Through A Life Darkly

Ingmar Bergman's oeuvre finds tribute in a sumptuous homage to his career, writes Scott Murray. The Ingmar Bergman Archives Edited by Paul Duncan and Bengt Wanselius Taschen, $400

One Year On, Ponting Has Raised His Game - Now It's His Cheer Squad's Turn

RICKY PONTING has started 2009 with a fresh spirit. Certainly he seems more relaxed than during recent dust-ups when he found himself ducking and weaving off the field even as he hooked bumpers on it. Perhaps he senses that this team belongs to him, that he can put his imprint on it, that it is not too late to recover the livewire seen in his early years.

Player's Value Not Easy To Assess

JETS fans waiting impatiently for their club to unveil some high-profile imports are entitled to feel bemused about the club's negotiations with journeyman Jon Brady.