The ACT Government has launched a new campaign to increase community awareness and understanding about acceptable behaviour towards nurses and midwives working in Canberra’s health system. Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith said the Be kind and respectful to our nurses and midwives campaign calls out violence and aggressive behaviour and aims to increase understanding of…
Canberra Spring Mowing Program is Underway
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With spring finally here Canberrans will start to notice our city maintenance crews out and about with the beginning of the annual mowing program which helps maintain the look and safety of the city. “Throughout the mowing program, suburbs will be mown every four weeks and arterial road areas mown every five weeks,” Minister for…
The Eight Hundred
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Director Hu Guan Starring OU Hao, JIANG Wu, ZHANG Yi, WANG Qianyuan, DU Chun, LI Chen, TANG Yixin Rated MA Score 6/6 In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. Okay, I kind of stumbled across this one…
The Capitol and RMIT present In Fabric Online Event
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The Capitol and RMIT University present an exclusive online event for fashion victims, film fetishists and anyone with a haunting affection for department stores. The triple bill includes an online screening of Peter Strickland’s seductive, consumerist satire, In Fabric (2018), followed by a live conversation between the director and film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on Saturday…
The Swallows of Kabul
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Director Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec Starring Simon Abkarian, Zita Hanrot, Swann Arlaud Rated M Score 5/6 Summer 1998, Kabul in ruins is occupied by the Taliban. In love despite the daily violence and misery, Mohsen and Zunaira want to believe in the future. But a senseless act by Mohsen will upset their lives forever.…
Peninsula
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Director Yeon Sang-ho Starring Dong-Won Gang, Jung-hyun Lee, Re Lee Rated MA Score 4/6 Peninsula takes place four years after the zombie outbreak in Train to Busan. The Korean peninsula is devastated and Jung Seok, a former soldier who has managed to escape overseas, is given a mission to go back and unexpectedly meets survivors.…
Helping to Protect Local Community Sector Jobs
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The ACT Government will help protect local jobs in the community services sector at a time when these jobs are most needed. Minister for Community Services and Facilities, Suzanne Orr explained that the end of the 2020-21 financial year will see Commonwealth supplementary funding cease for community sector employees under the historic Equal Remuneration Order…
Appian Way Productions Signs First Look Deal With Sony Pictures
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Appian Way Productions – the film and television production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and co-run by Jennifer Davisson – has closed a multi-picture, multi-year first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce scripted feature films. The companies are already in development on two projects. “For over three decades in the business, Tom has…
Undercover Grandpa
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Director Erik Canuel Starring Dylan Everett, James Caan, Greta Onieogou Rated M Score 3/6 When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and Grandpa’s former special ops buddies. I suppose this is something that I normally wouldn’t watch, honestly it was one of those spur-of the moment Netflix decisions.…
Interview with Stefan Popescu Director of the Sydney Underground Film Festival
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A big thank you to Stefan Popescu for taking the time to talk to me about the upcoming 2020 Sydney Underground Film Festival September 10th – September 20th. More about the Sydney Underground Film Festival Luke Farrell · Interview with Stefan Popescu Director of the Sydney Underground Film Festival