Sony Pictures Television, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Aniplex Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., have announced they have combined multiple Sony-owned Anime streaming businesses. France’s Wakanim, Australia’s Madman Anime Group and US-based Funimation will form a joint venture to be owned by Aniplex and Sony Pictures Television. The…
Calm Conditions Forecast For AFL Grand Final
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The Bureau of Meteorology’s forecast for Grand Final Day in Melbourne is dry, so does that mean Richmond will romp in – or will the GWS Giants enjoy a fairy-tale finale? Statistically speaking Richmond thrive in dry grand finals, but in terms of temperatures there’s no strong signal either way. The Bureau is forecasting a…
Blue Peter’s Music Badge Designed by Ed Sheeran
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Blue Peter is launching its first ever music badge in collaboration with BBC Music Day on Thursday with lifelong Blue Peter fan and multi award-winning singer/songwriter, Ed Sheeran, designing the latest iconic shield. Ed, who received a Gold badge last year – the show’s highest accolade – has watched Blue Peter since he was a…
Election Bunting Have Your Say
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Election bunting on polling day has become part of the experience for Queensland voters – but the Palaszczuk Government is asking if you want it to stay that way. Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Yvette D’Ath wants to hear from Queenslanders about what they think of polling stations being swamped with signage on election…
Two Films From M. Night Shyamalan For Universal
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Universal Pictures recently announced two new projects from writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan. Following Universal’s highly successful partnership with the filmmaker on films including The Visit, Split and Glass, the studio plans to release the first Untitled M. Night Shyamalan Thriller on Friday, February 26, 2021 and the second on Friday, February 17, 2023. “M. Night…
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Burnt Orange Heresy
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Sony Pictures Classics announced recently that they have acquired all rights in all media, excluding airlines, in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Thailand to Guiseppe Capotondi’s THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY. Based on the novel by Charles Willeford, the film stars Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger…
KISS Teams up with Penrite Racing
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Rock’n’roll legends KISS will run their legendary logo and colours on the Penrite Racing Supercars of David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale in a world-first partnership to promote their Newcastle show and the band’s ‘End of the Road’ Australian Tour in November. KISS has endorsed a landmark agreement for their globally celebrated KISS logo and…
Rambo: Last Blood
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Director Adrian Grunberg Starring Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Yvette Monreal Rated R Score 5/6 Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission. I really wasn’t sure what I was expecting from Last Blood but going by the ending of Rambo 4 I would have been…
Netflix Announces Series Based on Equinox 1985 Podcast
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Netflix has announced the new Danish Netflix Original series, Equinox – based on the well-known podcast, Equinox 1985. The six-part series will be created by Tea Lindeburg and executive produced by Piv Bernth (The Killing, The Bridge and Follow The Money) and her company Apple Tree Productions, which is backed by ITV Studios. Production is…
Life-sized statue of Johnathan Thurston for New North Queensland Stadium
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Townsville artist Jane Hawkins has been commissioned to sculpt a life-sized statue of NRL star Johnathan Thurston to stand in the northern entry plaza of the new North Queensland Stadium. Jane will team with Dean Rusling, owner and operator of Chalkos Fine Arts Foundry, the same company that fabricated the bronze statues of the football…