennial Park this Saturday. As the food revolution is all about fresh, homemade tucker – and being equipped to prepare it yourself – the organisers are challenging people to home-make "absolutely everything for their picnic loot – crackers, dips, thermos soups, salads, meats, home-made lemonades. EVERYTHING!! No packets."
3. It's taken eight long years but How I Met Your Mother has revealed the identity of Ted Moseby's wife and the "mother" of the series. Cristin Milioti showed her face for a fleeting minute in the season finale, buying a train ticket to Barney and Robin’s wedding in “Farhampton,” the show’s fanciful, fictitious stand-in for the East Hampton. Milioti will appear regularly next season, the show’s last, beginning in September.
4. The John Singleton/Gai Waterhouse saga has been given ample coverage in Sydney's daily papers but Four Corners on Monday night will be worth watching for exclusive insights and historical background. Marian Wilkinson reports on Four Corners, Monday at 8.30pm on ABC.
5. Head On Photo Festival opens tomorrow as part of Vivid Sydney. Head On is Australia's largest photo festival and the world's second largest festival. With over 200 events at 100 venues, the 2012 festival was a resounding success for everyone who participated: galleries and other venues, photographers, Head On partners and the viewing public and the 2013 festival is already looking like being even bigger!
Lauren Barripp's Daily Top 5 Picks: Wednesday
1. One by one, stars are arriving in the south of France for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which is held from May 15-26. CEO of the invitation-only festival, Thierry Fremaux, describes the purpose of the event as a way to “draw attention to and raise the profile of films with the aim of contributing towards the development of cinema, boosting the film industry worldwide and celebrating cinema at an international level.” The president of the jury at this year’s event is director, Steven Spielberg.
2. Aussie comedian Rebel Wilson has landed herself her own TV series on the US Network ABC, called Super Fun Night. The series will revolve around three nerdy women friends on a "funcomfortable" quest to have "super fun" every Friday night. The show will be co-produced by Connan O’Brien.
3. Despite the predicted debut weekend sales of $US30 million, The Great Gatsby has outperformed expectations by taking $US51.1m on its opening weekend in more than 3500 cinemas across the United States. The movie, shot in Sydney, is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan.
4. The British Academy of Television and Film Arts Awards (also known as The BAFTAs) were held in London on Sunday night. Sheridan Smith won best actress for her role in Mrs Biggs, and my guilty pleasure, Made In Chelsea, won best reality or constructed factual show. As per any awards ceremony, the fashion stakes were high and as glamorous as ever, despite the typical wet British weather.
5. Olympic gold medallists and Celebrity Splash judges Matthew Mitcham and Greg Louganis will get a chance to show off their credentials as the pair have a chance to dive together during tonight’s grand finale which will air at 8.45pm on Channel 7.
September 3, 2012 DMGRA has announced that Illyria has moved to 100 percent ownership. Illyria has acquired from Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT) the remaining 50% in DMG Radio Australia (DMGRA) having first acquired a 50% interest in November 2009.
Share Article tagged Illyria, Lachlan Murdoch, dmg radio May 25, 2012 dmg Radio Australia has announced Seal as the latest high profile artist to join the new radio stations, smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney and smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne, from Sunday 27 May at 9am.
Currently one of the coaches on the hit series The Voice, Seal has endeared himself to contestants, as well as live and TV audiences, with his insightful mentoring. Seal’s musical background, including international hits "Crazy" and "Kiss From A Rose", and passion for music, make him the perfect complement to smoothfm’s distinctive and unique, soft easy listening format.
Share Article tagged Paul Jackson, Seal, dmg radio, smoothfm 91.5, smoothfm 95.3 May 8, 2012 dmg Radio has announced the appointment of Louise Higgins to the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer and Group General Manager at dmg Radio Australia.
Higgins is currently the CFO at dmg Radio and takes on this additional role after being with the company for 18 months. Higgins joined dmg Radio in 2010 after a career in senior financial roles at both Macquarie Bank and BBC Radio in London.
May 3, 2012 dmg Radio Australia today announces the launch of smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney and smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne, new radio stations delivering a music position that will be unique in both cities on Monday 21 May from 7am.
smoothfm 95.3 in Sydney and smoothfm 91.5 in Melbourne will launch as distinctive, unique, contemporary, soft easy listening format.
October 18, 2011 Ugly Phil is heading to the Central Coast to host a new local Drive show on Star 104.5 from Monday 17 October.
Share Article tagged Scott Menz, Star 104.5, Ugly Phil, dmg radio August 24, 2011 An emotional Merrick Watts told his Sydney breakfast audience he was leaving the station after 10 years. “After 10 years waking up at 4am our time has come to an end,” said Watts after warning listeners all morning an announcement was pending.
Share Article tagged Merrick Watts, Nova 969, dmg radio August 10, 2011 dmg Radio Australia has announced the appointment of Mike Cass to the position of program director for Nova 100 in Melbourne.
Share Article tagged Mike Cass, Nova 100, Paul Jackson, Todd Campbell, dmg radio August 2, 2011 Nova 100 announced a new partnership with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) as official FM radio partner for the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
One of the most highly anticipated events in Melbourne, Nova 100 will capture all the excitement in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup Carnival and the four feature race days - AAMI Victoria Derby Day (29 October), Emirates Melbourne Cup Day (1 November), Crown Oaks Day (3 November) and Emirates Stakes Day (5 November).
Share Article tagged Dave Hughes, Kate Langbroek, Nova 100, dmg radio June 6, 2011 dmg radio Australia today announced the appointment of Rebekah Horne to the position of Chief Digital Officer.
Horne joins the company from Fox Interactive Media where she most recently held the position of Managing Director and Senior Vice President International. Rebekah spent 2 years building the Australian MySpace business then 3 years based in London managing 16 territories internationally. She remains with MySpace until June 30, 2011.
May 11, 2011
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dmg radio Australia announced yesterday morning that Sam Thompson had resigned as General Manager of Nova 100 and Classic Rock 91.5FM.
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