St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, is pleased to announce the 2018 award nominees in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 17 categories. City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss says the Council is excited to announce the high calibre award nominees ahead…
Steven Tandy Interview – The St Kilda Film Festival 2018
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A big thank you to Steven Tandy director of The Story for taking the time to answer a few questions. Congratulations on the premier of The Story on the opening night of the festival. Is it the first film that you have had at the St Kilda Film Festival? Yes! It is my first year…
Obamas Sign Netflix Production Deal
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President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service. The Obamas will produce a diverse mix of content, including the potential for scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries and features. These projects will be available to the 125 million-member…
Rachel Ward’s Palm Beach to Start Filming
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PALM BEACH, a new feature film written by Joanna Murray-Smith and Rachel Ward, and directed by Rachel Ward, will start filming at Sydney’s iconic Palm Beach and surrounds from next week, until early July. “Palm Beach is filled with colourful characters and a plot that explores the complexities between different generations and life-long friends. I’m…
Laura Imbruglia – St Kilda Film Festival 2018 Interview
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A big thank you to Laura Imbruglia director of Gender Reversed Guitar Shopping for taking the time to answer some questions. Is Gender Reversed Guitar Shopping the first film that you’ve had at The St Kilda festival? It sure is! Film festivals are a new and exciting world for me. What is the VCE Education…
Free Entry for Children to New Western Australian Museum
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The $396 million new Western Australian Museum, currently under construction and due to open in 2020, will offer free entry to children. “The decision to exempt children from an entry fee was despite significant budgetary pressures and will apply to all children under the age of 15.” Western Australian Minister for Culture and the Arts…
Road Trip #2 Electric Boogaloo: The Road to the Palais
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Those of you who have been following The Movie Boards for awhile maybe aware of a few years ago of my ill-fated road trip with the Old Man to Sydney the highlights of the trip being that due to my beer barrel physique combine with my use of a wheelchair meant that I was unable…
The Death of Superman to be Released in July/August
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The Man of Steel meets his ultimate match when Doomsday comes to Earth – hell bent on destroying everything and everyone in his path, including the Justice League – in the all-new, action-packed “The Death of Superman,” part of the popular series of DC Universe Movies. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment, the…
Batman and Harley Quinn
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Director Sam Liu Starring Kevin Conroy, Melissa Rauch, Paget Brewster & Loren Lester Rated M Score 5/6 Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker’s sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man. This has been sitting in my pile of movies…
NFSA Restores My Brilliant Career
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Margaret Fink and Gillian Armstrong’s empowering feminist classic My Brilliant Career has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) and is set to premiere at this year’s Sydney Film Festival on Wednesday 13 June. Director Gillian Armstrong will participate in a special Q&A following the screening. My Brilliant Career…
ACCC Wins Appeal Against Yazaki Corporation
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The Full Federal Court has today ordered Japanese company Yazaki Corporation (Yazaki) to pay increased penalties of $46 million for cartel conduct, following an appeal by the ACCC. This is the highest penalty ever handed down under the Competition and Consumer Act (2010). The trial judge had earlier found that Yazaki had engaged in anti-competitive…
Batman Ninja
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Director Junpei Mizusaki Starring Roger Craig Smith, Tony Hale & Tara Strong Rated M Score 5/6 Batman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan. DC would have a far more impressive extended universe on its hands and it would not be behind the…
AEMC Banning Dodgy Energy Discounts
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The ACT Government today has welcomed news that the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) will make a new rule to prohibit energy retailers from making discounts appear bigger than they actually are. The AEMC is the independent rule maker for Australia’s energy markets. Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs Shane Rattenbury explained that the rule…
Happy
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Creators Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor Starring Christopher Meloni, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Patton Oswalt Rated MA Score 6/6 An injured hitman befriends his kidnapped daughter’s imaginary friend – a perky blue flying unicorn. With the excess of comic book related movie and television content it is soooo satisfying to know that there is content out…
The 2018 Eurovision Winner is…..
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Netta from Israel has won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with her song ‘TOY’, securing 529 points in a tense and showstopping Grand Final. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and hosted by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP), the 63rd edition of the annual competition has its fourth winner from Israel. Second place…
Machinima Announces Development Deal with Greg Russo
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Machinima, a division of Warner Bros. Digital Networks has announced a development deal with Greg Russo, the screenwriter of two highly anticipated feature films based on iconic videogame franchises: the forthcoming “Mortal Kombat” from New Line Cinema and Screen Gems’ “Resident Evil.” Russo’s initial project for Machinima will be a live-action adaptation based on Warner…
Principal Photography Starting on The Kitchen
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Principal photography begins this Friday, May 11, on New Line Cinema’s gritty drama “The Kitchen,” written and directed by Andrea Berloff, who was nominated for an Oscar for the original screenplay for “Straight Outta Compton.” Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy (“Bridesmaids”), Tiffany Haddish…
Screen Australia Announces Funding for Babyteeth
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Screen Australia has announced major production funding for Babyteeth, a bittersweet comedy feature starring Ben Mendelsohn (Ready Player One, Animal Kingdom) and Essie Davis (Game of Thrones, The Babadook). Babyteeth is the first feature for Australian development and production company Whitefalk Films following the success of short films Trespass (Winner of Best Australian Short Film,…