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MURDER ON THE HIGH C’s ‘Hairspray’ plays at Pakenham
● Alex Kangur plays bubbly Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray, at the Cardinia Performing Arts Centre until March 9. ■ Presented by the Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC),performances can be enjoyed on March 1, 2 at 8pm, March 3 at 2pm and March 7 at 7pm in Pakenham at the Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Blvd. Tickets: Full price $32, Concession $29, Family (2 adults, 2 children $105). Bookings: www.trybooking.com or call 0407 090354 or email rrene70@hotmail.com - Cheryl Threadgold
All ‘Cranked Up’
● Carl Polke and Ania Reynolda in Circus Oz 2013 Cranked Up, June 19-July 14. Tickets on sale Monday, March 25. ■ Circus Oz 2013: Cranked Up takes the 2012 show, From The Ground Up, to new heights. It incorporates the irreverent Circus Oz spirit and the company's much-loved characters, with thrilling, daring new feats as Mark Sheppard steps into the shoes of roving indigenous provocateur, destined to disrupt Circus Oz's ongoing brand of tomfoolery that leaves audiences wanting more Season: June 19 - July 14. Preview: Wednesday, June 19. Gala Night: Thursday, June 20. Duration: 2 hours (plus 20 minute interval). Venue: Circus Oz Big Top. Location: Birrarung Marr, between Federation Square and Batman Ave. Tickets: $24 - $92 (on sale from Monday, March 25) Bookings: 136 100 and ticketmaster.com.au
● Stephen McIntyre and Helen Noonan in Souvenir at Chapel Off Chapel until March 12. Photo: Jeff Busby ■ Souvenir is a little show with an enormous heart. It has plenty of charm, tenderness and humour, all of which combine to provide a most satisfying night at the theatre. It is the story of a New York songstress of the 1930s and 40s, Florence Foster Jenkins. You might think that a soprano who dedicated her life to singing was destined for the Met Opera House, but Florence had a slight problem - while she loved to sing, she simply couldn't sing in tune. But why let a little thing like that stop her? She made sure it didn't! Denied the singing career she craved by parents and later her husband, once she came into her inheritance she was determined to sing the whole classical repertoire, so needed to find a sympathetic accompanist. Enter Mexican-born Cosme McMoon, who started as a most reluctant accompanist who became her cherished friend and protector. If you are wondering what the real Florence Foster Jenkins sounded like, she made several recordings, one of the most famous being Murder On The High Cs, featuring Florence massacring Mozart's Queen Of The Night aria. It would be easy to make Florence a laughing stock, but Souvenir is a sensitive and appropriately humorous journey through the time she and Cosme worked together. We see Florence's impregnable belief in herself as a fine singer who simply loved to serve her art. Whether she was totally delusional or simply unable to hear how off key her singing was becomes irrelevant as Helen Noonan as Florence and Stephen McIntyre as Cosme take us on their journey of preparing for and experiencing Florence's legendary recitals. The final performance was at the famous Carnegie Hall, and it was booked out weeks in advance, as Florence had developed a cult following. Helen Noonan is a fine singer with a long career in opera and music theatre and she manages Florence's off key singing with such aplomb that after a while you don't' even cringe at what is ● Frank van Straten coming out of her mouth, because she presents us with such an endearing character. ■ Performing arts historian Frank van Straten has two Stephen McIntyre has had a career as one of Australia's historical publications in progress. The Melbourne archivist and historian is putting the finest concert pianists, but in Souvenir he is called upon to play finishing touches to a new book about the history of Her and act, and proves himself as adept an actor as he is a pianist. Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide, which celebrates its centeComing out at interval, I was amused to hear patrons comment nary this year. “he's a pretty good pianist, isn't he?” in tones of surprise. Her Majesty’s Adelaide was part of the Tivoli chain, Given McIntyre has an AM for his art, he is indeed a pretty and is regarded as Barry Humphries’s favourite Austragood pianist. lian theatre. Helen Noonan is a total delight as Florence and her twinkling Frank excitedly took delivery this week of the page eyes charm the audience into submission despite the weird sounds proofs for the book. that emanate from her larynx. Another project that we hear that is on the cards, is a There is a surprise just before the final curtain, which makes book collating his 15 years of program notes for The Proa most satisfying finale. duction Company’s shows. Directed with a deft touch by Peter J Adams, Souvenir is a There are a number of working titles, but Observer Showcharming two-hander that should appeal to anyone who likes a biz hears that the favourite is I’ll See You At The Theatre. warm hearted, slightly quirky story. - Ash Long - Julie Houghton
Two history books for Frank van Straten
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CATHERINE HOSTS ABC SHOW
■ ABC Radio's national country music program, Saturday Night Country, will have a new host as from April 6. Country music;s well-known Catherine Britt will take over the reins while permanent host Felicity Urquhart has a break to have her second child.
BAILLIE SISTERS RELEASE
■ Victorian sisters Barb and Victoria Baillie will release their debut album Go To Hell And I Love You through ABC music next month. The talented duo brings an exciting new mainstream country sound to the Australian music scene. They have got together in the studio with some of the finest musicians to record the 11 original tracks. The official launch will take place at the annual CMC Rocks The Hunter event where they will perform on March 11.
LIVE AND ELECTRIFIED
■ Melbourne-based guitarist-singer Stewart Kohinga will present two shows that feature the many talents of this local artist. The first show will be a one-hour acoustic set showcasing his original material whilst the other event will feature his live and electrified blues and roots influences. Dates are March 14-15. stewartkohinga.bandzoogle.com//home.cfm
■ Community radio stations around Australia are attempting to put pressure on Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to commit to a ‘digital future’ for the local broadcasters. The Federal Government has cut funding to the sector by $14 million. The future of community digital radio services is at risk, says the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Current funding is $1.4 million less than the minimum required each year to maintain current community digital radio services. A quarter of Australian radio listeners turn to community radio stations every week for services Already more than one million digital radios have been sold in Australia and digital makes up over 10 per cent of all radio listening. The CBAA has established a website - www.committo communityradio.org.au
Nominations have been open for Station Worker and Subscriber Representatives to the Community Radio Federation, the highest decision making body at the station. The annual meeting of subscribers and station workers will be held on Wednesday next week (March 6) at 6.30pm at 3CR. Station Manager Marian Prickett has more details, phone 9419 8377.
Meanwhile, a former 3AW commentator Scott Cummings has a mention: “34kgs down thanks to Jen4Men. Finding out a lot of my m8's (mates) aren't that funny now they can't throw fat jokes around.”
Making a 21 years for Brigitte Duclos fist of it
Footy on Nova
● Kate Langbroek ■ Dale Thomas and Luke Hodge return to Nova 100 as Hughesy and Kate’s football experts, for the 2013 AFL premiership season, from Friday, March 22.
● Brigitte Duclos ■ Gold 104.3 breakfast program co-host Brigitte Duclos last week celebrated 21 years in the Melbourne radio industry. Her CV includes Gold, Mix 101.1 and Triple M, as well as TV jobs including Ten News, Monday To Friday and Video Hits.
