Director Roland Emmerich Staring Liam Hemsworth, Jessie T. Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman Rated M Score 2/6 Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind’s new space defences be enough? Okay, supposedly Dean Devlin was originally approached by 20th century fox to right a…
Chinese Filmmakers are Scouting Australia for Locations, Post & VFX Opportunities
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Ausfilm in partnership with the Australian Embassy Beijing and Village Roadshow Pictures Asia (VRPA) welcomed this week a delegation of leading Chinese filmmakers to Sydney for their first stop on an Industry Familiarisation Tour of Australian locations, Australia’s four major studio complexes, screen services companies, post and sound production facilities and visual effects studios across…
WA providing Funds to help Charitable recyclers
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Charitable recyclers in Western Australia can now apply for a rebate to help recover some of the cost of disposing unusable donations that have been dumped at charitable clothing bins. Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the Charitable Recyclers Rebate program would provide an estimated $300,000 annually to eligible charitable recyclers to meet the cost of…
NZ eGates open for travellers to Queenstown
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Customs Minister Nicky Wagner says six new eGates are now open for New Zealand, Australian, US, UK, and Canadian ePassport holders travelling to Queenstown. “Four new next-generation eGates are available on arrival and two on departure, giving travellers the option of completing Customs checks using the one-step electronic process,” Ms Wagner commented “The opening of…
Grimsby
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Director Louis Leterrier Staring Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson Rated MA Score 3/6 A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother. Okay, full disclosure here I’ve never really been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen’s since about the time he released his Borat movie and since…
Warcraft
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Director Duncan Jones Staring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster Rated M Score 4/6 The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces…
Chauvel Cinema CINE-VAULT
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Palace Cinemas has announced that Chauvel Cinema, Paddington, will commence a program of iconic and cult film favourites as part of the newly-launched Chauvel Cine-Vault. Palace Cinemas explained that the program will be opening on Friday, July 8th the program, which has evolved from the long-running Chauvel Cinematheque, aims to showcase rare 35mm film prints…
Me Before You
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Me Before You: The Real Problem Director Thea Sharrock Staring Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer Rated PG Score 3/6 A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of. Before I start a small message to the disciples of the Marvel Cinematic Universe who have metaphorically…
Me Before You: The Real Problem
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For the record while I am writing this I have not yet seen the movie Me Before You, it is being released today on the 16th of June and I plan to go see it after I have written this article. There is a little controversy in some circles about the movie Me Before You…
The Choice
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Director Ross Katz Staring Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Alexandra Daddario Rated PG Score 3/6 Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbors in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events. I’ll admit it, even though I know I might be mocked for it I have…