Malcolm Sutton Malcolm Sutton i(14005185 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Twitchers Malcolm Sutton , Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2024 28241398 2024 single work novel 'When Richard’s campaign for dog food is trolled with hostile memes, he wants to celebrate. For three months, the London adman’s been pushing increasingly risky themes in an effort to get sacked without losing his career- minded girlfriend. He’s at the mercy of his ‘piranhas’, OCD symptoms born of an overbearing father. He swallows too much, blinks too much, is obsessed with his heart rate and sometimes panics during sex. Dumped anyway, Richard retreats home to the Adelaide where a shrewd agency director wants his ideas to exploit social media outrage. A noisy bird wakes him every morning, smoke fills the sky from a series of violent pyromaniac acts. His friends blame the Blackwood Clown, a hermit artist who’s been screaming at bushwalkers. Richard once burnt the clown’s paintings in a bungled prank that landed him an arson conviction and, apparently, the clown wants revenge. Constable Sniles, an angry exile, seeks professional redemption by blaming Richard. He has an alibi in a former lover, Ashleigh, but the more time they spend together, the deadlier the fires become, igniting an inferno so fierce it threatens to consume the entire district and incinerate whatever’s left of Richard’s mind.' (Publication summary)
1 Film Industry Mourns Death of Wolf Creek Producer David Lightfoot Malcolm Sutton , 2021 single work obituary
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , June 2021; 'The Australian film industry is mourning one of its long-time stalwarts, film producer David Lightfoot, who has passed away due to heart issues.' (Introduction)
1 Public Libraries About 'More than Just Books', Say South Australians Fearing Funding Cuts Malcolm Sutton , 2021 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2021;

"Why does anyone need a public library anymore?"

'The question was put to ABC Radio Adelaide this week after it was claimed the South Australian government was seeking to reduce its funding to council-run libraries in the upcoming budget.'

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1 Tandanya Resumes 30th Year Celebrations with a New Focus on Contemporary Art Malcolm Sutton , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2020;

'Lockdown disruptions to its 30th year celebrations gave Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute time to pause and "reflect" on its future, its chief executive has said, with contemporary art emerging as a key focus.' 
1 Big-budget Films and 'New-wave' Directors to Share Limelight at Adelaide Film Festival Malcolm Sutton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2018;

'With just one week to go until the Adelaide Film Festival, organisers are burning the midnight oil in final preparations for the 11-day event that will feature more than 130 productions of varying budgets and beginnings.' (Introduction)
1 Welcome the Bright World Shines a Light on the 'intelligence State' Malcolm Sutton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2018;

'A play from 1982 whose subject matter includes science and political interference, truth and identity politics is today more relevant than ever, according to its director.' 
1 Screen Makers Conference Aims to Make Passing the Gates into Filmmaking Success Easier Malcolm Sutton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , July 2018;

'The shot at an "intimate setting" with Australian movie industry gatekeepers has attracted a sell-out crowd for next week's annual Screen Makers Conference in Adelaide.' (Introduction)
1 Political Correctness 'stifling Australian Cinema' as Indie Filmmakers Rebound in Adelaide Malcolm Sutton , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , March 2018;

'Mention the modern-day Australian film industry and you'll likely elicit a groan as frames of the same actors performing cliché roles, safe plotlines and token ideology flick through the mind with stop motion predictability.' (Introduction)
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