3CR elections
AT 3SA RADIO SCHOOL
■ Independent community radio station 3CR is holding elections next month.
● Don Trennery at 3SA in the 1970s
HORSHAM FESTIVAL
■ The Horsham Country Music Festival is set to go from March 21-24. Venue is the Horsham Soundshell located in Hocking St, on the banks of the picturesque Wimmera River, and other locations around town. This year's featured artists include Connie Kis Anderson, Rick Bartlett, Peter Coad and the Coad Sisters, Laura Downing, Dwayne Elix, Trevor Keilar amongst others horshamcountrymusic.com.au - Rob Foenander
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Duclos, 49, attended Shelford Grammar School, starting at Channel 10 News at age 22. She had studied Physical Education at Footscray Institute of Technology, before starting in radio at Triple M.
● Andrew Boldger ■ Early footage of the late Clark Sinclair’s Radio 3SA has emerged on the Australian Radio group page on Facebok, administered by the Melbourne Observer. The home movie was uploaded by Alan Waddell. Sinclair ran his radio announcers’ school from his home at East St Kilda. It included a landline radio station, which the signal piped into nearby homes by cable. The film shows students Andrew Boldger and Don Trennery. Boldger is said to have worked as Andrew Gold at 3WM Horsham and 3GL Geelong. Trennery is noted to have worked as Don Foster. One of the other radio trainees is heard to comment, on air: “If your wife nags you too much, there's only one thing to show her - ya fist.” The 1970s comment would bring an avalache of complaints to the Australian Communications and Media Authority if it had have been broadcast in 2013. Melbourne
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■ Singer Guy Mitchell (Al Cernik) was born in Yugoslavia in 1927. He died aged 72 in 1999. Actress Joanne Woodward was born in 1920 (83). She is the widow of Paul Newman. Dame Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. She died in 2011.
■ American dance band leader Glenn Miller was born in 1904. He died aged 40 Scottish actor David Niven was born in 1910. He died aged 73 in 1983. Football identity Leigh Matthews is 61. American actor Ron Howard was born in Oklahoma in 1954.
■ Dr Seuss (Theodore Seuss Geisel) was born in the US in 1904. He died aged 87 in 1991. Desi Arnaz, Cuban bandleader and actor, was born in 1917. He died aged 71 in 1986. Singer Lou Reed is 70. Actress Belinda Giblin was born in Tamworth in 1950 (62).
■ Inventor Alexander Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847. He died aged 75 in 1922. Singer Ronan Keating was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1977 (35). Actress Jean Harlow was born in 1911. She died aged 26 in 1937.
■ Shakin’ Stevens, Welsh singer, was born as Michael Barratt in 1948 (65). Musician and producer Emilio Estefan was born in 1950 (63). British singer Chris Rea was born in 1951 (62). Australian actor Steve Bastoni was born in Rime in 1966 (47).
■ Actor Sir Rex Harrison was born in England in 1908. He died aged 82 in 1990. English singer and actress Elaine Page was born in 1948 (49). Cricketer Rodney Hogg was born in Richmond in 1951 (62). Singer Andy Gibb was born in England in 1958. He died aged 30
■ US actress Gavin MacLeod was born as Alan See in 1931 (82). Racing driver Mario Andretti was born in Italy in 1940 (73). Politician Mark Latham is 52. Film director Vin-cente Minnelli was born in 1910. He died aged 76 in 1986. He married Judy Garland.
Thanks to GREG NEWMAN of the Birthday Bulletin for assistance with birthday and anniversary dates. Find out more at www.birthdaybulletin.com.au
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For Those Who Have Lost The Plot
■ Hey Hey It’s Saturday fans are loving the Dickie Whacker free ‘app’ released at the iTunes store. Dickie, the creation of John Blackman, is the central character of the games app which includes a paintball gun and ● Dickie Knee other weapons. An easy way to find the link for the free download, is to click on Blackers’ website: www.blackman.com.au
Neighbours ■ 6.30pm. Weeknights. Eleven. ■ Monday, March 4. Faced with the school board meeting and Brian's slanderous accusations, Priya is determined to defend herself. Mason and Bailey discover where the money has gone. ■ Tuesday, March 5. Mason continues his pursuit of Kate and while she rejects his advances, she can’t help feeling flattered by his amorous attention. Lou uncovers his grandson's secret. ■ Wednesday, March 6. Chris is flummoxed when Scotty says something that could be misconstrued as a romantic advance; and will Tash abandon her month-long vow of celibacy early? ■ Thursday, March 7. Still in high spirits after their reconciliation, Karl and Susan are keen to help Ajay and Priya get through their own relationship problems. Chris worries that Scott is deceiving Georgia. ■ Friday, March 8. Reaching rock bottom, Priya is shocked by an indecent proposal. Paul's new development gathers steam but is it above board?
Home and Away ■ 7.00pm. Weeknights. Channel 7. ■ Monday, March 4. Dex and April don't know how to treat each other post break up. Celia feels bad for the damage she's caused to Heath and Bianca. Roo and Harvey enjoy being parents to Maddy and Spencer. ■ Tuesday, March 5. Celia decides to leave the Bay. Maddy decides to move in to Summer Bay House. A jealous Rosie swims into rough surf in an attempt to get Sasha to save her. ■ Wednesday, March 6. Casey saves Sasha and Rosie from the surf, but the girls' friendship is very much in doubt. Kyle attempts to extend the olive branch to a wary Tamara. Brax swallows his pride and tells Casey to go to Zac if he needs help. Zac asks Natalie to let go of Brax. ■ Thursday, March 7. Natalie tells Brax she has feelings for him but doesn't want to be with him. The gym loses power just before the opening. Tilda resumes her bullying. Courtney stabs Casey. ■ Friday, March 8. Casey survives the stabbing and is transferred out of jail to the hospital. Brax warns Jamie to stay away from Casey. Liam continues to steal from Angelo's and Tamara tells Kyle he'll never be part of the Braxtons. Then, Kyle leaves town and Jett gets the better of lying bully Tilda.
Star Bursts
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Weekend Sunrise and Deal Or No Deal host Andrew O’Keefe will play Herod in the new production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Radio man Mal Garvin has a new granddaugther, yet unnamed. She is the daughter of Nathaniel and Renee.
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Craig Hassall has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Opera Australia following the departure of Adrian Collette after 16 years in the top job.
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Footy coach Kevin Sheedy is releasing a new book, The Long March, in April. It is a series of short essays in which Sheedy reflects on his career and the future of the AFL. The book covers topics including a night Grand Final, the role of the media, tanking and the future of the game in NSW/ Queensland.
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ABC TV and Screen Australia today announced the launch of Opening Shot 3, a $400,000 initiative designed for young documentary makers, aged 35 and under, to create five programs to be shown in prime time on ABC2 in 2014.
