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It was the first day back after a two week Christmas break for the couple of dozen men who worked the Nymboida coal mine in northern NSW.
The shift was coming to an end when an underground gas explosion ripped through the mine at 3pm on 12 January, 1976. Slowly, the men staggered out of the mine, some seriously injured and being helped by others.
A head count was done. One man was missing. It would take hours for the mine rescue service to arrive, and by then it might be too late.
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The ABC mini-mini-series Paper Giants has been a great hit. Funky footage blended with some brilliant performances, fabulous frocks, and an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of women’s mag, Cleo. On a smaller scale, it did for the magazine industry what Mad Men did for the advertising industry.
Here at The Punch, it made us wonder: What’s next? What else could benefit from this historical dramatisation?
The ABC is reportedly looking at other Cleo-related or Packer family-related options - but we reckon there’s much broader scope in the genre. Anyway, see below for our thoughts on Paper Giants, and share your own thoughts below.
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You had me Dave until this drivel ... biased Media Watch program. Just because you don’t like what’s on there doesn’t make it biased. Read more »
There was so much fanfare when The September Issue first came out, with everyone caught up in the hype of “Anna, the Ice Queen” and “Anna, the Bitch” and “Anna, the Hardcore Alien” it was hard to assess the movie objectively because as usual, all the hype pointed in one direction. I, for one, definitely wanted to see it for the sole reason of judging what Anna was actually like in, you know, almost-real-life.
I wanted to see her cut-throat ways and watch her spiking staff with her whiplash tongue first hand. I wanted the camera to be in an elevator when Anna stepped in and watch the look of fear on the faces of those cowering out of her way.
This is the Anna I was expecting. Like Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. Someone vicious and uncaring and completely insensitive of other people’s feelings.
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Bitten says:
I agree, I found her to be brilliant at simply doing her job. Her job is to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’. That is what an editor does: they EDIT. It is the job of all creative contributors (Grace Coddington et al) to create 100 beautiful things for every issue. It… Read more »
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Don says:
She’s a fashion editor yet has a hair style like that?? That’s why I think her profession is a joke. There is no need for it. Trends change so fast and everyone has their own unique style that they like so it makes her job completely redundant. Whose to say… Read more »
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