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West Australian
a day ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Screen Queen TV reviews: Ocean With David Attenborough, Mix Tape, Fubar S2 and Romcon
I've recently become obsessed with following the exploits of a family of urban foxes living in the overgrown backyard of a house in London. A young woman named Kels was surprised to find a mama fox had taken up residence with her cubs in her garden. She's been filming their exploits (from a safe distance) for TikTok for about four weeks now and, honestly, it's so wholesome. I'm delighting in learning more about their early lives via this young Londoner, who probably knows about as much as I do about foxes — she and I are on a steep learning curve, and I LOVE this for us. Full disclosure: Sir David Attenborough she is not. But her decidedly lo-fi nature commentary has more in common with his latest (last?) doco, hitting screens this week, than you might think. Sir David's film is dedicated to highlighting the importance and health of the world's oceans, and as the natural historian, now a grand 99 years old, says in the promo: 'We save the sea, we save our world'. It's hard not to feel emotional as you hear his rallying cry, as he implores us to 'open our eyes to what is happening right now, below the waves'. This beautiful National Geographic film has a huge budget and is being released on Disney Plus on World Oceans Day. It's sure to have a big impact. But Kels' videos, in their own little way, are also important. She's encouraging us to open our eyes to what's happening around us, and I love her little nature docos, filmed on a phone and beamed over social media to her modest number of 'Fox Fam' followers. Her videos are a million miles from this doco, but have a similar message of the wonder of the world around us, and I feel like this is something Attenborough would wholeheartedly approve of. Long may his legacy live on. Did you catch the addictive One Day on Netflix last year? It was a delightful series based on the book by David Nicholls, boasting a killer soundtrack and a devastating premise. I was hooked. In the same vein comes this four-part series, an Australian-Irish co-production. It follows the passionate teen romance of Alison and Daniel (played by Florence Hunt and Rory Walton-Smith) in Sheffield in the late 1980s. They connect over their love of music, swapping mix tapes, before life — and events beyond their control — wrests them from one another's orbit. It picks up again a decade or so later, with Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess playing them in their older years. They are now living on opposite ends of the earth, but connect again via music. This delightfully nostalgic drama will have you feeling all the feels. Not to be missed. Shout out to the little show that could! Twelve years on and I'm still enjoying dipping into this hilarious distraction of a show, which, in my opinion, continues to get better as the years go on. Great Monday night winter TV. Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for the second series of this surprisingly likeable comedy, which sees him and Monica Barbaro star as father-daughter CIA operatives. This season, Carrie-Anne Moss joins as a German spy named Greta Nelso — what a combo! Jason Porter, it turns out, is a man who managed to hoodwink several women, including Heather Rovet (pictured) in Toronto, fleecing them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hats off to him: it takes chutzpah to attempt a catfishing scam these days, knowing there's every possibility you'll be immortalised via a made-for-TV doco series. JOKES — this is grim.
