2009 November | MEL: HOT OR NOT

HOT: When the Rain Stops Falling, Sumner Theatre, 140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank

November 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Out of the three plays I’ve seen at the MTC this year, Brink Productions and Andrew Bovell’s When the Rain Stops Falling, is an absolute standout. That really says something when you’re comparing it with Tony Award winning, Broadway and West End hits August: Osage County and God of Carnage. When the Rain Stops Falling [...]

HOT OR NOT? Another giveaway for The Boys are Back

November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Getting ready for the weekend? I have a couple more double passes to give away for preview screenings of the new Clive Owen film The Boys are Back. The passes are valid for all major cinemas this Friday 6th, Saturday 7th or Sunday 8th November. I reviewed the film recently and gave it a NOT, [...]

HOT: Moon, Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon St, Carlton

November 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

I thought that Moon might end up being an unreviewable film. Thanks to an errant alarm clock and coding-induced insomnia, I found myself dozing during key moments of the film, leaving me in a fog of confusion for most of it. That’s not to say that the film was sleep inducing, as everybody else in [...]

HOT: TOFWD The Organic Food and Wine Deli, 28 Degraves St Melbourne

November 3, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

TOFWD is a mouthful of a name, but at least there’s no second-guessing what’s on offer at a place called The Organic Food and Wine Deli. This Degraves Street café and mini-health food shop serves organic food to the lunch masses, with pies, rolls, sandwiches, bowl food and sweet things on offer. I had a [...]

HOT: Point & Shoot Camera Basics, Centre for Adult Education, 21 Degraves St, Melbourne

November 2, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

My trash TV confession – sitting through 12 cycles of America’s Next Top Model. But now it appears that all those hours have been time well spent! I’ve absorbed quite a bit of knowledge on photography and light while watching ‘fierce’ Tyra Banks and a bevy of model wannabes. That’s not to say I didn’t [...]

HOT Chat: Jessica Rae of Melbourne Op Shop Tours

November 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

This week’s HOT Chat is with Jessica Rae from Melbourne Op Shop Tours. I seem to be on a ‘green’ bent lately (check out previous HOT Chats with Eco Fashionista and 321 Water) and Melbourne Op Shop Tours is another Melbourne-based business which takes the approach that being green doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style [...]

HOT Alert: Week of 2 November

November 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Everything in Melbourne this week is leading to one big horserace on Tuesday. Me? I’ll probably be in front of the computer on Cup Day, coding and cursing….because my friends and I will soon be launching BNE: HOT OR NOT – The decisive guide to Brisbane. That’s right folks, if you’re heading to the Sunshine State [...]