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May 1st, 2003
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 18th year and countless
other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my
imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.
Australia’s Most Successful Movie Export
May 1st, 2003
May 1st, 2003
Fame's such a fickle and transitory thing. How long is it before Heath, Naomi, Nicole, Cate, Joel, Miranda, Hugo, Sam, Rose, Susie and Eric — even (God forbid) Russ himself — start taking gigs in schlocky straight to video erotic thrillers?
Head in the Clouds
August 1st, 2005
August 1st, 2005
Duigan paints a gorgeous looking picture of Europe's heady pre-war days, and with the three beautiful and competent leads, it's hard not to be drawn in.
Chronicles of Riddick, The
July 29th, 2004
July 29th, 2004
It's also an action film at its best, with everything from spaceship chases to giant killer armadillo/dog creatures, effects that cover whole planets and adventure as big as the universe.
Time to Leave
December 19th, 2006
December 19th, 2006
By contrast, American movies come from a culture where actions speak louder than words, where the sight of a gun wins a rock-paper-scissors game over intellect any day.
Adobe Creative Suite
June 1st, 2009
June 1st, 2009
Some of the included applications are a little bit of a mystery. Anyone with the money to spend on a software family such as Creative Suite 4 would surely be a pro-level designer and use Dreamweaver instead of Contribute, but the latter’s still there.
Bangkok Dangerous
January 14th, 2010
January 14th, 2010
As always, the sillier Nicolas Cage’s hair is, the worse the movie seems to be. The days where he’d mix up every brainless action movie like Con Air with a smart drama like leaving Las Vegas seem long gone, this and 2009’s godawful Knowing his usual standard of late.
More samples…
Misery; Special Edition
The Film
Rob Reiner's seminal adaptation of the Stephen King novel pits an ...
Analyze That
The Film
Many critics hated the reteaming of Billy Crystal and Robert De ...
August 1st, 2003
Frighteners: The Directors Cut
Just like Jerry Lewis is said to be the prophet of home ...
March 1st, 2006
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
Laptops elbow their way into the PC mainstream
Unlike the DVD, the digital camera and the VCR before them, the ...
August 16th, 2005