Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme is celebrating the New Year in style by cracking the 100 million returned containers mark. Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said reaching this milestone in just two months showed just how popular the scheme is and what a big win it is for Queenslanders and the…
Hornblower The Even Chance
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy Rated PG Score 4/6 Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications. The eight films cover the events of just three of the ten novels by C. S. Forester Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower…
Johnny English Strikes Again
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Director David Kerr Starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko Rated PG Score 4.5/6 After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker. This is not the type of movie that gives the spirit of…
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N
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Director Raoul Walsh Starring Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty Rated 5/6 Score G During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters. The film is based on three of C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower novels: The Happy Return (Beat to Quarters in the United States), A Ship of the…
Sharpe’s Waterloo
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 5/6 Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815. Sharpe is assigned to the Prince of Orange’s staff and is rejoined with Sgt. Harper (retired) and riflemen Hagman and Harris at the famous battles of…
Sharpe’s Revenge & Sharpe’s Justice
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 4/6 Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napoleon’s gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile, Jane – urged on by a friend – makes some questionable choices. Despite the troubles of Sharpe in this movie, there…
Top Baby Names of 2018
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This year’s most popular ACT baby names are Amelia and William, Minister for Business and Regulatory Services and Minister for Baby Names Gordon Ramsay announced recently. “Amelia and William have both been popular names in the past, with William being listed in the number one spot every year between 2013 and 2016. It also made…
Worst of 2018
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These are just a few of the movies that i watched in 2018 that i would rather be able to say truthfully that i have not seen. But considering there is a best of list, its only right there is a worst of list. Director Hèctor Hernández Vicens Starring Sophie Skelton, Johnathon Schaech, Jeff Gum…
Flickerfest – Interview with Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd
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A Big Thank you to Flicerfest Festival Director Bronwyn Kidd for taking the time to talk about Flickerfest. For More Information about Flickerfest
Aquaman
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Director James Wan Starring Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe Rated M Score 3.5/6 Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world. A follower of The Movie Boards’ Facebook page mentioned that a friend…
Best of 2018
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A best of the year list. This is a first for The Movie Boards. For those of you who might be wondering the list is in no particular order. To get on to this list when it was reviewed the series of movie had receive a score of 5/6 or better and of course it…
BlacKkKlansman
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Director Spike Lee Starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier Rated MA Score 5/6 Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events. Its been more…
Sharpe’s Mission
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 4/6 Sharpe is teamed with a Colonel he helped promote and they are tasked to destroy a powder magazine, but an alliance with the French may threaten their success. Meanwhile, Jane is wearying of the army life and Harper and Ramona are…
Sharpe’s Regiment & Sharpe’s Siege
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 4.5/6 Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on…
Bumblebee
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Director Travis Knight Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena Rated M Score 4.5/6 On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and…
Indian Summer Festival at Boxing Day Test
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Visitors to the Boxing Day Test will be able to snack on tandoori chicken tacos and samosa burgers while watching performances by international artists as part of a new festival celebrating the colour and movement of India. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula today joined Cricket Australia Chairman Earl Eddings in Yarra…
Sharpe’s Sword
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, John Tams Rated M Score 5/6 Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington’s network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success. Even though Sharpe movies have an M rating, it should be noted that…
DC Universe Available on Amazon Fire TV
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DC Universe is now available on Amazon Fire TV, bringing its DC Super Hero lineup of original live-action and animated series, classic TV shows and films, epic original animated movies, digital comic books, breaking news and much more to Fire TV users. The addition of Fire TV to the current roster of available platforms gives…