The Crooked Fiddle Band are on the rise. With a solid fan club, an upcoming Chicago studio recording booked for their second album and a festival focussed 2011 agenda, their solid musicianship, theatrical performance and fusioned tastes are paying… Crooked Fiddle Band in Sydney en route for Chicago
On Friday night, Ruby TV is heading to Newtown to check out the Crooked Fiddle Band, the tipped Kira Puru and the Bruise and the Melburnian Woohoo Revue (not just for the name but their rep for fun and upbeat… Crooked Fiddle and friends in Sydney
A break from the big smoke to think, write, eat well and enjoy la France! We’re heading there tomorrow. Voici some snaps from our last visit. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ow_GQCayGs[/youtube] This is where we stay – an amazing… Béarn, France Vacances!
Sofia Coppola’s Gold Lion winning SOMEWHERE is currently enjoying a wide international release. Here is the reportage Ruby and team made of interviews with Sofia and the cast (Elle Fanning and Stephen Dorff) in Venice… Ruby talks to Sofia Coppola, Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning Somewhere in Venice…
The long running ‘Tout Coupable’ by Elise McLeod and Camille Nahum (adapted from the book by Martine Tartour) starring Florence Duchez is about to wrap up for the season. Tix are very reasonably priced, so… Last weeks for Elise McLeod’s pregnancy comedy in Paris
Elise McLeod and I popped into the Swedish club to check out Australian pianist Chris Cody and his quartet and special guests… a contrast to the 7 piece band explosion from the Coolin with it’s… Chris Cody at the Swedish Club
When Paddy Sherlock, singer and trombonist from the explosive seven piece swing outfit from the Coolin in Paris proclaimed that he was the first Irish man to be playing Waiting for Godot in French in… En attendant Godot- Waiting for Godot
It was a blast. From the 6th-10th October at La Bellevilloise, with the theme of circus, artistic director of the Paris Burlesque Festival, Juliette Dragon, charmed us with snake dancers, stripping monocylcists, comic peep shows, cinéma,… Ruby TV at the Paris Burlesque Festival 2010
Last October, the first edition of the Paris Burlesque Festival was a public and performer success with local and international stars and up and comers performing, partying, conferencing, watching and being watched in multiple events… Paris Burlesque Festival is upon us
Landing in Paris tomorrow, one of America’s best tap dancers, Omar Edwards, will continue where he left off- giving intensive tap dance classes (both basic and advanced levels that manage to be both delightfully exhausting… Omar is Back
He knows more about Australian cinema than most Australians, and has been toiling away on the other side of the globe building up a festival to celebrate it. French Bernard Bories is president of the… Antipodean Film Festival blossoms in St Tropez with a strong indigenous presence
Thanks to the friendly French publicist Aurelie, we booked in itvs with the Spanish film at Venice and landed on the best director and best screenplay… Here is the SBS video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxx1s5EDUhU[/youtube]
check it out here on sbs.
The final day of the 67th Venice International film festival has turned out blue skies, breathless filmmakers and exhausted journalists. The locals and regulars agree that the 2010 festival has been less buzzy than previous… Lido finally more buzzy and sunny for the ceremony… after a needed nap!
The Miral piece (Venice competition film by Julian Schnabel based on the book by Rula Jebreal) is now up on SBS Film. Reported/produced by Ruby, production managed by Fabrizio Weiss and camera/edit by Marco Bravetti. Here… Venice Miral interviews- SBS Film
A quick email update from Venice has landed on Screen Comment . Today Venice was about MIRAL film screening, press conference and red carpet. Interviews for SBS with actors tomorrow. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmb623zXwIg[/youtube]
Ruby TV has landed in Venice for the 67th cinema Biennale which kicks off today with Daron Aronofky’s (The Wrestler) Black Swan starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. With… Ruby TV at the Venice Film Festival
If you’re flying Qantas throughout September, pick up a copy of The Australian Way and flick through to read my story on Australian Creatives Abroad featuring Simon T Rann (Paris), Luke Davies (LA), Monique Julian… Qantas Creatives Abroad
Recently when in Barcelona for the Tap On Barcelona festival, Franco, a friend and man- about- town invited me to the inauguration of his ex-flatmate’s frozen yoghurt shop in Barceloneta- LIKK. While Ruby TV usually… LIKK Barcelona
Ruby TV shuffles off to… Barcelona for the 3rd annual Tap On Barcelona Tap Dance Festival. Featuring Chloe Arnold, Jason Samuels Smith, Sebastian Weber, Jérémy Champagne, Guillem Alonso, Roser Font, Tap Olé, Walk on Tap… Ruby TV at Tap On Barcelona Festival 2010