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Relatedness

By Lara Russell Posted on November 15, 2025 Posted in Film, Music, Writing

If you live somewhere sunny and not in South Australia, you’re rather lucky. We’re currently experiencing one of those weird and rainy seasons that are entirely unlike the dry sometimes-warmth we usually have in Adelaide this time of year. I …

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Experiencing music

By Lara Russell Posted on April 30, 2020 Posted in Film, Music, Writing

Have you ever wondered why different people have different tastes in music? No? It may very well just be me. But I believe that not unlike everything else in life, our experience of music is subjective. Our likes and dislikes …

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Shaped by what we love

By Lara Russell Posted on April 25, 2019 Posted in Film, Writing

Have you ever quoted a line from a movie you had watched over and over as a child or imitated the mannerisms or repeated the words of someone you had spent a lot of time with, without really realising it …

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The advantages of being a 30-something in 2018

By Lara Russell Posted on April 30, 2018 Posted in Film, Music, Technology, Travel, Writing

Having another birthday in your thirties, isn’t that bad, is it? Here is my list of benefits of being a 30-something in 2018, in no particular order. We don’t have to slum it while travelling overseas anymore. No more hostels. …

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Smartphones

By Lara Russell Posted on February 8, 2018 Posted in Film, Technology, Writing

When did smartphones become so addictive? I can tell you when, about 30 years ago, or so it feels. But in reality, we all know when it started to happen. Just over a decade ago. And we also know what …

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Surprise

By Lara Russell Posted on December 7, 2012 Posted in Film, Writing

I recently watched another film based on an unusually popular book and unlike many others, the ending completely surprised me. In fact, it surprised me so much, that I forgave the rapid flow of events at the start and the …

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Great expectations

By Lara Russell Posted on November 5, 2011 Posted in Film, Writing

After numerous people recently described a certain comedy as the funniest thing they had ever seen, I made sure to buy a ticket and go and see it myself. Of course, throughout the film, I couldn’t help but wait for …

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From novel to screen

By Lara Russell Posted on May 30, 2011 Posted in Film, Writing

I was in the middle of another blog post, when I stumbled across a film, based on a book that I absolutely loved. I was very excited (as I always am) to watch the characters I imagined in a certain …

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