Pop star, designer, performer and provocateur: a new documentary, Ecco Homo, examines the diverse roles Davies played for different people
The girl was the spitting image of Veronica Lake, but her name was Vanessa.
She would take the train from Ferntree Gully to Flinders Street station and conduct a glamour shoot in the black-and-white photo booth. Flash, pout, flash, over-the-shoulder pout, flash, removing a black leather glove. She called herself Vanessa but she was born Peter Davies. Although everyone came to call her Troy.
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The girl was the spitting image of Veronica Lake, but her name was Vanessa.
She would take the train from Ferntree Gully to Flinders Street station and conduct a glamour shoot in the black-and-white photo booth. Flash, pout, flash, over-the-shoulder pout, flash, removing a black leather glove. She called herself Vanessa but she was born Peter Davies. Although everyone came to call her Troy.
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- 8/14/2015
- by Jenny Valentish
- The Guardian - Film News
That's it! We're done! The blind auditions are now over, and the coaches' teams are finally complete. Mind you, with will.i.am chatting about ducks and reciting the alphabet, Ricky making sure his hair was perfect and talking about how he used to want to be Et, Sir Tom trying to destroy his chair out of frustration, and everyone complaining about how tough the whole thing was, it's a surprise we made it.
And, of course, the final blinds are always brutal - seven acts made it through, but eleven had to say goodbye. Still, who made it and who didn't? Who were we loving? Read on to find out how we ranked this week's auditionees...
1. Tom Barnwell
Song: 'American Boy' / Coach: will.i.am
Tom was first out of the gates tonight, but what a way to kick off the show. The ambulance controller seemed like...
And, of course, the final blinds are always brutal - seven acts made it through, but eleven had to say goodbye. Still, who made it and who didn't? Who were we loving? Read on to find out how we ranked this week's auditionees...
1. Tom Barnwell
Song: 'American Boy' / Coach: will.i.am
Tom was first out of the gates tonight, but what a way to kick off the show. The ambulance controller seemed like...
- 2/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Sydney’s Wsfm breakfast duo Jonesy & Amanda have won top prize at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller picked up best on air team in the metro FM category.
Keller said: “To get industry recognition for the hard work we’ve put in over many years means a lot, I haven’t been this excited since the Ladybirds won the under 11 netball grand-final. Our production team are the best in the business and our show is an important part of our audience’s lives, what could be better than that?”
Meanwhile, Kyle Sandilands also won again, with The Kyle & Jackie O Show picking up best networked program.
Winner of the best On-Air Team (Metro Am) was the Continuous Call Team of Ray Hadley, Steve Roach, Darryl Brohman and Bob Fulton, from 2Gb. They team also won Best Sports Event Coverage for their call of the 2011 Nrl Grand Final.
Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller picked up best on air team in the metro FM category.
Keller said: “To get industry recognition for the hard work we’ve put in over many years means a lot, I haven’t been this excited since the Ladybirds won the under 11 netball grand-final. Our production team are the best in the business and our show is an important part of our audience’s lives, what could be better than that?”
Meanwhile, Kyle Sandilands also won again, with The Kyle & Jackie O Show picking up best networked program.
Winner of the best On-Air Team (Metro Am) was the Continuous Call Team of Ray Hadley, Steve Roach, Darryl Brohman and Bob Fulton, from 2Gb. They team also won Best Sports Event Coverage for their call of the 2011 Nrl Grand Final.
- 10/13/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
The following is an introduction to a new edition of Anthony Burgess's "A Clockwork Orange" [W.W. Norton, $24.95] written by Andrew Biswell. The piece sheds light on the enduring legacy of the novel, and the various dystopian works that influenced Burgess's writing. Biswell also discusses Burgess's (often clever) responses to the novel's adaptation, and ideas for adaptations that never came to fruition:
In 1994, less than a year after Anthony Burgess had died at the age of seventy-six, BBC Scotland commissioned the novelist William Boyd to write a radio play in celebration of his life and work. This was broadcast during the Edinburgh Festival on 21 August 1994, along with a concert performance of Burgess’s music and a recording of his Glasgow Overture. The programme was called "An Airful of Burgess," with the actor John Sessions playing the parts of both Burgess and his fictional alter ego, the poet F. X. Enderby. On the same day,...
