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About life in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (19 Sep 15) p.51
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Back to India to find himself in AFR Weekend (28/01/2017) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; LION (AT, Garth Davis, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: LION (AT, Garth Davis, 2016) Summary: Review of the film LION, with comments on how the film is quite good, but embraces mediocrity
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Bad eggs : A geek and his gang discover drugs are the currency of escape while an illustrious brand falters in the age of the wealthy in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (22/8/2015) p.51
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Bonds of family and friendship in AFR Weekend (10/12/2016) p.44
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; LITTLE MEN (US/GR, Ira Sachs, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: LITTLE MEN (US/GR, Ira Sachs, 2016) Summary: Positive review of the film LITTLE MEN, where the author sees the film as a commentary of family dynamics and the pressures of financial uncertainty in the USA
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Boy zone in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (11/04/2015) p.51
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Brute force in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (28/03/2015) p.51
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Cape fear in AFR Weekend (02/04/2016) p.51
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CARNAL CAPERS in Australian Financial Review (29/03/2014) p.51
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Carnal Clock in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (26/9/15) p.51
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Child's play in Australian Financial Review (20/12/2015) p.55
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Clooney tunes in Australian Financial Review [Weekend] (27/02/2016) p.51
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; SON OF SAUL [SAUL FIA] (HU/US/FR/IS/BS, Lazlo Nemes, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: SON OF SAUL [SAUL FIA] (HU/US/FR/IS/BS, Lazlo Nemes, 2015) Summary: Son of Saul is set in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. Watching this film is an intense, suspenseful and gruelling experience writes McDonald.
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Cold justice in AFR Weekend (20/02/2016) p.47
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; [FORTY-FIVE] 45 YEARS (UK, Andrew Haigh, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: [FORTY-FIVE] 45 YEARS (UK, Andrew Haigh, 2015) Summary: A mixed review of the film 45 YEARS. The author belives that the film is too bleak and slow moving without much insight into the characters lives
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Coloniers on the menu in AFR Weekend (20/05/2017) p.44
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A comedy of horrors : Tyrant's tale: Director delivers laughs to capture the essence of monstrous regime,writes John McDonald. in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (29/3/2018) p.37
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Comfort and joy in AFR Weekend (23/12/2015) p.41
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A cure for capitalism in AFR Weekend (25/03/2017) p.44
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Customs made for wit : the Arab Film Festival in AFR Weekend (30/07/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HALAL LOVE (GG/LE, Assad Fouladkar, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. ARAB ; COMEDIES. MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRIES ; COMEDIES. USA ; HALAL LOVE (GG/LE, Assad Fouladkar, 2016) Summary: Positive review of the comedy HALAL LOVE, and comments on watching the film at the Arab Film Festival amongst a largely Arab audience. The author looks at how interesting it is to think about a culture as represented in comedies and despairs that Western audiences favour popular comedies that are gross out fests (names DIRTY GRANDPA) compared to more sophisticated non Western comedies as represented by HALAL LOVE
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A cut above in Sydney Morning Herald [Spectrum] (20/08/2016) p.13
Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; SCORSESE, MARTINAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR THE MOVING IMAGE [ACMI] ; SCORSESE, MARTIN Summary: Review of the Martin Scorsese exhibition at ACMI. The reviewer is largely positive though thinks that the exhibition is less compelling than the movies he made that are featured in the exhibition. Discussion of Scorsese's influences and his religious beliefs
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Desert & oasis in Australian Financial Review (08/03/2014) p.51
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Dilemmas of lust in space in AFR Weekend (14/01/2017) p.36
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Double act in AFR Weekend (17/10/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; UNINDIAN (AT, Anupam Sharma, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: UNINDIAN (AT, Anupam Sharma, 2015) Summary: Review of the film UNINDIAN. The reviewer states the film is cheerful but superficial
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Down, not out in Australian Financial Review (08/11/2014) p.51
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Down, not out in Australian Financial Review (08/11/2014) p.51
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Eternal battles in Australian Financial Review (14/02/2015) p.51
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Eternal battles in Australian Financial Review (14/02/2015) p.51
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Eternal youth in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (24/04/2015) p.51
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Eternal youth in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (24/04/2015) p.51
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Even closer encounters in AFR Weekend (19/11/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; ARRIVAL (US, Denis Villeneuve, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: ARRIVAL (US, Denis Villeneuve, 2016) Summary: Postive review of science fiction film ARRIVAL. The author rejoices in the film's imagination and lack of destuctive action sequences
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Everyday geniuses in Sydney Morning Herald [Spectrum] (02/01/2016) p.16
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Eyes have it in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (21/03/2015) p.51
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Eyes have it in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (21/03/2015) p.51
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Faith and philosophy in AFR Weekend (29/04/2017) p.36
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Far gone in Australian Financial Review (02/05/2015) p.51
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A fashonista ghost story in AFR Weekend (13/04/2017) p.45
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Film game on in AFR Weekend (28/11/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HUNGER GAMES, THE : MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (US, Francis Lawrence, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: HUNGER GAMES, THE : MOCKINGJAY PART 2 (US, Francis Lawrence, 2015) Summary: McDonald reviews MOCKINGJAY PART 2, the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise. The author is overall dissappointed with this film and feels it is the weakest of all four Hunger Games films.
