Following on from sell-out sessions at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, LOUIS THEROUX: MY SCIENTOLOGY MOVIE will be released for limited sessions in cinemas around Australia from September 8 ahead of Theroux’s national live on stage tour in late September. In his first feature documentary, the incomparable British broadcaster won’t take no for an…
Ghostbusters
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Director Paul Feig Staring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones Rated PG Score 1/6 (But only because Jason Reitman did not direct) Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat. First…
Gmail exceeds Microsoft Australia’s top email service provider
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research 7,427,000 Australians over the age of 14 (37.9%) used Gmail in an average four weeks in the 12 months to March 2016—for the first time exceeding the 7,362,000 emailing through a Microsoft account (37.6%). “Nearly three quarters of Australians use one (or more!) of these big…
Pokémon’s popularity
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According to Roy Morgan’s Young Australians Survey Last year, just 1 in 5 Aussie kids aged six to 13 thought Pokémon was cool. “Last year around one in five Aussie kids aged six to 13 thought Pokémon was cool—around the same proportion as were giving the thumbs-up to Superman and Toy Story, and a touch…
Peter ‘Phoebe’ Freestone to tour Australia
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Peter ‘Phoebe’ Freestone – speaker, author, personal assistant and best friend to Freddie Mercury – will tour Australia in September 2016 Celebrating what would have been the iconic singer’s 70th birthday. You’re My Best Friend: An Evening With Peter Freestone will be an intimate evening of personal stories, rock anecdotes, rare photos, unheard audio and…
Documentary The Opposition wins first court battle
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Court Battle Surrounding Documentary The Opposition The Supreme Court of New South Wales today released the full judgment of 8th July 2016, unequivocally dismissing former Papua New Guinean politician Dame Carol Kidu’s claim for a permanent injunction preventing filmmaker Hollie Fifer, Media Stockade and Beacon Films from screening the documentary The Opposition. The Supreme Court’s…
Thank You, Thank You : People I have to Thank
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Ladies, Gentleman and followers of all ages last Tuesday night (July 12th) to borrow a line from well respected space-bums Arnold Rimmer and Dave Lister I had what could be considered to be an ‘oh smeg’ moment, actually to be more accurate it was more of a ‘oh-fuck-what-the-heck-am-i-going-to-do-I-really-don’t-want-to-sleep-in-my-car’ kind of moment. Actually they might be…
Why are you in a wheelchair? : That’s a Soup Question
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A couple of days ago on Facebook I saw a post from ABC TV about a show coming to iview called You Can’t Ask That and it was about 3 questions you should never ask someone in a wheelchair. Now two of the questions I guess I agree that you should never ask someone in…
Screen Australia Gender Matters Funding Announcement
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The Australian Government has revealed the 58 recipients of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories and Brilliant Careers. “Gender Matters is unashamedly providing express-lane access to female business ideas and stories. The funding boost provided by Screen Australia has been a game-changer, providing the industry with an opportunity to get behind some very commercial and…
Mercury Plains
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Director Charles Burmeister Staring Scott Eastwood, Angela Sarafyan, Nick Chinlund Rated MA Score 1/6 A troubled man runs away to Mexico and is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. He proves himself to the group, but questions their motive. In this age of anti-trolls and anti-bullies at times it…
The Increased Popularity of Soy Drinks
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According to recent figures released by Roy Morgan in the 12 months to March 2016, 5.7% of Australians 14+ (or just over 1.1 million people) reported consuming at least one soy drink in any given seven-day period, ahead of those who consumed energy drinks (5.6%), sports drinks (5.6%), iced tea (4.7%) and breakfast drinks (4.7%).…
Interest in ACT Green Bin Pilot Scheme
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ACT Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris recently announced that more than 3,600 people have already expressed an interest in the ACT Government’s opt-in garden waste bin scheme, which will start early next year to help households keep their yards beautiful, and our streets neat and tidy. “Green bins for garden waste is…
The Legend of Tarzan
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Director David Yates Starring Margot Robbie, Alexander Skarsgård, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L Jackson, John Hurt Rated M Score 4/6 Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment. For those of you who might be interested this is what…
Are You Being Served? Special
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Are You Being Served? Follows the misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a fictional London department store called Grace Brothers, will be returning to BBC One later this year for a one-off special. Executive producer is Stephen McCrum said that the series will be Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft’s…
Keeping Up Appearances Special Episode : Young Hyacinth
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Actress Kerry Howard (Him & Her) will play Hyacinth in a brand new one-off special called Young Hyacinth, a prequel to the popular 1990s classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances and the BBC’s most popular TV export around the world. Written by the original creator Roy Clarke, Young Hyacinth tells the story of Hyacinth’s early adulthood…
Goodnight Sweetheart to Return for Special Episode
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It has been 17 years since Nicholas Lyndhurst played the character of Gary Sparrow, a former TV repairman and accidental time traveller who leads an extraordinary double life. Now the original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (Birds Of A Feather, The New Statesman) have written a brand new script which sees Gary Sparrow face…
QSO Appoints David Pratt as New Chief Executive
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is set to welcome a Chief Executive Mr. David Pratt who will join the company in September. Pratt is bringing with him more than 20 years of senior management experience in leadership roles across the performing arts, film and entertainment sectors in the United States and Australia. QSO Chair Mr. Greg…
Q&A for Taryn Brumfitt’s documentary Embrace at Palace Cinemas
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Taryn Brumfitt, founder of the Body Image Movement and director of the upcoming documentary EMBRACE will be taking part in exclusive Q&A events at Palace Cinemas later this month. The Q&A events give audiences the opportunity to see EMBRACE before it hits cinemas across Australia on 4 August and the chance to hear Taryn Brumfitt…