Ice Age: Collision Course – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 21, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
When my favourite plus1 was not available for a preview of the fifth outing of this animated anthropomorphic franchise, I took a friend and her grandson. I need a little tacker for feedback.
The Power of Dance and Mr Gaga
June 17, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
“I really believe in the power of dance to heal” says Ohad Naharin, artistic director and renowned choreographer of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company in the documentary Mr Gaga in which he features…writes Roz Tarszisz.
An appeal to the sweet tooth and Mad Max…a music review
June 13, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
After testing recent audiences’ resilience with the lunges and shocks of Messiaen, and then their staying power to see off Haydn’s Creation, last night’s concert opened a chocolate box full of favourite flavours, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
Shir Madness 2016
June 7, 2016 by Geoff Sirmai
Jewish music festival SHIR MADNESS returns to Sydney for 2016 and the first list of acts has been announced. Read more
Land of Mine – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 6, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It has been a few weeks since I viewed Land of Mine but images have stayed with me.
The Literati by Justin Fleming after Moliere’s Les Femmes Savantes…a review by Deb Meyer
June 6, 2016 by Deb Meyer
On opening night of The Literati, at Sydney’s SWB Stables Theatre, love was certainly in the air. Read more
Queen of the Desert – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 2, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Being of a more practical than romantic bent, I watched explorer Gertrude Bell (Nicole Kidman) gadding about the desert swathed nun-like in beige linen and all I could think was – slap on a hat woman or you’ll end up with a ruddy complexion. But this being art, she remains pale as a lily.
God Willing – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
June 2, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It’s not that often you get a good laugh at the movies. First time director/writer Eduardo Falcone provides plenty of laughs but it’s nicely calibrated and not slapstick, well perhaps only a little.
Is This the Real World – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
May 26, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Reviewing movies takes me to places I might otherwise not go. In the past I might have considered myself a tad old to enjoy a story about a teenage boy but was engrossed by this debut film from writer/director Martin McKenna.
Works by Noa Eshkol in Sydney
Wall carpets created by Noa Eshkol, the daughter of Israel’s third Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, are on display during Sydney’s current Biennale. Read more
Audience in embryo
May 23, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
It doesn’t take much imagination to look over the aging sea of regular Sydney Opera House orchestral audiences to know that in 20 years from now the tide could have gone out – never to come back in, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
My Name is Asher Lev…a theatre review by Deb Meyer
Over the years, non-Jewish book reviewer Doug Cannon and his Dad would occasionally have a conversation about Chaim Potok’s classic novel. Read more
An evening with a remarkable pianist…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 15, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While there are many valid opinions as to who is the best classical pianist in the world, you do know when you’re in the presence of a contender. That was how I felt after hearing Alexander Gavrylyuk in recital at the Theme & Variations Foundation fundraiser last night. Read more
In the beginning – retold…a music review by Fraser Beath McEwing
May 12, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
Whether you believe in the Big Bang or the Bible when deciding how everything started, Haydn’s The Creation stands inarguably as one of the most outstanding musical works of the 18th Century. Read more
My Name is Naama Potok
May 10, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Naama Potok, daughter of acclaimed Jewish author, Chaim Potok, is in Sydney to promote the stage version of his novel My Name is Asher Lev.
STC’s play Disgraced lays bare a modern Muslim’s crisis of identity …a theatre review by Deb Meyer
May 10, 2016 by Deb Meyer
Arab-American playwright Ayad Akhtar is the most produced playwright in America at the moment and for good reason. Read more
Debunking Holocaust Denial Theories…a book review by Alan Gold
May 9, 2016 by Alan Gold
Some books are ‘must-read’. Others are ‘should read’. And a lot are ‘toss away without reading so you don’t let the facts bother you.’ Read more
Monica Goldberg at the SWF
May 4, 2016 by Geoff Sirmai
Work by Sydney Jewish writer Monica Goldberg will feature in the Sydney Writers’ Festival later this month. Read more
Bad Jews: a theatre review by Toni Susskind
May 2, 2016 by Toni Susskind
Touted as the “The funniest play of the year” by The Washington Post, Bad Jews is a black comedy set in a New York Studio Apartment. Read more
Portrait exhibition at The Great
April 30, 2016 by J-Wire Staff
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue will present thirty selected highlights from the collection of historical and contemporary portrait paintings from its AM Rosenblum Museum. Read more
Florence Foster Jenkins – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 28, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It must have been hard work for Meryl Streep to learn to sing off-key. Read more
Jewels and Ashes – A 25th Anniversary Edition: a book review by Alan Gold
April 25, 2016 by Alan Gold
Virginia Woolf once said that every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works. Perhaps the finest example in Australia today of the elemental truth of Woolf’s words is in the body of work produced over the past quarter of a century by Arnold Zable. Read more
Hay Fever: a theatre review by Deb Meyer
April 20, 2016 by Deb Meyer
There’s something terribly refreshing about a well written comedy, especially when it’s revived by a wonderful cast and given playful direction and a creative design team…writes Deb Meyer. Read more
Marguerite – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 15, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Perhaps it is coincidence the heroine of this movie shares her name with Margaret Dumont, the woman who was the “straight man” in several Marx Brothers comedies and the oblivious butt of many jokes.
Wide Open Sky – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
April 11, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Think big, dream wide is the maxim of Moorambilla Voices. Michelle Leonard, founder and Artistic Director of the choir, is just the woman to bring dreams to life.
Sherpa – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 29, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
It should be peaceful at Base Camp, Mount Everest with all that clean air, dazzling white snow and towering peaks. But in the short climbing season, it is so crowded up there, it’s more like Bondi Beach on Boxing Day, but with parkas.
Rams – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 24, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Sheep have never figured much in my life. Yet in the past month I have read and discussed a book about sheep farming at my book club*, spent time considering Tom Roberts famous painting of sheep shearers and taken in this film. I will try, although not too hard, to avoid any woolly thinking.
Eye in the Sky – a movie review by Roz Tarszisz
March 17, 2016 by Roz Tarszisz
Two British treasures – Alan Rickman (in one of his last appearances) and Helen Mirren bring their finely honed skills to this modern thriller, so it’s already off to a good start.
Box office boo-boo but a great performance
March 15, 2016 by Fraser Beath McEwing
While many punters voted no with their buttocks, those who did come to the Sydney City Recital Hall last night for two hours of Messiaen went home rewarded, writes Fraser Beath McEwing. Read more
10 Cloverfield Lane: A movie review by Toni Susskind
March 10, 2016 by Toni Susskind
10 Cloverfield Lane is a taut psychological thriller which draws you in and demands your attention. Read more