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Film noir, outback noir in AFR Weekend (09/07/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; GOLDSTONE (AT, Ivan Sen, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: GOLDSTONE (AT, Ivan Sen, 2016) Summary: Review of the film GOLDSTONE where the author comments on the noirish qualities of the film and whether it is a true noir film
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Film time lapse in Australian Financial Review [National] (29/08/2015) p.51
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Flawed classic in AFR Weekend (05/03/2016) p.51
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCHAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCH ; CONTEMPT [MEPRIS, LE] (FR/IT, Jean-Luc Godard, 1963) ; MICROBE AND GASOLINE [MICROBE ET GASOIL] (FR, Michel Gondry, 2015) ; BOOMERANG (FR, Francois Favrat, 2015) ; MARGUERITE (FR/CZ/BE, Xavier Giannoli, 2015) ; BRAND NEW TESTAMENT, THE [TOUT NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, LE] (BE/FR/LU, Jaco Van Dormael, 2015) Summary: Review of a number of films being shown at the 2016 Alliance Francaise French Film Fesitval, with most of the reviews being complementary, apart from a mixed review for CONTEMPT [LE MEPRIS]
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French immersion in AFR Weekend (11/03/2017) p.36
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCHAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCH Summary: Review of the Alliance Francaise Film Festival to screen around Australia
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French Toast in Australian Financial Review (07/03/2015) p.51 - 52
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCHAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCH ; GEMMA BOVERY (FR/UK, Anne Fontaine, 2014) ; CHAMBRE BLEUE, LA (FR, Mathieu Amalric, 2014) ; BLUE ROOM ,THE (FR, Mathieu Amalric, 2014) ; NEW GIRLFRIEND, THE (FR, Francois Ozon, 2014) ; NOUVELLE AMIE, UNE (FR, Francois Ozon, 2014) ; SAINT LAURENT (FR/BE, Bertrand Bonello, 2014) ; SAMBA (FR, Olivier Nakache & Eric Toledano, 2014) Notes: in the FESTIVALS. AUSTRALIA. FRENCH 2015 file
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Get smart in Australian Financial Review (20/06/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF (US, Alex Gibney, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF (US, Alex Gibney, 2015) Summary: Positive review of the documentary 'Going clear: Scientology and the prison of belief'. Some discussion by the author about the Scientology religion and how the documentary reveals some of its operations
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, THE (UK/US/FR, Michael Winterbottom, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, THE (UK/US/FR, Michael Winterbottom, 2015) Summary: Positive review of the documentary 'The emperor's new clothes'. The production features actor/activist Russell Brand who looks to change the inequity of modern sociery
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Grand fantasy : Meryl Streep is delightfully deluded in New York, while personas slip and slide in an autobiographical Italian film in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (7/5/2016) p.51
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Grand fantasy : Meryl Streep is delightfully deluded in New York, while personas slip and slide in an autobiographical Italian film in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (7/5/2016) p.51
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Grin and bear it : a new 'revenge western' is as gritty and authentic as a CGI-heavy remake is flaky and pointless in AFR Weekend (09/01/2016) p.51
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Grin and bear it : a new 'revenge western' is as gritty and authentic as a CGI-heavy remake is flaky and pointless in AFR Weekend (09/01/2016) p.51
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Hacksaw Mel's redemption? in AFR Weekend (05/11/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HACKSAW RIDGE (US/AT, Mel Gibson, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: HACKSAW RIDGE (US/AT, Mel Gibson, 2016) Summary: Positive review of HACKSAW RIDGE, with focus on the brutality of the film's combat sequences
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Heat & soul in Australian Financial Review (01/08/2015) p.51
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Hello, G'bye in Australian Financial Review [weekend Fin] (6/6/2015) p.51
Call No: CLIPPINGS FILE; SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILEAuthor: Mcdonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. SYDNEY. 2015 Summary: An introductory article to what's showing at the Sydney Film Festival, 2015.
