http://www.sbs.com.au It may seem like an odd thing to say right now but there is only good news and good news coming out of the doping positive of Danilo "The Killer" Di Luca. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/philip-gomes/blog/127844/The-Killer-gone http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/philip-gomes/blog/127844/The-Killer-gone Sat, 25 May 2013 09:00:00 +1000 The Coens were praised, Nicolas Winding Refn was booed, and once again, there's a curious lack of female directors. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127840/Cannes-2013-First-week-observations http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127840/Cannes-2013-First-week-observations Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:49 +1000 Morbid curiosity about the bodies-in-the-barrel case was key to the widespread awareness of this Saturday night's movie. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127838/Snowtown-chills-to-the-bone http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127838/Snowtown-chills-to-the-bone Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:45 +1000 One need only cast their minds back eleven years ago to support the overused TV commentator’s phrase that ‘anything can happen’. But as Anthony Tan writes, for the podium to be redefined four days from the finish, logic, caution and reason must be thrown out the back door. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127834/V-lo-Files-And-Then-There-Were-Three http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127834/V-lo-Files-And-Then-There-Were-Three Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 It takes a certain breed of filmmaker to insert themselves into their work. Eddie Cockrell lists 10 of the bravest and the best. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127836/First-person-singular-top-ten-directors-as-participants http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127836/First-person-singular-top-ten-directors-as-participants Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Visitors to New York usually know Greenwich Village as a cute part of the city with crooked streets, tiny restaurants, quirky bars, expensive boutiques, and celebrity sightings. Yet, for those who live and frequent there, all of that is true but Greenwich Village has always cultivated a dark underbelly. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127828/Hate-Crime-Murder-on-a-busy-New-York-Street http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127828/Hate-Crime-Murder-on-a-busy-New-York-Street Wed, 22 May 2013 11:14:49 +1000 Vendetta Films has announced a June 6 national release date for British director Hugh Hartford’s inspirational sports documentary Ping Pong. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127822/Ping-Pong-set-to-open http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127822/Ping-Pong-set-to-open Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Roadshow Films has announced a slight shift backward in the Australian opening date of Red Obsession, the Bordeaux and Shanghai-set wine doco that heralds the directorial debut of long-time production partners David Roach and Warwick Ross (Young Einstein, Beneath Hill 60). http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127826/Red-Obsession-release-date-tweaked http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127826/Red-Obsession-release-date-tweaked Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Thirteen years is a long time between drinks for fans of Australian cross country (XCO) mountain biking but on Monday the community awoke to a pair of victories and blossoming hope for the future, writes Phil Gomes. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/philip-gomes/blog/127818/Dirty-deeds-done-dirt-cheap http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/philip-gomes/blog/127818/Dirty-deeds-done-dirt-cheap Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:00 +1000 It’s never easy when apprentice usurps master, particularly when it happens earlier than expected. But as Anthony Tan writes, for those on the sidelines, it makes for fascinating viewing. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127816/V-lo-Files-Masters-and-Apprentices http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127816/V-lo-Files-Masters-and-Apprentices Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:00 +1000 A single documentary and a black comedy-done-mockumentary style are amongst the 22 titles just announced for the 16th Spanish Film Festival, to be held June 19 to July 3 at Palace Verona in Sydney. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127824/16th-Spanish-Film-Festival-documentary-guide http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127824/16th-Spanish-Film-Festival-documentary-guide Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Women’s race organisers in France have turned their tainted reputation a little muddier, after the debacle of the second consecutive cancellation of the Tour Languedoc Rousillion, originally scheduled as UCI 2.2 stage race from 17-22 May. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/bridie-odonnell/blog/127814/Chaos-and-cancellations-when-will-the-UCI-step-in http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/bridie-odonnell/blog/127814/Chaos-and-cancellations-when-will-the-UCI-step-in Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:00 +1000 For the second year running, he’s the oldest licensed rider in the WorldTour peloton. But as Anthony Tan writes, nothing’s going to slow Jens Voigt down. Not yet, anyway. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127812/V-lo-Files-Catch-Him-If-You-Can http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127812/V-lo-Files-Catch-Him-If-You-Can Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 +1000 The bears tore through the Australian dollar over the past two weeks, falling from US$1.03 to nearly US$0.97. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127810/End-of-parity-Experts-say-A-heading-south http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127810/End-of-parity-Experts-say-A-heading-south Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:38 +1000 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127808/Linzer-torte http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127808/Linzer-torte Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:39 +1000 The Webdox Conference wrapped recently in Belgium, and Sandra Gaudenzi of i-Docs has offered some illuminating thoughts on what the conference demonstrated about the state of the webdoc. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127806/Webdox-and-the-problem-with-interactive http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127806/Webdox-and-the-problem-with-interactive Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +1000 Unless you count a few high school detentions, I have never been locked up, so I wasn't sure what to expect from the marathon six hour media lock-in for the federal budget in Canberra. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127800/Diary-of-a-media-lock-up http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127800/Diary-of-a-media-lock-up Wed, 15 May 2013 14:36:22 +1000 Choices, choices. Team Sky's always had them, BMC's suddenly been gifted them, and some teams are bereft of them. They do, however, make for interesting dynamics in every team as the Giro d'Italia heats up, and the Tour de France looms, writes Al Hinds. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/al-hinds/blog/127796/Tough-calls-loom-for-Evans-and-Wiggins http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/al-hinds/blog/127796/Tough-calls-loom-for-Evans-and-Wiggins Wed, 15 May 2013 13:10:00 +1000 From Toowoomba to Tuscany via California, Anthony Tan gives his lowdown in the only way he knows how. Straight up. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127798/V-lo-Files-Rough-Edges http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/anthony-tan/blog/127798/V-lo-Files-Rough-Edges Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +1000 The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, will be held at a time when many parts of the eurozone struggle with recession and austerity measures that have prompted protests in some countries across the continent. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127794/The-winning-costs-of-Eurovision-2013 http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral//blog/127794/The-winning-costs-of-Eurovision-2013 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:40:21 +1000