Posts by Graeme Edgeler
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Well, now that National has its victory, it might agree in a few months to a compromise...
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But I think it's the best film Moore has made
Um ... Canadian Bacon. Hands down.
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Lauren Graham has never been nominated for anything for that role, has she? It's really a travesty.
She won a Family Television award, and two Teen Choice awards, and was nominated for a Golden Globe, People's Choice Award, Satellite Award, four Golden Satellite Awards, Two Screen Actors' Guild Awards, and two Television Critics Association Awards.
What she hasn't had is an Emmy nom (or nod) - even when the Academy saw fit to introduce something dubbed the "Lauren Graham Rule".
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__Enron: The Smartest Guys__ in the Room (Rialto) gets a – goodness – 10 from Philip
Yeah it's good (just got the DVD).
And speaking of Philip, and DVDs, what about this fantastic movie pick for the week in the DomPost:
**Frida**
2002, AO. 11.40pm, TV One
From Titus director Julie Taymor comes this eye-popping portrait of Frida Kahlo as a young artist in social and sexual turmoil. Those who know more about Salma Hayek than the Mexican Communist whose tragic life she spent eight years trying to dramatise will be frustrated by Frida's join-the-dots narrative. But visually and stylistically it's a masterpiece, and this lavish two-disc set goes to extraordinary lengths to put her revolutionary life and times in context.We're getting special features on TV now, cool!
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The official operation ... to renew Mr Nixon's lease.
Fantastic
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Lyndon - my guess would be that the Greens support the new rules (even unammended) over the old rules. They do open the place up. And without these rules, then there wouldn't have been Parliamentary approval for the live feed they'd be offering, and we couldn't have live footage 'round the clock.
The audio broadcasting of Parliament is interesting - it's much more restrictive than video bradcasting. Radio networks can't have their own mikes and run with only the feed Parliament offers - the Speaker, and the member speaking - no interjections etc.
I suspect that in part, this is the reason for Tom Frewen's view - as a radio journalist, he's operated under a pretty stict regime for some time, and still managed to report the news.
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By which, of course, I meant The Greens said "Yes".
On the substantive point, it is worthwhile to note the overseas experience. Our rules are pretty liberal.
Even in the US - rightly regarded as an upholder of free speech - video footage of Congress is provided by the Speaker - with similar restrictions on showing others not speaking as we used to have (no reaction shots, etc.).
Whilst I think the ban on using Parliamentary footage for satire, ridicule and denigration goes too far, the decision to allow people (and not just through a Parliamentary feed) to show what's happening in Parliament (and not just who is speaking) is a good one.
Most of us have, I suspect, seen footage of other legislatures in the news. And you don't get to see reaction shots and the like from the House of Commons or the US Congress.
There are some odd rules though - we're not allowed to see a personal vote as it's being conducted, for example.
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I noticed Mr Edgeler on Mr Espiner's blog saying the order actually passed unopposed. Perhaps the vote everyone quoted was the one for Nandor's amendment? And either way I have to ask - where was Rodney "people should be able to film what they want" Hide? (it sounded like he actually said that in the debate).
Yes. On Tanczos' amendment a voice vote was taken. The Greens said "No" and then asked for a party vote (with only the Greens in favour). Then there was a voice vote on the main question. There was a voice vote, some people said yes, and no-one said no.
No-one from Act spoke, or was present during the debate. Indeed, only one member of the press gallery sat through the whole thing.
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Didn't some soldiers executed in WW1 get a posthumous pardon
Yes. But largely because they were considered innocent.
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the new provisions were passed with only the Greens objecting.
The new provisions passed unanimously.