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October 1st, 2007
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 and the world. 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 on.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 publications 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.
Inside Deep Throat
November 1st, 2005
November 1st, 2005
As their little-seen story on the life of New York club kids (2003’s Party Monster) showed, directors Bailey and Barbato are great at presenting the snapshot of a culture, and Inside Deep Throat captures the heart and soul of the 70s’ political landscape.
Forbidden Lie$
September 11th, 2008
September 11th, 2008
The worldwide success of Khouri’s book was skewered by a journalist in Sydney, and it’s shone a light on a never-ending backstory of a hidden husband and kids, duped former friends and victims of various scams.
Games set big agenda
November 20th, 2012
November 20th, 2012
Australia is making a disproportionately large impact. Hollywood can’t get enough of our actors and increasingly our directors and screenwriters. When asked if we make as big a splash in gaming, Hutchinson says we already have, just not the way you think
Greta Gerwig
August 31st, 2015
August 31st, 2015
The Greta Gerwig story could be subtitled ‘Move Over, Lena Dunham’. Just when the Girls creator was getting big because of her debut film Tiny Furniture, the 32-year-old Gerwig made waves in another definitive young-woman-in-New-York story Lola Versus.
Double Shot
May 11th, 2008
May 11th, 2008
Australian readers might not be familiar with Double Shot’s protagonist. Faith Zanetti is a hard-drinking, no-nonsense war correspondent who’s more comfortable crawling around battle zones than the threat of a stable relationship with the father of her infant son.
Epic Movie
January 27th, 2007
January 27th, 2007
All the effective parody takes place in the first half hour, after which the laughs either dry up or descend into puerile sniggers as the film leaves the broad swipes behind to enter the second act, trying to advance the story to keep the film from getting boring.
More samples…
Apple MacBook Pro
As Intel continues their virtual monopolisation of the world computer processor market, ...
Real Cancun
What would you do if you were an 18-year-old American finishing high ...
July 10th, 2003
Laurel Canyon
Starring; Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natasha McElhone
Written and Directed by ...
October 30th, 2003
Scarface: Special Edition
De Palma's seminal gangster flick turned the genre on its head, rendering ...
March 4th, 2003