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
At 99, David Attenborough is still going strong
I've recently become obsessed with following the exploits of a family of urban foxes living in the overgrown backyard of a house in London. A young woman named Kels was surprised to find a mama fox had taken up residence with her cubs in her garden. She's been filming their exploits (from a safe distance) for TikTok for about four weeks now and, honestly, it's so wholesome. I'm delighting in learning more about their early lives via this young Londoner, who probably knows about as much as I do about foxes — she and I are on a steep learning curve, and I LOVE this for us. Kels' Fox Fam videos on TikTok are a delight Credit: @kels_sn, Tiktok Full disclosure: Sir David Attenborough she is not. But her decidedly lo-fi nature commentary has more in common with his latest (last?) doco, hitting screens this week, than you might think. Sir David's film is dedicated to highlighting the importance and health of the world's oceans, and as the natural historian, now a grand 99 years old, says in the promo: 'We save the sea, we save our world'. It's hard not to feel emotional as you hear his rallying cry, as he implores us to 'open our eyes to what is happening right now, below the waves'. This beautiful National Geographic film has a huge budget and is being released on Disney Plus on World Oceans Day. It's sure to have a big impact. But Kels' videos, in their own little way, are also important. She's encouraging us to open our eyes to what's happening around us, and I love her little nature docos, filmed on a phone and beamed over social media to her modest number of 'Fox Fam' followers. Her videos are a million miles from this doco, but have a similar message of the wonder of the world around us, and I feel like this is something Attenborough would wholeheartedly approve of. Long may his legacy live on. The older and younger versions of Alison and Daniel: (l-r) Teresa Palmer, Jim Sturgess, Rory Walton-Smith and Florence Hunt. Credit: Supplied Leanne Sullivan Did you catch the addictive One Day on Netflix last year? It was a delightful series based on the book by David Nicholls, boasting a killer soundtrack and a devastating premise. I was hooked. In the same vein comes this four-part series, an Australian-Irish co-production. It follows the passionate teen romance of Alison and Daniel (played by Florence Hunt and Rory Walton-Smith) in Sheffield in the late 1980s. They connect over their love of music, swapping mix tapes, before life — and events beyond their control — wrests them from one another's orbit. It picks up again a decade or so later, with Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess playing them in their older years. They are now living on opposite ends of the earth, but connect again via music. This delightfully nostalgic drama will have you feeling all the feels. Not to be missed. Tom Gleisner on the set of Have You Been Paying Attention? Credit: supplied / supplied Shout out to the little show that could! Twelve years on and I'm still enjoying dipping into this hilarious distraction of a show, which, in my opinion, continues to get better as the years go on. Great Monday night winter TV. Fubar (l to r): Arnold Schwarzenegger as Luke Brunner, Monica Barbaro as Emma Brunner and Carrie-Anne Moss as Greta Nelso. Credit: Netflix / Fubar_DM_201_091024_00200 Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for the second series of this surprisingly likeable comedy, which sees him and Monica Barbaro star as father-daughter CIA operatives. This season, Carrie-Anne Moss joins as a German spy named Greta Nelso — what a combo! Heather Rovet is on a mission to find out who the F is Jason Porter. Credit: Supplied Jason Porter, it turns out, is a man who managed to hoodwink several women, including Heather Rovet (pictured) in Toronto, fleecing them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Hats off to him: it takes chutzpah to attempt a catfishing scam these days, knowing there's every possibility you'll be immortalised via a made-for-TV doco series. JOKES — this is grim.
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Actor reveals bizarre fear resurfaced during filming in WA
Star of new psychological thriller The Surfer Nicolas Cage admits he feared surfers during his younger years. The 61-year-old actor explained how the movie, an Australian-Irish co-production filmed in Western Australia, relates to his own childhood in California. Recalling spending weekends at Santa Monica Pier, Cage told Extra he admired boardriders but was also scared of them. 'I was quite young, but I knew that I wasn't going to be able to get past the group that was surfing, or, you know, the line, if you will. It was quite intimidating,' he said. 'I had a lot of admiration for surfers and for what they do, but I also feared them as a young man because they were pretty jacked up, both mentally and physically.' In the new movie, Cage plays a man who revisits his childhood beach to surf with his son. The actor's character is pushed to his limits amid an escalating conflict. 'It's a human condition, it's a human story to think that you can repair things if you just work hard enough and buy back that house or it'll fix my marriage or it'll repair my relationship with my son ... and that desire to belong, to belong to something, to belong to anything,' the actor said. Cage has previously described having a student-like approach to acting. The star has achieved huge success in the film business but acknowledges he's still developing his skills. 'I certainly can't think in those terms like I've done it all,' Cage told Entertainment Tonight in 2023, despite having previously won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among other accolades. 'I've always had the mantra that I'm a student. I've viewed my path and film-making as a student. I would never call myself a master.' The veteran star also revealed he's always had an inquisitive mind. 'I always have something to learn, always want to learn. So, 60 is coming up for sure, so my goal is to read more. I've been lagging in that department. I'd like to read a book a week.'