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High drama in AFR Weekend (03/10/2015) p.51
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MACBETH (UK/FR/US, Justin Kurzel, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MACBETH (UK/FR/US, Justin Kurzel, 2015) Summary: Reviewer states that the film will leave a powerful impression on its viewers with its rewrite of the famous Shakespeare play
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High Flyer in AFR Weekend (30/04/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; EDDIE THE EAGLE (UK/US/G, Dexter Fletcher, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: EDDIE THE EAGLE (UK/US/G, Dexter Fletcher, 2016) Summary: Positive review of EDDIE THE EAGLE. The reviewer admits that he is not a fan of the feel-good genre, he enjoyed this film calling it a pleasure
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In their shoes in AFR Weekend (18/06/2016) p.51
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; FESTIVALS. SYDNEYAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. SYDNEY ; JULIETA (SP, Pedro Almodovar, 2016) ; WAR ON EVERYONE (UK, John Michael McDonagh, 2016) ; [ELVIS AND NIXON] ELVIS & NIXON (US, Liza Johnson, 2016) ; I SAW THE LIGHT (US, Marc Abraham, 2016) Summary: Overview of the 2016 Sydney Film Festival, with brief but incisive reviews on JULIETA, WAR ON EVERYONE, ELVIS & NIXON, and I SAW THE LIGHT
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MILES AHEAD (US, Don Cheadle, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MILES AHEAD (US, Don Cheadle, 2015) Summary: Positive review of MILES AHEAD with the journalist praising the film's inventiveness, especially in regards to the film's willingness to disregard the standard structure of biopics
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Inner space in Australian Financial Review (22/11/2014) p.51
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It's been a hard day's night in AFR Weekend (17/09/2016) p.36
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Labour of love in AFR Weekend (07/11/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; FREEHELD (US, Peter Sollett, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FREEHELD (US, Peter Sollett, 2015) Summary: McDonald reviews FREEHELD acknowledging the performances of Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon and Steve Carell.
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MAN UP (UK/FR, Ben Palmer, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MAN UP (UK/FR, Ben Palmer, 2015) Summary: McDonald reviews MAN UP. He makes comparisons between American romantic comedy Sleeping With Other People .
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Licence to chill in AFR Weekend (14/11/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; SPECTRE (US/UK, Sam Mendes, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: SPECTRE (US/UK, Sam Mendes, 2015) Summary: Review of the James Bond film SPECTRE. The author compares the evil plot of the film's villian to Australia's computer survelliance and data collection laws
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Licence to chill in AFR Weekend (14/11/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; NOW ADD HONEY (AT, Wayne Hope, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: NOW ADD HONEY (AT, Wayne Hope, 2015) Summary: Review of Australian film NOW ADD HONEY written and directed by husband and wife team Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler. The authour comments that the movie feels a lot like a TV sitcom.
