‘Going In Style’ trailer

December 19, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Deadline Hollywood talk about Going In Style.

Can’t wait to see it on the big screen.

Desertification

December 14, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

A reader reminded me of this blog post, so thought I’d publish it again…

ACT 1: This poem “Desertification” 1st appeared in the 2007 anthology of Fellowship of Australian Writers WA “Lines in the Sand”, on page 28.

ACT 2: Also that year, I was flattered to be asked to read it at the launch of John Kinsella‘s “Shades of the Sublime and Beautiful” published in 2008 by Fremantle Press, together with Dennis Haskell and Glen Phillips, in the University of WA bookshop. There was a video taken that night but I can’t get it to upload here…

ACT 3: This poem inspired a young poet Marlia Douglas to write her own poem with the same title. I found all this out when Marlia turned up at one of my Poets Corner events.

She just happened to be in the State Library when it was on, and poked her head in to listen. As host I was constantly looking out for…

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‘Three Summers’

December 13, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Three Summers the latest film from Ben Elton filmed in WA , wrapped on 15 October 2016 and is expected to be released nationally in cinemas mid to late 2017.

Looking forward to this one! Hubby and I had a fudge stall at the Fairbridge Festival in 2010 – a great fun, folksy weekend!

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La La Land

December 13, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Ooooooh! I love musicals and this sounds like a doozy!

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Beautiful Ireland…

December 11, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Even though I only got to spend 14 months there, I miss the people, their accents, the sights and the beauty of the places I saw.

9 of the Best Small Towns in Ireland

The picture-perfect countryside is home to many quaint villages

TEXT BY MICHELE TYMANN : Architectural Digest – Posted December 2, 2016

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On the cover of Sergeant Pepper: Dion – Runaround Sue!

December 10, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

You may recall that in the recent post about Captain Beefheart I mentioned selecting The Beatles, ‘Sergeant Pepper’ LP from my vinyl shelves. That storied record is famous not only for …

Source: On the cover of Sergeant Pepper: Dion – Runaround Sue!

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“…and the bells are ringing out for Christmas Day.”

December 9, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

The Week article – ‘Fairytale of New York” by Michael Brendan Dougherty : “The first thing to say about The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” is that it is absurd when described in words.”

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Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote! for The Immortal Jukebox (& groove to The Shadows!)

December 5, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Voted – naturally!

The Immortal Jukebox

I was very grateful and somewhat amazed at how many of my readers took the time to nominate The Immortal Jukebox for The UK Blog Awards.

Now I would like to ask you to move to the next stage and vote for The Jukebox (and encourage all your family, friends, and social media contacts to do the same!).

Please follow the link and select Art & Culture from the drop down menu:

http://blogawardsuk.co.uk/ukba2017/entries/immortal-jukebox

As a reward here’s ‘Wonderful Land’ an early 60s guitar instrumental from the one and only Shadows featuring the lyrical playing of Hank B Marvin.

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True Blue Review

December 5, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Red Dog: True Blue. The World Premiere Review.

04 DECEMBER 2016 on karratha, film, review by Joel Gibson

Trailer: Red Dog True Blue is in cinemas Boxing Day.

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Santa’s back!

December 4, 2016 by Frances Macaulay Forde

“AFTER 728 sleeps, Santa Claus was finally back in town last night for the 44th RAC Christmas Pageant.” Toyah Shakespeare, PerthNow December 3, 2016 9:44pm