Director Maxim Korostyshevsky Staring Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames & James Cromwell Rated MA Score 1.5/6 Wealthy thrill-seekers pay huge premiums to have themselves inserted into military adventures, only this time things don’t go exactly to plan. If there was movie that I really have to wonder why I brought it, Soldiers of Fortune…
Bounty Killer
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Director Henry Saine Staring Matthew Marsden, Kristanna Loken, Christian Pitre Rated R Score 6/6 Bounty killers compete for body count, fame and a fat stack of cash. They’re ending the plague of corporate greed and providing the survivors of the apocalypse with retribution. This is the age of the BOUNTY KILLER. On the face of…
Taylor Primary to reopen in time for 2014 school year
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ACT Minister for Education and Training Joy Burch recently announced that Taylor Primary School which was temporarily closed in March 2012 due to structural damage discovered at the school following heavy rainfall, will reopen in time for the start of the 2014 school year after a $13 million upgrade. Ms. Burch explained that the ACT…
Construction Commences on Royalla Solar Farm
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that construction of what will be Australia’s largest photovoltaic solar farm, Royalla Solar Farm has officially commenced. “At full capacity, the Royalla Solar Farm will provide 20 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to meet the demands of 5000 households,” Mr. Corbell said Mr. Corbell…
2 Guns
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Director Baltasar Kormákur Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton Rated MA Score 3.5/6 A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither knew that the other was an undercover agent.…
The Bling Ring
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Director Sofia Coppola Staring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson Rated MA Score 0.5/6 Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes. To be honest I am actually kind of glad that I did not catch this one at the cinema…
Plan to reduce illegal dumping at charity bins
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The Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, recently hosted a meeting with charities who have clothing donation bins on public land as one of the last steps in finalising the Code of Practice for the Management of Charity Bins on Public Land. “Charity bins allow the community to support charities with donations of…
Cotter Road stage one upgrade open
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, has recently announced Cotter Road has reopened to traffic following the first stage of upgrades. Rattenbury explained that the ACT Government invested $7.15 million toward stage one of the upgrade to help cater for the increased population in new residential areas of the Molonglo Valley as well…
12 Rounds Reloaded
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Director Roel Reiné Staring Randy Orton, Tom Stevens, Brian Markinson Rated M Score 2.5/6 Nick Malloy, an Emergency Medical Technician finds himself caught in a deadly 12-round game of cat and mouse with a vigilante tied to the paramedic’s past. With little time to spare and his wife’s life hanging in the balance, the EMT…
Rush
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Director Ron Howard Staring Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde Rated MA Score 5/6 The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error:…
The Call
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Director Brad Anderson Staring Halle Berry, Evie Thompson, Abigail Breslin Rated MA Score 3.5/6 When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl’s life. It would seem that just…
ACT launches campaign to remove illegal firearms from Canberra’s streets
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Simon Corbell recently launched a new campaign aimed at removing illegal firearms from Canberra’s streets and out of the hands of criminals. “The ACT Government is offering rewards of up to $5000 for information which results in the seizure of an illicit firearm or the successful prosecution for a…
Runner Runner
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Director Brad Furman Staring Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton Rated MA Score 3.5/6 When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur. Okay, fans of the 1998 movie starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, Rounders…
Canberra Centenary Number Plates to raise money for charity
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Chief Minister Katy Gallagher recently announced that the second round of centenary of Canberra number plate allocations, which will help raise valuable funds for local charities and not-for-profit organisations. “The first round of centenary of Canberra number plates that were auctioned proved very successful and it is great to see another round of numbers plates…
Corbell Announces $329,000 ACT Heritage Grants
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, recently announced ACT Heritage Grants worth a total of $329,000, to help local groups conserve Canberra’s heritage. “Canberra has a great story to tell and I am pleased to see the diverse range of projects included in this year’s grants program, as we celebrate Canberra’s centenary,”…
A special message to the all of the Subscribers
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This is a special Editor’s Note to all of the people how have taken the time to subscribe to The Movie Boards. Thank you for subscribing. Now to those of you subscribers who keep returning to visit the site to see what is going on you might have noticed that your status has been changed…
Spring Breakers
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Directed by Harmony Korine Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson Rated R Score 3/6 Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work. Spring Breakers is…
Screen Australia launches Hot Shots short film program
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Screen Australia recently launched Hot Shots, a new short film program that will fund up to three short dramas, each up to a maximum of eight minutes, with a budget of $70,000 per project. “Hot Shots builds on our overall professional development strategy by helping talented and ambitious filmmakers who are still honing their voice…