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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 ---------------------

AUSTRALIAN OSCAR HOPES TAKE DIVE
[31/10/2008]
Australia's Oscar hopes have fallen with Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein pushing the release date of his John Hillcoat-directed The Road to 2009.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/31/2406647.htm

AUSSIE'S EASY VIRTUE FAVOURITE AT ROME FESTIVAL
[30/10/2008]
Easy Virtue, a British comedy directed Australian Stephan Elliott, has emerged as a hot favourite to win tops honours at the Rome Film Festival, which winds up on Friday.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/30/2405238.htm

SHORTLIST FOR $100K AUSTRALIA-ASIA LITERARY AWARD ANNOUNCED
[30/10/2008]
Western Australian Culture and Arts Minister John Day has announced a shortlist of five entries for Australasia's richest literary prize.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/30/2405609.htm

DODGY 'INDIGENOUS' ART SELLER DEREGISTERED
[29/10/2008]
Consumer Affairs says a seller who appears to have faked online advertisements for Indigenous art from the Northern Territory has been deregistered.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/29/2405002.htm

BLANCHETT GRACES GREEN CARPET FOR DOCO PREMIERE
[29/10/2008]
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett walked the green carpet for the world premiere of a new climate change documentary in Sydney last night.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/29/2404079.htm


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

------------------ ARTS FEATURES ------------------

DIFFICULTY PAYS OFF
Performing poetry is taking a risk; any time you write something, putting it out in public means taking the risk of criticism.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/10/31/2406615.htm

FOR LOVERS OF ART
There will be a new place for artists and art lovers alike opened this Saturday in Mildura.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/10/31/2406712.htm

CALLING ALL ORIGINAL THINKERS
ABC’s CATAPULT:
Have you had an idea or invention so original that its taking the world by storm? Are you under 35? ABC’s Catapult wants to hear from you. We are auditioning for its 2009 Young Guns series. If you are under 35 and are running or commercialising a unique business/not for profit/service/invention, then we want to hear from you.
http://www.abc.net.au/catapult/interact/triplej_default.htm


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

------------------ 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 ------------------

ROCKNROLLA
[31/10/2008]
ABC Canberra
It's sex, drugs and rock n roll with a healthy side of violence.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/31/2406560.htm

SPIRIT OF THE MARATHON
[30/10/2008]
At the Movies
One of the great sporting experiences of my life was way back in 1991, sitting up late into the night watching Australia’s Robert de Castella win the Rotterdam Marathon.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2391523.htm

CHOKE
[30/10/2008]
At the Movies
CHOKE is a movie named after the con trick pulled by its hero Victor, played by SAM ROCKWELL.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2381287.htm

HUNGER
[29/10/2008]
At the Movies
Celebrated artist Steve McQueen has made his feature film debut with Hunger which deals with IRA political protesters.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2391513.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/movie_reviews.xml

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

WALKING ON DREAM
[31/10/2008]
A not so long time ago in a galaxy not so far far away – local prodigies Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore joined forces and dreamt up a supergroup teeming with high-concept psychedelia and spacey pop melodies.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s2406377.htm

BLUES IS POETRY
[29/10/2008]
Reviewed by Jarrod Watt for ABC Ballarat
This is the sound of the sun going down after a stinking hot arvo, the salvation of a cold drink and maybe a dance with that good looking type who caught your eye.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/29/2404741.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 ------------------

THE KING AND I - QLD MUSICAL THEATRE
[31/10/2008]
Reviewed by Nigel Munro-Wallis for ABC Brisbane
Brisbane is indeed fortunate in being blessed with a surprisingly large number of community based companies solely dedicated to the production of that most joyful of performing arts - namely the musical.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/31/2406675.htm

TAIKOZ
[28/10/2008]
Reviewed by Ann Armstrong for ABC North Coast NSW
TaikOz is promoted as one of Australia's most energetic and exciting drumming groups.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/28/2403322.htm

TURANDOT: OPERA QUEENSLAND
[24/10/2008]
Reviewed by Nigel Munro-Wallis for ABC Brisbane
The origins of the story of Turandot go back a long way.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/24/2400511.htm

------------------ BOOK REVIEWS ------------------

THE DIVIDED HEART: ART AND MOTHERHOOD (REVIEW)
[27/10/2008]
Clare Wright: In the mid 1850s, American feminist and acknowledged mother of the women's rights movement Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke of her great effort to unite the raising of her six children with her burning desire to change the world for women forever.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2401986.htm

