The Magnificent 20: The greatest Westerns of all time From John Ford classics to Sergio Leone gems, these are the best films the genre has to offer, says Graeme Ross The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
Is ice-cream good for you? Scientists divided on claims about health benefits Suggestions in the US that the dessert can have health benefits have been greeted by a ripple of scepticism from British experts The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023
The 10 most baffling Oscar victories Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023
Walter Mirisch obituary Producer whose trust in his film-makers led to a string of popular, Oscar-nominated movies The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023
Charges to be laid over massive GST fraud scheme The tax office's serious financial crimes task force has uncovered alleged fraud across three states, and is encouraging more of those involved to come forward. AAP · Feb 17, 2023
Review: The powerful 'Filmmakers for the Prosecution' shows how cinema held Nazi war criminals to account In 1945, as Europe smoldered and the world waited for justice, the American brothers and military veterans Budd and Stuart Schulberg embarked on the most difficult and important assignment of their lives. Their mission, handed to them by the Office of Strategic Services, was to track down filmed evidence of… Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2023
The 10 most baffling Oscar wins Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023
The Fabelmans: Steven Spielberg spins his origin story into a warm, witty, wonderfully moving fable of family and filmmaking The Fabelmans gives a sense of the fraught family dynamics and childhood experiences that shaped the director’s talent for spectacle, terror and delight in movies such as Jaws, Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park. ABC News · Jan 5, 2023
Melbourne woman jailed over $10m fraud A Melbourne woman has been sentenced for her central role in a major international criminal syndicate. AAP · Dec 16, 2022
AFP, ATO target 'dodgy' tax software Businesses allegedly using software to avoid paying tax have been targeted by the AFP in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania. AAP · Dec 9, 2022
ATO reveals it raided 35 properties suspected of using technology to evade paying tax Australian Taxation Office agents, along with federal police, have carried out dozens of raids, as part of a global crackdown on businesses suspected of using technology to under-report sales and avoid paying tax. ABC News · Dec 9, 2022
Tom Hanks explains why he’s never been in a Marvel film Actor compared the MCU to John Ford’s Western films that ‘dominated’ the market at the time The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022
Tom Hanks explains why he’s never been in a Marvel film Actor compared the MCU to John Ford’s Western films that ‘dominated’ the market at the time The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022
Why carp, one of Australia's worst introduced pests, could be a great budget-friendly fish With fish prices tipped to continue rising, we're being encouraged to broaden our nets and try eating different species, including carp. ABC News · Aug 14, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022 TV tonight: James Nesbitt locks horns with Joely Richardson in new thriller Star-studded murder drama Suspect starts on Channel 4. Plus: the Glastonbury countdown begins. Here’s what to watch this evening
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022 Philomena to Jerry and Marge Go Large: the seven best films to watch on TV this week Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in a terrifically moving true story, while Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening play a couple who find a loophole in the lottery … and try to win big
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022 ‘The cost has become absurd’: UK motorists lament £100-a-tank petrol As the cost of filling up hits new high, drivers at one service station do their best not to let it spoil their weekend
The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2022 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance at 60: the great American western John Ford’s 1962 masterwork remains a surprisingly downbeat film about the west with never-better performances from James Stewart and John Wayne
Salon · Apr 1, 2022 Trump's endorsement value sinks in GA If Trump's endorsements fail "then it doesn't play well for us" to put him back in the White House, Republican says
Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2022 Headache-busting balloon injected via NOSTRIL among 7 pioneering new NHS treatments Among seven new pioneering NHS treatments are an injection of an enlarged prostate with jets of steam to shrink it, a portable chest drainage device for heart and lung problems and an automated blood cell replacement system
Chicago Tribune · Mar 24, 2022 Steven Spielberg is up for another Oscar: We ranked all 33 of his movies, from worst to No. 1 best Forty-two years ago a little-known, 30-something actor named Steven Spielberg played a Cook County Assessor clerk in “The Blues Brothers.” He had a few lines, such as “Can I help you?” and “Here is your receipt.” His on-screen career came and went so fast you never noticed. But that filmmaking…
Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2022 'That Dirty Black Bag' adds to TV's Western resurgence Westerns used to be the surefire money makers in Hollywood. Directors like John Ford, Sam Peckinpah and Sergio Leone elevated the genre to fine art. But comic book heroes nudged the cowboys off the big screen, and the Hollywood Western rode off into the sunset.