Two years ago, Louise received the letter that every woman fears – it was a recall to have further tests following an abnormal result on her routine, breast screening mammogram. Louise and her husband of 45 years were already dealing with his diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer, so when those tests revealed she had…
Palace Cinemas Pentridge to open in December
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Melbourne’s historic Pentridge prison site is set to become the latest home for movie lovers from December 2020. Palace Cinemas, Australia’s largest independent cinema group, will open Melbourne’s newest cinema – Pentridge Cinema – just in time for Christmas. The 15-screen cinema complex will be located within the Pentridge development in Coburg, a site that…
ABC iview Comedy All My Friends Are Racist Headed to Production
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Screen Australia has announced production funding for a new five-part comedy series for ABC iview, with support from Screen Queensland. All My Friends Are Racist follows two Zoomer best friends who make a pact to call their racist friends out, but instead of causing a revolution… they themselves get cancelled. Created and written by Enoch…
Netflix Commissions Microworlds: Reef
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Netflix has announced it has commissioned its first Australian Netflix Original documentary, Microworlds: Reef, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland. Filmed in Australia on the Great Barrier Reef, the sophisticated supermacro techniques specifically developed for the film will immerse viewers, for the very first time, in the exquisite world…
Bluey Series Three Announced
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ABC, BBC Studios and Screen Australia have announced that the award-winning animation series Bluey has been greenlit for a new series. Starring Australia’s favourite Blue Heelers, series three will commence production in Brisbane later this year and for the first time, will be audio described. There’s no telling what adventures Bluey, her family and friends…
Batman Audio Drama for Spotify
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Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC have announced that acclaimed film and television writer/producer/director David S. Goyer (“Batman Begins”) will return to Gotham City with the new audio drama “Batman Unburied.” Goyer originated the story for the series and will shepherd the project as executive producer. The series is the first project from the companies’ multi-year…
Batman and Me – Interview with Michael Wayne
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A big thank you to Michael Wayne for the interview about his documentary Batman and Me which is headed to the Cinequest Film Festival in California
Batman and Me – Interview with Darren “Dags” Maxwell
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A big thank you to Darren “Dags” Maxwell for taking the time to talk about the Documentary Batman and Me which is headed to the Cinequest film festival
Batman and Me Selected for Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
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Batman and Me, a Melbourne-made documentary that delves into the darker side of collecting, has been selected to feature in the world-renowned Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, held annually in California. This year called CINEJOY featuring the Official CINEQUEST Films, Artists, and Events, the event will showcase more than 300 films from over 50 countries.…
Invasion Planet Earth
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Director Simon Cox Starring Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, Sophie Anderson Rated M Score 5/6 After the death of his young daughter, Thomas Dunn is a man who has lost his faith. On the day he finds out his wife is pregnant again, aliens invade the Earth. As much as we might…
Winners Announced for Fourth Hear For You Film Festival
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For the fourth year running, Hear For You hosted their annual Film Festival highlighting the talents of deaf or hard of hearing teenagers around Australia. Due to COVID restrictions, Hear For You replaced the usual red-carpet event at the Golden Age Cinema with an online watch party. The Film Festival Watch Party was sponsored by…
95,000 books delivered to support Indigenous literacy
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More than 95,000 children’s books have been delivered into the hands of thousands of Indigenous children in more than 300 remote communities through Australia Post’s partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. The partnership between the two organisations was established earlier this year with a goal of helping children in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island…
Miami Vice Season 1 Episode 1
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Episode 1 ‘Brother’s Keeper’ Director Thomas Carter Starring Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago Rated M Score 5/6 Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners. Okay, the reason why I decided to check…
Ads Time for some Ads
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Yes, that’s right it is That Time Again, it is Time for some Ads. We run ads, we could run your ads. So, if you want to advertise on The Movie Boards please get in touch and next time you see an ad on The Movie Boards, it could be one of yours. Also, if…
Sony Pictures Classics to Release The Father on December 18 2020
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that they will release Florian Zeller’s THE FATHER in theatres in New York and Los Angeles on December 18, 2020, followed by most major markets on Christmas Day. The film was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and…
Jamie Foxx & Datari Turner Sign Sony Development Deal
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Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx and his producing partner, Datari Turner, have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. The first project in development that Foxx and Turner are producing for the studio under their new deal is an untitled action thriller written by Juel Taylor and Tony…
Netflix Announces Ayrton Senna Drama
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Netflix have announced the production of the first fictional drama about the idol Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960-1994). The project will give fans the chance to cross the finish line not with Senna, but with Beco or Becão, the driver’s affectionate nicknames among friends and family. More than just remembering remarkable moments in his career,…
Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead to get Netflix Prequel and Anime Series
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Zack Snyder’s new zombie action heist film Army of the Dead is already spawning a film prequel and anime series at Netflix. Shay Hatten, one of the writers of the screenplay for Army of the Dead, will write the prequel as well as the anime series. The prequel will be directed by and star Grimme…