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Hornblower: The Frogs and The Lobsters
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Antony Sher Score M Rated 5.5/6 Lt. Hornblower and his mates are sent to accompany a doomed royalist invasion of revolutionary France. The Frogs and the Lobsters is the last of the movies that had its name changed for the US market where it is known as…
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson Rated PG Score 4/6 While Lt. Hornblower studies for his promotion examination, he is distracted by the serious supply problems that face his crew. For those of you keeping track The Examination for Lieutenant is another one of the movies in the series to have…
Queenslanders Recycle 100 Million Containers
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Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme is celebrating the New Year in style by cracking the 100 million returned containers mark. Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said reaching this milestone in just two months showed just how popular the scheme is and what a big win it is for Queenslanders and the…
Hornblower The Even Chance
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Director Andrew Grieve Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Dorian Healy Rated PG Score 4/6 Horatio Hornblower begins his naval career, but a deadly feud with a despicable mate is causing complications. The eight films cover the events of just three of the ten novels by C. S. Forester Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, Lieutenant Hornblower, and Hornblower…
Johnny English Strikes Again
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Director David Kerr Starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko Rated PG Score 4.5/6 After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker. This is not the type of movie that gives the spirit of…
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N
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Director Raoul Walsh Starring Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo, Robert Beatty Rated 5/6 Score G During the Napoleonic wars, a British Navy Captain has adventures in Central American waters. The film is based on three of C. S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower novels: The Happy Return (Beat to Quarters in the United States), A Ship of the…
Sharpe’s Waterloo
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 5/6 Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815. Sharpe is assigned to the Prince of Orange’s staff and is rejoined with Sgt. Harper (retired) and riflemen Hagman and Harris at the famous battles of…
Sharpe’s Revenge & Sharpe’s Justice
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Director Tom Clegg Starring Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Abigail Cruttenden Rated M Score 4/6 Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napoleon’s gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile, Jane – urged on by a friend – makes some questionable choices. Despite the troubles of Sharpe in this movie, there…
Top Baby Names of 2018
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This year’s most popular ACT baby names are Amelia and William, Minister for Business and Regulatory Services and Minister for Baby Names Gordon Ramsay announced recently. “Amelia and William have both been popular names in the past, with William being listed in the number one spot every year between 2013 and 2016. It also made…