The highly anticipated feature documentary SHARKO, directed by Luke Graham, is set to have its Australian premiere at Queensland’s prestigious Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF), marking a fitting tribute to the heartland of rugby league. SHARKO
A musical adaptation of Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers will have its world premiere in Brisbane just weeks after Round The Twist The Musical wraps its first season in the same city. After several years in development, Li’l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers – The Musical will take the stage at Brisbane Powerhouse for…
The Box Rallies community (Shitbox Rally, Mystery Box Rally and Lunchbox Rally) proudly celebrates a remarkable achievement: raising over $50 million for cancer research, with 100% of funds going to Cancer Council. Box Rallies ongoing partnership with Cancer Council, one of the largest non-government funders of cancer research in Australia, plays a crucial role in…
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…