Original Air Date: 18th of December, 1977 Lee Gambin is currently working on a book looking at the phenomenon of Very Special Episodes in American TV sitcoms. He and a number of contributing writers will be examining multiple episodes that ...

Joyce MacKenzie and Lex Barker In 1952, three Kurt Neumann films were released and in turn became a concise assessment of the director’s versatility and excellent handle on varied theme, genre and tone. These films were also powered with social ...

ALL THAT JAZZ (20th Century-Fox / Columbia, 1979) Bob Fosse’s semi-autobiographical All that Jazz is a masterpiece of seventies cinema, a pillar of New Hollywood, and a testament to this multi-talented artist’s genius. As Fosse delves into life, sex, art, ...

The original stage musical of The Wiz was a massive success. Here was an all-black version of an updated The Wizard of Oz (1939) where rural Kansas became Harlem and Oz was a variant of a black-centric New York City. ...

Actress Marsha Mason is force of nature. Here is an incredibly gifted actress who fuels her characters with a believability that is palpable, honest, pure, poignant and intimate. There is something so genuinely unique in the way she takes on ...

Let’s just start by saying this is possibly my favourite Australian film – and that is a mighty big call, because during the 70s and early 80s, Australia really knew how to deliver fantastic genre films. A lot would be ...

The Magic of Lassie is the first Lassie film in almost three decades, and although it doesn’t have the tender charm and elegance of the original masterpiece Lassie Come Home (1943) or later fare such as The Courage of Lassie ...

Fearless Fagan tells the story of a young lion working steadily at a travelling circus that suddenly has his life turned around when he has to join the army with his master and best friend Floyd Hilstown (Carleton Carpenter). This ...

During the 1940s, prolific Hollywood screenwriter Lillie Hayward would power the decade with rich and compelling films that varied in theme and tone. From shadowy and complex Westerns such as Blood on the Moon (1948), to introducing new dimensions to ...

Donna McRae is lovingly devoted to animals and animal welfare. Knowing her personally, I am in constant awe of her passionate and well-informed stance on the treatment of animals across the globe; whether it be the hushed abuse of donkeys ...