Directed by James Dodson Staring Jesse Metcalfe, Sara Foster and Anupam Kher Rated PG Score 4/6 An employee at an Indian call-centre travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone. Right off the bat, I will have to say that this is another corny romantic comedy. That is…
2011 Australian Rubbish Report realeased
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell urged Canberrans to take part in Clean up Australia day this year and help make the ACT the cleanest city in the country. “The 2011 Rubbish Report reveals 8,272 people in Canberra took the time to clean up the Territory on Clean up Australia Day last…
Fright Night ( 1985 )
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Directed by Tom Holland Staring Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale and Amanda Bearse Rated M Score 6/6 When a teenager learns that his next-door neighbour is a vampire, no one will believe him. Tom Holland’s original version of Fright Night sets the overall tone of the movie fairly early one and the good thing is that…
Economic cost of Sleep Disorders in Australia
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It should be noted that current statistics show that 1.5 million Australian adults, 9% of the adult population. The Sleep foundation has recently a report, titled ‘Re-awakening Australia – The Economic Cost of Sleep Disorders in Australia’ that revealed sleep disorders cost the Australian economy more than $5.1 billion a year in health care and…
Bunraku
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Directed by Guy Moshe Staring Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson Rated MA Score 6/6 In a world with no guns, a mysterious drifter, a bartender and a young samurai plot revenge against a ruthless leader and his army of thugs, headed by nine diverse and deadly assassins. Bunraku is an amazing movie to…
Optus turns 20
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Time for a little history, in 1973 Doctor Martin Cooper of Motorola demonstrated the first mobile phone handset. Ten years later in 1983 the DynaTAC 8000x became the first commercially available. Optus is twenty years old as they began commercial operations on 31 January 1992 having been awarded Australia’s first competitive carrier licence on 19…
Goemon
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Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya Staring Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa and Ryôko Hirosue Rated MA Score 6/6 Based on a Japanese folk legend Goemon Ishikawa. Goemon Ishikawa leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. However, after learning the identity of his leader’s killer…
Official Australian Open collectible coin release
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The Royal Australian Mint has released a special official Australian Open collectible coin. The coin tosses at the Australian Open men’s and women’s finals this weekend. The coins used in the toss auctioned by Tennis Australia on eBay, with the proceeds going to the Australian Tennis Foundation. “The unique 100th Men’s Championship medal was designed…
Fright Night
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Directed by Craig Gillespie Staring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and David Tennant Rated MA Score 6/6 A remake of the 1985 original, teenager Charley Brewster guesses that his new neighbor Jerry Dandrige is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent, a self-proclaimed…
Underworld Awakening
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Directed Måns Mårlind & Björn Stein Staring Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy and India Eisley Rated MA Score 3/6 When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind. Forgive the use of a television term but it…