In 1994, less than a year after Anthony Burgess had died at the age of seventy-six, BBC Scotland commissioned the novelist William Boyd to write a radio play in celebration of his life and work. This was broadcast during the Edinburgh Festival on 21 August 1994, along with a concert performance of Burgess’s music and a recording of his Glasgow Overture. The programme was called "An Airful of Burgess," with the actor John Sessions playing the parts of both Burgess and his fictional alter ego, the poet F. X. Enderby. On the same day,...
- 9/25/2012
- by Madeleine Crum
- Huffington Post
Sydney breakfast presenters have dominated in the best on-air team Metro category for the forthcoming Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
The awards will be held in Sydney on October 13.
The finalists for the Best On Air Team Metro, announced today, include Wsfm’s Jonesy & Amanda, Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa, 2Day’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show and Triple M’s The Grill Team Sydney with Gus Worland, Mark Geyer and Matty Johns.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show won the award last year.
Johns was also nominated among the best newcomers, along with Yumi Stynes of Mix Network and former Killing Hiedi singer, Ella Hooper for Melbourne’s Fox FM.
Among those nominated for Best Show Producer – entertainment/music are Kyle & Jackie O’s Gemma O’Neil, Kerri Jones for the Fifi & Jules Show, Fitzy and Wippa’s Tom Ivey and Jaimi Robinson of Holmsey & Flan of the Gold Coast’s Hot Tomato.
The awards will be held in Sydney on October 13.
The finalists for the Best On Air Team Metro, announced today, include Wsfm’s Jonesy & Amanda, Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa, 2Day’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show and Triple M’s The Grill Team Sydney with Gus Worland, Mark Geyer and Matty Johns.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show won the award last year.
Johns was also nominated among the best newcomers, along with Yumi Stynes of Mix Network and former Killing Hiedi singer, Ella Hooper for Melbourne’s Fox FM.
Among those nominated for Best Show Producer – entertainment/music are Kyle & Jackie O’s Gemma O’Neil, Kerri Jones for the Fifi & Jules Show, Fitzy and Wippa’s Tom Ivey and Jaimi Robinson of Holmsey & Flan of the Gold Coast’s Hot Tomato.
- 8/8/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Twitter has been criticised over its child protection policies by an internet watchdog. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) warned that the social networking site's security measures are lagging behind its counterparts. Ceop urged Twitter to investigate reports that paedophiles are using its service to discuss abuse and link to inappropriate content. "They are a little bit behind some other sites that have been around a little bit longer," said Ceop chief executive Peter Davies. "These people who have an unhealthy interest in child abuse images occupy a lot of different space on the internet - while they are allowed to be in that space. I think that's got to be wrong." Facebook and Bebo have worked with Ceop to introduce 'panic buttons' to their websites, enabling users to report suspected abuse with a single click. Twitter (more)...
- 1/11/2012
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Every four years, hundreds of millions of hearts are broken. We're talking about the World Cup, of course, which is not merely a sports championship, it's a matter of national pride. In 1990, England badly needed a reason to be proud. As depicted in One Night in Turin, based on Pete Davies' book All Played Out and directed by James Erskine, the country was in terrible shape, "a nation of riot and robbery." Emblematic of the nation's failings, the reputation of England's national team, under the direction of manager Bobby Robson, had been routinely mocked since their disappointing loss in the 1986 World Cup tournament. Adding to the misery, football hooligans became a blight upon the sport, hitting a low spot in 1985 with...
- 8/8/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Nothing like a stuttering draw to remind everyone of England’s place in the footballing world, eh? It should be pointed out, as many already have, that England are notoriously slow starters in the World Cup, having won their opening game 5 out of the 13 times they have reached the Finals. The last time they drew their opening match, however, was against Ireland in 1990. And we all know how that one ended. But you’ve probably never seen it like this before. One Night in Turin, James Erskine’s film, narrated by Gary Oldman, is a fly on the wall account of England’s journey at Italia ’90, their best showing at a World Cup since 1966. ITV will show the film on July 4, the day after the World Cup quarterfinals, which also marks 20 years since the semi final against Germany. If you can’t wait until then here is the trailer. While...
- 6/14/2010
- by Rob Facey
- t5m.com
Kevin spends 90 minutes in the footballing past, but fails to see any change of formation in One Night In Turin...
