MARK MILLAR AND NETFLIX ANNOUNCE SPACE BANDITS

Netflix and Mark Millar have announced their latest project created in-house, Space Bandits – a female led sci-fi story, described by Millar as a female Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid set in space with a massive and exciting cast of characters. Superstar Artist Matteo Scalera will illustrate the comic-book translation of this original Netflix…

Locusts

Director Heath Davis Starring Ben Geurens, Jessica McNamee, Steve Le Marquand, Peter Phelps, Damian Hill Rated 15+ Score 4.5/6 When tech entrepreneur Ryan Black returns to his remote hometown for his father’s funeral, old family tensions are reignited as he’s reunited with his wise-cracking ex-con brother. But when Ryan becomes the target of a deadly…

Nestlé to Launch Milo without Cane Sugar

Nestlé Australia is set to launch a new version of Milo without cane sugar in response to the changing nutritional needs of families. This week, the factory where Milo was first created 85 years ago scaled up production of the new addition to the range, Milo 30% Less Added Sugar, after more than two years…

Mortal Engines

Director Christian Rivers Starring Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving Rated M Score 3.5/6 A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy,…

ATO Warns: Scammers impersonating ATO phone numbers

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning about the continuation of unprecedented numbers of pre-recorded phone calls experienced last year which impersonate legitimate tax office phone numbers. Assistant Commissioner Gavin Siebert said that scammers have adopted ‘Robocall’ technology to target taxpayers across the country. “Scammers are sending pre-recorded messages in record numbers and are manipulating…

Queensland Bans Bump Stocks

Minister for Police and Minister for Corrective Services the Honourable Mark Ryan MP has welcomed an amendment to section 8 of the Weapons Categories Regulation 1997 which makes ‘bump stock’ devices a Category R weapon. Minister Ryan said the Queensland Government was keen to address the issue of ‘bump stocks’ having seen the devastation they…

50 New Hybrid Buses to Hit the Roads of Melbourne

The first of 50 new Hybrid technology buses for Melbourne’s bus network will take its first passengers next week, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. The order for 50 new Hybrid buses into the CDC Victoria bus fleet is the single biggest order of hybrid buses in Australia. “We’re securing local jobs and supporting the…

Sunday Cult Cinema Program in Western Melbourne

High camp and low brow, there’s a new cinema program in town bringing your favourite cult classics to life, with some of Melbourne’s favourite burlesque performers, drag queens, madcap MCs and cabaret misfits. Popping up in Werribee in Melbourne’s west, Wyndham Cultural Centre’s new Sunday Movie Club will bring together the best of screen and…

The Club

Directed Bruce Beresford Starring Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson Rated M Score 6/6 Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club. For those of you who might not know The Club was based on a play of the same name from 1977 written by Australian playwright David…

New technology for our ACT Traffic Operations police cars

A new three-camera Automatic Number Plate Recognition system was recently unveiled that enables officers to identify and process plates on vehicles in front, beside, behind and approaching the traffic vehicle from the opposite direction. “The fleet is also being equipped with five cameras that provide practically 360-degree coverage around the vehicle, which will improve evidence-gathering…

Modesty Blaise (1966)

Director Joseph Losey Starring Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde Score 5/6 Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up…

Principal Photography Starts on Netflix’s Original Turkish Series The Gift

Netflix’s anticipated next original Turkish series The Gift began principal photography. Starring Beren Saat, the eight-episode mystery drama’s cast also includes Mehmet Gunsur, Metin Akdulger, Melisa Senolsun, Basak Koklukaya, Civan Canova and Tim Seyfi. The filming will begin in Istanbul and continue in various cities of Southeastern Anatolia, primarily in Gobeklitepe. Onur Guvenatam will executive…

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Directed by Troy Duff Starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Julie Benz & Clifton Collins Jr Rated MA Score 5.5/6 The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn a beloved priest has been killed by the Mafia, the duo return to Boston to bring…

White Tiger

Director Karen Shakhnazarov Starring Aleksey Vertkov, Vitaliy Kishchenko, Valeriy Grishko Rated M Score 4.5/6 After barely surviving a battle with a mysterious, ghostly-white Tiger tank, Red Army Sergeant Ivan Naydenov becomes obsessed with its destruction. The White Tiger was based on the novel Tankist, ili “Belyy tigr” (The Tank Crewman, Tanker or The White Tiger)…

Badges of Fury

Director Tsz Ming Wong Starring Jet Li, Wen Zhang & Michelle Chen Rated M Score 5/6 In just 3 days, three cases of Smiling Murder shock Hong Kong. The young detective Wang Bu’er and his buddy Huang Feihong embark on an investigation full of excitement and unexpected events. For those of you who might be…