A crew of more than 90 workers will carry out major upgrades to infrastructure along the Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines from Wednesday thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. The $3.9 million package of maintenance and improvement works will run from Wednesday 22 April until Sunday 3 May, with coaches replacing Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough…
Victorian Government Partners with the ABC
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Primary school students now have access to interactive learning resources to support their remote and flexible learning thanks to a partnership between the Victorian Government and the ABC. Minister for Education James Merlino announced this week that the first set of 15 learning activities connected to educational programs are screening on ABC ME (20-24 April)…
Applications Open for 2020-21 ACT Heritage Grants Program
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Applications are now open for the 2020-21 ACT Heritage Grants Program targeting projects to move Canberra’s history online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister for the Environment and Heritage Mick Gentleman encouraged Canberrans, local community groups and organisations to apply to protect and celebrate our heritage. “The grant program will see $355,000 worth of projects flow…
It is That Time Again, Time for a Post Full of Ads
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Yes, that’s right it is That Time Again, it is Time for a Post Full of Ads. So, if you want to advertise on The Movie Boards please get in touch and next time you see an ad on The Movie Boards, it could be one of yours. Also, if you have any questions or…
Three New Series from Bad Robot for HBO Max
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HBO Max has announced it has given production commitments for three new high-octane one-hour dramas from J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television Group, marking the first new Bad Robot–produced television projects for HBO Max under the exclusive, wide-ranging content collaboration partnership formed by Bad Robot with HBO Max parent…
Fisherman’s Friends
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Director Chris Foggin Starring James Purefoy, Meadow Nobrega, David Hayman Rated M Score 5/6 Ten fisherman from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. For those of you who might be wondering Fisherman’s Friends is based on a true story about Port Isaac’s…
Australian Made Campaign & Screen Producers Australia Announce Partnership
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The Australian Made Campaign (AMCL) is partnering with Screen Producers Australia to support the growth of Australia’s screen content industry, welcoming them as its newest Campaign Associate. Screen Producers Australia supports the interests of screen businesses, both large and small, in their production of Australian feature films, television programs, interactive content and games across all…
Ghost Rock — Revisit Review
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Director Dustin Rikert Staring Gary Busey, Michael Worth, Jeff Fahey Rated MA Score 3/6 In 1882, 20 years after an almost forgotten massacre took place, the only living witness to the crime, John Slaughter, returns to the town where it happened. Now finding the town run by the man behind the terrible act, Slaughter teams…
JD Watt Releases 2nd Edition of Novel Burnt
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JD Watt, Australian based author, has announced the release of the 2nd Edition of his novel, “BURNT… the true story of a woman’s deception and a man’s broken heart”. The story chronicles a love affair that started in a well-known Sydney bar, and is set against the backdrop of Sydney’s magnificent harbourside suburbs and the…
Netflix Signs First Look Deal With Boom! Studios
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Netflix has inked a first-look deal for live action and animated series with BOOM! Studios, the publisher behind best-selling Eisner Award-winning and fan-beloved comic book franchises, including Lumberjanes, Something is Killing the Children, Once & Future, and Mouse Guard. BOOM! Studios CEO and Founder Ross Richie and President of Development Stephen Christy will Executive Produce…
A Virtually Produced Episode of All Rise to air May 4th
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CBS’ freshman drama series “All Rise” returns to production to virtually produce a timely episode that reflects the world’s current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and its impact on the criminal justice system. Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick) will virtually preside over a bench trial. The new episode will air Monday, May 4…
The Whistleblower
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Director Xiaolu Xue Starring Jiayin Lei, Wei Tang, Xi Qi Rated M Score 3/6 Following a fatal accident, a Chinese expatriate working for a mining company in Australia discovers that new technology developed by the company may be a health risk and investigates a web of conspiracies in his search for the truth. For those…
Netflix Announces All of Us Are Dead
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Netflix has announced that it will team up with director Lee JQ (Beethoven Virus, Damo: The Legendary Police Woman, Intimate Strangers) to produce a new Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead. All of Us Are Dead is about a group of high school students who are faced with an extreme crisis situation when…
Netflix and Audiens Establish Emergency fund for Workers in Audio-visual And Movie Sector
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NETFLIX and AUDIENS – the social protection group of the French cultural sector in agreement with the Minister of Culture represented by the CNC, announce the creation of a new COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund to help the hardest hit workers in the television and cinema industry due to the near global production…
Digital originals receive development funds from Screen Australia and SBS
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Three online projects from the 2019 Digital Originals initiative will share in $65,000 of development funds from Screen Australia and SBS. A Beginner’s Guide to Grief, Freewheelers and Iggy & Ace 5eva were selected from the 10 projects workshopped last year and will now be developed further with the intention of at least one going…
Western Rock Lobster Surpasses Blue Swimmer Crabs in WA Fishing Survey
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Until now, Western Australia’s regular comprehensive survey on what recreational fishers are catching around the State has revealed the blue swimmer crab as king. But the results of the latest research reveals that another crustacean has taken the crown – the western rock lobster. Fisheries Minister Peter Tinley explained that the WA Recreational Boat Fishing…
Countdown
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Director Justin Dec Starring Elizabeth Lail, Jordan Calloway, Talitha Eliana Bateman Rated M Score 1/6 When a nurse downloads an app that claims to predict the moment a person will die, it tells her she only has three days to live. With the clock ticking and a figure haunting her, she must find a way…
Uncorked
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Director Prentice Penny Starring Mamoudou Athie, Courtney B. Vance, Niecy Nash Rated M Score 3/6 Elijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s expectations that he carry on the family’s Memphis BBQ joint. I went to this having seen the trailer after it popped up in my email. I am…