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…
Corbell Reminds real estate agents to disclose
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Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, is reminding real estate agents of their obligations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003 and the Agents Act 2003, in relation to disclosure and making false or misleading representations. “Recent months have shown a general lack of awareness by some people in the…
R.I.P.D
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Director Robert Schwentke Staring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker Rated M Score 2/6 A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. If you have plans to go see this one, wait. You should wait till…
Riddick
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Director David Twohy Staring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff & Matt Nable Rated MA Score 4/6 Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from…
Belconnen’s off-leash dog park Upgraded
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, has announced the completion of the $170,000 upgrade to the Belconnen dog park, including the addition of a small dog enclosure. Mr. Rattenburry explained that the addition of a separately fenced area at the existing off-leash dog park in Belconnen provides owners with a secure space for…
ACT Government to introduce same-sex marriage bill
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Attorney-General, Simon Corbell announced The ACT Labor Government will this week introduce the Marriage Equality Bill 2013 into the Legislative Assembly to allow same-sex couples to marry. “The Marriage Equality Bill will establish a Territory based scheme which allows same sex couples to solemnise a same sex marriage before an authorised celebrant,” Mr. Corbell said.…
Curved coin honoured at 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Awards
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The Royal Australian Mint was honoured to accept a 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Award for the 2012 Southern Sky Crux Curved Coin awarded at the Engineers Australia (Canberra Division) Annual Awards Ceremony. The Royal Australian Mint will now go onto the Engineering Excellence Award National Finals. “The coin has been recognised in the international minting…
Production Starts on a Second Series of A Moody Christmas
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In the second series of A Moody Christmas, has commenced production. The eight-part series follows the loveable and hilariously dysfunctional Moody family as they come together for significant family events over a single year. “This series sees an expansion of the Moody’s world beyond the Christmas theme, providing many more relatable and typically Australian interactions…
Clegg announces Plastic bag charge from autumn 2015
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Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg recently announced that a five pence mandatory charge for single use carrier bags will be introduced from autumn 2015. Environment Minister of England Lord de Mauley explained that last year, over seven billion carrier bags were issued by supermarkets in England. Far too many ended up in landfill or scattered…
Warner Brothers Announces New Harry Potter based film series
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Warner Brothers has recently announced a new partnership with J.K. Rowling. Kevin Tsujihara, Chief Executive Officer, Warner Brothers. Entertainment explained that at the center of the partnership is a new film series from Rowling’s world of witches and wizards, inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and the adventures…
Rattenbury calls for feedback on proposed changes to ACTION’s bus service
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, has invited the community to provide feedback on proposed changes to ACTION’s bus service. “A number of improvements have been identified in the ACTION bus network for 2014 and we are now calling on the community to provide feedback,” Mr. Rattenbury said. Highlights of the proposed new…
Coe Claims Proposed Bus Changes Will Undermine ACT Government’s Light Rail Strategy
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Shadow Minister for Transport Alistair Coe claims the proposed changes to the bus network, in particular Gungahlin bus services, undermine the ACT Government’s light rail strategy. “Rather than treating Gungahlin Town Centre as a hub, which would be required for light rail, ACTION will now run continuous services to the City, Barton and Russell from…
99th Anniversary of the Loss of HMAS AE1
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September 14, 2013 marks the 99th Anniversary of the Loss of HMAS AE1, Australia’s first submarine, commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in 1914 and tragically lost at sea with all hands off East New Britain. “The loss of AE1 is one of Australia’s greatest maritime mysteries. It is vital we remember the sacrifice AE1…