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ATOM Media Exam Revision Seminars: Click Here to Book Now
ATOM Media Exam Revision Seminars
Spring Holidays 2008
Find out:
• What you should know for the Media exam
• How to best answer questions
• What you need to do to get the best mark possible.
What you get:
• A 3-hour seminar led by people who actually mark these exams
• A revision booklet, with practice questions, to guide your study
• Confidence that you know what you need to cover
How much?
$30 for Metro Students
$15 for Regional Students (regardless of session attended)
ATOM Media Exam Revision Seminars: Click Here to Book Now
Celebrity: Dominick Dunne: Click Here to Book Now
Set against the contrasting backdrops of Manhattan and Los Angeles, as well as at Dunne’s
peaceful Connecticut retreat, this film examines the life of one of the world’s greatest
celebrities of print journalism. Drawing on the memories of big names in Dunne’s field,
including Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, Tina Brown, Joan Didion and octogenarian New
York Post gossip columnist Liz Smith as well as legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans
(The Godfather, Chinatown), the film uncovers what lies beneath a life.
The film examines Dunne’s life from childhood, and his early days of being “an outsider on the
inside”: a theme that has informed his whole life. From his World War II service that made
Dunne return an unlikely hero – awarded the Bronze Star for bravery – to his rise and ultimate
fall in Hollywood and then total reincarnation as a writer in his fifties, this film explores the
nature of reinvention, belief in oneself, and the all-pervasive cult of celebrity.
Covering one-time star music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial in Los Angeles, Dunne has
returned to the scene of several famous crimes that he’s covered over the years as special
correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine. The list includes the notorious trial of OJ Simpson,
which divided a nation and cemented Dunne’s reputation as America’s default commentator
on celebrity crimes – “the Trollope of our time”, as sister-in-law, novelist and journalist Joan
Didion describes him.
Dominick Dunne has gained fame through his vociferous campaigning on behalf of the victim –
something close to his heart, as his own daughter died at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, John
Sweeney, in 1982. Sweeney’s skillful defense attorney ensured he spent less than four years in
prison for this violent crime. Phil Spector’s case – as Dunne sees it – is yet another example of
a theatrical defense team prepared to stop at nothing to secure its client’s acquittal.
Dunne’s advocacy on behalf of victims has claimed one high profile scalp. His novel, A Season
in Purgatory, led to the re-opening of the investigation which saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s
cousin, Michael Skakel, convicted of the murder of Connecticut teenager Martha Moxley, 20
years after the event. Kennedy claims this wasn’t a case of justice ultimately prevailing, but
rather a false apprehension and a telling example of how Dunne rides roughshod over famous
dead bodies in his quest for personal celebrity.
At 82, veteran journalist Dominick Dunne is set to celebrate his 25th anniversary at Vanity Fair
magazine. Despite a mini fall-out with its editor, Graydon Carter, Dunne has no plans of
retiring. He’ll write his memoir “while I still remember it all”, and has every intention of
dying “running for a plane on the trail of a hot story”.
Celebrity: Dominick Dunne: Click Here to Book Now
The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA),
through its Education Program, offers opportunities for school students
to access and engage with Australian screen culture. It celebrates the
Australian film industry by bringing screenings of contemporary and
classic Australian feature films, documentaries and short films to
schools throughout regional Australia. These films cater specifically
for both primary school and high school students. These screenings take
place during school hours at local cinemas and the films screened are
programmed in consultation with the local area schools.
This year, for the first time, ATOM and
the AFC are partnering to bring schools the option to book online for
these free school screening sessions. Click on the blue NFSA's Schools Screening Program at the top of this page to see current available screenings and to book in your area now.
If your school is not able to access any screenings on offer, you can contact the National Film & Sound Archive School Screen Coordinator to discuss organizing a screening of any Australian film in your local cinema or a free screening at your school if there is no cinema nearby.
These screenings are FREE.
The screenings include such titles as:
Secondary Schools:
Australian Rules (Rated M), Beneath Clouds (Rated M), The Big Steal (Rated M), Delinquents (Rated M), Lantana (Rated MA), The Man From Snowy River (Rated PG), Hating Alison Ashley (Rated PG), Breaker Morant (Rated PG), Gallipoli (Rated PG), Strictly Ballroom (Rated PG), Rabbit-Proof Fence (Rated PG), Newsfront (Rated PG), The Tracker (Rated M), Picnic at Hanging Rock (Rated PG).
Primary Schools:
Storm Boy (Rated G), Skippy and the Intruders (Rated G), No Worries (Rated G), Hildegarde (Rated G), The Magic Pudding (Rated G), The Silver Brumby (Rated G), Barney (Rated G), Birthday Boy (animated short film)(Rated G), Mozzie (animated short film) (Rated G), Project Vlad [animated short film](Rated G), Mr Ikegami's Flight [short film] (Rated G).
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