Writing on the wall ● The Australian Voices - Six will perform on Sunday, March 3 at 2.15pm at Wesley of Warragul. From left: Scott Griffin, Kiri Patton, Martin Cardell, Andrew Firth, Natalie Steinhardt and Dhanika Rubasinghe. ■ The first Simply Music concert for Gabriella Moxey and Stef Tuyl will be 2013 being presented at Wesley Of performing with Australian Voices - Six Warragul will feature The Australian on Sunday, March 3. Warragul is situated 100km east Voices - Six, on Sunday, March 3 at 2.15pm (doors open at 1.45pm), at 62 from Melbourne, along the Monash Freeway. Victoria St, Warragul. The Brandy Creek Winery and Australian Voices - Six is a new ensemble of selected singers from the View Café is sponsoring the concert gold-medal winning The Australian and an early lunch can be booked at their restaurant north of Warragul, Voices. Led by conductor and composer, prior to the concert. Wesley Of Warragul President Gordon Hamilton, Six presents a wide range of old and new music from Helene Armour, says four concerts are Mozart, Bach and Rachmaninoff, to presented annually in the Simply Mucontemporary Australian composers sic program, which commenced in such as William Barton, Lisa Young, 2011. “Our not-for-profit community Nicholas Ng, Daniel Walker and more. Last year, the six young singers vis- group rescued the former Warragul ited 80 cities across Britain and Eu- Uniting Church (c.1888) and transrope in their Epic World Tour. They formed it into a small, intimate music come from different Australian cities venue,” says Helene. “We really want everyone to expeand commit to a rigorous schedule of concerts and workshops, both at home rience beautiful music with us in the amazing acoustics of Wesley.” and abroad. Tickets: $30 Full Price, $25 ConAs an added special attraction, the singers will present a 30-minute sing- cession, $18 Students 25 years and ing workshop prior to the concert, com- under. Children (14 and under accompanied by an adult) are free of charge. mencing at 1pm. Bookings: West Gippsland Arts No bookings are necessary for this workshop and it is free of charge for Centre, www.wgac.com.au or 5624 concert ticket holders. Water will be 2456, or at the door on the afternoon of provided, or coffee/tea will be avail- the concert. Wesley has easy wheelchair access and toilets for the disable for purchase. Scott Griffin, Martin Cardell, An- abled. - Cheryl Threadgold drew Firth, Tali Kellam-Pearson,
TEN BOSS AXED
Hamish McLennan, a News Corpo★ ration executive, is taking
the reins at Network 10, after the sacking of CEO James Warburton at the weekend. McLennan is Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman, News Corporation, and Chairman of REA Group Limited as both Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Company. He has a salary of $1,975,000.
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Keith McGowan John Blackman will be MC at a new ✪ has interviewed ✮ monthly showbiz industry former 3AW newsman lunch to be held at Marquee, Toorak. Jeff Joseph is organising the invitationonly event.
Martin/Molloy radio ★ history has gone into ✩ the National Film and Sound Archive.
Media types will be aboard the Celebrity Solstice when she docks in Melbourne on Thursday next week (Mar. 7).
● Billy Pennell, Peter ‘Grubby’ Stubbs, Diane ‘Dee Dee’ Dunleavy, John Blackman ■ Times-are-a-changing at talk station 3AW. Some new personality photos have been hung in the radio station foyer. They include Weekend Break co-hosts Grubby and Dee Dee, as well as Nightline and Afternoons favourite John Blackman. It took Blackers more than 25 years to resume life as a 3AW celebrity. ■ We hear 3AW has appointed a Sydney-based PR company, Mercury Consulting to handle some media relations. A Mercury director is Justin Kelly, former Sydney radio news director.
Hot Shoe Shuffle ■ David Atkins was in town on Monday night for the launch of Hot Shoe Shuffle, which will play at Her Majesty’s Theatre from August 10. Jaz Flowers, Bobby Fox and The Tap Brothers were also there to launch the show originally put together in 1992 by Atkins and Dein Perry. Tickets go on sale on Monday (March 4).
● David Atkins
First TV ads uncovered ■ Nostalgic vision of the Observer’s first TV commercials from 44 years ago have been uncovered and can be viewed at the www.melbourneobserver. com.au website. The TV commercials were ordered by Observer publisher Gordon Barton when we strated publication as a Sunday newspaper.
Stephen Calvert for the radioinfo.com.au website.
3AW’s sister sta tions in Sydney and ✩ Brisbane will have a Weekend Sports Today program commencing next week (Sat., Mar. 9).
● A still shot from the Observer’s first TV commercials in 1969, filmed at the HSV-7 studios, and voiced by Colin McEwen
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Observer Movies, DVDs Showbiz With Jim Sherlock and Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs
● Alfred Hitchcock THE STORY OF FILM: Bernardo Bertolucci, Jane Campion, Wim Wenders,
FILM: Cast: and Many More. Genre: Documentary. Year: 2011. Rating: MA15+. Running Time: 932 Minutes. Format: DVD. Verdict: If you want to know more about the history of the movies, then this'll put you in the picture, no pun intended. This is a wonderfully insightful 15-part, 15 hour worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made, taking over six years to complete on six continents, covering 12 decades and too many films to mention, hundreds. Put together with great sincerity and passion, this series is a love letter to the movies, telling the history of cinema from the silent era to the digital age. Stars ****. FILM: BUGSY: Cast: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel. Genre: Crime/Drama/Biographical. Year: 1991. Rating: M. Running Time: 131 Minutes. Format: DVD. Verdict: Now who doesn't love a good gangster film? From Angels With Dirty Faces, the original Scarface, White Heat to Bonnie and Clyde, and so many more, they have been a great Hollywood diet since the beginning of film. And Bugsy is no exception. Like Bonnie and Clyde before him, Warren Beatty dominates the screen with great power as Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel, a brilliant and violent gangster, who moves from New York to run the powerful rackets in Los Angeles. But it his tumultuous affair with a Hollywood starlet that send things off the rails, but not before the realization of a dream. Stars ****. A cracker! Now tell us your favourite gangster film. FILM: ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS - The Complete Seventh Season: Cast: Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Redford, Charles Bronson, Walter Matthau, Diana Dors, Robert Duvall, Claude Rains, Henry Jones, and many more. Genre: Mystery/Crime/Thriller. Year: 1968. Rating: PG. Running Time: 975 Minutes. Format: DVD. Verdict: After the trivial pot-boiler Hitchcock with Anthony Hopkins and the vile The Girl with Toby Jones, it's a welcome relief to see the one, the only and uniquely original Alfred Hitchcock back for with a seventh collection of classic tales of murder, mystery and the macabre. Alfred Hitchcock presents all 38 stories from the groundbreaking television series final season that has remained an indelible part of popular culture starring a 'Who's Who' of Hollywood's 'A' list and ranking only with Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, but don't worry, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour followed, and Hitchcock's his intro's and epilogue's are priceless! Stars ****. FILM: SWEENEY & SWEENEY 2 - Special Collector's Edition Box Set: Cast: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster. Genre: Crime/Drama. Years: 1977/1978. Rating: M. Running Time: 197 Minutes. Format: DVD. Verdict: If you've just seen the 2012 big screen remake of The Sweeney with Ray Winstone and feel the need in restoring some of the original faith, then grab these two original big screen feature film versions directly based on the ground-breaking television series with the Flying Squad's Jack Regan and George Carter - the roughest, toughest cops who threw away the book in their pursuit of law and justice. In The Sweeney and Sweeney 2 the boys find themselves up to their necks in conspiracy, corruption, dead bodies, gun battles, wrecked cars and bundles of banknotes. This might not be the perfect double feature for a date, but will ensure an explosive nights entertainment! Stars ****.
