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August 1st, 2009
Fusing the Medium and the Message
Welcome to the writing of Drew Turney, showcasing recent work I've done for publications and institutions throughout Australia. Select a link from the random sample below that interests you or suits your publication, or use the menu to browse by category or sub-category. If the short excerpt sounds good, click the title to read the whole story.How can this site help you? By showing you my abilities in researching and writing stories that are engaging and easy to understand, skills over a dozen magazines and publications across Australia call on regularly.
My parallel career in design and computers is the basis for my technology writing. I'm putting my love of movies and books to practical use in film and book reviews and am talking to the personalities in publishing and filmmaking as well as reporting on the art and business of both crafts. I'm also writing general features on everything from celebrities and business to ideas and culture.
I've written over 15 novels,
dozens of short stories, poetry, a journal now in its 22nd year and countless
other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my
imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.
The trouble with boys
December 20th, 2010
December 20th, 2010
We’re not enabling our kids. We project our fears onto them and we’re not giving them the opportunity for resilience. We have to stay up to date with technologies and the other things that are happening so we’re aware of the challenges, and that comes about by creating a culture in the home where stuff get discussed.
The Closed Circle
June 16th, 2007
June 16th, 2007
1990 was the rebirth of Hollywood as a different kind of grindhouse, one that ground up art forms of every kind and splattered them across movie screens in the hope of brand recognition. And for the first time, studios are remaking the first films from that period.
Sharkwater
August 21st, 2008
August 21st, 2008
Regardless, if sharks did to us what we’re doing to them we deserve to die. You never thought you’d be upset at sharks getting hurt because the only time you’ve ever seen it is when Bruce the mechanical model is blown up or electrocuted when he’s about to wrap his evil teeth around Sheriff Brody.
North to Noosa
October 27th, 1997
October 27th, 1997
For a summer holiday combining European Chic and the best of Australia’s climate and relaxed pace, you can’t beat Noosa, one of Australia’s secret treasures in the sun.
Brothers in Arms
March 1st, 2009
March 1st, 2009
Castro for one was a skilled propagandist and charismatic orator like totalitarian leaders such as Hitler and Mussolini before him. How can we believe what he or Guevara tell us in their many diaries, manifestos and letters?
September
March 6th, 2008
March 6th, 2008
The disc is packed with enough extras to make you happy if you fell as much in love with the film as many did. Co-writer/director Peter Carstairs shares a commentary with editor Martin Connor and cinematographer Jules O’Loughlin where they discuss the artistic basis for the film’s visual tone and languid pacing.
More samples…
Three Dollars
Now that Australian filmmakers have perfected the art of making rubbish movies ...
May 1st, 2005
The Notorious Bettie Page
When Jenna Jameson's tell-all autobiography How to Make Love Like a Porn ...
September 1st, 2007
The Good Shepherd
Some movies are must see regardless of their content. Movies like JFK, ...
February 22nd, 2007
Journey to the Centre of the Earth vs The Day the Earth Stood Still
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Features: Original Trailer, ...
July 1st, 2003
Hollywood Homicide
Starring: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isiah Washington, Lena Olin, Lolita Davidovich, Bruce ...
September 11th, 2003