Director Don Michael Paul Starring Zach McGowan, Danny Glover Lucy Aarden, Nicholas Aaron Rated MA Score 1/6 After an attack on inmate Frankenstein fails a Black Ops specialist enters the maximum prison to join the illegal Death Race and take down Frankenstein. The premise for the plot is actually kind of interesting being that in…
See You Yesterday Coming to Netflix in 2019
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Netflix and Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc to release the time travel drama See You Yesterday. Based on the award-winning short film, the feature centers on two Brooklyn teenage science prodigies, Claudette “C.J.” Walker and Sebastian J. Thomas, who build make-shift time machines to save C.J.’s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully…
Flickerfest 2019 Program Announced
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The 28th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival is thrilled to announce the full list of short films officially selected into the Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised competitions for 2019. Over 10 thrilling days, Flickerfest, a beloved Sydney summer institution will once again delight audiences with the very best in short films from Australia and around…
Village Cinemas Announces 180 Jobs for Summer Blockbuster Season
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Village Cinemas Australia has announced the employment of 180 young people who are set to work across the 21 Village Cinemas locations in Victoria and Tasmania this summer. The busy employment period saw over 1,500 job-seekers apply for the available roles, proving the roles popular among young people looking for part-time employment. Kirk Edwards, CEO…
Canned Water for Disaster Affected Queenslanders
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In an Australian first, free canned water will be distributed to Queenslanders whose water supply is cut off during natural disasters. Fire and Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford today launched the relief program at Carlton & United Breweries’ Yatala Brewery. “This program is being delivered by CUB in partnership with the Palaszczuk Government and not-for-profit…
Netflix in 2018
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It might be a little early in December to be putting up lists like this. How many of these shows did you watch on Netflix?
Village Entertainment Introduces Oreo Popcorn
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A new treat has arrived. Australian Cinema and Entertainment group, Village Entertainment is excited to announce a delicious collaboration between Village Cinemas’ Chef’s Gourmet Premium Popcorn and OREO® Cookies. For a limited time only, Village Cinemas is proudly expanding the Chef’s Gourmet Premium Popcorn, introducing a new flavour with the world’s number one biscuit –…
Lethal Weapon
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Director Richard Donner Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey Rated M Score 6/6 Two newly paired cops who are complete opposites must put aside their differences in order to catch a gang of drug smugglers. I’ll leave it up to you good people to decide if Lethal Weapon is a Christmas Movie or not.…
Poland to Host Junior Eurovision 2019
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and TVP are delighted to announce that Poland, winners of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, will host the contest in 2019. It will be the first time the competition has been hosted in Poland since it began in 2003. Poland was victorious at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest with…
Kim Possible – Trailer Review
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My second trailer review. Is this going to be a regular thing? Its to early to tell. Am I going to review the movie past this trailer review? No. Apparently, the trailer for the live action movie of a Disney cartoon from the early 00’s Kim Possible dropped today, I only became aware of this…
Kin
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Director Jonathan Baker & Josh Baker Starring Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor & Dennis Quaid Rated M Score 3.5/6 Chased by a vengeful criminal, the feds and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con, and his adopted teenage brother are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their…
Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures Enter into First Look Feature Deal with Netflix
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Netflix has entered into a multi-year first look deal with Academy Award nominated writer, producer, director Chris Columbus and his 1492 Pictures partners, Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe. Under the deal, Netflix gets a first look at any feature film that Columbus and his partners want to produce. “Chris has established himself as a diverse…
2018 Unscene Short Film Competition Winner Announced
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Now in its third year, the Village Cinemas’ Unscene short film competition was back in full swing and last night celebrated some of Australia’s most talented aspiring filmmakers. Presented by The Cinema Crew podcast host, Kyran Wheatley at Rivoli Cinemas, guests enjoyed a series of short films created by aspiring film makers addressing the theme…
The Meg
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Director Jon Turteltaub Starring Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson Rated M Score 4/6 After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible. The Meg was adapted from 1997 novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror written by…
Victoria’s biggest ever Firefighting Fleet
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A 49-strong aerial firefighting fleet has jetted into Victoria in time for summer, thanks to a $29.9 million investment from the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Emergency Services Lisa Neville and Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio joined Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp recently to officially launch the state’s biggest-ever fleet, as…
Reprisal
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Director Brian A. Miller Starring Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech Rated MA Score 3/6 A bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker teams up with his ex-cop neighbor to bring down the assailant, initiating an explosive counterattack that brings all three men to the breaking point. Seeing…
For a Good Cause – White Balanced
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Written & Directed by Tony Walsh Starring Julian Curtis, Thomas Larkin, Becky Lucas, Sam Cotton, Sophia Emberson-Bain, Jonathan Fang Score 3.5/6 For A Good Cause was created by emerging writer and director Tony Walsh (The Bus Knight, Sodium Squad) with funding from Screen Queensland’s shorts program. The Pilot episode White Balance premiered on YouTube on…
Southland Cinema & KidsCo: Child-free Christmas Shopping for Parents
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Australian Cinema and Entertainment group, Village Entertainment has today announced a collaboration between Village Cinemas and the innovative child-minding service, KidsCo Australia. On Sunday 9 December, KidsCo Australia’s qualified teachers will keep children aged between 5 and 12, engaged and entertained at Vjunior at Village Cinemas Southland; giving parents the opportunity to tackle the Christmas…