RICHARD BRIERS
■ Highly respected British actor Richard Briers, long-time star of stage and screen (and awarded the OBE and CBE), sadly passed away on Sunday February 17, aged 79. Renowned for his brilliant comic timing and rapid fire delivery, Mr Briers remained busy throughout his illustrious career. Born in Merton, Surrey, England on January 14 1934, Mr Briers was drawn to acting quite early, leading to him studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts from 1954 to 1956, and quickly led to his first role, a servant in the 1956 TV movie She Stoops To Conquer. A combination of TV and film followed, including small-screen ventures such as Tales From Dickens (1959), Somerset Maugham Hour (1960), and The Seven Faces Of Jim (1961); and the feature films Girls At Sea (1958), and the fine Agatha Christie mystery Murder She Said (1961) (***½), starring Margaret Rutherford and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell. Mr Briers found success playing court lawyer Roger Thursby in the legal drama Brothers In Law (1962), which kept his work prolific on the small screen, with roles in ITV Play Of The Week (1963), Thursday Theatre (1964), and Marriage Lines (19611966). While he loved the stage, Mr Briers continued to appear on screen, in the big screen comedy All The Way Up (1970) with Warren Mitchell; as a guest on legendary comedian Tommy Cooper's comedy series It's Tommy Cooper (1970); playing the role of Charles Jackson in the series Birds On The Wing (1971); and as Miles Gannet in the mildly amusing private eye comedy Rentadick (1972) (**½), starring James Booth and penned by Monty Python co-horts John Cleese and Graham Chapman. Mr Briers had an uncredited, voice-only cameo (as Louis XIII) in Richard Lester's terrific versions of Alexandre Dumas's classics The Three Musketeers (1973) (****½) and The Four Musketeers (1974) (***½), starring Oliver Reed, Raquel Welsh, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Christopher Lee, and Roy Kinnear; he also provided the voice for the much-loved children's animated show Roobarb (1974) (***½). Mr Briers then starred in what would become his most identifiable role, that of bumbling Tom Good in the fine, feel-good series The Good Life (1975-1978) (****), co-starring Felicity Kendal and Penelope Keith (who would go on to star in her own hit show, To The Manor Born, in 1979), and is a series that still manages to put a smile on your face. A much bleaker project followed, the stark and moving animated film Watership Down (1978) (****). Mr Briers voiced the role of Flyer, in the story about a group of rabbits trying to find a new place to live after
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their home is destroyed. Beautifully animated and somber in tone, this is a must-see film for serious movie-goers (director Martin Rosen and actor John Hurt would reteam on the 1982 animated drama The Plague Dogs (****½), again based on a Richard Adams novel, and is a harrowing, emotionally draining experience). More TV appearances included The Other One (1977-1979); The Goodies (1981); Doctor Who (1987); All In Good Faith (1985-1988); and Minder (1988). After co-starring in the 1989 British comedy A Chorus Of Disapproval (**½), starring Jeremy Irons and Anthony Hopkins, Mr Briers would begin his long-running working relationship with theatre wunderkind-turnedfilm-maker Kenneth Branagh, playing Lieutenant Bardolph in Branagh's jaw-dropping directorial debut Henry V (1989) (****½), still rightly regarded as one of the best Shakespeare adaptations ever made (Branagh had directed Briers in a stage version of King Lear, where Briers excelled as the title character). This great partnership continued in the films Peter's Friends (1992) (****), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (****), the under-rated Frankenstein (1994) (***½), A Midwinter's Tale (1995) (***½, the epic Hamlet (1996) (*****), and the uneven but still entertaining Love Labour's Lost (2000) (***). Briers seemed to know how to perfectly bounce off both Branagh the actor and Branagh the director, with his performance in Much Ado About Nothing proving particularly delightful. Mr Briers acted alongside fellow iconic British actor John Thaw (The Sweeney TV series) in the 1997 episode of Inspector Morse (****), titled Death Is Now My Neighbour, and even had a cameo in the Beatles-inspired flick Spice World : The Movie (1997) (**). Mr Briers returned to provide the voice of Captain Broom this time in the TV adaptation of Watership Down (1999-2001), and also reunited with his animated character Roobarb in Roobarb & Custard Too (2005). Mr Briers was given one of his most entertaining roles in the acclaimed TV series Monarch Of The Glen (2000-2005) (****), where he played the stubborn and eccentric Hector MacDonald. Mr Briers' final appearance was in the British horror/comedy Cockneys Vs Zombies (2012) (**), which is fitfully amusing but becomes repetitive and one-note. His energetic persona and infectious smile will be missed, but thankfully there is a wealth of material (film and TV) we can enjoy again and again. - Aaron Rourke
Top 10 Lists THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. SAFE HAVEN. 2. HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS. 3. THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. 4. LINCOLN. 5. DJANGO UNCHAINED. 6. FLIGHT. 7. ANNA KARENINA. 8. ZERO DARK THIRTY. 9. MOVIE 43. 10. LIFE OF PI. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: FEBRUARY 21: AMOUR, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY, PLAYING FOR KEEPS, ROMAN POLANSKI: A FILM MEMOIR, THE COLLECTION, THE LAST STAND, KAI PO CHE. FEBRUARY 28: CLOUD ATLAS, DEADFALL, I GIVE IT A YEAR, THE PAPERBOY, SAVE YOUR LEGS, SIDE EFFECTS, THE IMPOSTER. THE DVD TOP RENTAL & SELLERS: 1. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD [Drama/Dwight Henry, Quvenzhane Wallis]. 2. ON THE ROAD [Drama/Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart]. 3. KILLING THEM SOFTLY [Crime/ Drama/Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini]. 4. TO ROME WITH LOVE [Comedy/Romance/Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin]. 5. THE EXPENDABLES 2 [Action/ Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis]. 6. LOOPER [Action/Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt]. 7. LAWLESS [Drama/Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce]. 8. TED: Extended Edition [Comedy/Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane]. 9. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES [Action/Crime/Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy]. 10. ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTIAL DRIFT [Animated/Comedy/Ray Romano, Denis Leary]. Also: THE WORDS, HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, MADAGASCAR 3: Europe's Most Wanted, BRAVE, THE MENTAL, THE POSSESSION, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, LOCKOUT, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, MOONRISE KINGDOM. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: ARGO [Thriller/Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman]. FRANKENWEENIE [Comedy/Animated/Martin Landau, Martin Short, Winona Ryder]. THE LAST DANCE [Drama/Jukia Blake, Firass Dirani]. TRUE JUSTICE - ONE SHOT, ONE LIFE [Action/Steven Seagal]. NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSICS ON DVD HIGHLIGHTS: MULAN [Disney/Animated/Family/ Eddie Murphy, Ming-Na Wen]. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME [Disney/Animated/Jason Alexander]. ● Turn To Page 83
