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A Walk to Remember

Director Adam Shankman Starring Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote Rated PG Score 4/6 The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service. Okay, I have vague memories of watching this one at the friendly neighbourhood…

X-Men : Dark Phoenix

Director Simon Kinberg Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence Rated M Score 2/6 Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all of humanity. I should have dodged…

BBC Two Announces Cast for Trigonometry

Trigonometry is a love story about three people who are made for each other, written by Duncan Macmillan and Effie Woods in their first joint television project. Gary Carr (The Deuce, The Good Fight), Ariane Labed (The Lobster, Attenberg) and Thalissa Teixeira (The Musketeers, Press) are to lead the cast. Made by House Productions for…

ABC Shows Win at Banff World Media Festival

Two ABC titles have won prestigious Rockie Awards at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada, leading the way for outstanding Australian content on the international stage. ABC iview drama Wrong Kind of Black, produced by Princess Pictures, won the Web Fiction Award for its compelling portrayal of the life of Indigenous DJ Boori Monty…

Shortstacks Winner Announced

Western Sydney-based animator Jayce White was crowned the winner of the inaugural Shortstacks Short Film Prize for his stand-out animated film ‘Comeback’, the State Library of NSW announced tonight. The darkly humorous black & white film won the praise of judges for its “creative innovation, exemplary technical skills, engagement with the audience and relevance to…

Rocketman

Director Dexter Fletcher Starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden Rated MA Score 6/6 A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years. For those of you who might be interested John Reid was portrayed by Aidan Gillen in the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, and by Richard Madden in Rocketman.…

Looby – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Directors Iain Knight and Nick Garner Score 4/6 Looby is the story of what happens when an artist chooses to speak out. For Australian painter Keith Looby, it cost him almost everything. Winner of prestigious art prizes and collected by major galleries at home and abroad, Keith’s addiction to speaking his mind has left a…