Australia’s premier 22-day queer arts experience, Midsumma Festival, have launched the 2020 program. Celebrating LGBTQIA+ diverse journeys and communities, Midsumma will spotlight an array of spectacular performances, exhibitions, talks and social events, showcasing preeminent queer arts and cultural festivities with leading international, national and local artists. Crowds of over 285,000 are expected to attend 194…
Santa Girl
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Director Blayne Weaver Starring Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Stone, Devon Werkheiser Rated PG Score 3/6 Santa’s daughter, Cassie gets a chance to attend college for one semester in the ‘real’ world before heading back to the North Pole to fulfill her duties under her father. Okay, the first Christmas movie that I’m reviewing this year. There…
Vikings Spinoff Series for Netflix
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Netflix has announced Vikings: Valhalla, a new original series from creator Michael Hirst that continues the storytelling of his beloved epic Vikings saga. Jeb Stuart To Write and Executive Produce New Series The new saga begins 100 years after the original series concludes and dramatizes the adventures of the most famous Vikings who ever lived…
New Gold Mountain Coming to SBS in 2020
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SBS and Screen Australia are thrilled to announce the commission of a new four-part Australian drama series for 2020 New Gold Mountain. Continuing SBS’s streak of critically acclaimed original dramas, New Gold Mountain, a revisionist Western, will join SBS’s supernatural drama series, Hungry Ghosts, as part of the network’s bold drama offering next year. This…
Victoria Gets Behind Australia’s 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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Victoria has thrown its weight behind Australia’s bid to secure the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the largest women’s sporting event in the world. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula today joined Matildas stars Jenna McCormick and Laura Alleway at AAMI Park, confirming that the 2023 World Cup bid led by Football…
Fast & Furious Animated Series Coming to Netflix
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Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have announced the cast of the Netflix original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, based on Universal’s multi-billion dollar franchise. The series is executive produced by Vin Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Chris Morgan, Tim Hedrick and Bret Haaland and is slated to debut on Netflix December 26. Teenager Tony Toretto…
2020 Product of the Year Prize Winners
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Over 10,000 Australian shoppers have had their say and voted for their favourite products in the annual Product of the Year Awards. The world’s largest consumer-voted awards program recognises product innovation and serves as a shortcut for shoppers helping them to save time and money. “We’re thrilled to see that healthier alternatives are increasingly available…
Production has Started on Second Season of Bloom
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Stan, Screen Australia and Film Victoria have announced that production has commenced on the second season of the TV Week Logie award-winning drama series Bloom. Filming in Victoria, the six-part Stan Original Series welcomes back its stars from the first season, including Jacki Weaver, Bryan Brown and Phoebe Tonkin. Also joining the cast for season…
Gregory Porter to Sing Moon River for a CBeebies Bedtime Story
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International jazz and soul star Gregory Porter is to sing rather than read a CBeebies Bedtime Story – in a first for the much-loved show. Gregory sings Moon River, the classic ballad from Breakfast At Tiffany’s, accompanied by Chip Crawford on the piano. Moon River is composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer…
Mov’in Bed Founder and Director Vincent Hernandez Interview
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A Big thank you to Mov’in Bed Founder and Director Vincent Hernandez for taking the time for an interview For More About Mov’in Bed
Doom: Annihilation
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Director Tony Giglio Starring Amy Manson, Dominic Mafham, Luke Allen-Gale Rated MA Score 0/6 Follows a group of UAC Marines as they respond to a distress call from a top-secret scientific base on Phobos, a Martian moon, only to discover it’s been overrun by demons who threaten to create Hell on Earth. Why did I…
2020 NRL Magic Round Headed to Brisbane
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More than 50,000 rugby league fans are expected to travel to Brisbane for the second ever Magic Round, to be held on the May long weekend. Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones said the NRL’s hottest tickets on its 2020 footy calendar would be released for sale this week before the city comes alive with…
Romeo and Juliet Retrospective
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Romeo and Juliet Released in 1936 Director George Cukor Starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore Rated G Score 3/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1968 Director Franco Zeffirelli Starring Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery Rated PG Score 5/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1996 Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John…
Melbourne Australia’s Most Innovative City
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Melbourne was today named as Australia’s most innovative city, leapfrogging Sydney to claim 11th place overall in the annual 2thinknow Innovation Cities Global Index. Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Trade Martin Pakula welcomed the release of the index, now in its 12th year, which ranked 500 cities across the world. “It’s fantastic to see Melbourne…
Beware of Asbestos in Bush fire Damaged Homes
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Residents returning to bush fire damaged homes warned to be aware of asbestos dangers. NSW and Queensland residents returning to homes and properties damaged by recent catastrophic bushfires are being warned of the risk of stirring up deadly asbestos fibres as they sift through damaged or destroyed homes. The Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia has…
A Toilet for Your Christmas List?
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Move over Marvel action figures, Rainbocorns and novelty socks. This year, you might be getting a toilet for Christmas.That’s at least what international water and toilet not-for-profit WaterAid is hoping Australians will embrace this festive season. “Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to show our love for our family and friends, and nothing says ‘I love…
New Shaun Micallef Documentary On the Sauce
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ABC and Screen Australia has announced a new 3 x 60’ documentary, Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce, to be hosted by award-winning ABC favourite, Shaun Micallef, and produced by CJZ. Shaun Micallef drank neither wisely nor well back in his university days and swore off it in his mid-twenties. Now his sons have hit drinking…
Craig Reucassel Presenting Two Documentaries in 2020
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Craig Reucassel returns to ABC in 2020 hosting two new documentaries funded by Screen Australia. The Fight for Planet A: The Climate Challenge will shine a spotlight on the nation’s growing climate change concerns, while Big Weather (and how to survive it) explores Australia’s unpredictable and extreme weather conditions. Craig Reucassel, host of the two…