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‘FEMALE OF THE SPECIES’
ROLE AVAILABLE ■ Male junior lead performer (12 - 14 years) required: to play Josh Baskin Junior in MLOC Productions' Big the Musical. Rehearsals Tuesday and Thursday nights. Performances June 14 - 22 in Elwood. Enquiries 9589 4912. www.mloc.org.au
AUDITIONS ■ ARC Theatre: Singin' in the Rain, February 28 at 7.15pm, March 2 at 10.25an, Dance audition March 3, at the Banyule Theatre, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg. Enquiries: 0410 742 942. ■ Kew Court House Association: Cosi (by Louis Nowra) February 28 at 7.30pm, March 3 at 2.00pm at the Balwyn Community Centre, 412 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn. Director: David Lawson-Smith. Audition bookings: 0402 464 645. ■ Brighton Theatre Company: Picasso at the Lapin Agile (by Steve Martin) March 3 at 6.00pm, March 4 at 7.30pm at Brighton Theatre Company, Corner Wilson and Carpenter Streets, Brighton. Director: Jeff Saliba. Audition Bookings: 0407 851 714. ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Albert Nobbs (by Gordon Steel) March 3 at 2.30pm at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale. Director: Martin Gibbs. Audition bookings: 0411 645 003. www.mordialloctheatre.com ■ Gemco Players: Don't Drink the Water (by Woody Allen) March 7, 7.00pm - 10.00pm; March 9, 12noon - 3.00pm in Emerald. Contact gemcoplayers@gmail.com for further details. ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company Inc.: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, March 11, 12 at 7.30pm at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39 Castella Street, Lilydale. Director: Kevin Trask. Audition Bookings: 0417 517 210. ■ Peridot Theatre Inc: One Act Play Season - Play 1, Leap Year, (by Allan Curtis) March 15 at 7.00pm at the Unicorn Theatre, Mt Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Street, Mt Waverley. Director: Robyn Kelly. Audition bookings: 9898 6316. ■ Eltham Little Theatre: Aladdin Jr., March 15, 7.00pm9.00pm; March 16, 9.00am-12noon; March 17, 9.00am12.00noon at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road, Research. Director: John Leahy; Musical Director: Emily Crawford; Choreographer: Sarah Lemcke; Assistant Director: Maxine Lemcke. For all enquiries and an audition form, please email Maxine on eltaladdin@gmail.com ■ Altona City Theatre: Spring Awakening March 18, 19, 20. More information on www.altonacitytheatre.com.au ■ Dionysus Theatre: Lysistrata (by Aristophanes) April 20, 21 at McLelland College Performing Arts Centre, Belar Avenue, Karingal. Director: Emma Sproule. Enquiries: 9786 8839.
SHOWS ■ Mornington CEF Players: Steel Magnolias (by Robert Harling) March 15 - 24 at 8.00pm, 2.00pm matinees on March 17, 24, at Bellamy Hall, Albert Street, Mornington. Directors: Andrew and rosemary Pollock. Bookings: 5975 5904 www.cefplayers.com ■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: The Warrandyte Festival Follies March 21 - April 13 at corner Yarra Street and Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte. Directors: Caroline Shaw and Lisa Upson. Tickets: $22/$20. Bookings: www.trybooking.com or 0488 333 575.
SHOWS ■ Brighton Theatre Company: The Female of the Species (by Joanna Murray-Smith), Until March 9 at the Clocktower Theatre, Corner Wilson and Carpenter Streets, Brighton. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Tickets: $20/$18. Bookings: 1300 752 126. Email: enquiries@brightontheatre.com.au ■ The Basin Theatre Company: Murdered to Death (by Peter Gordon) Until March 9 (Thursdays to Saturdays at 8.15pm, Sundays at 2.15pm) at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Road, The Basin. Director: Don Harwood. Tickets: $25 (incl. complimentary parking, program, pre-show sherries, tea/coffee at interval, wine/fruit juice/supper with cast after the show. Bookings: 1300n784 886 (between 7pm and 9pm) or www.thebasintheatre.org.au ■ Eltham Little Theatre: Katerina (by Paula J Armstrong) Until March 2 at 8.00pm at 2.00pm at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road, Research. Director: Sam Chappel. Tickets: $22.50 full price, $17.50 concession. Bookings: 9437 1574 www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au ■ Malvern Theatre Company: Death and the Maiden (by Ariel Dorfman) Until March 9 at 29 Burke Road, East Malvern. Director: Kris Weber. Tickets: $20/$18. Bookings: 1300 131552 www.malverntheatre.com.au ■ Heidelberg Theatre Company: The Dresser (by Ronald Harwood) Until March 9 at 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna. Matinees February 24 and March 3 at 2.00pm. Director: Karen Wakeham. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: 9457 4117 www.htc.org.au ■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG): The Merry Wives of Windsor (by William Shakespeare) February 28 - March 2 at 8.00pm, March 3 at 2.00pm at the Strathmore Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman and Napier Streets., Strathmore. Director: Drew Mason. Tickets: $20/$15. Bookings: 9382 6284. www.stagtheatre.org/reservations ■ The 1812 Theatre: The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery February 28 - March 23 at 3-5 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully. Tickets: $25. Bookings: 9758 3964 www.1812theatre.com.au ■ Waterdale Players: The Witches of Eastwick March 1 - 9 at the Rivergum Theatre, Parade College, 1436 Plenty Road, Bundoora. Director: James Terry; Musical Director: Rachel Edwards; Choreographer: Gaynor Borlas. Tickets: $24/$20. Bookings: www.waterdale.org.au/woe ■ The Mount Players: Stones in His Pockets (by Marie Jones) March 1 - 23 at 8.00pm, Sunday 2.00pm matinees on March 10, 17 at the Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon. Director: Richard Keown. Bookings: 1300 463 224. www.themountplayers.com ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: Steel Magnolias (by Robert Harling) March 6 - 23 at 8.15pm, Sunday matinees at 2.30pm, at 39-41 Castella Street, Lilydale. Director: Lyn Carr. Tickets: $25/ $20. Bookings: 9735 1777. http://lilydaleatc.com ■ Beaumaris Theatre: The Odd Couple (by Neil Simon) March 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 at 8.00pm and March 17 at 5.00pm at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris. Director: Peter Newling. Tickets: $25/$22. Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au or 9583 6896. ■ Encore Theatre: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (by Ray Lawler), March 8, 9, 15, 16 (Gala), 21, 22 and 23 at 8.00pm and March 10, 17, 23 at 2.15pm. Director: Kevin Trask. Tickets: $20/ $18; Gala $24/$22. Bookings: 1300 739099 (between 9.00am and 9.00pm).
