Queensland’s original Commonwealth games venues are once again hosting the world’s greatest athletes, with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) now underway. Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said both the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex (SSC) and the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC), which hosted events for the 1982 Commonwealth Games are still…
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Ready Player One
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Director Steven Spielberg Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn Rated M Score 2/6 When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune. I was actually kind of looking…
St. Kilda Film Festival Special Screenings Program Announced
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An exciting preview of the upcoming 2018 St Kilda Film Festival has been released with the announcement of the special screenings program. St Kilda Film Festival provides opportunities for both emerging and established filmmakers, producers and directors to gain recognition among their peers and the general public. Among the exciting ten-day calendar there will be…
Storming Juno
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Director Tim Wolochatiuk Starring Benjamin Muir, Kevin Walker, Craig Cyr Rated M Score 3.5/6 Docudrama retelling the Canadian assault of Juno Beach on D-Day, as told via re-enactment and through interviews with those who were there. Okay, for the record I came across Storming Juno while browsing the movies on iTunes, so I was a…
Top End Wedding to Go Into Production In Mid-April
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Goalpost Pictures Australia, Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and The Northern Territory Government announced today that TOP END WEDDING, a new feature film co-written by and starring Darwin’s own Miranda Tapsell is set to go into production mid-April in Adelaide and then across the Northern Territory. TOP END WEDDING is co-written by…
Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts: Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies Interview
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A big thank you to Andrew Hansen and Jessica Roberts for taking the time to answer some questions about their debut Children’s book Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies the Weird Beard, which is released on May 1st 2018. What is Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies about? This story is about a lonely boy…
Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat to Star in Animals
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Award-winning director Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays, Life in Movement) is helming a feature adaptation of author-turned-screenwriter Emma Jane Unsworth’s best-selling novel Animals, an unconventional female driven comedy starring Holliday Grainger (Tulip Fever, My Cousin Rachel) and Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Search Party). The official Irish/Australian co-production from Vico Films and Closer Productions is currently shooting…
Village Cinemas Opens Concept Only Cinema at Plenty Valley
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Village Cinemas has today opened their first concept only cinema. The first cinema of its kind in Australia will see only experience-based movie theatres on offer. Without the presence of traditional theatres, the cinemas that will be introduced will boast a full selction of Village concept cinemas including; Vjunior, Vpremium, Vmax and Gold Class. Kirk…
Game + Anime = by Ganime Jazz launching April 3
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Metal Gear Solid singer and voice actress Donna Burke hopes her video game fans might get bitten by the jazz bug after listening to her new album Game + Anime = by Ganime Jazz which launches worldwide on April 3, 2018 for Bandcamp, digital download and CD. The album features 12 jazz-infused tracks, with 9…
Frank Miller Signs Five-Project Deal With DC
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DC Publishers Dan DiDio and Jim Lee have recently announced that Frank Miller has signed a five-project deal. Amongst the planned releases from the legendary writer/artist is a forthcoming graphic novel starring Carrie Kelley, whom Miller created for the genre-defining series “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns.” Marking Miller’s first-ever foray into storytelling for young readers,…