By JADE KENNEDY
Canberra is getting more film and music festivals, but artists are following the money, the arts community warns, so Canberra’s popularity may only be temporary.
Jared Wilkins, Managing Director of the National Folk Festival, said, “Performers will go where the money is.”
There had been an increase in Canberra music festivals over [...]
ACT Fringe Festival Director Jorian Gardner will lobby to ensure the survival of his event in its original timeslot despite the ACT governmnet cutting his budget. BEN LISSON reports. Click for audio
By JO JOHNSON
Truffle consumption in the ACT is four times higher than past seasons, according to organisers of the Australian Capital Country Truffle Festival.
Knowing.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne.
Director: Alex Proyas
Rated: M
Released: July 29 on DVD.
Reviewer: JADE KENNEDY
If you are expecting anything different from the usual homogeneous and cheerless projects Nicolas Cage has been delivering of late, then you’ll be bitterly disappointed with Knowing.
Review: Media Watch 20 Years: Stuff Ups, Beat Ups and Barneys (2009), available on DVD at ABC Shops and JB HiFi from 1 July 2009.
By HOLLY REID
MEDIA Watch has a unique role in the Australian media industry. On the cusp of its 20th anniversary, the program has long been considered the “watchdog ” of [...]
