I stumble upon an old farce, and Noises Off … makes me smile

Noises Off is a 1992 movie based upon a 1982 play that was centered upon the intertwined backstage lives of the actors in a fictitious play, a romp titled Nothing On. Got it? The movie, directed by Peter Bogdanovich from a screenplay by Marty Kaplan, is quite deliciously complicated at face value, yes. But it’s…

The Sapphires brings a needed shine to Aboriginal talent

The photo of Chris O’Dowd in a hipster singing pose with the interestingly arranged women surrounding him caught my attention on the Blu-Ray rack at the Liverpool Public Library. The Sapphires, I mused to myself, rolling the title around for a moment before I pulled it and checked it out at my workplace for viewing…