Lady Be Good
● Tegan Jones brings Ella Fitzgerald to Brighton in Lady Be Good, opening on March 1 at 7.30pm at 11 Cole Street. ■ The Australasian Chinese Theatre Company presents Tegan Jones and her jazz trio in Lady Be Good at 11 Cole St, Brighton, from March 1-3 and March 8-10 at 7.30pm. From the creator of Blues In The Night and Greenwich: The Music Of The Village, comes a cabaret inspired by the works of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Enjoy classics such as Mack The Knife, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Blue Skies and many more. The ACT is an independent company that has an intercultural mission and vision and is proudly located in artistic director Dr Moni Storz’s renovated garage in Brighton. Since its inception in 2008, the ACT has seen three successful seasons with friends, neighbours and audiences drawn from all over in Melbourne. In 2011, the ACT presented Our Man In Beijing, an intercultural play, in the ACT’s garden studio in Brighton and presented the same play last year at La Mama. Tegan Jones, half-Chinese and half-Australian, is in the ACT’s showcase. She has a great passion for musical theatre and has also delved into the realm of cabaret, including co-writing and performing in the 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival. Most recently, Tegan has decided to launch her first musical passion, jazz, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald. Enquiries: 9596 1756 www.tegan-jones.com
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Observer Academy Awards 2013
All this year’s Oscar winners: full list
BEST PICTURE Argo BESTACTOR Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln BESTACTRESS Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook BEST SUPPORTINGACTOR Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained BEST SUPPORTINGACTRESS Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables BEST DIRECTOR Ang Lee, Life of Pi BEST ORIGINALSCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
BESTADAPTED SCREENPLAY Chris Terrio, Argo BESTANIMATED FEATURE FILM Brave BESTCINEMATOGRAPHY Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda BEST COSTUME DESIGN Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran BESTDOCUMENTARYFEATURE Searching for Sugar Man BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
BEST FILM EDITING Argo, William Goldenberg BEST FOREIGN FILM Amour, Austria BEST MAKEUPAND HAIRSTYLING Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Life of Pi, Mychael Danna BEST ORIGINAL SONG “Skyfall” from Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Lincoln, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson BESTANIMATED SHORT FILM Paperman, John Kahrs BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM Curfew, Shawn Christensen BEST SOUND EDITING Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson BEST SOUND MIXING Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
FROM HOLLYWOOD’S DOLBY THEATRE BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
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Observer Showbiz Extra Showbiz More news from the worlds of TV, radio and theatre Greg King, The Movie King
● Greg King ■ Greg King, the presenter of the programs, Movies At Dusk (Sundays, 7pm-9pm) and The Wednesday Motley Crew (Wednesdays, 7am-10am) on 3WBC 94.1FM, has written film reviews for a number magazines and websites. His career as a professional reviewer began in 1994 with Melbourne street paper, Beat magazine. This led to further reviews appearing in other publications such as Stage Whispers and the Herald Sun. Greg is also an accomplished interviewer with his guests including major film directors Paul W.S. Anderson (film credits include Event Horizon, Soldier and the Resident Evil series), Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights, Magnolia and The Master), Michael Caton-Jones (Memphis Belle, Doc Hollywood and the 2012 television miniseries World Without End) and Australia’s Fred Schepisi (The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, The Devil’s Playground and Evil Angels) and acclaimed film stars Morgan Freeman and Salma Hayek. Greg began his radio career in the mid-2000s at 3CR, producing the Saturday morning film show, Media Moves Cinema Scene. He first became involved with 3WBC in 2010 when Terry Phibbs, the host of Dusk (Sundays, 5pm7pm), invited him to review films regularly on his program which then led Greg to present Movies At Dusk, beginning in February 2011, initially on Saturdays until recently moving to the Sunday timeslot. Greg has a website: www. filmreviews.net.au He also, recently, began presenting The Wednesday Motley Crew program with fellow reviewer and journalist, David Griffiths, who has taught screenwriting at Holmesglen College of TAFE, worked as a journalist for Channel 31 and hosted breakfast and music programs on Light FM and Aurora and is a reviewer of films and music for Helium (www.helium.com) David Griffiths’s contacts in the music business enables the promotion of upcoming young Australian bands on the program, which also features news and entertainment. - Catherine Chadwick
Makers event ■ Meet The Makers, a curated event of artist studios and art spaces in Fitzroy and Collingwood will be held March 21-24. Artists include Cat Poljski, Rebecca Jones, Nick and Chris Schaerf, Jeremy Wortsman, Nada Poljski, Lisa Fehily and Rone.
ROMAN POLANSKI‘S OWN STORY
■ For more than five decades, legendary filmmaker Roman Polanski has brought to the screen such classics as Repulsion, Rosemary's Baby, the neo-noir masterpiece Chinatown, and the shattering multi-Oscar winning WWII epic The Pianist. Throughout all of this, his life has been littered with extraordinary triumph, overwhelming tragedy and scandal, and now for the first time, Roman Polanski himself sits down with his long time friend Andrew Braunsberg to tell his own story, and what an intensely compelling and gripping journey it is. We are taken from his childhood in the ghettos of WWII Krakow, the death of his mother by the Nazis in the gas chambers at Auschwitz concentration camp, then through his career, to the tragic murder of his pregnant wife Sharon Tate, and then the scandal which forced him to flee America. This is an absolute revelation, a truly amazing, poignant, moving and enthralling odyssey that is sure to shine a whole new light on the all too many misinterpreted, unfounded, distorted and unanswered questions, as well as the man himself. Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir is a powerful and unforgettable as any of the groundbreaking films he has ever brought to the screen, an emotional rollercoaster ride as heart-
breaking and heart-warming a tale you are ever likely see. Don't miss it, this is a definite must see! - James Sherlock
At a glance FILM: ROMAN POLANSKI A FILM MEMOIR: Genre: Autobiography/ Documentary. Cast: Roman Polanski, Andrew Braunsberg. Year: 2012. Rating: M. Running Time: 90 Minutes. Release: In Cinemas Now. Stars: ****
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Roman Polanski (born Rajmund Roman Thierry Polanski; August 18, 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, the United Kingdom, France and the United States, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers”. Polanski's films have inspired diverse directors, including the Coen brothers, Wes Anderson, David Fincher, Atom Egoyan, Darren Aronofsky, Park Chanwook, Abel Ferrara and Wes Craven.
