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Sing when you’re winning: ‘Better Man’ named Best Film at AACTAs while ‘Boy Swallows Universe’ hits another six Michael Gracey’s Better Man has backed up its strong critical reception with the Best Film Award at Friday’s AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast. It was one of four awards for the Robbie Williams-inspired film, with Gracey winning Best Direction for a Feature Film, and Jonno Davies and Damon Herriman awarded Best Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. Davies donned a motion capture suit to portray the UK crooner in the biopic, guiding the movements of a CGI monkey per the director’s aim to depict Williams as he sees himself, rather than how others perceive him. The film, which boasts a 90 per cent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, passed $5 million at the Australian box office this week but has struggled to make an impact elsewhere, taking less than USD20 million globally. After accepting the Best Film award, Gracey said the project was “the best homecoming” but also allowed him to work on an international scale. “That’s what I love,” he told Network Ten’s Angela Bishop. “I love being in Australia and being able to do this global, getting to work with some of my best mates and have it played all over the world.” Davies’ performance is the first motion capture performance to be nominated and win an AACTA Award. History was also made in the actress categories, where Jacki Weaver and Sarah Snook became the inaugural voice acting award recipients, recognised with Best Supporting Actress and Best Lead Actress, respectively, for their work on Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail. Trent Dalton adaptation Boy Swallows Universe doubled its total of six AACTAs from Wednesday’s Industry Gala, winning Best Miniseries, Best Lead Actor in a Drama for Felix Cameron, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for Lee Tiger Halley, Best Lead Actress in a Drama for Phoebe Tonkin, Best Screenplay in Television. It was also a good night for the ABC, with prizes for Bluey (Best Children’s Program), Fisk (Best Narrative Comedy, Best Acting in a Comedy), Hard Quiz (Best Comedy Entertainment Program), and Muster Dogs (Best Factual Entertainment Program). In congratulating this year’s winners, AACTA chair Jack Christian said those that topped the categories were a reminder that Australian storytelling stood “among the best in the world”. “From bold new voices to industry icons, this year’s recipients have delivered work that is powerful, original, and deserving of global recognition,” he said. “Better Man is a perfect example – critically acclaimed and now AACTA-winning, proving that great cinema leaves a lasting impact beyond the box office. We celebrate all of tonight’s winners and their contribution to shaping the future of Australian screen culture.” https://if.com.au/sing-when-youre-winning-b...ts-another-six/

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Yes, they were great . Will it happen again :unsure:

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Last Days of Disco & Difficult for Weirdos appeared on Reality Killed The Video Star enRNa9TODzk?si=oeAhdTgbHjwNKoD2 Video thanks to Williams25

I was thinking about that recently & what happened to the track. Could well be on the new album.

Great to hear him sing it live, I love that song, such great lyrics & really lovely applause at the end ;)

In the first video Nick Brine talks about working with Rob in secret when he was still in contract with Take That , he also talks about Robbie working during these session with a gut called Owen Morris & that there must be some tapes out there with songs on it from those sessions. Turns out Robbie mentioned Owen Mprris in a video he did 2018 & a song they had written together called Go Now , cool song actually , They also wrote Cheap Love songs together. There is also a picture of Robbie with Noel, Liam & Owen so I guess they hung out together 7e7JAvKX89k?si=6F4ipCn1ff-l-7DY Video courtesy James Hargreaves 1xTnu0v8yM8?si=EI4Uh_D09Jf4yud6 Video courtesy Elisa http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=702 Photo by Tim Abbot Just a note on the Oasis connection *The credits to the Masterplan album state that Underneath the Sky was recorded in May 1995 at Rockfield Studios, during the sessions for (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? However, no mention is made of the song in any published account of the Morning Glory sessions. Also, a promotional card included with the 7″ vinyl single of Don’t Look Back in Anger describes Underneath the Sky as ‘a brand new track recorded following their US tour in October’. Noel, Liam, and Robbie Williams at Maison Rouge in Sept 95, recording Cum on Feel the Noize Above: Noel, Liam, Robbie Williams, and Owen Morris and company at Maison Rouge in September 1995, working on Oasis’s cover of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize. Photo by Tim Abbot. Thanks to Tom S for the scan. In the absence of any more accurate information on the track, I have suggested that it was recorded at Maison Rogue, as many of the earlier B-sides were recorded there. In an interview to promote the Masterplan album Noel Gallagher (1998) recalled that the song was recorded on the same day as their cover of Slade’s Cum on Feel the Noize; Tim Abbot’s (1996) book on Oasis includes a photo of the band in the studio during this session (shown above) but doesn’t mention which studio it is; the caption under the photo says ‘Chris Abbot and Noel spend a night reminiscing about Noddy Holder and Slade – a B-side develops in twenty-four hours. Anyone still standing is drafted in for backing vocals – get your boots on, skinhead.’ As the picture shows Robbie Williams in the studio this raises the possibility that he sings some backing vocals on that track. The control room pictured also resembles the one shown in this picture of Maison Rogue studio 2 on the excellent Philsbook website. http://www.oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk/?page_id=702 R0O__830PvI?si=TgZCAXF5t-KkNOyS Video Oasis

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I actually like the album Reality Killed The Video Star very much, some great songs on there with the exception of Morning Sun -_-

:music: :music: :music: VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR From Reality Killed the Video Star is the eighth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 9 November 2009. Es0OlS0Cghw?si=8H6lzjMvi61BDNet Video thanks to Gilberto Flores "Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album English Garden and by British new wave/synth-pop group the Buggles, which consisted of Horn and Downes (and initially Woolley). The Buggles' version of the track was recorded and mixed in 1979, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979 by Island Records, and included on their first album The Age of Plastic. The song relates to concerns about, and mixed attitudes toward 20th-century inventions and machines for the media arts. The song has been positively received, with reviewers praising its unusual musical pop elements. On release, the Buggles single topped sixteen international music charts, including those in the UK, Australia, and Japan. It also peaked in the top 10 in Canada, Germany, New Zealand and South Africa, but only reached number 40 in the US. The accompanying music video was written, directed, and edited by Russell Mulcahy. It was the first music video shown on MTV in the US, airing at 12:01 a.m. on 1 August 1981, and the first video shown on MTV Classic in the UK on 1 March 2010. The song has received several critical accolades, such as being ranked number 40 on VH1's "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s".[2] The song has also been covered by many recording artists including Robbie Williams Source Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star Robbie Williams opened this year's BBC Electric Proms. He was accompanied by a string section, horn section and full band. The show featured new material from Robbie's new album 'Reality Killed the Video Star' alongside some classic tracks, under the musical direction of Trevor Horn. The first single from the album - Bodies - is classic Robbie, a mash-up of a grinding electro bass line with a gospel choir and heavenly strings, as the singer casts an eye over modern life. The album title itself is a nod to Trevor Horn's eighties smash hit as Buggles and Robbie is delighted to work with the legendary producer. "He's added something to the record that I haven't had on previous records - his genius," says Robbie. I just think it sounds big - track after track after track." Similarly, Robbie's career to date is simply astounding: 15 Brit awards, eight No. 1 albums, and his Close Encounters tour set a world record selling 1.6 million tickets in a single day. His three nights at Knebworth were one of the biggest live music events in UK history when he entertained over 365,000 fans. This was a flamboyant return from Robbie Williams, a total entertainer, playing a unique and intimate show. https://www.bbc.co.uk/electricproms/2009/ar...robbiewilliams/

I had forgotten about some of these bonus tracks ( Reality Killed The Video Star album ) GIZ1oNmrDss?si=5N2MPtG62rB9aHr7 Video thanks to Germaine

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