Author: OutInCanberra

Interview with Kim Mourdant – Director of ‘The Rocket’

Posted by | Aug 27, 2013 | , |

The Rocket opens this week (29 August 2013). We sat down to chat with director by Kim Mourdant (Bomb Harvest, Copyrites) only to discover there were a couple of local links to this truly international film. Executive Producer Triphet Rookachat, an ex-monk in Canberra who ran restaurants and now spends most of his time in overseas, provided funding for the film. Producer Sylvia Wilczynski was born and bred in Canberra – her father worked at Duntroon.

We were keen to ask Kim about the difficulties of making films overseas, the changing market and what he thought of Skywhale.

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Keeping it in the Family – Dining at La Cantina

Posted by | Aug 27, 2013 | , |

The restaurant that took the Inner South by storm – with its incredible vaulted brick ceilings and seriously luxurious food – is no longer the new kid on the block. Rather, after four years of consistently bellissimo food and service, the restaurant is an institution, a safe haven… a place where you know a sense of deep satisfaction is assured.

The menu is a more modern take on Italian cuisine, however there are a few classics hidden among the generous list. Here are but a few current offerings that will tanatalise your taste buds with fresh and exciting flavours.

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Canberra Writer’s Reading at Electric Shadows – Recap

Posted by | Aug 27, 2013 |

What happens at a book event doesn’t stay at the book event!

Last Thursday night I attended the Writers Reading at Electric Shadows Bookshop to hear Lucy Neave, Jane Rawson and Christie Thompson speak about their new books. This event was special as all three authors are from Canberra and the books were inspired by the awesomeness that is Canberra. I hear a few of you scoff, but you would be surprised by the creativeness that comes from Canberra’s cold winters spent indoors!

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