A long-awaited second track between Cranbourne and Dandenong will be complete close to a year ahead of schedule, eliminating bottlenecks and delivering trains every 10 minutes on average in the morning peak for Cranbourne passengers. “We’re excited to see the Cranbourne Line Upgrade progressing so well and look forward to introducing new services for passengers…
Midsumma Festival Returns in 2022
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Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural experience, Midsumma Festival, have announced its highly anticipated upcoming Festival dates, set to take place across 22 days from 23rd January until 13th February 2022. Midsumma will make its return next year, bigger and better than ever (literally), with a diverse and creative line-up that includes spectacular performances, exhibitions, visual arts, live music,…
AIDC Reveals First Look at 2022 Hybrid Program
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The premier event for nonfiction screen content in the Southern Hemisphere – the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) – has announced the first suite of in-person and online programming for its 2022 conference, including guest speakers Ted Hope, former Co-Head of Movies at Amazon Studios and trailblazing independent film producer of over 70 films including…
Head On
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Director Ana Kokkinos Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis & Julian Garner Rated R Score 6/6 Released on Blu-Ray on November 3 A 19-year-old Greek Australian youth struggles with his sexual identity and has one clumsy heterosexual and several homosexual encounters. I was not aware of the existence of this movie until recently, though…
Robotic Technology to Assist Surgeons at Fremantle Hospital
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Patients at Fremantle Hospital will now benefit from the latest in robotic technology which assists surgeons to plan and more accurately perform bone cuts and optimise functional outcomes in joint replacement surgeries. “Fremantle Hospital is the first public hospital to provide this outstanding technology, offering robotic assisted joint replacement to public patients.” Western Australian Health…
Prisoners of the Ghostland
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Director Sion Sono Starring Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes & Bill Moseley Rated MA Score 6/6 Streaming on major platforms from November 3 DVD and Blu-Ray available from November 17 A notorious criminal must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared. It has been a while…
Halloween Kills
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Director David Gordon Green Starring Judy Greer, Nick Castle, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kyle Richards, Anthony Michael Hall, Andi Matichak Rated MA Score 3/6 (A forgettable entry into the Halloween Franchise) Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to…
2022 Product Of The Year Winners Revealed
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For a list of Product of the Year Winners Over 5,000 Australian shoppers have had their say and cast votes for their favourite supermarket and everyday products, in the annual Product of the Year Awards (POY) for 2022. The world’s largest consumer-based awards program is now in its 13th year in Australia, recognising product innovation,…
Documentary Ablaze wins Victorian Premier’s History Award
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A documentary shining a light on the first Aboriginal filmmaker has won the top prize at the Victorian Community History Awards this week. Tiriki Onus, Alec Morgan and Tom Zubrycki received the prestigious Victorian Premier’s History Award for their documentary Ablaze, which tells the story of Indigenous cultural leader and Aboriginal filmmaker William Bill Onus. “Congratulations…
Bay of Fires Greenlit for ABC
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ABC and Screen Australia, along with investment partners Screen Tasmania, Film Victoria and Fremantle, are thrilled to announce the eight-part crime/thriller drama series Bay of Fires has been commissioned to be filmed in Tasmania in 2022. Created by Andrew Knight (Seachange, Jack Irish, Rake, Hacksaw Ridge), Marta Dusseldorp (Janet King, Jack Irish, A Place to…
Head on Headed to Blu-Ray on November 3
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Umbrella Entertainment is proud to announce the Blu-Ray release of the seminal Australian classic, Head On, featuring new audio commentary by director Ana Kokkinos , available on November 3, 2021 through the distribution company’s Sunburnt Cinema Collection. Starring Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner and Elena Mandalis, Head On was the groundbreaking debut feature film…
Phone Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission
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A big thank you to Ling Ang for taking the time for a phone interview about the $80,000 MIFF XR Commission. Luke Farrell · Interview with Ling Ang about the MIFF XR Commission $80,000 MIFF Extended Reality Commission For More Information
$80,000 MIFF Extended Reality Commission
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Melbourne International Film Festival are thrilled to reveal the inaugural XR Commission, which will have its world premiere on the MIFF XR platform alongside world-renowned XR programming in 2022. MIFF is one of the oldest film events in the world, celebrating its 70th anniversary next year with a slate of signature projects, of which the…
Mystery Road Season 3 to Showcase WA’s Goldfields-Esperance Region
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The Goldfields-Esperance Region will be showcased in the third series of the successful drama TV series Mystery Road: Origin. “The announcement of the third Mystery Road series is much welcomed news for our local industry, which is one the many sectors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.” Culture and Arts Minister David Templeman “It’s a wonderful…
Free Guy
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Director Shawn Levy Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer & Taika Waititi Rated M Score 6/6 A bank teller discovers that he’s actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game. As fun and light-hearted movie Free Guy I was a little bummed that I didn’t get a chance to watch this one on the…
The Suicide Squad
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Director James Gunn Starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba & John Cena Rated MA Score 5.5/6 Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Okay, there was a small…
Crime Drama Strange River headed to ABC
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New crime drama Savage River was announced recently, developed and commissioned by the ABC with worldwide distribution rights acquired by Dynamic Television. Produced by Aquarius Films, Jocelyn Moorhouse (Wakefield, Stateless, The Dressmaker) is directing the 6 x 57 series with Golden Globe-nominated actress Katherine Langford (Thirteen Reasons Why, Cursed, Knives Out) attached in the leading…
Production Begins on Beep and Mort
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The ABC and Screen Australia have announced that production is underway on the preschool series, Beep and Mort. Produced by Windmill Pictures and distributed by ABC Commercial, this mixed media series for ABC Kids is also funded by the South Australian Film Corporation. Based on Windmill Theatre Company’s award-winning theatre show, Beep, this new series…