Rotterdam has been selected as the Host City for the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in 2020 following a tight race with the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. The Netherlands won the right to stage next year’s event when Duncan Laurence gave his country its first win since 1975 with the song “Arcade” at this year’s…
Tigers Fans Currently Hold Custom Plate Title
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Tigers fans will be proudly barracking from their bumper bar this September with Richmond topping the ladder for the highest number of AFL themed Custom Plates sold. Minister for Roads Jaala Pulford said nearly 900 AFL fans purchased number plates with their club logo and colours last year under the Andrews Labor Government’s Custom Plates…
Ballarat’s Historic Theatre Stage 3 Restoration Announced
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Works are underway to restore Ballarat’s nearly 150-year-old Her Majesty’s Theatre, thanks to support from the Andrews Labor Government. Two stages of restoration works have now been completed – including essential remediation works to support the ongoing use of the building. Treasurer Tim Pallas today visited the theatre to announce $10 million for stage three…
Les Patterson Saves the World
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Director George Miller Starring Sir Les Patterson, Dame Edna Everage, Pamela Stephenson & Thaao Penghlis Rated M Score 5/6 The uncouth Sir Les Patterson teams up with Dame Edna Everage to save the world from a virulent bioterror attack ordered by Colonel Richard Godowni of the Gulf State of Abu Niveah. Okay, I openly admit…
Iron Sky: The Coming Race
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Director Timo Vuorensola Starring Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale Rated M Score 4.5/6 Twenty years after the events of Iron Sky, the former Nazi Moonbase has become the last refuge of mankind. Earth was devastated by a nuclear war, but buried deep under the wasteland lies a power that could save the last of…
WA’s Screen Industry Receives Boost
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Western Australia’s screen industry professionals have been given a boost thanks to the many productions now being created in the State. This includes popular television series The Heights, which just started filming its second season. Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman visited the East Perth set on Monday to mark the occasion and meet…
Hear For You Film Festival 2019 Winners Announced
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For the third year running, Hear For You has hosted a Film Festival highlighting the talents of deaf or hard of hearing teenagers. The winners of the 2019 Australian Hear For You film festival with entries from deaf or hard of hearing teenagers have just been announced. Hosted by Hear For You and supporting partner,…
Nicholas Gleaves is the New Demon Headmaster
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Nicholas Gleaves (Bodyguard, Coronation Street) will take on the iconic role of The Demon Headmaster for the modern age when the show returns to screens later this year on CBBC. The classic drama series was broadcast between 1996 and 1998 and originally starred Terrence Hardiman as the horrifying headmaster with hypnotic powers. Over 20 years…
Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival
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Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF 2019), presented by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and city-wide cinema partners from 3 to 13 October. BIFF Artistic Director Amanda Slack-Smith said BIFF 2019 would be jam-packed with more than 110 features, documentaries and short films…
Forbidden Fruit
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Director Josh Hodgins Starring Scott Waddell, Chase Christensen, Raechel Hall Rated M Score 1/6 A tale of apples and a male enhancement drug sharing the same irrigation ditch, contributing to a ‘larger’ crop and the hilarity that ensues within this sleepy little orchard community. Okay, I’m still not entirely sure why I brought the DVD…