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Life & Depp in AFR Weekend (10/10/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; BLACK MASS (US, Scott Cooper, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: BLACK MASS (US, Scott Cooper, 2015) Summary: Review of BLACK MASS that states it is an 'almost good' gangster film that reminds the viewer of other gangster films
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Lion's den in AFR Weekend (15/08/2015) p.51
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Lion's Den in AFR Weekend (15/08/2015) p.51
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Lone raider in AFR Weekend (09/04/2016) p.51
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Loser sequel triumphs in AFR Weekend (27/08/2016) p.36
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Marriage's winter chill in AFR Weekend (08/10/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; EARLY WINTER (CN/AT, Michael Rowe, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: EARLY WINTER (CN/AT, Michael Rowe, 2016) Summary: Review of the film EARLY WINTER, which is directed by Australian Michael Rowe but set in Canada and looks at the trials and tribulations of married life
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Mirth meets melancholy in AFR Weekend (11/02/2017) p.36
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Moral hazard in Australian Financial Review [Weekend] (19/03/2016) p.51
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Moral hazard in Australian Financial Review [Weekend] (19/03/2016) p.51
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Morality, conflicted in AFR Weekend (18/03/2017) p.36
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; SALESMAN, THE [FORUSHANDE] (IR/FR., Asghar Farhadi, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: SALESMAN, THE [FORUSHANDE] (IR/FR., Asghar Farhadi, 2016) Summary: Positive review of the film THE SALESMAN (original title FORUSHANDE), where the reviewer comments on how the film tries to shine a light onto the complexitites of modern Iranian society
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Naked Truth in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Film] (13/12/2014) p.51
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Not buying in AFR Weekend (04/06/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MONEY MONSTER (US, Jodie Foster, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MONEY MONSTER (US, Jodie Foster, 2016) Summary: A mixed review of MONEY MONSTER, where the author feels that the film is ideas driven than character driven and tackles similar themes like a number of recent Hollywood films about finance
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; QUEEN OF THE DESERT (US/MR, Werner Herzog, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: QUEEN OF THE DESERT (US/MR, Werner Herzog, 2015) Summary: A negative review of QUEEN OF THE DESERT. The author is displeased at the many historical accuracies of the life of Gertrude Bell and the miscasting of most of the key actors
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Numb and number in AFR Weekend (16/07/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; DEMOLITION (US, Jean-Marc Vallee, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: DEMOLITION (US, Jean-Marc Vallee, 2015) Summary: Review of the film DEMOLITION. The author says the film's main character (Davis Mitchell) has much in common with the existentialist Meursault from The Outsider and praises the film for making the audience feel sympathy for Davis
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Odd couple in AFR Weekend (28/05/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; NICE GUYS, THE (US, Shane Black, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: NICE GUYS, THE (US, Shane Black, 2016) Summary: Positive review of THE NICE GUYS. The reviewer enjoyed the film - even though it was 'confusing' he found it funny and entertaining.
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Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (NZ, Taika Waititi, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (NZ, Taika Waititi, 2016) Summary: Positive review of HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, with the reviewer enjoying the family comedy and it's lead actors Julian Dennison and Sam Neill
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Oliver Stone's Snowden in AFR Weekend (24/09/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; SNOWDEN (US/FR/GG, Oliver Stone, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: SNOWDEN (US/FR/GG, Oliver Stone, 2016) Summary: Review of the film SNOWDEN. The author agrees with the film's message regarding the dangers of survelliance but doesn't think its very entertaining
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Out of bounds in AFR Weekend (30/01/2016) p.51
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Out of time in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (9//05/2015) p.51
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Past lives in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (25/07/2015) p.51
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Past lives in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (25/07/2015) p.51
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Perfectly peculiar in AFR Weekend (01/10/2016) p.36
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Photo realist in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (12/09/2015) p.51
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Poetry of life celebrated in AFR Weekend (07/01/2017)
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; PATERSON (US, Jim Jarmusch, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: POETRY AND THE CINEMA ; PATERSON (US, Jim Jarmusch, 2016) Summary: Review of the film PATERSON. The author goes into some detail regarding how the film refers to poetry throughout, particularly the work of William Carlos Williams
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Poster boy for a distant war in AFR Weekend (03/12/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK (CC/UK/US, Ang Lee, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK (CC/UK/US, Ang Lee, 2016) Summary: Review of the film BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK. The reviewer does not really comment on the film's 'worth' but more on the situation of the USA's business and public's relationship with soldiers
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Power and glory in Australian Financial Review (20/07/2013) p.48
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Power and glory in Australian Financial Review (20/07/2013) p.48
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; REALITY (IT/FR, Matteo Garrone, 2012)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: REALITY (IT/FR, Matteo Garrone, 2012) Summary: Positive review of film 'Reality', where the author thinks that the film becomes impressive on reflection, especially with it's observations of reality TV and it's seductive promise of making the average person a star
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Predictable pleasure in AFR Weekend (1/04/2017) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MAN CALLED OVE, A [MAN SOM HETER OVE, EN] (SW, Hannes Holm, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MAN CALLED OVE, A [MAN SOM HETER OVE, EN] (SW, Hannes Holm, 2015) ; LIFE (US, Daniel Espinosa, 2017) Summary: Review of the film A MAN CALLED OVE, with the author stating it is sentimental but charming. He dislikes the film LIFE.
