In an Australian first, Monash University and VicHealth have teamed up to develop “Kids Building Future Healthy”, a Minecraft Education Edition, that calls on healthy heroes aged 9 to 12 to design communities where people are more connected, active and enjoy wholesome food.The ‘Kids Building Future Healthy’ mission will launch on 10 July, ahead of…
MDFF: Belly of the Beast: A Torquay Story
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directors Max Miller & John Teague Rated E Score 5/6 Torquay, Victoria. This is the small town that went global. A quiet coastal community until the booming surf culture swept in and it swelled to become an international surfing mecca that is home to industry brands and colourful personalities. Two hours can be a great…
Stan Partners with ACTF on Wind Catcher
by themovieboards - Editor •
Screen Australia, Stan and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced Wind Catcher, a family feature film and Stan’s first co-commission with ACTF, which will be filmed in Victoria. The first partnership between ACTF and a streaming service in Australia, the Stan and ACTF initiative brings exciting, feature-length live action projects to the screen…
FOMO Stops Disconnecting from Social Media
by themovieboards - Editor •
New research released from headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation shows half of young people surveyed wanted to disconnect from social media but a fear of missing out (FOMO) may be stopping them, with close to a third feeling pressured to keep up with everything from politics to gossip on social media. headspace CEO Jason…
Most Dangerous Game
by themovieboards - Editor •
Creators Scott Elder, Josh Harmon & Nick Santora Starring Liam Hemsworth & Christoph Waltz Rated R Score 3.5/6 Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Tynes accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he’s not the hunter –…
Ads
by themovieboards - Editor •
Jolt
by themovieboards - Editor •
Director Tanya Wexler Starring Kate Beckinsale, Jai Courtney & Stanley Tucci Rated MA Score 6/6 A bouncer with a slightly murderous anger-management problem that she controls with the help of an electrode-lined vest she uses to shock herself back to normalcy whenever she gets homicidal. Jolt is one of those movies I can’t help but…
Cloncurry rolls out the Red Carpet for The Bank Manager
by themovieboards - Editor •
Remember that legendary Outback Queensland story of how in 1932 on election night, daring thieves broke into the strong room of the National Bank in Cloncurry and made off with £14,000? They were never caught, and to this day no-one has ever been charged. Well, this Thursday, 1800 kilometres north west of Brisbane in Cloncurry,…
Jenny Craig, Food and the Price of Food
by themovieboards - Editor •
New data from Jenny Craig Australia customers reveals exactly what they were thinking and why the company went bust. Three in four Jenny Craig consumers were either actively looking or open to using a different brand, with Lite n’ Easy the most considered alternative (46%) followed by Youfoodz and My Muscle Chef. The main reason…
Record Attempt to Cycle Maximum Width of Australia in 65 days
by themovieboards - Editor •
Andrew Kerec is taking on a record breaking, solo mountain bike ride from the western-most point to the eastern-most point of Australia – a total of around 5500 kms in just 65 days. And he’s doing it to raise money for people with spinal cord injury, like his father. Andrew’s 65-day ride is looking to…