Night of high spirits
By DANIELLE GALVIN
IT WAS the last night in October that ghouls and scary goblins descended on the streets of the sleepy shire.
There were dozens...
Buck up your ideas
DVD
Buck (PG)
Director: Cindy Meehl
THIS documentary on America’s famed horse whisperer offers plenty of reasons not to watch it.
There’s way too much cowboy clothing, it’s...
All nerves and nuance
By BRITTANY PIASENTIN
Film
Blue Jasmine (M)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins and Bobby Canavale.
WOODY Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’ is a witty portrait of a...
Tom saves the world – again
Captain Phillips (M)
Starring: Tom Hanks - well, really only Tom Hanks
BLAND American everyman Tom Hanks saddles up to save the world - not for...
Show goes back home to mother
By NICOLE WILLIAMS
How I Met Your Mother
Channel 7, Thursdays, 8pm
I LOVE How I Met Your Mother but the final season is losing its appeal.
It...
Wild dogs on stage
A PLAY based on a local man’s struggle with wild dogs has made it to the theatre and will take centre stage at the...
Jackman the perfect vigilante
Jackman the perfect vigilante
Prisoners (MA)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gylenhaal, Viola Davis
GOODY Two-Shoes and all-round nice guy Hugh Jackman makes me sick.
But he’s never been...
A dysfunctional bromance
By DANNY BUTTLER
Rush (MA)
Starring: Daniel Bruhl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde
"THERE are 25 Formula One drivers in the world. Two of us die every year."
Rush...
New rules are kids play
By DANIELLE GALVIN
TOUGH new gaming guidelines will set out strict rules about children’s play areas and their proximity to poker machines.
Minister for Liquor and...
’Blacklist’ more than a crime
By REBECCA TORSELLO
Television
The Blacklist
Channel 7
8.40pm Monday
THE Blacklist is not just another crime show, with gripping plotlines and intriguing characters which are a breath of...
Drilling in cyber safety
By DANIELLE GALVIN
A CYBER safety expert visited Pakenham Secondary College on Monday to encourage students to be responsible digital citizens.
Susan McLean spoke to students...
Store opens for car show
A car show held at the Harkaway General Store on Sunday 29 September was a roaring success.
Car enthusiasts from the community rolled in to...
Warrior Schreuder to represent Vics
Pakenham Warriors star guard and Youth League Captain Chelsea Schreuder has been selected to represent Victoria Navy at the upcoming Under 20s National Championships.
Schreuder...
