Glen Moray. Single Malt. Scotch Whiskey.
Glen Moray Classic Single Malt
A Speyside Scotch whiskey I was told not to drink.
REVIEW. Thoroughly enjoyable, butter scotch, sea salt, honey. Fairly crackles with life, even though not old. Young & lively.
Bugatti Exhibition. NGV International Melbourne
REVIEW: An interesting juxtaposition of beautiful modernist engineering & eclectic art objects from the Bugatti family. Small but interesting.
WHERE: National Gallery of Victoria Intl >St Kilda Rd > Melbourne.
Chrismont La Zona Sangiovese 2005.King Valley Vic.
This may be the wine talking … but possibly the best Sangiovese I’ve had lately. A taste of summer, butter, a roll in the hay,… Yum.
The Valet. La Doublure.
REVIEW. French comedy as we all love it. Champagne-froth but with a heart-felt message. Francis Veber’s movie is the funniest French Comedy I have seen recently. Fabulous!
WHERE. DVD. 2006. Madman.
Studio: Australian Painters @ SLV
REVIEW. How artists work & live in their studios by Ian Lloyd. With artists statements accompanying the photographs. Honest. Enlightening. Of interest to all artists.
WHERE. State Library of Victoria, Keith Murdoch Gallery, Foyer. Melbourne.
The Counterfeiters. Movie.
REVIEW. Karl Markovics tour-de-force as Salomon Sorowitsch distinguishes this film of the Jewish counterfeit racket set up by the Nazis, to prop up the regime in the last days of World War II.
An excellently conceived & executed moral dilemma, sharp & gut-piercing. ***** (5 stars).
WHERE. DVD.
Rosalie Gascoigne @ NGV
REVIEW. Australia’s grand dame of contemporary art, a unique deep & touching artist casting universal ideas into Australian country-tinged romanticism. Truly unique.
A well-curated exhibition of exemplary modern art. ***** (5 stars)
Rosalie Gascoigne Sweet Lovers
WHERE. National Gallery of Victoria. Ian Potter Centre, Fed Sq., Melbourne.
Thank You for Smoking.
“There’s no smoke without Liars.”
WHAT. DVD.
REVIEW. West Wing dialogue with so-called Merchants of Death. Caution, you may feel smoker sympathy!
Joyeux Noël. Movie.
WHAT. Joyeux Noel .the movie. (2005)
REVIEW. A touching story of the change of centuries in WWI trenches in France. Notably tri-lingual dialogue. ****_ (4 stars)
WHERE. DVD.
Some Hocus Pocus.
WHERE. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
WHAT. An Exhibition on Magic.
REVIEW. Props, posters, whimsical past. Well worth a look. ***– (3 stars)
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