Director Ed Bye Starring Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules & Robert Llewellyn Rated PG Score 6/6 First Broadcast 17th January 1997 In the aftermath of the battle with their future selves, the crew, resurrected from the dead, due to time paradoxes and Lister is depressed when he learns the curry supplies were destroyed in…
Additional Support for Canberra’s Artists
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Canberra’s artists have now received additional support as part of the ACT Government’s economic survival package to support jobs and maintain our creative sector. The Government has already created hundreds of jobs to support Canberrans and these numbers will now also be increased by jobs in the creative sector as we work to keep our…
Hend Sabry Series Coming to Netflix
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Netflix has announced a new deal with the super-star Hend Sabry starring in a new Arabic original series (untitled project). Netlifx’s new heartwarming drama-comedy will also feature Hend Sabry for the first time as an Executive Producer by her company SALAM Production. “We are excited to work with Hend Sabry, one of the Arab world’s…
Snapchat and Screen Australia Developing Vertical Series Apollo
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Screen Australia and Snapchat have selected murder mystery series Apollo from two of the creatives behind hit vertical series Content to be developed as part of the Snapchat + Screen Australia initiative. The team will receive $15,000 AUD of development funding and take part in workshops in May with the Snapchat development team based in…
Queen Sono Returning for Second Season
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Netflix announced that its first African Original series, Queen Sono, has been renewed for a second season. The 6-part series, starring Pearl Thusi in the title role, was Netflix’s first script to screen original production on the continent. In the second season, we will see Queen search for the truth as her newfound need for…
Robot Overlords
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Director Jon Wright Starring Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe Rated PG Score 3/6 Earth has been conquered by robots from a distant galaxy. Survivors are confined to their houses and must wear electronic implants, risking incineration by robot sentries if they venture outside. Time for one that is kind of topical. Okay, for the…
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Directed by Quentin Tarantino Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie Rated MA Score 5/6 A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles. I meant to go and see this in the cinema…
ISOlation Photography for Mental Health
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Editor’s Note: A Big thank you to Karen Merry for writing and submitting this article. 2020 will go down as the year the world changed. Coronavirus, Covid 19, Social Distancing, flattening the curve, unprecedented, unchartered are all words some of us would prefer never to hear again. Some of the stressors of daily life have…
Netflix and MK2 Partnership Announced
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Netflix and MK2 have announced a partnership on a selection of iconic films from the MK2 catalogue. Throughout 2020, masterpieces of French and international cinema will be offered on Netflix, in France, with films by directors such as François Truffaut, Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Demy. Thanks to this collaboration, cinematic masterpieces will be rediscovered by…
Scoob Coming to Streaming and Digital Platforms
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Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO, Warner Bros. recently announced that Warner Bros. will make its upcoming animated feature film “SCOOB!” available for both Premium Video On Demand (PVOD) and for premium digital ownership in the U.S. and Canada on May 15, providing first-run content while theaters remain closed due to the current global health crisis.…
Works Beginning on the Ballarat Line
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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…