Jiro Dreams of Sushi
I have just finished watching Jiro Dreams of Sushi; the movie is a documentary about Jiro, owner of the only 3 Michelin star sushi restaurant in the world, what it is about though is obsession.
Time for a Film Festival
Too many ways to write, means this blog gets neglected; time to stop twittering focus!
The last couple of weeks have been a combination of a couple of my favourite things; Japanese culture and a film festival. This time of year brings the Japanese Film Festival to Sydney. With Sydney having 40 degree days right now it is perfect.
Finally, music all around the house.
Over the last few years I have been searching for a decent way of having my music delivered all around the house without having the hassles of CD players everywhere.
Multi-room amplifiers work well but are ridiculously expensive and can’t be installed when renting, iTunes can send music to multiple airport receivers, but only if you all want to listen to the same thing. The answer seemed to be pointing to, the still reasonably expensive, Squeezebox.
Then, out of the blue a good deal on Catch of the Day left me with a brand new Pinnacle SoundBridge HomeMusic.
Modern dance at the Opera House
I always try to go to things on around Sydney every month or so. Tonight I went along to the Opera House Studio to see some modern Japanese dance, not quite right, by the Strange Kinoko Dance Company.
The Fabulous Mr Percival
Last week I went to see the Fabulous Mr Percival at the Vanguard in Newtown. This was a very different sort of vocal act and definitely something worth a look.
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