If by some blessing of youth you didn't witness it the first time round, the Italia '90 semi-final against West Germany that famously saw Gazza blub, the football gods rain misery on England's mesmerising football parade, and a frankly heart-sinking penalty miss from the sausage factory worker turned (no pressure) international footballer, with the weight of a nation visibly swinging from his low-slung neck (Chris Waddle), then you might want to see One Night In Turin.
Me? Like some of you reading this, I was there, albeit immaturely, the first time round. So the thing that came to mind when sitting down and preparing to deal with the memories of bawling my eyes out, of my seven-year-old football-centred world collapsing around me, and of my clearly deflated dad attempting to...
If by some blessing of youth you didn't witness it the first time round, the Italia '90 semi-final against West Germany that famously saw Gazza blub, the football gods rain misery on England's mesmerising football parade, and a frankly heart-sinking penalty miss from the sausage factory worker turned (no pressure) international footballer, with the weight of a nation visibly swinging from his low-slung neck (Chris Waddle), then you might want to see One Night In Turin.
Me? Like some of you reading this, I was there, albeit immaturely, the first time round. So the thing that came to mind when sitting down and preparing to deal with the memories of bawling my eyes out, of my seven-year-old football-centred world collapsing around me, and of my clearly deflated dad attempting to...
- 5/10/2010
- Den of Geek
Oddsac, London, Manchester & Leeds
How to follow up one of the best albums of last year? Rather than release another cryptically titled psychedelic odyssey, New York uber-hipsters Animal Collective have gone even further out and made a film. Well, actually it's a "visual album", made with long-time artist collaborator Danny Perez. Four years in the making, featuring completely new music, Oddsac is a narrative-free, head-spinning vortex of abstract kaleidoscopic trippiness that, as one fan puts it, "makes Matthew Barney look like Matthew McConaughey". Confused? Perez and the band will be on hand to explain themselves.
Ica, SE1, Thu; Mint Lounge, Manchester, Fri; Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 15 May, oddsac.com
One Night In Turin, Nationwide
The summer blockbuster season is set to be called off for a few weeks this June while the World Cup hogs the nation's viewing attention instead. But to get us in the mood, and keep us in the cinema,...
How to follow up one of the best albums of last year? Rather than release another cryptically titled psychedelic odyssey, New York uber-hipsters Animal Collective have gone even further out and made a film. Well, actually it's a "visual album", made with long-time artist collaborator Danny Perez. Four years in the making, featuring completely new music, Oddsac is a narrative-free, head-spinning vortex of abstract kaleidoscopic trippiness that, as one fan puts it, "makes Matthew Barney look like Matthew McConaughey". Confused? Perez and the band will be on hand to explain themselves.
Ica, SE1, Thu; Mint Lounge, Manchester, Fri; Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, 15 May, oddsac.com
One Night In Turin, Nationwide
The summer blockbuster season is set to be called off for a few weeks this June while the World Cup hogs the nation's viewing attention instead. But to get us in the mood, and keep us in the cinema,...
- 5/7/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Documentary retells the story of Italia '90, which culminated in the most-watched British sporting event of all time
Twenty years after Gary Lineker's goals, Gazza's tears, New Order and Nessun Dorma transformed English football, a new big screen documentary has unearthed previously unseen footage to retell the story from new perspectives.
As the hype builds before this summer's World Cup in South Africa, the director of One Night in Turin hopes it will serve to highlight its historical significance. "This is a big story and it was a big turning point," said James Erskine, whose last documentary was the well-received Who Killed the Honey Bee? "You have Tiananmen Square, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Berlin wall coming down. By the end of the year, Thatcher is gone. England is lagging behind and all of a sudden we have an idea we might not be so awful."
Based on All Played Out,...
Twenty years after Gary Lineker's goals, Gazza's tears, New Order and Nessun Dorma transformed English football, a new big screen documentary has unearthed previously unseen footage to retell the story from new perspectives.
As the hype builds before this summer's World Cup in South Africa, the director of One Night in Turin hopes it will serve to highlight its historical significance. "This is a big story and it was a big turning point," said James Erskine, whose last documentary was the well-received Who Killed the Honey Bee? "You have Tiananmen Square, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Berlin wall coming down. By the end of the year, Thatcher is gone. England is lagging behind and all of a sudden we have an idea we might not be so awful."
Based on All Played Out,...
- 4/26/2010
- by Owen Gibson
- The Guardian - Film News
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