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Punks rock in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (20/09/2014) p.51
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Punks rock in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (20/09/2014) p.51
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Rare beasts in AFR Weekend (01/11/2014) p.51
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Rare beasts in AFR Weekend (01/11/2014) p.51
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Revel in disguise in Sydney Morning Herald [Spectrum] (25/06/2016) p.16
Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; SHERMAN, CINDYAuthor: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE CINEMA ; SHERMAN, CINDY Summary: Review of photographic artist Cindy Sherman whose work explores the depiction of film stars with herself taking on the role of various fictional film stars. An exhibition of her work is being held at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane
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Rise of the burger king in AFR Weekend (26/11/2016) p.36
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Risky affairs in AFR Weekend (24/10/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; BRIDGE OF SPIES (US, Steven Spielberg, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: BRIDGE OF SPIES (US, Steven Spielberg, 2015) Summary: John McDonald reviews Speilberg's film BRIDGE OF SPIES, a cold war thriller written by Matt Charman, Ethan and Joel Coen
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Risky affairs in AFR Weekend (24/10/2015) p.51
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Scene & heard in AFR Weekend (29/12/2015) p.41
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Scene & heard in AFR Weekend (29/12/2015) p.41
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The screen from here : uberfather knows best in AFR Weekend (10/09/2016) p.44
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (US, Matt Ross, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (US, Matt Ross, 2016) Summary: McDonald reviews the film CAPTAIN FANTASTIC and discusses the central father character in the movie.
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Secret passion in Australian Financial Review (15/11/2014) p.51
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Secret passion in Australian Financial Review (15/11/2014) p.51
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Seeking the source in Sydney Morning Herald [Spectrum] (11/03/2017) p.10
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART [MONA]Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART [MONA] Summary: Review of a new exhibition at the Museum of Old and Modern Art titled On the Origin of Art
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The shrinking Ben-Hur in AFR Weekend (03/09/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; BEN-HUR (US, Timur Bekmambetov, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: BEN-HUR (US, Timur Bekmambetov, 2016) Summary: Negative review of the 2016 film BEN-HUR with comparisions to the former productions of BEN-HUR
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The slap in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (28/02/2015) p.51
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The slap in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (28/02/2015) p.51
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Splash and grab in AFR Weekend (24/03/2016)
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Splash and grab in AFR Weekend (24/03/2016)
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Stars of the space race in AFR Weekend (25/02/2017) p.44
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State of shock : David Bradbury interviewed in Sequential (Summer 1989) iss.1 p.12-13
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Stayin' alive in Australian Financial Review (19/01/2015) p.51
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Stayin' alive in Australian Financial Review (19/01/2015) p.51
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Stock horror in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (25/01/2014) p.51
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Stock horror in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (25/01/2014) p.51
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Strange taste in hostages in AFR Weekend [Weekend Fin] (22/04/2017) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; BERLIN SYNDROME (AT, Cate Shortland, 2017)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: BERLIN SYNDROME (AT, Cate Shortland, 2017) Summary: Review of the Australian film BERLIN SYNDROME. The reviewer writes that it is far less interesting than other films on the topic of kidnappingNotes: A
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Sturm warning in Australian Financial Review (16/05/2015) p.51
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Sunny side up in AFR Weekend (16/04/2016) p.51
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FESTIVALS SPANISH FILM 2016Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FESTIVALS. SPANISH FILM Summary: Review of the Sapnish Film Festival
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Sunny side up in AFR Weekend (16/04/2016) p.51
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Tender tale of grieving in AFR Weekend (8/04/2017) p.44
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; FRANTZ (FR/GG, Francois Ozon, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: FRANTZ (FR/GG, Francois Ozon, 2016) Summary: Review of the film FRANTZ. The author compares the film with an Ernst Lubitsch film BROKEN LULLABLY
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Test for faith and viewers in AFR Weekend (18/02/2017) p.36
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Time to zip in Australian Financial Review (23/08/2014) p.51
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Time to zip in Australian Financial Review (23/08/2014) p.51
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Time to zip in Australian Financial Review (23/08/2014) p.51
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To be someone in Australian Financial Review (25/10/2014) p.51
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To be someone in Australian Financial Review (25/10/2014) p.51
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Top Jobs in Australian Financial Review (13/02/2016) p.51
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Top Jobs in Australian Financial Review (13/02/2016) p.51
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Two men and a dog face life in AFR Weekend (13/08/2016) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; TRUMAN (SP/AG, Cesc Gay, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: TRUMAN (SP/AG, Cesc Gay, 2015) Summary: John McDonald favourably reviews the filmTRUMAN and discusses the theme of death in films.
