Directed by Craig Moss Staring Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton and Ron Perlman Rated MA Score 2/6 A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.…
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon Starring Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, Sacha Baron Cohen and David Schwimmer Rated PG Score 6/6 By Liam Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the…
Disability Champions named: people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work
by themovieboards - Editor •
Minister for Human Services Senator Kim Carr announced that eight people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work have been named Disability Champions by the Department of Human Services. Senator Carr commented that he is pleased the men and women who where named Champions represented diverse personal circumstances and…
Community Group LEAD to run Canberra Merry-Go-Round
by themovieboards - Editor •
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, announced that the Canberra community group LEAD (Live, Experience, Access, Develop) has been awarded the contract to run the iconic Civic Merry-Go-Round. “This venture will give people with a disability the opportunity to be part of the community and contribute to the legacy…
Guns, Girls & Gambling
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directed by Michael Winnick Staring Gary Oldman, Christian Slater and Megan Park Rated MA Score 6/6 The story throws Elvis impersonators, Indians, modern cowboys, a 6-foot-tall blond assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.…
Canberra’s Longest Bookmark 85% complete
by themovieboards - Editor •
Dickson Library is well on its way to its goal create Canberra’s longest bookmark as a part National Year of Reading challenge. So far Dickson Library has received 16,729 individual bookmarks out of 19,381to create a bookmark which covers the four kilometres between Dickson and Civic libraries. “We have achieved just over 85 per cent…
ACT Chief Minister announces new hospital on UC Campus
by themovieboards - Editor •
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health Katy Gallagher signed a Heads of Agreement with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker and announced that a new hospital will be built on built on the northwest of the University’s Bruce campus, the hospital is scheduled for completion by 2017. “The hospital will be a ‘sub-acute’…
Independent Living Centre Australia online database launched
by themovieboards - Editor •
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher welcomed the launch of an online database by The Independent Living Centre Australia. “The new database will support people with disabilities and older Australians to find information that will help them continue to enjoy a high quality of life and, importantly, to continue to live their…
Dawn Rider
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directed by Terry Miles Staring Christian Slater, Jill Hennessy and Donald Sutherland Rated M Score 2/6 After his father is killed, John Mason is willing to turn the world inside out to find the man responsible. What he does not know is the killer might be in his own house. I will never hide the…
Merantau
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directed by Gareth Evans Staring Iko Uwais, Sisca Jessica and Christine Hakim Rated MA Score 6/6 Yuda is a skilled practitioner of Silat – a very deadly Indonesian martial art. It’s now time for him to make the time-honoured pilgrimage from his farming village to the bustling city of Jakarta – a journey known as…
The Last Legion
by themovieboards - Editor •
Director Doug Lefler Staring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Rating M Score 3.5/6 As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters. Another interpretation of the legend surrounding Excalibur, fans of the 2004 movie King…
Chief Minister plants first tree at Franklin Charity House
by themovieboards - Editor •
Chief Minister Katy Gallagher today planted a Crimson Sentry tree to recognise the substantially complete construction of the Franklin Charity House. The Charity house will be auctioned in early 2013 to raise funds for YWCA Canberra, YouthCARE Canberra, Canberra Men’s Centre, Innana and Toora Women. “This home showcases the high standard of sustainable and accessible…
Surfing Australia’s 50th Year Anniversary collectors coin
by themovieboards - Editor •
Surfing Australia in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint has released a collector’s coin to celebrate its anniversary. “Like thousands of aussies, surfing the local breaks was a treasured bit of my younger years, and it’s been really heartening to see surfing in Australia go from strength to strength over the past half century, which…
The Lucky One
by themovieboards - Editor •
Directed by Scott Hicks Staring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner Rated M Score 4/6 A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. Of the novels written by Nicholas Sparks that have been turned into…
The Expendables 2
by themovieboards - Editor •
The Expendables Review Directed by Simon West Staring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Terry Crews, Nan Yu & Randy Couture Rated MA Score 5/6 Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job; their quest for revenge…
Second stamp release for Australasian Antarctic Expedition centenary
by themovieboards - Editor •
Australia Post has recently released the second stamp issue in a four-year program celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt commented that stamps associated with the AAE series will be issued every year until 2014. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 under the command of Douglas…
800 new trees planted
by themovieboards - Editor •
Territory and Municipal Services announced today Over 800 new trees have been planted in Canberra’s streets and parks over the past few weeks. Michael Brice, Manager, Urban Treescapes, Territory and Municipal Services explained that trees were planted long major arterial roads, residential streets and in open space areas including parks and reserves. “Trees were planted…
15 post offices to receive Heritage Listing
by themovieboards - Editor •
Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke recently announced that 15 post offices are to be put on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Minister Burke explained that Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia have been added to the list. “From the central business districts of our capital cities to our remote regional and rural communities, the…