Filming has begun in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire for the Christmas Special for CBBC’s popular series Hank Zipzer, ‘Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe’. Produced by Kindle Entertainment in association with Walker Productions and DHX Media with support from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund, the 1×90-minute feature length film, inspired by the book series Hank Zipzer: The World’s…
Spy
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Director Paul Feig Staring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law Rated MA Score 2/6 A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. I’m beginning to think that ‘filling out the 5’ according to the rule of 5 on Paul Feig might…
Record Numbers for Star Poker Sydney Championships
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Star Poker Sydney Championships running from 26 July-8 August has seen record registrations with 1,187 players taking part in the Opening Event which concluded on Sunday, 31 July 2016. With nine events over the 14 day schedule, it all concludes with the Main Event which commences Friday, 5 August and runs to Monday, 8 August.…
SAO to be adapted into Live Action TV Series
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In partnership with the KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Skydance Media, a U.S.-based diversified media company, has acquired the worldwide live-action rights for Sword Art Online. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison said that with screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) on board to pen the pilot episode, all bases seem to be covered for the live-action…
Suicide Squad
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Director David Ayer Staring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie Rated M Score 5/6 A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Supposedly Suicide Squad was met with some bad reviews by critics who saw this before the midnight screening I went to at my friendly…
Jason Bourne
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Director Paul Greengrass Staring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander Rated M Score 4/6 The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. For the record going into this I did not revisit any of the previous Bourne movies and no I haven’t…
FemFlix August 10 to September 3 at SCA
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90s feminism that saw the rise of cyberfeminists, zine counter culture and high-octane post-punk gestures on screen will be revisited in a new exhibition FemFlix at Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), the University of Sydney, from 10 August to 3 September 2016. Femflix features the work of Australian filmmakers who led a new wave…
JOHN CLEESE ‘IN CONVERSATION’ EVENT AT PALACE CINEMAS NORTON STREET
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Palace Cinemas confirms that comedic legend, John Cleese, will appear at Palace Cinemas Norton Street in Leichhardt for a one-night-only, intimate ‘in conversation’ event on the evening of Friday, August 12. A spokesperson for Palace Cinemas said that Cleese’s influence has stretched across generations; his sharp, irreverent eye and unique approach to physical comedy are…
Where do you get your Pizza?
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In the 12 months to March 2016, almost 5 million Australians over age of 14 visited or ordered from a pizza shop at least once in an average four weeks, slightly more than the 4.8 million who did so in March 2012. The research showed that back in 2012, 1.8 million people dined on Domino’s…
What’s your favourite Scottish novel?
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As part of the BBC #LovetoRead campaign, an expert panel has chosen 30 books from Scottish authors, representing some of the finest writing Scotland has to offer. “This is a list that will get people talking and reading. There is such a vast range of good writing in Scotland that choosing which books to include…