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The Brave One
Jodie Foster is terrific: she delivers a finely balanced portrait of a woman on the edge.
Resident Evil: Extinction
Milla Jovovich comes to save the day with dirty fingernails but not a smudge on her gorgeous face.
Deep Water
A thoughtful, haunting and empathetic documentary about an epic adventure that went awry.
Penny Blue
Penny Blue's bar is welcoming to the spirits-lover but it's the wine and beer that impress.
Regurgitator
Gig preview: If anyone knows about the highs and lows of rock'n'roll, it's Regurgitator's Ben Ely.
Art of Fighting
Gig preview: Can Lionel Richie really be an online pal of a Melbourne down-tempo indie band?
100 Mile Cafe
The idea here is to reduce food miles - the distance that food travels before it hits the plate.
Che Guevara: The Body and the Legend
One of history's most enigmatic figures gets a sharp, intriguing examination here.
Long Road to Heaven
This feature-length film is an attempt to heal scars that are not yet ready to go away.
Prozeteac and Lily-thium
This needs to transcend into something more recognisably ironic, and ultimately effective.
Controlled Falling Project
These three performers launch into a series of astounding physical acts wearing an old-fashioned clothing.
Highlights
THIS WEEK
FRINGE FESTIVAL
Weekend highlights:
Friday 12 Oct:
Lawrence Leung Learns to Breakdance: The return of
Lawrence’s foolhardy quest to be cool! Join him as he
encounters trendy fashionistas, attempts "pick-up artist"
techniques and stumbles head-first into a hardcore breakdancing
championship.
Festival Hub, Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melbourne,
7pm.
Lost Vegas: Forget the glamour, the glitz and the MGM
Grand. Lost Vegas takes you to the seamier side to life in the
desert of broken dreams.
Festival Club, North Melbourne Town Hall, 8pm - 3am.
Saturday 13 Oct:
Tommy Little – Call Me: What would you do if you
found a mysterious card saying 'call me' on it?
The Cue, 1st Floor, 227 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, 7.30pm.
Home Grown: Home Grown is an original performance
installation created by Israeli performance maker Sivan
Gabrielovich.
The Shed, Meeting place, Cnr Drummond & Richardson Sts,
Carlton North, 8pm.
Sunday 14 Oct:
The Piano Has Been Drinking: A growling adventure into the
music and lyrics of the archetype barroom balladeer, Tom Waits.
The Terminus Hotel, 605 Victoria St, Abbotsford.
8.30pm.
Intimate Apparel: A sadistic musical satire on
the ways we get intimate with art - and the ways we don't.
Dante’s Fitzroy. 150 – 156 Gertrude St, Fitzroy,
7.30pm.
For more information: www.melbournefringe.com.au or ph: 8412 8777.
KIDS
Construct, make and explore outdoor spaces and experiment with different materials including fabrics and clay in this Playscapes art-making workshop. For ages seven years and under.
Oct 13, 20 & 27, 11am-1pm. ArtPlay, Birrarung Marr, city. Free, no need to book. Tel: 9664 7900
PERFORMANCE
The famous Spiegeltent is back in town for her seventh consecutive Melbourne season. A huge program of comedy, music and cabaret by local and international artists including Lior, Kate Ceberano, Clare Bowditch, My Friend the Chocolate Cake and Deborah Conway.
Oct 11 to Dec 16, The Arts Centre Forecourt, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne. www.spiegeltent.net
Compiled by Catherine Chisholm, Annalisa GiudiciWhat's Coming Soon
Gigs
Nick Cave and Grinderman
Nick Cave is back in town but this time he's bringing a
little something extra, namely Grinderman.
Weekend Away Ideas
On starry, starry nights
Vistas of the Pyrenees by day and breathtaking views of southern skies by night.
Flushed with success
A birdwatchers' paradise at Melbourne's major sewage plant.