THE DEVIL’S EYE
[24/10/2008]
Reviewed by Sue Gammon for ABC Wide Bay Qld
In 1899, Cyclone Mahina hit Bathurst Bay, in Far North Queensland.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/24/2400275.htm

THE SURVIVOR
[24/10/2008]
Reviewed by Sue Gammon for ABC Wide Bay Qld
Tom Cain has decided to resurrect the likeable assassin in last year's The Accident Man and give him a series run, with a few more adventures in the pipeline.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/24/2400237.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 --------------------

THE WEEKEND P***T
[01/11/2008]
Tonight’s duo partners were born in the 1940s, in low places - the Netherlands and Mississippi, respectively.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2393485.htm

RN INTO THE MUSIC
[01/11/2008]
Australia is a country of vast distances and wide open spaces.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2376979.htm

THE MUSIC SHOW
[01/11/2008]
Richard Tognetti has been at the helm of the Australian Chamber Orchestra for 20 years.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2405757.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
[02/11/2008]
Flower & Iron is the fourth album from Malinky.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2393490.htm


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

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POETICA
[01/11/2008]
A new translation of the famous Anglo-Saxon classic.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2376702.htm

LINGUA FRANCA
[01/11/2008 at: 1545]
Collins, the dictionary publishers, have a project underway to see whether 24 obsolete words can be brought back into popular usage.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2008/2405612.htm

AIRPLAY
[02/11/2008]
A Radio Fantasia: The Story of an Australian Beach from Sunrise to Sunset
Timothy Daly began the first sketches for Beach: A Theatrical Fantasia in 1999.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/airplay/stories/2008/2390386.htm

THE BOOK READING
[03/11/2008]
Vida Winter, a bestselling yet reclusive novelist, has many outlandish life histories, all of them invention.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookreading/stories/2008/2260727.htm


more Radio National mailing lists are available at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/subscribe/default.htm

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SUNDAY ARTS
Conceptual artist, DJ Spooky; inspired by post-colonialism, artist Yinka Shonibare; pianist Roger Woodward; Vera Moller’s amazing creatures; cinema legend Fred Schepisi; the Adelaide semi-final of the Young Performer’s Award; and music courtesy of Wagons.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

ART MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD - THE CHATEAU DE CHANTILLY: RESTING PLACE OF A BEAUTIFUL BOOK
A high-definition series which introduces the major art collections of famous museums around the world.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200811/programs/ZY8569A009D2112008T163600.htm


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

------------------ ABC ARTS IN PRINT ------------------

LIMELIGHT
Andre Rieu is the guest editor of the November issue of limelight.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840016

DELICIOUS
Entertain with ease with the November issue of delicious. magazine. Inside you’ll find relaxed food to share with friends, from Jamie Oliver’s fantastic tapas ideas to Jill Dupleix’s favourite Mediterranean recipes. Rick Stein presents a lavish alfresco lunch, and Valli Little dishes up clever kitchen shortcuts from her latest book, Faking It. Plus, we spend time with a top Aussie chef in Normandy, France, and take to the road for our guide to The Grampians, Victoria.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840032

JMAG
The November issue of jmag sees English superstars The Kaiser Chiefs on the cover and equally huge international acts The Killers and Bloc Party elbowing each other inside. With the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's first single upon us, there's also a focus on grunge and how it's influenced a host of Australian bands. Features include a key journalist recounting his first meeting with Kurt Cobain; memories of a road trip with Nirvana; an interview with Elliott Smith and Richard Kingsmill's top 20 grunge classics. Add the usual exhaustive music interviews, news and reviews, and it's a packed issue as usual!
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840040

LIFE ETC
In Life etc magazine we look at the rise of Spicks and Specks panelist Myf Warhurst. Richard E Grant tells why he’s in Sydney playing Henry Higgins and The Chaser Boys talk about their plans for next year. We rate Australia’s 20 best wines and with summer around the corner we detail smart, time-saving ways to exercise in the water. Life etc magazine: Real Reading, No Gossip. Just the Things that Matter.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=840000

COLLECTORS
Discover the beauty of vintage fountain pens and quirky Wemyss pottery. Nicole Warren shows you how to preserve treasured family photos, Professor Adrian Franklin has his eye on designer toys that are set to be super collectable and Gordon Brown looks at antique clocks and Aussie colonial furniture.
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=603840


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