FRIENDS JOIN WITH GRETA BRADMAN
● Greta Bradman ■ Every so often a singer comes along who touches people's hearts. Such a singer is soprano Greta Bradman, who has several best selling Sony Classics CDs to her name. But while Greta loves to sing solo, she's a warm and charming young lady who enjoys singing with others, so the idea of a concert Greta Bradman and Friends was born. This concert is part or the popular Arden Crescent 2013 series of concerts, held at the Arden Crescent Uniting Church in Rosanna at 2pm on Sunday (Mar. 3). Young emerging operatic stars, sopranos Kate Amos, Stephanie Gibson and bass Edward Smith will join Greta. The afternoon will feature wellloved classical songs with a fair smattering of music theatre and even the odd spiritual and duet, plus a special song written by Greta's grandfather, Sir Donald Bradman. David McNicol, one of Melbourne's best accompanists will
● Edward Smith
● Kate Amos bring his magical fingers to the piano, and Melbourne Observer arts columnist Julie Houghton will host the afternoon ... and sing a duet with Greta just for fun! This is a splendid opportunity for Melbourne audiences to hear Greta Bradman as the talented singer has just won the Australian International Opera Foundation scholarship that will take her to Wales for a year in September to study at the renowned Dennis O'Neill vocal academy in Cardiff. The afternoon ends with a sumptuous afternoon tea where the audience can mingle with the singers while enjoying a cuppa and some luscious treats. Tickets are $24 for adults, $20 concession, $10 for students 16 and over and 45 for under 16s. Bookings are advised, as these concerts do tend to sell out - call Sylvia on 9457 2595 or Margaret on 9431 0147.
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Showbiz Extra ■ From Page 34
CAVIAR TRIUMPHS AGAIN ■ The mighty black mare, Black Caviar, deservedly was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, becoming only the second racehorse to receive that honour whilst still racing. Black Caviar joins another great mare, Sunline, who dominated the scene especially in Cox Plates in her star-studded racing career. Another champion racehorse to be inducted was Delta, a champion of yesterday, who won the Melbourne Cup back in 1952, He was joined by possibly the best jumper we have seen in Australia in Crisp, who ran second to the greatest jumper of all times in Red Rum, the English champion who beat him in the Grand National at Aintree. Crisp was held in high esteem in Australia and the first TAB system was named after him. The immortal Carbine who beat 38 other runners in the 1890 Melbourne Cup with a damaged hoof carrying 63.5 kilos (10 stone 5 lbs in the old), was elevated to legendary status. It was great to see a very good friend of mine, one of the greatest jockeys to carry a saddle, in Geoff Lane, also being inducted into the Jockeys’ Hall Of Fame. I worked with Geoff at Channel 9 many moons ago, where he was one of the panelists on our racing show with Tony Charlton as host. One of the nicest
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● Black Caviar at the Lightning Stakes Photo by Whole Package Photographics
guys in racing, if anyone deserved the honour it is Geoff. A champion apprentice, he won five apprenticeship titles, and the last, he won the seniors title whilst still in his apprenticeship. He was originally apprenticed to Tommy Woodcock who cared for the mighty Phar Lap throughout his racing career. Geoff was associated with the great weight- for- age performer Lord, for trainer Ken Hilton and owner W.R. Kemball. Lord won 25 races with aboard him on 17 occasions. His CV is a beauty with three Derbies, three VRC St. Legers, the AJC Oaks, Caulfield Guineas, two Toorak Handicaps, the Futurity and four St.George Stakes as well as two Sandown Cups, a
Williamstown Cup and two William Reid Stakes. He retired in 1964 because of weight, he later settled with his wife Joan and family in Hong Kong. As another great and Hall of Famer, Roy Higgins said " He is a worthy inductee and he deserves to be up there alongside Scobie Breasley, George Moore, Bill Williamson and other great jockeys in Australian history". Another top jockey to be inducted into the Jockeys’ Hall of Fame was Hughie Cairns, a master from the past. Back to Black Caviar, she joins the likes of Phar Lap, Carbine, Bern-borough, Tulloch, Makybe Diva and Sunline.
TIP FOR GUINEAS
■ The half brother to Black Caviar, All Too Hard, heads favourtism against his own age when he contests the Australian Guineas at Flemington this Saturday. Providing he pulls up OK after the Futurity, he will go around a short-priced favourite. Another top colt, Pierro, has been nominated, but whether he runs is in the lap of the Gods with his trainer, Gai Waterhouse, looking at keeping the Lohnro colt for races in Sydney. Another from her camp Proisir, by another top stallion, Choisir, is likely to run. The New Zealand colt, Sacred Falls, is among the fancies, but failed in Sydney last start, after winning six on end. I feel that All Too Hard could take all before him this year
● Strapper Donna Fisher with owners Colin Madden and Jannene Madden Photo by Whole Package Photographics
with Pierro going in a different direction and the other three-year olds not up to his standard. As far as open class is concerned there is nothing great around and if he can hold his best form will be hard to beat in anything he contests.
and Queensland trainer, Gerald Ryan, has a nice colt, Charlie Boy, by him and is very keen on him. Our special thanks to Conor and Vinery Stud, passing on that information to us. Please keep it coming Conor, we are always looking for thest stories in racing.
Winner out Lohnro ■ Top filly Samaready, last year's win- again ner of the Blue Diamond in great fashion and third behind Pierro in the Golden Slipper, will most surely miss autumn racing due to injury. Conor Phelan from the Vinery Stud, which races Samaready, said it's extremely bad luck, as she was really flying in her work. She pulled a muscle in her hindquarters whilst preparing to return to racing at the night meeting at Moonee Valley. She has been returned to Rockmount for a spell. She will be monitored on a weekly basis says Conor, but all they can do is hope for the best, but when you have got one as good as Samaready, you want to make sure she's 100 per cent before returning. Last year More Than Ready, the sire of Samaready, had a third of the Golden Slipper field and he will feature prominently again. Conor added that we should keep an eye on their first season stallion at Vinery in, Myboycharlie. Leading Sydney
■ Australia's leading stallion, Lohnro, continues to dominate the breeding scene with a beautiful filly out of Most Secret. The striking filly went under the hammer for $260,000, purchased by John Chambers Bloodstock, at the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sales. Chalmers later said the filly, a half sister to four stakes performers including Group One winner, Covertly, will join the stables of Wally Mitchell. Chalmers said she was the stand out filly of the sale and is the most correct Lohnro he's seen; she is really a lovely individual. A big wrap, let's hope she lives up to the hype. - Ted Ryan ■ Racing Victoria senior handicapper Neil Jennings has yesterday (Tues.) allocated versatile WesternAustralian galloper Luckygray topweight of 58kg for the $1 million G1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on Sat., March 9.
