Dog and cat owners should remember to make suitable plans for their pets during the Christmas and New Year period. “By taking a few simple precautions you reduce the risk of your beloved pet getting lost, hit by a car, impounded at the Mugga Lane facility, involved in a dog attack, or harassing neighbours.” Peter…
My Way
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Directed by Je-kyu Kang Starring Dong-gun Jang, Jô Odagiri and Bingbing Fan Rated MA Score 5/6 Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo’s grandfather’s farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon…
Skyfall
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Directed by Sam Mendes Staring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris Rated M Score 4.5/6 Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her, bringing MI6 under attack Finally I have gotten a chance to get off my and ass and see Skyfall, I know what you might think…
Ian Thorpe Wins Australian Human Rights Medal
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Ian Thorpe OAM has been awarded the Australian Human Rights Medal for 2012 for his work with Indigenous children in remote communities across Australia. For over a decade, Ian has worked as a passionate advocate for Indigenous people with his Fountain for Youth charity, which works with twenty-one remote communities in the Northern Territory. “When…
Pitch Perfect
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Director Jason Moore Staring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson Rated M Score 3/6 Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. All right, I am…
High School
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Director John Stalberg Starring Matt Bush, Sean Marquette and Adrien Brody Rated MA Score 4.5/6 A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and…
Magic Mike
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Directed by Steven Soderbergh Staring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Munn Rated MA Score 2.5/6 Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money. For the record, yes I did skip watching Magic Mike…
The abbreviation Macca’s submitted to the Macquarie online Australia dictionary
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McDonald’s Australia is calling on Macquarie Dictionary Publishers to include the popular abbreviation Macca’s to the online edition of their dictionary. Despite the fact that yes I do indeed eat Macdonald’s food I really don’t that giving such a notable distinction could be a good thing. Could it? “The research findings have shown that Macca’s…
Red Dawn
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Directed by Dan Bradley Starring Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas and Josh Hutcherson Rated M Score 1/6 A group of teenagers look to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. The release of the remake of Red Dawn prompted me to revisit the ’84 version of the movie. Now though the original movie…
Australia Post opens 24/7 superstore
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Australia Post has recently opened a 24/7 flagship superstore in the heart of Canberra. “With Christmas around the corner, it’s a perfect time to give our Canberra customers the opportunity to collect and post parcels and access self-service facilities at a time that suits them – on the way to work, on the way home…
‘Skillaroos’ headed to the 42nd WorldSkills International Competition in Leipzig
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31 Apprentices and trainees under the age of 25 have been selected to represent Australia as a Skillaroo, in 45 skill categories at the WorldSkills International competition in Leipzig, Germany in 2013. “From traditional trades like plumbing and bricklaying through to floristry, fashion and web design, these young apprentices and trainees will be vying for…
The Change Up
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Directed by David Dobkin Staring Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde Rated MA Score 2/6 Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a…
Wiggles Big Red Car Auction
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Volkswagen and The Wiggles are partnering to raise money in an auction that will raise funds for SIDS for Kids. “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a cause that’s extremely close to our hearts and SIDS for Kids is a charity that we’ve proudly supported since we started out 21 years ago. It’s only fitting that…
‘Bindi’ Saltwater Crocodile coin released
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The Royal Australian Mint and EMK Coins and Precious Metals, have released a new coin series that will feature Australia Zoo’s saltwater crocodiles. “Crocodiles are an important part of our ecosystem and Australia Zoo plays a very important role in helping us better understand them,” said Mr Ripoll. Terri Irwin said it was special to…
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
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Directed by Bill Condon Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Rated M Score 4.5/6 After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Okay, finally this film franchise has been put to…
The Raven
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Directed by James McTeigue Staring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans Rated MA Score 5/6 When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality. This movie is a brilliant piece of what could…
Second Redfern Now Season Announced
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Screen Australia has announced a second season of the ABC series Redfern Now. The second season of Redfern Now centres on contemporary inner-city Indigenous life and will once again, in six stand-alone episodes. It has been announced that writers from the first season Steven McGregor, Adrian Wills and Jon Bell will be joined by writers…
Argo
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Director Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman Rated M Score 6/6 A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. This movie is based on events that transpired during the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis that last from November 4,…