Dolly celebrated the relaunch of its iconic magazine with an impromptu live performance by hottest new Australian boy band, In Stereo, held at Sydney’s Luna Park on this morning. While the publishing industry has seen a dramatic revolution in the digital age, some things will never change as hundreds of young teenage fans converged at…
Dawn of Justice Box Office Hits $800 Million
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Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of Worldwide Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has reached a worldwide box office of $800 million. “We want to thank our partners in exhibition for their unwavering support in delivering the film, day-and-date, to a record number of screens for a March corridor,…
Allegiant
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Director Robert Schwentke Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jeff Daniels Rated M Score 2/6 After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them. When thinking about the relationship between the filmmakers of these movies and their…
Australians’ drinking habits – the 100-glass breakdown
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan in any given four-week period last year, Australian adults drank just over 426 million glasses of alcohol between them which translates to an average 23 glasses per person per four weeks. Andrew Price, General Manager – Consumer Products, Roy Morgan Research explained that for every 100 glasses…
Australians that BBQ
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According to recent research from Roy Morgan in 2015, 5.8 million Aussie households had a barbecue (63.7% of total households), an increase of some 400,000 households since 2011, when 63.2% of households had one. In country SA —Australia’s barbecue heartland — the figure rises to 75.6% of households, followed closely by the ACT (73.5%) and…
Andrews Government secures Motorsport on Phillip Island
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Minister for Tourism and Major Events John Eren recently announced the Labor Government had locked away the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix until 2026, and the Australian round of the FIM Superbike World Championship until 2027. “Our motorsports events at Phillip Island are flagship dates on our calendar, and they’re going nowhere. Phillip Island will remain…
The Huntsman: Winter’s War
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Director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Staring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt & Charlize Theron Rated M Score 2/6 As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades, Eric the Huntsman, who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover, Sara, set out to stop them. I get that there is a…
Filming for Series 6 and 2016 Christmas Special of Call the Midwife has began
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Filming for the sixth series of Call the Midwife and its 2016 Christmas special has began. The sixth series of eight episodes will be filmed on location at the historic Chatham dockyard, London’s East End, and Call The Midwife’s studio base in Chertsey, Surrey. The Christmas Special will be filmed on location near Cape Town,…
Where to Invade Next
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Director Michael Moore Rated M Score 6/6 Review by Tanteliz 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…
Semi-Final order revealed for Eurovision 2016
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The running order of the Semi-Finals of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has been unveiled by Host Broadcaster SVT. Following the same format that has been in place since 2013, producers decided the running order to ensure that each song stands out and to create a more exciting television show. The decision was approved by…