Top 10 Lists THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 2 [Disney/Animated/Jason Alexander, Tom Hulce]. CINDERELLA II: Dreams Come True - Special Edition [Disney/Animated/Family]. NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC DVD HIGHLIGHTS: MISFITS: Series 4. GOSSIP GIRL: The Complete Sixth Season. THIS IS JINSY [Comedy]. HOUSOS vs AUTHORITY. ULTIMATE AIRLINERS: The DC-9 Classic is Ready for Pushback. TOP BLU-RAY RENTAL & SELLERS: 1. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD [Drama/Dwight Henry, Quvenzhane Wallis]. 2. ON THE ROAD [Drama/Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart]. 3. TO ROME WITH LOVE [Comedy/Romance/ Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Alec Baldwin]. 4. LAWLESS [Drama/Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce]. 5. KILLING THEM SOFTLY [Crime/Drama/ Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini]. 6. THE EXPENDABLES 2 [Action/Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis]. 7. LOOPER [Action/Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt]. 8. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES [Action/Crime/ Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy]. 9. TED: Extended Edition [Comedy/Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane]. 10. THE WORDS [Drama/Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons]. Also: Brave, Mental, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, The Possession, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Hotel Transylvania, Resident Evil: Retribution 3D + 2D, Lockout, Moonrise Kingdom, Finding Nemo 3D. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: ARGO [Thriller/Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, John Goodman]. FRANKENWEENIE [Comedy/Animated/Martin Landau, Martin Short, Winona Ryder]. FRANKENWEENIE 3D + Blu-ray [Comedy/ Animated/Martin Short, Winona Ryder]. THE LAST DANCE [Drama/Jukia Blake, Firass Dirani]. MULAN & MULAN 2 [Disney/Animated/Family/Eddie Murphy, Ming-Na Wen]. HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME/HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 2 [Disney/Animated]. CINDERELLA II & CINDERELLA III [Disney/ Animated/Family]. - James Sherlock
Wolfe Bros. to tour ■ Tasmania’s Wolfe Brothers will join Lee Kernaghan for two country music concerts at The Palms At Crown on Friday-Saturday, March 22-23. They are special guests on Lee Kernaghan’s Beautiful Noise Australian tour. The band burst into the spotlight after appearing on Australia’s Got Talent. The band’s debut album It’s On is already making its mark on the local music scene. The album debuted at number 18 on the ARIA mainstream chart and number 2 on the ARIA country chart. It’s On comprises 11 new songs written by The Wolfe Brothers. The set list will be augmented by songs from the band’s 2010 self-titled EP, and a few well-chosen covers – such as their version of the Big & Rich song Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy), which catapulted them into the national spotlight on Australia’s Got Talent.
Weaver withdraws ■ Melbourne Theatre Company announced yesterday (Tues.) that Jacki Weaver has withdrawn from its production of Solomon And Marion and has been replaced by fellow stage and screen star Gillian Jones. Weaver said: “This play has been very close to my heart since I first saw it in South Africa, so I’m terribly disappointed that I can no longer be involved.”
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■ If I set you the task to contact every family in Australia with a media release what would the statement say and what ‘reach’ do you think you could achieve? I asked myself and decided the best attention result would come from the Prime Minister announcing “I’m cancelling ALL personal income tax from today!”. I reckon 98 per cent of our population would get that message. As we are NOT the PM what’s the next best strategy to reach say 80 per centof the public? I venture it could be a PM backed statement affecting ALL our recognised sports in our ‘Sport Mad’ country. In particular AFL and NRL. So the PM and her Scottish Marketing/PR advisor were ‘on the ball’ with their strategy. They wanted the ‘front page lead’ in all forms of the media. And they got it! So what went wrong? I say it was the fatal words of Kate Lundy (Sports Minister) and Richard Ings (ex Head ASADA) “Today is the blackest day in Australia’s sports history.” The dramatic announcements by “junior ministers”, Jason Claire (Justice) and Kate Lundy (Sport) three weeks ago were ill conceived, rushed without the real meat and substance to support this sensational headline. They were dealing with the most experienced group of sports journalists rarely gathered together. They came with a 40-page report defaming and destroying Australia’s worldwide revered sports image. It said our sports were contaminated by ‘drug cheats and criminal dealers’ with designs on ‘match fixing’. But after 12 months investigation there were no names of sports star
Until the hard facts are produced by its agencies the Government stands condemned of trashing our credibility and more. I shall apologise if the evidence is ever produced.
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Harry Beitzel www.squidoo.com/harrybeitzel culprits nor who were the criminal, corrupt gangs of drug pedlars. The PM got her publicity in ‘truckloads’ but did not read the severe reaction of the “loyal Aussie sports fans who do not accept our players and clubs are drug cheats infected by criminals.” Was last Monday’s poll result with the PM dropping from 54 per cent preferred PM to 44 per cent, and Abbott up to 49 per cent - the first reversal in years - something to do with our army of trusty Australian sports-lovers disgust at the innuendo AFL and NRL players and clubs are drug cheats? This story especially linked to the AFL and NRL plays-out daily with all the messy rumours that 150 AFL players are under investigation plus six NRL Clubs. In my first column this year I said I was angry at the politicking and be-
smirching of the game I love without producing the evidence. in the CEOs of the major sports plus the Federal GovernmentASADA and ACC accusers were restricted from naming their ‘alleged’ findings because of Government confidentiality agreements as it would “shatter the credibility of Australian sport!’’
■ The following update was released by AFL Chief Executive Officer Andrew Demetriou: “Following the AFL Commission meeting in Melbourne on Monday February 18, the Commission further reviewed the recent report released by the Australian Crime Commission on February 7. “Consistent with the special meeting of the AFL Commission on February 7, the following action was agreed at Monday’s meeting. “An additional full time member of the AFL’s Integrity Unit will start this week while two people who are currently employed part-time will be employed full time. Other staff will be added in coming weeks. “Other resources will be added to the Integrity Unit in the coming weeks. “The Commission agreed to the introduction of rules to cover the following: Mandatory reporting to the AFL of any doping activities or approaches Enhancing the AFL registry of all club staff and personnel who have contact with players, including sports scientists An audit of backgrounds of all club employees, contractors and consultants The Commission received an update from the executive on the development of a ‘whistleblower’ policy which will be in place as soon as possible.
“Consistent with the recommendations of the ACC report, the AFL has written to each State and Territory Government seeking legislation to: Introduce information sharing arrangements between police agencies, other investigative bodies and approved sporting bodies Adopt legislation which provides for a term of imprisonment for anyone found guilty of match fixing, similar to the legislation adopted by the New South Wales Government last year. Adopt legislation for the introduction of criminal sanctions for those who peddle and administer performance enhancing drugs. “The AFL Medical Directors will now meet all clubs doctors to review practices and the oversight of treatments. “Meetings are scheduled with all 18 AFL clubs during the next 10 days “Each club’s use of supplements and other treatments will now be audited.” Mr Demetriou said the AFLCommission regarded the integrity of the game as its highest priority and the response and approach by the AFL will continue to evolve throughout this year. “As far as the matters raised by the ACC apply to the AFL, they are being thoroughly investigated by ASADA and we will provide whatever support is required toASADA and other agencies,” Mr Demetriou said.
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