Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) have announced their proposal, subject to regulatory approval, to form a new joint venture (JV) company to distribute physical (disc) home entertainment product in North America for new releases, library titles and television content. The North American JV will include leadership from both Universal…
Fundraising Australia Day Concert in Canberra
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A morning concert in Commonwealth Park to raise funds for those impacted by bushfires will be the focus of Canberra’s Australia Day celebrations this year. This event will replace the annual fireworks show along the lake. Acting Minister for the Arts, Creative Industries and Cultural Events, Rachel Stephen-Smith said that changes to the format and…
Netflix Acquires Global Rights to Owen Trevor’s Go Karts
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Netflix has acquired the global rights to Owen Trevor’s family film Go Karts, excluding Australia and New Zealand, where Roadshow Films will release the film theatrically on January 16, 2020 under the title GO! When his mother moves them to a new town, 15-year-old Jack discovers go kart racing and dedicates himself to the sport.…
1917
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Director Sam Mendes Starring Dean-Charles Chapman & George MacKay Rated MA Score 5/6 Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. For those of…
Warren Brown and Matthew McNulty to star in upcoming Doctor Who Episode
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Following Doctor Who’s explosive return to screens on New Year’s Day, stars of television Warren Brown and Matthew McNulty are set to guest star in an upcoming episode. Best known for his roles in Versailles, The Bay and more recently Deadwater Fell, Matthew McNulty said “I had such a blast filming the episode and couldn’t…
Perth to Host 2020 AFL Masters National Carnival
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More than a thousand AFL Masters players are expected to pull on their footy boots in Perth this year to represent their state at the 2020 AFL Masters National Carnival. It will be the first time Western Australia has hosted the annual event since 2003, with the eight-day men’s and women’s competition to run from…
Tommy
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Director Scott Dale Star Ari Newman Score 6/6 Tommy follows the journey of a young boy who uses his imagination to escape the trauma of his parents’ separation. Wow. I think I shed a tear when the credits started to roll on this. I even clapped, which was a little odd considering I watched this…
My ‘King’ Culinary Tribute – Review
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Okay, the Elvis sandwiches do sound a little daunting, fried peanut butter and banana sandwich and the legendary fool’s gold loaf (which for the purposes of not wanting to give myself a heart attack I have decided to limit to a sandwich size, just two slices of bread). The Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich…
Jailhouse Rock
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Director Richard Thorpe Starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy Rated PG Score 4/6 After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. I am certain that I have not reviewed an Elvis Presley movie for The Movie Boards, so suppose considering that his birthday is on January 8th it’s a…
Cross: Rise Of The Villains
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Director Patrick Durham & Paul G. Volk Starring Brian Austin Green, Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones Rated MA Score 2/6 Armed with an explosive powerful ancient cross amulet, Callan is back with his extraordinary team of weapons experts to defend Los Angeles from its biggest threat yet—super villains Muerte and Drago. Callan will have to join…