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Google movies

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Michael

I hope to see the Clint Eastwood-directed Invictus this weekend. It’s a movie about Nelson Mandela’s support for the Springboks in the 1995 rugby World Cup. Sport was divisive in post-apartheid South Africa until Mandela defied his own supporters to … Continue reading →

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Fitzroy in the movies

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Michael

Browsing YouTube earlier tonight I discovered a film reference to Boulevard of Dreams (1988), starring John Waters, in which he whispers “Carn the mighty Roys” to his unborn child. The only other cinematic reference to Fitzroy Football Club that I’m … Continue reading →

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St Kilda Film Festival

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Michael

Last night I watched a touring performance of the St Kilda Film Festival. The touring show screens “the best of the fest” — a selection of 12 short films from 100 offered at the main festival, which itself is a … Continue reading →

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Francis the Mule and old movies

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael

I was listening to a YouTube version of “I’m On My Way” by The Proclaimers tonight, which uses footage of Laurel and Hardy dancing. A memory flooded back to me of watching Laurel and Hardy movies on black and white … Continue reading →

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