Australia Post is encouraging people to stay ahead of the holiday rush, announcing the all-important last-sending dates for delivery within Australia and overseas to ensure gifts arrive in time for Christmas. For sending to and from most destinations within Australia: People sending to or from Western Australia and the Northern Territory should allow a few…
Director Oliver Parker Starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson Rated M Score 5/6 89-year-old British World War II Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “broke out” of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2014. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends…
Director Ciarán Ó Maonaigh Starring Brendan Gleeson Rated PG Score 3/6 In 2021 Hughes’ pub closed its doors for the last time following the death of its owner. In this film, Gleeson interviews musicians, dancers, singers and listeners to tell the story of the unassuming pub and its lasting contribution to traditional music in both…
Director Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker Starring Robert Hays & Julie Hagerty Rated PG Score 5/6 After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers. Director Ken Finkleman Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty & Peter Graves Rated PG Score 4/6 A…
Director Pat Proft Starring Leslie Nielsen Rated PG Score 4/6 Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail. Okay, it’s been more then a few years since I last watched Wrongfully accused and…
More than 9,000 dogs and cats are handed to Australian shelters each year because owners are no longer able to keep them in their home, or are no longer capable of caring for them, a new La Trobe University study has found.The study, Association of Socioeconomic Status and Reasons for Companion Animal Relinquishment, published in…
The Australian Museum’s (AM) summer cultural blockbuster Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru will be exclusively hosted in Sydney from Saturday 23 November 2024. Tickets go on sale from today for this immersive museum experience which shares the secrets of five ancient Peruvian Empires, dating back more than 3000 years. Created by Peru’s…
The hugely popular, immersive exhibition about the history-making expeditions of the renowned ocean explorer, filmmaker and technology innovator, James Cameron – Challenging the Deep, has returned home to the Australian National Maritime Museum. Developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum in collaboration with the Avatar Alliance Foundation, this fascinating exhibit takes visitors to the depths…
Director Paul Duane Starring Simone Collins, Charlie Maher, Olwen Fouéré Rated M Score 4/6 A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past. I’ve never been the biggest fan of the horror genre, but…
Director Gil Kenan Starring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor and Logan Kim Rated PG Score 4/6 The Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts…