Director Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Staring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich Rated PG Score 4.5/6 A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line. Hail Caesar! Was a good way to relax after a pain in the ass moment involving the wheelchair lift on my car. I know…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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Director Burr Steers Starring Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston, Bella Heathcote, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Charles Dance and Lena Headey Rated MA Score 3/6 Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies . This one is for those of you…
Carl Barron ends Melbourne Leg of tour at Margaret Court Arena
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Carl Barron is yet again proving he is the nation’s favourite stand up comedian with his new tour ‘Drinking with a Fork’ with less than 100 tickets now remaining, ahead of this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. After setting box office records and selling out all of his 89 shows across 20 venues nationwide including…
Flinders Street Station Improvements to Commence
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Premier Daniel Andrews joined Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan today to announce the contract to transform Flinders Street Station, and reveal new details about the extensive improvements that will be delivered through the Andrews Labor Government’s $100 million project. Premier Andrews explained that Australian construction company Built Pty Ltd has been awarded the contract…
Nightrider Bus Service Survey
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Minister for Transport and Municipal Services Meghan Fitzharris explained that the community is invited to provide feedback on ACTION’s Nightrider bus service, which most recently offered a safe, reliable and low cost means to get home after the National Multicultural Festival. It also ran for six nights in December, including New Year’s Eve. “The Nightrider…
10 years on and still here
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For those of you who might have wondered 2016 is actually The Movie Boards’ 10th year. Oh and a big thank you to Rebecca for being the guiding design force that brought me to my current platform in my own little corner of cyberspace. My apologies this particular Editor’s Note is overdue and should have…
2016 Young at Heart Film Festival Program Announced
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Australia’s only film festival programmed for film lovers aged 60 and up which is in its 11th year, Young at Heart, has revealed a stellar program that will roll out in April to Palace Cinemas across Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and for the first time in 2016, Brisbane. Festival Director Mathieu Ravier explained that the program…
New era for Queensland schools with digital curriculum
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Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones has announced the arrival of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies in Queensland schools as the start of a new era of opportunity for students. Ms Jones told state parliament the introduction of the curriculum in 2016 was part of the Advancing education: An action plan for education in Queensland launched…
ACT Govt Launches Active Streets Program
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Minister for Transport and Municipal Services Meegan Fitzharris and Minister for Road Safety Shane Rattenbury recently joined Latham Primary School students on their walk to school for the launch of the Active Streets pilot program. Minister Fitzharris explained that the Active Streets builds on ACT Health’s Ride or Walk to School initiative and is designed…
Free Buses to the Footy and to The Canberra Show
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ACTION, in partnership with relevant event organisers, can take you to and from the AFL, Super Rugby and the ACTEWAGL Royal Canberra Show this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “ACTION passengers attending the NAB Challenge and the Royal Canberra Show can travel to and from the events for free by simply showing a match ticket…