Peter is a Melbourne writer who writes about film and television for The Age's Green Guide and Metro Magazine, as well as writing scripts for Neighbours.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Sex and politics joust the ticket

Originally published in The Age Green Guide, 21 February 2008. The Tudors is magnificent fun. Blue-eyed loin-throb Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a young, hot and randy Henry VIII; loads of jousting, beheadings, naughty sex and frilly collars; and lines...

Posted by Peter Mattessi on 03:28 AM | Read the whole article

 

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Casey's nan - our latest tennis star

Originally published in The Sunday Age , 27 January 2008. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga might have stormed his way into the final of the Australian Open, but one of the biggest revelations of the tournament didn't even set foot on the...

Posted by Peter Mattessi on 03:43 AM | Read the whole article

 

Friday, January 18, 2008

Period drama, ponces and poofs

Originally published as my Telly Watch column in Crikey.com.au, 18 January 2008. It just wouldn’t be Sunday night without a BBC period drama, would it? The Line Of Beauty (8.30pm, Sundays on the ABC) is the latest, a three-part...

Posted by Peter Mattessi on 01:53 AM | Read the whole article

 

Thursday, January 10, 2008

The OC goes to Bristol

Originally published as my Telly Watch column in Crikey.com.au, 10 January 2008. I watched the first ep of Skins on Monday night (10pm on SBS) and I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun watching telly....

Posted by Peter Mattessi on 01:58 AM | Read the whole article

 

Friday, December 07, 2007

The power and passion of Garrett, sadly de-balled

Originally published in Crikey.com.au, 7 December 2007. So Peter Garrett, Minister for the Environment, won’t be answering questions on climate change in the House of Reps. Nor, if the press from the Bali climate change conference is any indication,...

Posted by Peter Mattessi on 01:35 AM | Read the whole article