St Kilda’s Palais Theatre is set to reopen to the public on Thursday for the St Kilda Film Festival Opening Night, brighter and more vibrant than ever. Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley said that the iconic façade of the 89-year-old venue has been repaired, repainted and returned to its original 1927 colour and…
Aussie Filmmaking Students Win Global Short Film Award
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Budding film-makers from Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia have taken home a prestigious Art Directors’ Club Bronze Cube award in New York for their futuristic film, Wake. Directors Dan Braga and Julz Lane took out the ADC Bronze Cube in the Motion, Craft in Motion, Direction, Single category at the 96th…
Assassination Classroom: The Graduation
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Director Eiichirô Hasumi Starring Kazunari Ninomiya, Masaki Suda, Ryôsuke Yamada Rated M Score 5/6 The story of the assassination classroom and their teacher target continues with the students’ own conflicts, Korosensei’s identity, and the fate of the world as the deadline for assassination approaches. I first came across Assassination Classroom back in 2015 the first…
Andre Rieu Celebratory Maastricht Concert Coming to Village Cinemas
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Village Cinemas is bringing the ‘King of Waltz’, Andre Rieu back to the big screen to celebrate his 2017 Maastricht Concert on Saturday 29 & Sunday, 30 July. Hosted by Channel 9’s Richard Wilkins, this year’s concert spectacular is a celebration of the 30th anniversary performing with his Johann Strauss Orchestra. “Andre’s concerts are nothing…
Snowtunes 2017 Announces Line Up
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Dust off your snow boots and get your puffer jackets ready. Australia’s ONLY music festival in the snow is returning – bigger and better than ever – to host the most epic winter weekend. During the first weekend of September 2017 – Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd – the NSW ski town of Jindabyne will…
Where to Invade Next
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Director Michael Moore Rated M Score 6/6 Moore plays the role of ‘invader’, visiting a host of nations including Italy, France, Germany and Tunisia to commandeer policies and ideas that will improve prospects in America. What he finds is that the solutions to America’s most entrenched problems already exist in the world—they’re just waiting to…
Victorian Prisons No Fly for Drones
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The Andrews Labor Government is banning drones from flying near prisons and youth justice precincts. Victorian Minister for Corrections Gayle Tierney explained that the changes to the Corrections Act 1986 to be introduced into Parliament today will make it an offence to intentionally or recklessly operate a drone at or near a prison or youth…
May 8th to May 14th is National Road Safety Week
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Drivers are urged to slow down and drive so others survive as Canberra turns yellow for National Road Safety Week. Road Safety Minister Shane Rattenbury and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman said the annual week is an opportunity to reflect on the lives lost and make a commitment to road safety. “In…
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
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Created by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning Staring Will Friedle, Trevor Devall & Kevin Michael Richardson Rated PG Score 2/6 The adventures of a band of space warriors who work to protect the universe from the evil overlord Thanos. This television series originally premiered on September 26, 2015 on Disney XD and was renewed for…
Entries are open for Live N Local 2017
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The City of Port Phillip is calling on bands and musicians to go “Live N Local” by entering the 2017 celebration of live music. Mayor Bernadene Voss said the Live N Local program plays an important role in providing a platform for local bands and musicians to showcase their talent to a large audience. “The…