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Jedda rewatched - powerful melodrama with a strong anti-assimilationist message

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Rewatching classic Australian filmsAustralian filmReviewFilmmaker Charles Chauvel’s final production marked a watershed for Australian films and paved the way for Indigenous actors Jedda was the last film made by director Charles Chauvel, one of the few prominent film-makers in the first 50 years of Australian cinema. But this watershed 1955 production is best remembered for heralding a number of firsts: the first Australian film featuring two Aboriginal actors in the lead roles, the first to be shot in colour and the first to compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or award. Read More...

Which Food Network Star Has the Higher Net Worth?

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Food Network personalities Valerie Bertinelli and Giada De Laurentiis may have kicked their careers off differently, but they’re two of the cable channel’s biggest stars. Find out which of the culinary queens has a higher net worth. Valerie Bertinelli’s journey from actor to television personality Actor Valerie Bertinelli got her career start in her teens as Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time. The sitcom ran from 1975 to 1984. Read More...

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Tom Izzo 2021: Record, Net Worth, and SalaryTom Izzo is the head coach of the Michigan State Spartans basketball team. He is one of the most long-serving coaches in the NCAA currently, and he is defined by his contributions for the Spartans. Tom Izzo Michigan State Spartans?After waiting for over a decade as an assistant, Izzo finally got the top job with the Michigan State Spartans in 1995. It took him a few years to settle in, but he got his first Final Four appearance in just his fourth season. Read More...