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

BEN LEE STAR OF NEW AUSSIE DOCO
[07/11/2008]
Claire Danes, Michelle Williams, Winona Ryder and other Hollywood stars will feature in a new documentary about Australian singer Ben Lee.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/07/2413266.htm

ROLF HARRIS WOBBLES HIS WAY ONTO AUSTRALIA
[07/11/2008]
When Baz Luhrmann was putting the finishing touches to the soundtrack for his new blockbuster film Australia he realised something vital was missing - the sound of Rolf Harris's wobbleboard.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/07/2412785.htm

BLANCHETT, TRIFFIDS GET TOP BILLING AT PERTH FESTIVAL
[06/11/2008]
Cate Blanchett, The Triffids and a group of melodramatic mannequins will descend on the 2009 Perth International Arts Festival.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/06/2411816.htm

GUY PEARCE: THE CLAYTON'S MOVIE STAR
[06/11/2008]
Here's a tip for border control agents at airports in Australia and Los Angeles.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/06/2412086.htm

FESTIVAL CELEBRATES AUSTRALIA'S BUSH CULTURE
[06/11/2008]
Billycarts, pie fights and dog high-jumping are just a few highlights of this year's bush festival at historic Gundaroo north of Canberra.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/06/2412146.htm


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

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IAN COLLARD BLUES
All I want for Christmas is a new valve amp. It doesn't take much to make Ian Collard happy. Something that makes him sound better is all it takes.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/11/03/2409222.htm

GALLIPOLI - A TURKISH VIEW
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours...
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/11/04/2409783.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 ------------------

TRAITOR
[06/11/2008]
At the Movies
As a child in Sudan, Samir witnessed the murder of his father.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2381495.htm

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE
[06/11/2008]
At the Movies
NIGHTS IN RODANTHE is the fourth of Nicholas Sparks’s novels to be adapted to the screen after MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER and THE NOTEBOOK.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2397036.htm

THE VIEW FROM GREENHAVEN
[05/11/2008]
At the Movies
Brothers Simon and Kenn MacRae won the Project Greenlight award of $1 million to turn their screenplay of THE VIEW FROM GREENHAVEN into a feature.
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2403362.htm

DEATH RACE
[04/11/2008]
ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts
It's Mad Max in a twisted high speed wreck with the Fast and the Furious in this race to the death thriller adapted from Paul Bartel’s 1975 Death Race 2000.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/11/04/2410237.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 ------------------

SIM
[31/10/2008]
Reviewed by Jarrod Watt for ABC Ballarat
It's time we moved on from Ipanema and got to grips with contemporary Brazillian music - and what better example than one of Brazil's favourite singers Vanessa da Mata, backed by a band including Ben Harper, legendary reggae/dub duo Sly and Robbie and produced by the Beastie's Boys' number one studio guy, Mario Caldato.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/31/2407076.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

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REVIEW - CARAMBA'S REVENGE
[06/11/2008]
Reviewed by Winsome Denyer for ABC North Qld
It's amazing what mischief happens when a few little old ladies form a cooperative and move in together.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/11/06/2411963.htm

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TOP STOCKS 2009
[05/11/2008]
Reviewed by Tom Harwood for ABC Western Queensland
Investing in the stock market hasn't been particularly 'sexy' lately.
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/11/05/2410730.htm

DEAR FATTY
[31/10/2008]
Reviewed by Sue Gammon for ABC Wide Bay Qld
Who would have guessed that Comedian Dawn French has been nursing a secret passion for David Cassidy for the last 35 years?
http://www.abc.net.au/local/reviews/2008/10/31/2406883.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 MUSIC SHOW
[08/11/2008]
Two prickly American songwriters talk to Andrew Ford: Steve Earle and Martha Wainwright.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/musicshow/stories/2008/2411960.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
[08/11/2008]
Share this Life is the second album from Jim Conway’s Big Wheel.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2399673.htm

RN INTO THE MUSIC
[08/11/2008]
Australia is a nation of suburbs.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2377038.htm

THE WEEKEND P***T
[09/11/2008]
Dem Trio has a name with multiple meanings and an exquisite new CD.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/weekendp***t/stories/2008/2406186.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

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

LINGUA FRANCA
[08/11/2008 at: 1545]
Despite Australian Indigenous languages being among the most endangered in the world, their use in education facilities is becoming evermore restricted, with the focus instead on schools providing better English-language skills to Indigenous students.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2008/2410952.htm

POETICA
[08/11/2008]
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/poetica/stories/2008/2376706.htm

AIRPLAY
[09/11/2008]
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/2008/2390397.htm


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

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

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SUNDAY ARTS
Contemporary composer Philip Glass, in a class of his own; rising star, artist Michael Zavros; a Women’s Group from the Tiwi Islands on their journey to the Sydney Opera House; writer Chloe Hooper; and Brisbane’s YPA semi-final.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/sundayarts/

JENNIFER BYRNE PRESENTS BIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Byrne presents this fascinating exploration of one of the most popular, yet contentious literary genres, the biography. Joined by very special guests Peter Fitzsimons, Graeme Blundell, Jacqueline Kent and Christine Wallace, the panel will discuss the methods in which a writer gets inside the skin of a subject, the role of the biography throughout history, and the increasing scrutiny, defamation suits and scandal that accompany these works of non-fiction.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200811/programs/AC0738H006D11112008T220000.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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