I almost had a Nicky Winmar photo moment. It was after the semi final between St Kilda and Melbourne at the MCG in 1998. Led by Jeff Farmer with four goals, the Demons won by 51 points and put the Saints season to an end.
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A look at One Life (R)
Most of us have read, listened to or watched all sorts of stories and recollections about World War 2 heroes and heroines. But it wasn’t until 1988 that the full story of the man who saved the lives of 669 Jewish children from German Nazi WW2 horror camps came to light.
Continue readingA look at Napoleon (R)
Not many directors nowadays would contemplate making a movie about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte – battles and political conflicts included. But, then again, Ridley Scott is no ordinary director.
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In the early 2000s from our homes in Williamstown (Victoria) and Fremantle (Western Australia) Vin Maskell and I started doing the same thing – taking photos of footy scoreboards.
We were alerted to the coincidence by mutual acquaintance and author of many fine footy books Paul Daffey, who said something like: “Do you know there’s a bloke on the other side of the country doing the same stupid thing as you?”
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It’s the type of sound best consumed via dodgy headphones or to accompany long drives. Poignant to those dwelling and driving in the longest city in the world, tickets sold out fast, and eager attendees lined up early on the night.
Continue readingA look at Killers of the Flower Moon (PG)
I daresay 90 per cent of us have seen Hollywood movies set in the gun-slinging wild west of the 19th century. But Martin Scorsese’s latest epic western film has fast-forwarded a few decades from those times to the post-World War 1 1920s.
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Football in Melbourne was less than two years old when an official notice appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser on 3 June 1861. It called for a “meeting of gentlemen (notice, no women mentioned), desirous of establishing a Sandhurst Football Club.”
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A look at A Haunting In Venice (PG)
Kenneth Branagh is back for his third role as Agatha Christie’s famous private detective Hercule Poirot in this murder mystery set in a huge Venice palazzo.
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• The premiership song. Photo by Lizzie Edwards.
Premierships are hard to win but somehow East Fremantle’s 2023 WAFL triumph seemed almost inevitable. In fact talk of the Sharks being 2023 premiership favourites started not long after the end of the 2022 season when they made the preliminary final.
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Fremantle fans knew their high expectations for the 2023 season were misplaced when their team managed to lose to North Melbourne – at home – in round two. A scare from the hapless hopeless banged-up Eagles in round three was confirmation.
The season provided some highlights and hope – including beating Melbourne at the MCG and a win over Geelong down at the Kardinia Park that was part of a promising last five rounds. The 101-point derby win in round 22 was required viewing.
The expected announcement that Liam Henry wants out is food for thought on three fronts.
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