An Australian developed world-first application has been launched to fight against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. “Most people are aware of what they can do to reduce their risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke but what isn’t well known is that these same lifestyle choices may also lower the risk of developing…
New Walking and Cycling Projects Anounced
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Simon Corbell the Australian Capital Territory Minister for Territory and Municipal services recently announced $9 million for seven new walking and cycling projects for Canberra. “These projects have been identified in a review that looked at ways to improve the ACT’s walking and cycling networks between town and employment centres,” Minister Corbell commented. “The ACT…
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
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Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takuji Endo & Hiroshi Hamazaki Staring Alistair Abell, Debi Mae West and Zachary Samuels Rated M Score 6/6 The lone warrior Colin travels with the wise-cracking ghost Amergan through the ages searching for the immortal despot Marcus Octavius, who killed his lover on the Celtic plains tens of centuries ago. On…
Jackboots on Whitehall
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Directed by Edward McHenry & Rory McHenry Staring Ewan McGregor, Alan Cumming, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall and Richard E. Grant Rated M Score 6/6. A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full on invasion. Jackboots on Whitehall…
The Three Musketeers
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Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson Staring Logan Lerman, Christoph Waltz, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Milla Jovovich, Mads Mikkelsen, James Corden, Orlando Bloom Rated M Score 4/6 The hot-headed young D’Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her…
Warrior
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Director Gavin O’Connor Staring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy & Nick Nolte Rated M Score 6/6 The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he’s trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament — a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother. When…
Real Steel
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Directed by Shawn Levy Staring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly & Dakota Goyo Rated M Score 5/6 Set in the near future, where robot boxing is a top sport, a struggling promoter feels he’s found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he discovers he has an 11-year-old son who…
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
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Directed by Eli Craig Staring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk and Katrina Bowden Rated MA Score 6/6 Two lovable West Virginian hillbillies, are headed to their “fixer-upper” vacation cabin to drink some beer, do some fishin’, and have a good time. But when they run into a group of preppy college kids who assume from their…
Scream 4
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Director Wes Craven Staring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette Rated MA score 0/6 Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill and…
Rio
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Director Carlos Saldanha Staring Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and George Lopez Rated G Score 6/6 When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with this bird of his dreams. Yes, it’s true I have sat through yet another kids animation…
Never Back Down 2 : The Beatdown
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Director Michael Jai White Staring Stacey Asaro, Gralen Bryant Banks and Rus Blackwell Rated MA Score 0/6 Four fighters different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst. This is a non-sequel sequel, this stupid movie just should…
Source Code
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Director Duncan Jones Staring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga Rated M Score 6/6 A soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. I find that some of the more juicer sci-fi movies are the…
Segways granted limited use in central basin area of Lake Burley Griffin
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Recently ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell granted an exception for the use of Segways in the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. The exceptions lasts for nine months from September 17th until June 30th 20012. “Until the review is completed, I am unable to say whether Segways are here to stay in Canberra.…
Street Kings 2 : Motor City
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Directed by Chris Fisher Staring Ray Liotta, Shawn Hatosy & Clifton Powell Rated MA Score 3/6 When a rebellious young detective and his by- the-book superior team up to solve the murder of an undercover cop, they soon discover a trail of corruption within their police unit that leaves them both suspicious of one another’s…
A Heartbeat Away
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Director by Gale Edwards Staring Sebastian Gregory, Isabel Lucas, William Zappa & Colin Friels Rated PG Score 6/6 A young aspiring rock guitarist is forced to become the musical director of the local marching band when his father is hit by a bus just four weeks before a major competition. A heartbeat away is one…
The meaning of the word sequel !!!!
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A pet peeve of mine is all of those movies that have been released that are what like to refer to as ‘non-sequel sequels’. As best I can figure out these movies are being released as ‘non-sequel sequels’ because certain people in certain production companies either do not know the definition of the word sequel…
Hercules Returns
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Directed by David Parker Staring David Argue, Michael Carman, Bruce Spence, Des Mangan, Sally Patience and Mary Coustas Rated M Score 6/6 This is Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili with the old dialogue removed and new comic dialogue inserted, along with some new footage. Several years before Little Kuriboh launched his assault on…
The Hit List
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Directed by William Kaufman Staring Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser and Jonathan LaPaglia Score 6/6 Rated MA A disgruntled man creates a hit list with a stranger during a drunken night out and must then race to try to save those he marked for extermination as the bodies begin to pile up and all fingers…