Scammers are increasingly using fake charities or impersonating real charities to take advantage of people’s generosity and compassion, with losses reported to the ACCC’s Scamwatch increasing steadily over the past four years. This week is Charity Fraud Awareness Week and Scamwatch is warning people to watch out for fake charities and offering some quick and…
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St Kilda Film Festival 2019 Moving to Winter
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The annual St Kilda Film Festival has announced a move to winter for next year’s event, which will run from Friday 21 to Sunday 30 June 2019. After years basking in the golden glow of autumn, Festival Director Paul Harris and new Festival Producer, Richard Moore, have teamed up at the City of Port Phillip…
Netflix has started production of A pesar de todo
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Netflix has started production of A pesar de todo, a new original film that will become part of the wide Spanish content slate that will be coming to the platform. Blanca Suárez (Las Chicas del Cable, El Bar), Amaia Salamanca (Tiempos de Guerra, Perdida), Macarena García (La Llamada, La Otra Mirada), and Belén Cuesta (Paquita…
Matthew Broderick Joins the cast of Netflix Dramedy Daybreak
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Matthew Broderick joins the cast of dramedy Daybreak as Principal Burr. The cheerful, upbeat principal of Glendale High, Burr knows the name of every kid in school and their favorite character to play in Overwatch. In a hashtag-filled world of #metoo and #blacklivesmatter and #timesup, Burr is genuinely trying to be part of the solution:…
Giant Fish Sculpture Raises Awareness of Recycling
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A striking giant fish sculpture made from recycled beverage containers has beached in Brisbane’s King George Square today to raise awareness of Queensland’s container refund scheme, which starts in 11 days (November 1). Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch said the sculpture, titled Queensland, ‘Look at the State we’re in’ was created to highlight the environmental…
Paloma Faith Joins Pennyworth Cast
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Paloma Faith has joined the cast of the upcoming EPIX drama series “Pennyworth” in the series regular role of Bet Sykes, a spirited, sadistic and sharp-tongued villain. “Pennyworth” is from Warner Horizon Scripted Television and based on the characters from DC. Faith is a multi-award-winning recording artist whose onscreen credits include “Peter & Wendy” and…
A Tambo Teddy for Prince Harry and Meghan’s first baby
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Queensland’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will gift Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex a cuddly, hand-made Tambo Teddy for their first child expected next April, when she joins them on their official visit to Fraser Island on Monday (22 October 2018). Premier Palaszczuk said that Tambo Teddies are much loved and admired in homes all…
New Cast for Peaky Blinders Fifth Season
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Sam Claflin (The Nightingale, Adrift, Journey’s End), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Miniaturist, Split, The Witch) and Brian Gleeson (Phantom Thread, Logan Lucky) are among the new cast joining the acclaimed Bafta award-winning drama series Peaky Blinders, currently filming its fifth series. “From Steven Knight’s writing to the consistently brilliant production, I couldn’t feel more privileged to…
WB, TT Games, Lego & DC Launch LEGO DC Super-Villains
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and DC have announced the launch of “LEGO DC Super-Villains,” the first LEGO game to put players at the center of a villain-centric adventure taking place in the heart of the DC universe. Nominated as one of the Best Family Games of 2018 by E3’s Game…
Six New specialist factual titles coming to BBC One and BBC Two
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Tom McDonald, Head of Commissioning, Natural History and Specialist Factual, has announced six new programmes for BBC One and BBC Two. “2018 has been a hugely successful year for BBC specialist factual thanks to the brilliant producers and suppliers we work with: with Bafta, RTS and Emmy awards for our output and ratings hits from…