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Superwog first original scripted series to air on ABC COMEDY

The ABC and Screen Australia have announced that production has commenced this week in Melbourne on Superwog, a new comedy series to be distributed on ABC COMEDY and YouTube. The Superwog pilot, funded by Screen Australia and YouTube as part of the Skip Ahead initiative, was the highest trending YouTube video in Australia last year,…

North Western and Western Sydney to Benefit from Toll Relief Program

Drivers in North Western and Western Sydney will benefit the most from free vehicle registration under the NSW Government’s Toll Relief program. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian joined Minister for Finance, Services and Property Victor Dominello to acknowledge the milestone and reveal the suburbs with the most eligible drivers. Premier Berejiklian explained that drivers…

The Odd Angry Shot

Director Tom Jeffrey Starring Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, John Jarratt Rated M Score 5/6 (This movie said a lot but needed a bigger budget) A group of Australian SAS regiment soldiers are deployed to Vietnam around 1967/8 and encounter the realities of war, from the numbing boredom of camp life and long range patrols, raids…

2019 Shitbox Rally Dates Announced

Shitbox Rally, the national charity event where teams of two tackle Australia’s dustiest outback roads in cars worth less than $1k (aka shitboxes) to raise money for Cancer Council, has announced its 2019 dates. The 2019 route will start in Perth on May 8th and finish in Sydney on May 17th, travelling via the iconic…

Filmmaking being taught in Schools Via Warner Bros Partnership with LAUSD, GFS and Young Storytellers

Kevin Tsujihara Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros has announced that Warner Bros. Entertainment has partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and nonprofits Young Storytellers and Ghetto Film School (GFS) to create two new in-school programs, Story Lab and First Cut, designed to cultivate the next generation of storytellers and…

47 Metres Down

Director Johannes Roberts Starring Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine Rated M Score 3/6 Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive. The only reason I was…

Al Cossar Appointed New Artistic Director of Melbourne International Film Festival

The board of Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is thrilled to announce today the appointment of the festival’s new Artistic Director, Al Cossar. “Both MIFF and Victorian audiences have benefitted from the extraordinary vision of Michelle Carey. Over the past eight years, the festivals that she curated have confirmed her status as a truly international…

Alexa and Hotel Transylvania

Beginning today, Alexa customers and their families can enjoy summer bedtime stories voiced by their favorite Hotel Transylvania actors including Andy Samberg (Johnny), Steve Buscemi (Wayne the werewolf), Keegan-Michael Key (Murray the mummy), Fran Drescher (Eunice), and Asher Blinkoff (Dennis). A new story, nursery rhyme, or joke read by the popular cast will be available…

Pandemic

Director John Suits Starring Rachel Nichols, Alfie Allen, Missi Pyle Rated MA Score 0/6 A virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor, who, after…

Dead Again in Tombstone

Director Roel Reiné Starring Danny Trejo, Jake Busey, Elysia Rotaru Rated MA Score 3/6 Guerrero returns from the dead once more to protect a stolen relic from getting into the hands of a gang of soldiers, which will ultimately cause hell upon earth. Westerns are a favourite genre of mine and considering that there are…