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Each week this newsletter brings you information on coverage of the arts across ABC Online, TV and Radio. Find out how to subscribe to this newsletter at http://abc.net.au/arts/mail.htm

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Latest Arts News | Arts Features | Latest Reviews | Arts on Radio | Arts on TV

----------------- LATEST ARTS NEWS ---------------------

A-GS TO MEET ON VIOLENT VIDEO GAME CLASSIFICATIONS [28/03/2008]
A meeting of Australia's federal and state Attorney-Generals will discuss possible changes to the system that classifies violent video games.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/28/2201236.htm

MR G, JA'MIE TO MAKE US AND UK DEBUT [27/03/2008]
ABC TV's comedy hit Summer Heights High has been picked up in North America and the UK.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/27/2200414.htm

ALAN JONES WINS CHILD WITNESS APPEAL [27/03/2008]
Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones has been spared a criminal conviction for naming a child witness in a murder trial.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/27/2200472.htm

JOBS TO GO IN ABC PRODUCTION SHAKE-UP [27/03/2008]
The ABC is set to reduce staff numbers with a major shake-up of production resources.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/27/2200653.htm

NGV STUMBLES ON MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR 'MASTERPIECE' [27/03/2008]
The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) says it may have stumbled upon a multi-million dollar discovery in its own collection.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/27/2200601.htm

A 'REVOLUTION' FOR THE SYDNEY BIENNALE [27/03/2008]
Sydney Harbour's former prison and shipyard, Cockatoo Island, will be one of the sites for Australia's biggest contemporary arts festival for the first time in the event's 35-year history.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/27/2200726.htm


More arts news at http://abc.net.au/news/arts/default.htm

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[YOU NEED TWO NEW ONES HERE EACH WEEK]

FIONA BOYES LOVES BLUES GUITAR
She's been dubbed Australia's best female guitariest but it's not a tag she's completely comfortable with.Over the last couple of years, Fiona Boyes has been enjoying the challenge of playing solo acoustic guitar and diving into the essence of the early country blues. http://www.abc.net.au/southwestwa/stories/s1343812.htm

DIG COUNTRY
If you appreciate the range of music that constitutes the country genre, then you'll find dig COUNTRY irresistible. dig COUNTRY offers a diverse mix of contemporary, progressive and alternative styles of country music, with a smattering of traditional, heritage, bluegrass and old-timey material thrown in. http://www.abc.net.au/dig/country/

More arts features at http://www.abc.net.au/news/entertainment/

------------------ ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS BLOGS ------------------

ARTICULATE
ABC News Online's daily take on arts news and events in Australia and throughout the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/articulate/

THE SHALLOW END
Casting a critical eye over entertainment news from Australia and the world.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/theshallowend/

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------------------ FILM REVIEWS ------------------

THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL [27/03/2008]
ABC Tasmania
Interviewed in W (sister to Women?s Wear Daily and a great source for insider gossip), Natalie Portman, who can do no wrong, referred to the novel by Philippa Gregory, as 'history through porn'.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/03/27/2200699.htm

AFTER HIM [27/03/2008]
At the Movies
Catherine Deneuve has been visiting Australia recently as guest of the French Film Festival.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2192348.htm

NEVER BACK DOWN [27/03/2008]
At the Movies
NEVER BACK DOWN will have a decidedly familiar ring for many of you.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2189938.htm


DEATH DEFYING ACTS [25/03/2008]
ABC North Qld
Magic is at the centre of Death Defying Acts the new film from director Gillian Armstrong.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/03/25/2198427.htm


More Film Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/film/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of movie reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

------------------ MUSIC REVIEWS ------------------

THE ODD COUPLE [24/03/2008]
The power of the internet! The second album from sensational duo Gnarls Barkley was slated for release in April, but due to it being leaked online it is now getting a digital release NEXT WEEK! So we're on the case and are featuring this tops album - still has the recognisable sound of Cee-lo's vocals, but Danger Mouse has also explored new territories when it comes to the production.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s2196126.htm

More Music Reviews at http://www.abc.net.au/arts/review/music/default.htm If you are interested in RSS feeds of music reviews, they can be found at http://www.abc.net.au/backyard/rss.htm

------------------ THEATRE REVIEWS ------------------

A LOCAL MAN [25/03/2008]
Reviewed by Judy Mack, 891 Listener for ABC Adelaide
'A Local Man' is a celebration of the life of one of Australia's most respected and loved Prime Ministers.A celebration too of the acting skills of Tony Barry and the writing and research of Bob Ellis and Robin McLachlan.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/03/25/2182035.htm

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JAMES CHARLTON: 'SO MUCH LIGHT' (REVIEW) [26/03/2008]
Geoff Page: That poem, One Spacious Day, is not really typical of James Charlton's second collection, So Much Light, but it is a good entry point, especially for those of more materialist inclinations.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2199867.htm

MIYAZAWA KENJI, SELECTIONS (REVIEW) [24/03/2008]
Matt Crosby: Ever read an anthology of poetry cover to cover?
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2195023.htm

More reviews at http://abc.net.au/arts/review/default.htm ]

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------------------ RADIO NATIONAL ------------------ http://abc.net.au/rn

------------------ RN Music Highlights --------------------

RN INTO THE MUSIC
29/03/2008
Born in New Orleans in 1829, Louis Moreau Gottschalk was one of the 19th century?s most celebrated composer-pianists.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2165700.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
29/03/2008
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara recorded their Soul Science in two (very) English places.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2182559.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
30/03/2008
Angel is the new album from one of the world’s more remarkable young lutenists.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2194796.htm

THE P***T
31/03/2008
On Jackson Browne’s new CD, Solo Acoustic Vol.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyp***t/stories/2008/2200691.htm

THE P***T
31/03/2008
With the soaring, inspiring voices of Emil Zrihan and Haim Luc, and an instrumentation that mixes Western strings with instruments played in North Africa, the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra’s CD Jerusalem is a powerful, celebratory recording.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/dailyp***t/stories/2008/2200698.htm



if you want more on Radio National's Music programs you can sign up at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/maillist/default.htm

------------------ RN Book highlights ------------------


SHORT STORY
30/03/2008 at: 08:30
A woman sets out to buy tomatoes but is distracted by a very public disagreement between a husband and wife on the streets of Cairo.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/shortstory/stories/2008/2199720.htm

SHORT STORY
30/03/2008 at: 15:30
Poet and novelist Ben Okri was born in 1959 in Minna, northern Nigeria.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/shortstory/stories/2008/2199723.htm

STREET STORIES
30/03/2008 at: 1330
More and more Australian women are finding themselves single and childless in their mid to late 30s.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/streetstories/stories/2008/2194416.htm



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LOCAL RADIO - http://abc.net.au/radio/localradio/default.htm

DIG - Latest reviews - http://www.abc.net.au/dig/review/default.htm

CLASSIC FM - Highlights next week - http://www.abc.net.au/classic/highlights/

TRIPLE J - Album reviews - http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/

ABC NEWSRADIO - http://www.abc.net.au/newsradio/

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------------------ ARTS ON ABC TV ------------------

more details about arts programs on ABC Television across the next few days at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/

------------------ LIMELIGHT: ABC ARTS IN PRINT ------------------

In the April issue of limelight, we celebrate 100 years since the birth of maestro Herbert von Karajan and discuss his enormous influence over the classical music industry
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=602296

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