Books and Film

Film Review: Delicacy

Rescu Team — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:22:07 GMT

Director: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos
Starring: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens and Bruno Todeschini
Runtime: 1hr 48min
Release Date: May 3
Reviewer Rating: 4/5

By Keeva Stratton

Book of The Week: Lone Wolf by Jodi Piccoult

Rescu Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:20:46 GMT

Jodi Piccoult seems simply unstoppable. She produces at least one book per year which climbs to the top of the bestseller charts (and often becomes a movie). Her newest bestseller is Lone Wolf.

PlanBig – Giving Big Plans for Worthy Causes a Great Online Forum

Rescu Team — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:20:01 GMT

The Internet has enabled us to raise awareness of many a deserving issue. Now, through the power of online communities, PlanBig is pairing great ideas with great people, to achieve some impressive results. It is a community website which links people who have plans with people who can help, in order to make things happen and make a difference.

By Keeva Stratton

Film Review: Life in Movement (2012)

Rescu Team — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:16:53 GMT

Released this month is a special Australia documentary, Life in Movement, about a mesmerising dancing talent whose career was cut tragically short. Set to become the youngest ever director of the Sydney Dance Company, Tanja Liedtke was struck down by a truck when walking by a Sydney highway in a shocking accident.

By Keeva Stratton

Book of the Week: From Stuffed to Sorted by Mary Anne Bennie

Rescu Team — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:12:41 GMT

Your shoes are jumbled into one big mountain, your poor wardrobe doors are straining against everything that’s crowded inside, and that plan you had to de-clutter the living room? Well… it just never eventuated.

Film Review: Goodbye First Love

Rescu Team — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:18:45 GMT

By Keeva Stratton

Goodbye First Love (2012)
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Starring: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky and Magne-Håvard Brekke
Reviewer Rating: 4/5

Book Of The Week: Mad Women By Jane Maas

Rescu Team — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 1:01:55 GMT

Are you a fan of the TV show Mad Men? Then you’re going to love Mad Women by Jane Maas, a book which takes you behind the scenes of the 60s advertising world because Jane herself lived it. Fans are enthralled by the world depicted in the show and are eager to know just how true to life the exploits of Don Draper and company are. Did people really have that much sex in the office? Were there really three-martini lunches? Were women really second-class citizens? Jane Maas says the answer to all three questions is unequivocally yes.

Book Of The Week: The Catch By Samantha Brett

Rescu Team — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 2:02:45 GMT

Widely-loved sex and relationship columnist Samantha Brett is back with her new book, The Catch. Don’t fear the title; this isn’t about chasing frantically after someone who is considered 'The Catch'. Rather, it’s about ensuring that you are one yourself.

Book Of The Week: The Midwife of Venice By Roberta Rich

Rescu Team — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:17:18 GMT

A city haunted by old secrets, religious tension and desperation features in Roberta Rich’s fantastic debut novel: The Midwife of Venice. If you enjoy the style of Alice Hoffmann then this is a highly recommended book.

Hannah Levi is a midwife living in and serving the dirty Jewish ghettos of 16th century Venice. Her skills as a midwife are well known throughout the city though some of her methods are forbidden. When the rich Conte di Padovan seeks Hannah out to treat his wife during childbirth, her compassion is tested. For a Jew to treat a Christian is punishable by death, yet the sum he offers her in return for her services would be enough to save her husband, who was captured and made a slave in Malta. Can Hannah save mother and child and rescue her husband as well?

Film Review: Like Crazy

Rescu Team — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:10:57 GMT

Director: Drake Doremus
Starring: Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin
Rating: 3/5
Release Date: 1 March

By Keeva Stratton

A Film to Raise Awareness and Acceptance of Autism in Australia

Rescu Team — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:11:37 GMT

By Keeva Stratton

Book Of The Week: Me Before You By JoJo Moyes

Rescu Team — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:13:15 GMT

If you like Jill Mansell and Marian Keyes, then you’re going to love Jojo Moyes and her new book, Me Before You. Jojo Moyes is making a real name for herself within the genre and this is her best book yet- I read it in almost one whole sitting!

Book Of The Week: Clean and Lean Diet Cookbook By James Duigan

Rescu Team — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:19:04 GMT

The Clean and Lean Diet Cookbook is the new book in James Duigan’s internationally bestselling Clean and Lean Diet series. These are some of the most popular diet books going around thanks to the way they advocate healthy eating and exercise rather than faddish, unsustainable quick fixes that do more harm than good.

Cerebral Cinema: The Artist

Rescu Team — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:48 GMT

The Artist (2012)

Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius

Starring: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman

Rated: PG

Book of the Week: Everyday Kindness by Stephanie Dowrick

Rescu Team — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:15:33 GMT

Let’s face it... These days, most of us are so busy that focusing on the simple notion of kindness seems almost an impossibility. But in her new book, bestselling self-development author Dr Stephanie Dowrick writes that greatest wellbeing we can derive from life comes from the giving and receiving of kindness. It’s a perfect book we can take with us into the new year.

The great thing about Everyday Kindness is how comprehensive Dowrick is in her assessment of its impact on our lives. From the grand gestures with great transformative power to the little moments that will brighten up someone’s day, Dowrick convincingly argues that the willingness to be kind to others as well as ourselves is integral to our overall happiness. Whether it be work, parenting relationships or even food, Dowrick explains that by choosing kindness we are choosing happiness, love and greater peace with the world.

Book Review: "The advice is unpatronising, gentle yet powerful and quickly resonates because – frankly – Dowrick has got it right" - Tania McCartney, Aus Women Online.

About the Author: Stephanie Dowrick, PhD, has the rare distinction of writing critically acclaimed, much-loved best sellers. Her books include In the Company of Rilke, Forgiveness and Other Acts of Love, Creative Journal Writing, Choosing Happiness and Seeking the Sacred. Her latest book is A Kinder Life. Formerly a publisher and also a trained psychotherapist, Stephanie Dowrick writes and teaches on a variety of spiritual, psychological and ethical issues.

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Book Of The Week: Worth Fighting For, A Memoir By Lisa Niemi Swayze

Rescu Team — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:14:22 GMT

He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the beautiful waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. Dirty Dancing heartthrob Patrick Swayze was married to Lisa Niemi Swayze for 34 years, until his passing from cancer in late 2009. Lisa was a crucial support for Patrick as he battled his illness, and now she has bravely told her story in the remarkable new memoir Worth Fighting For, which has proven to be one of the best books in recent years to honestly discuss grief.

Book Of The Week: The White Pearl, Selected By RESCU’s Book Review Expert

Rescu Team — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:14:49 GMT

By Melina Byrne, Book Review Expert, Doubleday Entertainment

Set during World War II, The White Pearl chronicles two forbidden love affairs and a family's fight for survival. It has all the ingredients of a good story – romance, suspense and adventure. It would make a great Christmas gift and easy summer read.

Cerebral Cinema: The Women On The 6th Floor

Rescu Team — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:54 GMT

By Keeva Stratton

The Women on the 6th Floor

Directed by: Philippe Le Guay

Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke

Rating: PG

Reviewer Rating: 3.5/5

Release Date: December 15

Cerebral Cinema: Melancholia Review 2011

Super User — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:18:21 GMT

For those unfamiliar with Lars von Trier’s work, it’s important to note that he is as much an artist as a film director; using the cinematic screen as a canvas with which to expose emotion and convey a deep exploration of human character. In his latest film,Melancholia, the emotion is as suggested—melancholy—and his portrayal is breathtaking.

Cerebral Cinema: Santa’s Apprentice (2010)

Rescu Team — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:20:43 GMT