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Venetia King

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:03:18 +1300

One definition of a character actor is someone whose face you're always glad to see, even if you can't quite put a name to it.
I've known who Frank Whitten was since he played the lead in the TV series Open House in the mid 80s (also really enjoyed Emily…

Neil Morrison

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:50:25 +1300

re the French Film Festival, The Age of Reason is a two-gun film. You might want the second if the first jams because you definitely won't want to live through it.

Try hard Amélie.

There's some other very good films though.

Jacqui Dunn

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:56:46 +1300

I've been going to the same guy for 20 years or thereabouts. His aim was for complete maintenance, and he always looked for ways of keeping the costs down. In fact, his (and his partners') practice attracted whole Qantas flight crews, who would make appointments for their stopovers in Auckland…

Geoff Lealand

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:26:15 +1300

Jeez. For that amount, you should have got a whole new head.

Are the amounts dentists charge justified?

Jacqui Dunn

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:03:27 +1300

three grand of dental work in the very near future

Moi, aussi. $4,500. Lucky us, eh?

I worked with Frank on radio, and years ago, when we were both very young things, I met him in London. I don't think he remembered the London meeting – well, just thinking about…

Geoff Lealand

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:48:31 +1300

By all accounts, Frank was a character as well as a character actor. We need more interesting old buggers like him on the screen.

Public Address

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:48:31 +1300

Discussion from blog post.