Director Russell Mulcahy Starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller Rated PG Score 3.5/6 Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city ransom using an atomic bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and “The power to cloud men’s minds”, The Shadow comes blazing to the city’s rescue. If you…
Spenser Confidential
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Director Peter Berg Starring Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin Rated MA Score 4.5/6 When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex-cop Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals. Before we get to far into things Spenser Confidential is very loosely based on the novel Wonderland by Ace Atkins and…
Netflix’s Lost in Space Renewed for Third Season
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Lost in Space has been renewed by Netflix for a third season, in which The Robinson Family’s epic space journey towards Alpha Centauri will conclude. Additionally, Netflix and Lost in Space Executive Producer/ showrunner Zack Estrin have agreed to enter a multi-year overall deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix. “From the beginning, we’ve…
Warner Bros. Animation & Ava DuVernay Developing Wings of Fire Series
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Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and award-winning writer/director/producer Ava DuVernay are developing a high-end serialized animated family television series based on the #1 New York Times and USA Today best-selling book series Wings of Fire, from author Tui T. Sutherland. The Studio secured the exclusive rights to the sought-after publishing phenomenon for DuVernay in a highly…
Financial Support for Emergency Service Volunteers
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ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) and the ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) volunteers will be able to claim financial support for loss of income from service during the recent bushfires season. “Our volunteers work tirelessly and professionally to help the Canberra community and ask for nothing in return,” Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick…
Fresh From Cell 53 the Bad Boys Podcast
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A new irreverent and impacting podcast called Bad Boys launched in January on Apple and Spotify and amongst the humour, is highlighting certain major issues that seem to exist within the Queensland Prison System. Episode 2 of the Bad Boys Podcast entitled “Keep the Car Running Jim” brings to light things that are covered up…
Australians under 25 lost over $5 million to scams in 2019
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Australians under 25 lost over $5 million to scams in 2019 and reports made from this age group are increasing faster than older generations. In 2019, around 12,000 (7.15 per cent) reports made to Scamwatch were from people under the age of 25, an increase of 11 per cent compared to 2018 figures. Reports from…
Cat Shit One Kickstarter Campaign Launched for Packy & Botasky Figures
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Editor’s Note, When I originally reviewed this last year in October, I watched Cat Shit One multiple times over a couple of days after stumbling across it on You Tube and iTunes. The only reason why I am mentioning this Kickstart campaign is because of those multiple viewings. Cat Shit One Review. Junya Okabe has…
Witness Documentaries Announced
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Screen Australia and Al Jazeera English (AJE) have announced the winners of the Witness pitching competition held at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne. Three of the five projects pitched at the conference secured a $100,000 commission each, with 50/50 funding from Screen Australia and Al Jazeera English to make a 25-minute documentary…
Taika Waititi Signs Netflix Deal
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Celebrated and Academy Award-winning writer, director, and actor Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) is set to write, direct, and executive produce two original animated series for Netflix. The first is a series based on the world and characters of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The second is a wholly original…