Director Rick Jacobson Staring Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and America Olivo Rated MA Score 1/6 Three bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. The liberal use of green screen gave bitch slap a slight comic book feel to it, fans of 2006 movie…
Total Recall
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Director Len Wiseman Staring Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Kate Beckinsale and Bryan Cranston Rated M Score 1.5/6 A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall – a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led – goes…
Westpac released Women’s Deposits Survey
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Westpac recently released the Women’s Deposits Survey show that 73.4% of women surveyed encourage their children to manage their own finances. The research also revealed that 3 in 4 women saving money each month and 47.4% of women saving over 5% of their monthly income. Director of Women’s Markets at Westpac, Larke Riemer, says the…
Garden Waste Bin for Canberra Households under Lib Government
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Nature Conservation Minister Vicki Dunne announced today that if elected, a Canberra Liberals Government would provide Canberrans with a third bin for garden waste at no additional cost and the construction of a $10 million garden waste processing facility. “This initiative would save Canberra home owners up…
The Raid Redemption
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Directed by Gareth Evans Staring Iko Uwais, Ananda George and Ray Sahetapy Rating MA Score 6/6 A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. I hope that The Raid got a cinematic release in Australia, though I am glad that I picked this…
Simple Gifts are often the best
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With Father’s Day coming up on September 2nd here is something to think about. According to new research released, 53% of Australian Dads do not believe a social media message is sufficient while and 75% of Dads surveyed admit they would prefer a text message to a Facebook message. “Whether by phone or face to…
The Devil’s Double
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Director Lee Tamahori Staring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier and Raad Rawi Rated MA Score 6/6 Army Lieutenant Latif Yahia is summoned to Saddam’s palace, he is faced with an impossible request – to be Uday’s ‘fiday’ – his body double, or have his family condemned to death. In a world entrenched in betrayal and corruption,…
Curved Coin released by Australian Mint
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As a part of national science week the Royal Australian Mint has released a curved $5 coin known as the ‘Southern Sky’ which celebrates astronomy and engineering. “This is the first release dedicated to constellations visible in the Australian sky, and in this new age of space exploration, we look forward to bringing you more…
In the Name of the King Two Worlds
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Director Uwe Boll Staring Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe and Lochlyn Munro Rating M Score 2/6 An ex-Special Forces soldier gets thrown back to medieval times to fulfil an ancient prophecy and ends up finding redemption for his own battlefield experiences. Okay, just like the previous In the Name of the King controversial German director Uwe…
NRMA research: NSW double the amount of animal related collisions then any other state
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According to research released by NRMA animal related collisions had risen 12 per cent since the previous year and kangaroos top the list. “They are often looking for food at sunrise and sunset and it’s during this time that an increased number of collisions occur.” NRMA Insurance Head of Research Robert McDonald said. McDonald went…
Africa United
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Director Debs Gardner-Paterson Staring Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva and Sanyu Joanita Kintu Rating M Score 6/6 Three Rwandan kids walk 3000 miles through seven countries to make their way to the opening ceremony of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa. To my knowledge, Africa United has not had a theatrical release in Australia and…
Time to recover from “Games Flu”
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With the London 2012 Olympics coming to an end here something to consider a recent new poll has shown that 44% of Australians have sacrificed sleep to stay up to watch Wimbledon, Tour de France and Olympic Games over the past month. The poll also revealed 52% of those interviewed who had stayed up late…
NXTBUS tracking system for Action Buses
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Katy Gallagher recently announced that Trapeze Austrics Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred supplier to design, supply and install ACTION’s real time passenger information system. The Chief Minister explained that the new system will be known as NXTBUS and will track ACTION buses…
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
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Director Timur Bekmambetov Staring Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper Rated MA Score 2/6 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them. I actually almost missed watching this one at my local cinema; though to…
Sixth Australian Gold Medallist stamp released August 10
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After her gold winning performance in the women’s cycle sprint Anna Meares joins Tom Slingsby, Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger as the sixth Australian athlete from the 2012 Olympic Games to have their image featured on a stamp through the Australian Gold Medallists stamp program. Stamps featuring Anna Meares will be…
If Elected Canberra Liberals to overturn plastic bag ban
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In an announcement today ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja said that if elected a Liberal Government would overturn the plastic bag ban that was brought in by ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, Mr Seselja commented that the announcement would give choice back to businesses and consumers. ACT Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development…
Killer Elite
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Director Gary McKendry Staring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro Rating MA Score 4/6 When his mentor is taken captive, a retired member of Britain’s Elite Special Air Service is forced into action. His mission: kill three assassins dispatched by their cunning leader. This one is based on a novel called The Feather…
Hijacked
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Director Brandon Nutt Staring Dominic Purcell, Vinnie Jones and Randy Couture Rating MA Score 2.5/6 A special agent’s plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing. Despite what ends being a slight clever ending,…