Sam Neill remembered for Death in Brunswick and a deal with the devil
“Wayne Fontana had a hit song in 1966: Pamela, Pamela “I remember well when Laurel and Hardy were in the movies,” says Cherrybrook’s Allan Gibson, along with the lyrics: “So, depending on where you lived, ‘voices’ had different names: movies, pictures, movies, and now bioscope.” Allan adds: “Don Bain could download an app aptly called Bioskop”, although judging by the reviews some appear to be from World Cup viewers (How much money did you defraud by taking 100 taka from all of us?), the result won’t be a long ball for anyone.
“I haven’t been to Cloncurry since the 70s,” says Vic Prociv, of Rosehill. “But the local theater owned by Bob Katter snr was the Bio Talkie Theatre, where the ‘Bio’ was made from ordinary incandescent bulbs.”
John Ure of Mount Hutton has another memory (C8) of his loss in France: “In 2015 my wife and I were on a street corner in Amiens examining a map trying to find our way to the Jules Verne Museum. A smartly dressed young woman asked if she could help and then did her best to guide us. When she found out we were Australian she simply said: ‘We owe you so much’. We had just been visiting the First World War battlefields and cemeteries, this This comment was particularly touching for us.”
“When a website asks you to accept or reject cookies, does that mean you are considered a CAD and if you decline you will be considered spam instead?” Mary Carde from Parrearra (Qld) works wonders.
Grandma’s film guru Janice Creenaune of Austinmer agrees death in brunswick (C8) deserves a shout-out following the passing of the great Sam Neill “and let’s not forget that Phil Judd and Peter Volaris’ magnificent soundtrack (heavily influenced by Greek folk music) won Soundtrack of the Year at the 1991 APRA Music Awards. Great cast, great score, another underrated Aussie indie film.”
“I had the good fortune to meet Sam Neill at an art exhibition many years ago and spent some time talking with him,” Eastwood’s Peter Skrzynecki writes. “He just did Omen III (Final Conflict) The antichrist I saw here played Damien Thorn. When I asked him why he accepted such a role, he replied: ‘They offered me a very high amount of money.’ And he smiled, tilting his head to one side.”
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