
Peterloo: Mike Leigh – British Democracy’s Defining Moment
Appalling as it was, the massacre known as Peterloo, is a defining event in the evolution of western democracy and to remember it today, is to honour the fallen
Appalling as it was, the massacre known as Peterloo, is a defining event in the evolution of western democracy and to remember it today, is to honour the fallen
Unlikely but not impossible, Aphrodite aka Charlize Theron and Hephaestus aka Seth Rogen feature in Long Shot, a movie more complex than it seems on the surface
Peterloo: In 1819, the massacre of families attending a rally to hear Henry Hunt speak about parliamentary reform, took place on Peter’s Field near Manchester
Students are striking from school March 15, as they want politicians to take climate change, the biggest threat to their generation and those to come, seriously
Cook and the Pacific, an exhibition, National Library of Australia, starts September 22 and showcases 3 journals written by Captain James Cook about his voyages
A Higher Loyalty by James Comey is an impassioned narrative revealing how and why trust is a far better foundation than coercion, at least in a mature democracy
ANZAC Day, 25th April each year, commemorates the sacrifice of life in wartime and is an assertion of the nobility of a cause many young men died to protect
The Promise, a film inspired by factual events is a true tale of human history & national tragedy, which has created a great deal of controversy since released
In Series 1 Episode 2 the Medici come up against the city of Florence’s most vocal family the Albizzi, nobility who by 1427 were richer than their Medici rivals
Directed by Philipp Kadelbach, the BBC One television series SS-GB, explores what may have happened if Germany had won the battle of Britain and ruled in London
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” are words speaking to public morality, while harnessing our highest aspirations
The value of arts and creativity in Australian life is way beyond life style choices, it helps innovate collaborations, leading to academic and economic benefit
Age & Disability Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan addressed the National Press Club Canberra recently on how & why the ‘ageing revolution is not over yet’
To prevail in the wake of BREXIT as nations take stock on a global scale with the consequences, there will be many pluses, minuses and opportunities to be sure
Rose Niland reviews Black Jesus where at the premiere she spoke with animated Producer John Harrison, and met imaginative and meticulous Director Suzanne Millar
Eye in the Sky a tense thriller with Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman succinctly told, addresses issues of modern warfare, human morality and democracy in action