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Zomato More Popular in Melbourne then Sydney

In the 12 months to March 2016, 1,046,000 Australians over the age of 14 (5.3%) visited the Zomato website in an average four week period. According to the research Zomato is twice more popular in Melbourne than in Sydney. “Melburnians have taken to Zomato, and make up a third of the website’s total audience of…

Bridesmaids

Director Paul Feig Staring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne Rated MA Score 3/6 Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride’s best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef. Okay, I’ve finally done I have officially watched 5 movies directed by Paul Feig. it’s…

Filming Starts for Hank Zipzer Christmas Special

Filming has begun in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire for the Christmas Special for CBBC’s popular series Hank Zipzer, ‘Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe’. Produced by Kindle Entertainment in association with Walker Productions and DHX Media with support from Screen Yorkshire’s Yorkshire Content Fund, the 1×90-minute feature length film, inspired by the book series Hank Zipzer: The World’s…

Spy

Director Paul Feig Staring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law Rated MA Score 2/6 A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. I’m beginning to think that ‘filling out the 5’ according to the rule of 5 on Paul Feig might…

Record Numbers for Star Poker Sydney Championships

Star Poker Sydney Championships running from 26 July-8 August has seen record registrations with 1,187 players taking part in the Opening Event which concluded on Sunday, 31 July 2016. With nine events over the 14 day schedule, it all concludes with the Main Event which commences Friday, 5 August and runs to Monday, 8 August.…

SAO to be adapted into Live Action TV Series

In partnership with the KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Skydance Media, a U.S.-based diversified media company, has acquired the worldwide live-action rights for Sword Art Online. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison said that with screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) on board to pen the pilot episode, all bases seem to be covered for the live-action…

Suicide Squad

Director David Ayer Staring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie Rated M Score 5/6 A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Supposedly Suicide Squad was met with some bad reviews by critics who saw this before the midnight screening I went to at my friendly…

Jason Bourne

Director Paul Greengrass Staring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander Rated M Score 4/6 The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. For the record going into this I did not revisit any of the previous Bourne movies and no I haven’t…

FemFlix August 10 to September 3 at SCA

90s feminism that saw the rise of cyberfeminists, zine counter culture and high-octane post-punk gestures on screen will be revisited in a new exhibition FemFlix at Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), the University of Sydney, from 10 August to 3 September 2016. Femflix features the work of Australian filmmakers who led a new wave…

JOHN CLEESE ‘IN CONVERSATION’ EVENT AT PALACE CINEMAS NORTON STREET

Palace Cinemas confirms that comedic legend, John Cleese, will appear at Palace Cinemas Norton Street in Leichhardt for a one-night-only, intimate ‘in conversation’ event on the evening of Friday, August 12. A spokesperson for Palace Cinemas said that Cleese’s influence has stretched across generations; his sharp, irreverent eye and unique approach to physical comedy are…