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Tyrants on top in The Australian (21/02/2015) p.51
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Tyrants on top in The Australian (21/02/2015) p.51
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Tyrants on top in The Australian (21/02/2015) p.51
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An ugly past resurfaces in AFR Weekend (24/06/2017) p.44
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Unsung heroes in Australian Financial Review (17/01/2015) p.51
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Unsung heroes in Australian Financial Review (17/01/2015) p.51
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The van guard in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (23/03/2016) p.51
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The van guard in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (23/03/2016) p.51
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Vice squad in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (14/03/2015) p.51
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Vice squad in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (14/03/2015) p.51
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Washington's Sloane ranger in AFR Weekend (04/03/2017) p.36
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MISS SLOANE (US/FR, John Madden, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MISS SLOANE (US/FR, John Madden, 2016) Summary: Review of the film MISS SLOANE, where it is claimed that viewers might gain some insight into the public's cynicism of US politics
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We're back in Australian Financial Review (11/07/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; MADAME BOVARY (GG/BL/US, Sophie Barthes, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: MADAME BOVARY (GG/BL/US, Sophie Barthes, 2015) Summary: A negative review of MADAME BOVARY. The author feels the novel is an undisputed classic, yet this adaptation for the film is a disappointment
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We're back in Australian Financial Review (11/07/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; TERMINATOR GENISYS (US, Alan Taylor, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: TERMINATOR GENISYS (US, Alan Taylor, 2015) Summary: A negative review of TERMINATOR GENISYS. The author says that whilst the film states that humanity is trying to overcome the evil m machines and robots, he thinks it was robots and machines who wrote the script to this film
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Welcome to the jungle in AFR Weekend (6/08/2016) p.36
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When Austen met Stillman in AFR Weekend (23/07/2016) p.36
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Whole truth in AFR Weekend (12/12/2015) p.51
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Whole truth in AFR Weekend (12/12/2015) p.51
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Wild and rough in AFR Weekend (23/01/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; DANISH GIRL, THE (UK/US/BE/DK/GG, Tom Hooper, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: DANISH GIRL, THE (UK/US/BE/DK/GG, Tom Hooper, 2015) Summary: Review of the film THE DANISH GIRL. The reviewer says the film is almost too polite for the viewer to feel the pain of the transgender journey of Lili and his wife Gerda
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Wild and rough in AFR Weekend (23/01/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HATEFUL EIGHT, THE (US, Quentin Tarantino, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: HATEFUL EIGHT, THE (US, Quentin Tarantino, 2015) Summary: Reivew of the film THE HATEFUL EIGHT. The reviewer believes that Tarantino's love of the excess (as shown in this film) stops him from being an excellent filmmaker.
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Wild & free in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (30/05/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; GEMMA BOVERY (FR, Anne Fontaine, 2014)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: GEMMA BOVERY (FR/UK, Anne Fontaine, 2014) Summary: Review of 2015 film GEMMA BOVERY, based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds which in turn draws on the classic novel Madame Bovary. McDonald approves of the film as a refreshing modernisation of the Madame Bovary tale.
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Wild & free in Australian Financial Review [Weekend Fin] (30/05/2015) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; RELATOS SALVAJES (AG/SP, Damian Szifron, 2014)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: WILD TALES (AG/SP, Damian Szifron, 2014) ; RELATOS SALVAJES (AG/SP, Damian Szifron, 2014) Summary: Review of 2015 film RELATOS SALVAGES (english title WILD TALES), a portmanteau film that consists of six short stories. McDonald notes the film's prophetic connection with the 2015 Germanwings Airbus crash, as an excerpt from the film mirrors the plot almost exactly, and commends the film's execution, noting that it has had a large following in Argentina due to its examination of government corruption and injustice.
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Wild ones in AFR Weekend (21/05/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (US, Bryan Singer, 2016)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (US, Bryan Singer, 2016) Summary: Review of the film X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, where the reviewer says he enjoed the movie more than he thought, though he reflects on the film's casual violence and plot holes
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Wild ones in AFR Weekend (21/05/2016) p.51
Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE; HIGHLY STRUNG (AT, Scott Hicks, 2015)Author: McDonald, John PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: HIGHLY STRUNG (AT, Scott Hicks, 2015) Summary: Review of the documentary film HIGHLY STRUNG, with the author stating that the film perhaps had material for at least one more film and therefore felt that it was too crammed to be truly effective
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Worlds Apart in Australian Financial Review [Weekend] (2/4/2015) p.59
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Worlds Apart in Australian Financial Review [Weekend] (2/4/2015) p.59
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