Taking tongue-in-cheek inspiration from morning children’s television, Hug the Sun follows a fictional children’s show which aired on Western Australia’s community TV stations between 1990 and 1991. The series will feature the bizarre teaching of ‘Oxtos’ (religious teaching that are just thinly disguised grifts), inept hosts and unintentional comedy that is sure to become a…
A Sunburnt Christmas Coming to Stan
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New Stan Original Film A Sunburnt Christmas is currently in production in South Australia starring Daniel Henshall (Snowtown, Bloom) and Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom, Ride Like A Girl), with Christiaan Van Vuuren (Bondi Hipsters, The Other Guy) directing the Christmas family comedy. Stan have announced that production for a brand new Stan Original Film, A…
Interview with Palace Cinemas CEO Benjamin Zeccola
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A big thank you to Palace Cinemas CEO Benjamin Zeccola for taking the time for the interview. What can cinema going audiences expect from Pentridge Cinema? Are, there any new movie going experiences exclusive to Pentridge Cinema? With pandemic was the opening of the new cinema ever in doubt? At Pentridge Cinema, you can expect…
Pop Newcomer TAMMA Releases Second Single Tongue Tied
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One of Australia’s most exciting pop newcomers, TAMMA, has released her second single, Tongue Tied. Produced by the award-winning Konstantin Kersting (Tones and I, Mallrat, Jungle Giants, Tia Gostelow), Tongue Tied was premiered yesterday via Pilerats. Of the track, Pilerats said “Tongue Tied is a moment of excellence, something that really elevates TAMMA into the…
Bridging the line Between Science-Fiction and Science Fact
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It’s not rocket science – or is it? A UNSW Sydney astronomer explains how the right sci-fi watchlist can make physics easier to understand. From the morality plays in Star Trek, to the grim futures in Black Mirror, fiction can help explore our hopes – and fears – of the role science might play in…
Italian Ossario Added to Victorian Heritage Register
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Greater Shepparton’s Italian Ossario has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register, as part of commemorations to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The site, also known as the Murchison Ossasio, is one of only two foreign war cemeteries in Victoria and the only Australian war cemetery dedicated to Italian…
Project Power
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Directors Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman Starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback Rated MA Score 4/6 When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team with an ex-soldier to take down the group responsible for its…
The 2021 Australian Women’s Health Diary on Sale Now
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Two years ago, Louise received the letter that every woman fears – it was a recall to have further tests following an abnormal result on her routine, breast screening mammogram. Louise and her husband of 45 years were already dealing with his diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer, so when those tests revealed she had…
Palace Cinemas Pentridge to open in December
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Melbourne’s historic Pentridge prison site is set to become the latest home for movie lovers from December 2020. Palace Cinemas, Australia’s largest independent cinema group, will open Melbourne’s newest cinema – Pentridge Cinema – just in time for Christmas. The 15-screen cinema complex will be located within the Pentridge development in Coburg, a site that…
ABC iview Comedy All My Friends Are Racist Headed to Production
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Screen Australia has announced production funding for a new five-part comedy series for ABC iview, with support from Screen Queensland. All My Friends Are Racist follows two Zoomer best friends who make a pact to call their racist friends out, but instead of causing a revolution… they themselves get cancelled. Created and written by Enoch…
Netflix Commissions Microworlds: Reef
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Netflix has announced it has commissioned its first Australian Netflix Original documentary, Microworlds: Reef, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland. Filmed in Australia on the Great Barrier Reef, the sophisticated supermacro techniques specifically developed for the film will immerse viewers, for the very first time, in the exquisite world…
Bluey Series Three Announced
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ABC, BBC Studios and Screen Australia have announced that the award-winning animation series Bluey has been greenlit for a new series. Starring Australia’s favourite Blue Heelers, series three will commence production in Brisbane later this year and for the first time, will be audio described. There’s no telling what adventures Bluey, her family and friends…
Batman Audio Drama for Spotify
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Spotify, Warner Bros., and DC have announced that acclaimed film and television writer/producer/director David S. Goyer (“Batman Begins”) will return to Gotham City with the new audio drama “Batman Unburied.” Goyer originated the story for the series and will shepherd the project as executive producer. The series is the first project from the companies’ multi-year…
Batman and Me – Interview with Michael Wayne
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A big thank you to Michael Wayne for the interview about his documentary Batman and Me which is headed to the Cinequest Film Festival in California
Batman and Me – Interview with Darren “Dags” Maxwell
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A big thank you to Darren “Dags” Maxwell for taking the time to talk about the Documentary Batman and Me which is headed to the Cinequest film festival
Batman and Me Selected for Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival
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Batman and Me, a Melbourne-made documentary that delves into the darker side of collecting, has been selected to feature in the world-renowned Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, held annually in California. This year called CINEJOY featuring the Official CINEQUEST Films, Artists, and Events, the event will showcase more than 300 films from over 50 countries.…
Invasion Planet Earth
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Director Simon Cox Starring Simon Haycock, Lucy Drive, Julie Hoult, Danny Steele, Sophie Anderson Rated M Score 5/6 After the death of his young daughter, Thomas Dunn is a man who has lost his faith. On the day he finds out his wife is pregnant again, aliens invade the Earth. As much as we might…
Winners Announced for Fourth Hear For You Film Festival
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For the fourth year running, Hear For You hosted their annual Film Festival highlighting the talents of deaf or hard of hearing teenagers around Australia. Due to COVID restrictions, Hear For You replaced the usual red-carpet event at the Golden Age Cinema with an online watch party. The Film Festival Watch Party was sponsored by…