The ACCC has authorised Independent Cinemas Australia (ICA), and its current and future independent cinema members, to share information and collectively bargain with film distributors on the terms and conditions of film licensing agreements. “Authorisation is likely to benefit the public as it should reduce negotiation costs for independent cinemas and distributors who participate,” ACCC…
4 Pines Beer to be Served on Manly Ferries
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Commuters and tourists on Sydney ferries travelling between Circular Quay and Manly can now buy a beer on their afternoon or evening journey. “After a thorough assessment Harbour City Ferries awarded the contract to 4 Pines to operate bars and cafés on the Manly ferries,” Sydney Harbour Ferries Managing Director, Martin Kearney commented “4 Pines…
Topgolf® is Coming to Australia
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After confirming the first Australian Topgolf® venue to launch adjacent to Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Village Roadshow has announced it will be expediting its expansion plans across Australia and APAC. Already receiving a number of enquiries to date, Village Entertainment CEO Kirk Edwards confirmed that a number of location submissions had…
Ready Player One
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Score 4.5/6 It’s the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place. We’re out of oil. We’ve wrecked the climate. And then Wade stumbles onto the key to the first puzzle. Suddenly, he finds himself pitted against thousands of competitors in a desperate race to claim the ultimate prize, a chase that…
Bullet Head
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Director Paul Soulet Starring John Malkovich, Adrien Brody, Antonio Banderas Rated MA Score 3/6 Three career criminals find themselves trapped in a warehouse with the law closing in and an even worse threat waiting inside – a nigh unstoppable killer dog. If you did not want to watch this one it would be perfectly understandable…
Black Panther
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Director Ryan Coogler Starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o Rated M Score 4/6 T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T’Challa’s father’s mistake. Alright I am finally over my…
Production to Start on Awoken
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Meridian Pictures today announced that principal photography on feature film, AWOKEN, will commence on Monday, March 5, 2018. Starring Erik Thomson (800 Words, The Black Balloon, Storm Boy), Sara West (Bad Girl, Peter Allen: Not The Boy Nextdoor, One Eyed Girl) and Benson Jack Anthony (800 Words, Emo The Musical), the film marks the debut…
Brawl in Cell Block 99
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Director S. Craig Zahler Starring Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson & Udo Kier Rated R Score 3/6 A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly. I’ll admit it, I usually don’t watch a lot of movies starring Vince Vaughn. In the past he has struck me as the…
What Happened to Monday?
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Director Tommy Wirkola Starring Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe Rated MA Score 5/6 In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.…
The Stripper Next Door – Emma Corbett Interview
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A big thank you to Emma Corbett for taking the time to answer some questions about her book The Stripper Next Door. -What’s the book about? The book is about my journey from shy high school nerd to Internationally renown stripper, Miss Nude Australia, Australian Pole Champion and entrepreneur… And back again to quiet reserved…