Directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller Staring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube Rating MA Score 1.5/6 A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring. It is hardly ever a good sign when an action movie like 21 Jump…
Project X
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Director Nima Nourizadeh Staring Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper and Jonathan Daniel Brown Rating MA Score 2/6 3 high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads. It was great to see that so many young actors…
Demoted
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Director J.B. Rogers Staring Sean Astin, Michael Vartan, David Cross and Billy West Rated MA Score 1/6 What goes around comes around for a pair of prank-playing tire salesmen who find themselves placed in secretarial jobs by their put-upon boss. I’d like to think that I am actually able to spot all dodgy movies based…
National Year of Reading 2012 competition
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Canberrans are encouraged to share their story about Adult learning as a part of a National Year of Reading 2012 competition celebrating Adult Learners’ Week for a chance to win a share of $30,000. “True stories as well as fiction pieces are eligible, with a special category for those who are new to writing. Entries…
Dirty Girl
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Director Abe Sylvia Staring Juno Temple, Jeremy Dozier and Milla Jovovich Rated MA Score 3/6 It’s 1987 and Danielle, the high school ‘Dirty Girl’, is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious ’80s tunes. In the beginning I was not entirely sure…
Red Faction : Origins
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Director Michael Nankin Staring Brian J. Smith, Danielle Nicolet and Kate Vernon Rated M Score 4/6 On a Mars colony in the year 2145, an officer in a rebel militia discovers that his sister, who was abducted a dozen years before, is still alive and has been raised as a soldier whose goal is to…
30,000 tress planted in the Gigerline Nature Reserve
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Brett McNamara, Operations Manager, Namadgi National Park, Territory and Municipal Services recently announced that 30,000 tress where planted in the Murrumbidgee Corridor’s Gigerline Nature Reserve to help rebuild the ecosystem. “The planting was a joint effort between ACT Parks and Conservation Service and Outward Bound volunteers and is a significant step towards restoring the Gigerline…
Wood heaters prohibited in the new Molonglo Valley development
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After the release of the 2011 ACT Air Quality Report Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell announced that Wood heaters will be prohibited in the new Molonglo Valley development, with the exception of Wright. “Following a planning study of the air quality impacts associated with the development of the Molonglo Valley, wood…
Blackthorn
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Directed by Mateo Gil Staring Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega and Stephen Rea Rating M Score 4.5/6 In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorne) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike. I have always…
2012
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Directed by Roland Emmerich Staring John Cusack, Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor Rated M Score 3.5/6 An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. 2012 is one of the epics that Roland Emmerich is known for. However, 2012 makes absolutely…
Over 16,000 free plants provided under ACT Government’s Plant Issue Scheme
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Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that 16,963 plants were provided to 996 new landholders in the 2011/12 financial year under the ACT Government’s Plant Issue Scheme. “The wet weather experienced during much of last financial year has presented perfect conditions for helping to establish new blocks. Residents…
ice age 4 continental drift — Reviewed By Guest Reviewer Liam
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Directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier Staring the voices of Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo Rated PG Score 6/6 By Guest Reviewer Liam Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they…
Other Film Festival receives $186,700 in funding
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Arts Minister, Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas recently announced $186,700 funding for Melbourne’s Other Film Festival for the creation of cinema by and about people with a disability. “The Other Film Festival is the only festival in Australia that is dedicated to screening films that explore the experience…
ACT Libraries Food for Fines receives 2,900 kilograms of food for charity
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, today announced that over 2,900 kilograms of food was donated to charity as part of the Food for Fines initiative run by Libraries ACT last month. Chief Minister Gallagher explained that total of 6,458 items were donated across Libraries ACT’s nine branches with…
Young Adult
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Director Jason Reitman Staring Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt Rating MA Score 0/6 Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter. Getting to the end of this of movie…
Report : Online Retirement Calculators Misleading
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A recent review released by the Financial Planning Client Advocate has found that free online retirement calculators may dramatically overstate somebody’s financial position at retirement, which would give people a false sense of security. Financial Planning Client Advocate spokesperson Tyron Cleine CFP commented, “retirement calculators attempt to oversimplify a complex area of financial planning…the fewer…
Westpac Report : ‘Young People Failing to Claim Lost Super’
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Westpac recently released their Lost Super report. The Report revealed that younger generations are on average 2-3 times more likely to have lost super than older Australians. The report also discovered that: • 61.8% of Australians Under 40 have Lost Super • 54.5% of those Under 40 with Lost Super are not Actively Looking for…
Digital Hub and Digital Enterprise training services established at the Gungahlin Public Library
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Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy and Dr Andrew Leigh MP recently announced the Gillard government will be providing $827,709 to the ACT to establish a Digital Hub at the Gungahlin Public Library and start Digital Enterprise training services. Senator Conroy explained that the NBN Digital Hubs and Enterprise program…