In a brand-new, multi-year deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, Foxtel have announced it will be the home of an exciting line-up of exclusive Warner Bros. titles, including four new series premiering on FOX8 and FOX SHOWCASE over the next twelve months: “Castle Rock,” “Legacies,” “Roswell, New Mexico” and “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists.”…
More than 10 Million Containers for Change
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More than 10 million containers have now been returned through Queensland’s Containers for Change program. In marking National Recycling Week today, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said Queenslanders were embracing recycling through the container refund scheme. “Containers for Change started less than a fortnight ago, and we are seeing some…
Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War
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Director Dianna Reid Starring Lachy Hulme, Abe Forsythe, Damon Gameau Rated M Score 6/6 The story of how legendary media mogul Kerry Packer fought a cricket war by secretly signing up 50 of the world’s greatest players to form a breakaway tournament. Packer took on the Australian Cricket Board and MCCC in a war over…
Gotti
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Director Kevin Connolly Starring John Travolta, Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Kelly Preston Rated MA Score 3/6 The story of crime boss John Gotti and his son. As far as I know Gotti did not receive a cinematic release in Australia, it should be noted that the release of Gotti was met with a certain amount of…
Remembrance Programming on BBC iPlayer
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Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated First World War archive feature film They Shall Not Grow Old and classic BBC comedy series Blackadder Goes Forth lead a range of remembrance programming that will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer this Sunday, to mark the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day. “BBC iPlayer brings you a unique range…
Sir David Attenborough to Voice Netflix Series Our Planet
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World-renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough will serve as the voice of upcoming Netflix original documentary series Our Planet, which will premiere on Netflix on 5th April 2019. The ambitious series has been created in collaboration with Silverback Films, whose director Alastair Fothergill was the creator of the critically acclaimed original Planet Earth and Blue Planet…
Editor’s Note – Giveaways – We have DVDs to Giveaway
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As you have probably noticed that we have been running DVD giveaways. This just a quick note to encourage you to enter one of the giveaways that we run To Celebrate the November 7th release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again on DVD and Blu-Ray we have 2 copies of Mamma Mia! Here We…
Hotel Artemis
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Director Drew Pearce Starring Jodie Foster, Sofia Boutella, Dave Bautista Rated MA Score 5/6 Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, ‘Hotel Artemis’ follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals. Hotel Artemis is a really cool concept for a movie, which seemed to be inspired by the John Wick franchise, though…
Dare to Dream in Eurovision 2019
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It was recently announced that there will be 42 participating broadcasters vying to win the coveted Eurovision Song Contest trophy in Tel Aviv next year . The 64th Contest is organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and KAN, and will take place at Tel Aviv’s Expo Centre in May 2019. Following her win in…