Taboo, a major eight-episode drama series created by Steven Knight and directed by Kristoffer Nyholm for BBC One and FX, is to start filming in London this week starring Tom Hardy in the lead role alongside a major international cast. Taboo will star Hardy as James Keziah Delaney who returns to 1814 London after 10…
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New Zealand invests in Racecourse Safety
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New Zealand’s Racing Minister Nathan Guy has recently announced that a total of $618,421 will be invested in 26 projects to improve safety and development at racecourses. The funding comes from the Racing Safety Development Fund which provides $1 million annually to racecourse safety and development across two funding rounds. “This year’s first funding round…
WA State Government provides $150,000 Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies has recently announced that Paralympic athletes are $150,000 closer to getting to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games thanks to funding from the State Government. “The Australian Paralympic Team is an important sporting team on the national landscape and they help shape community attitudes towards disability,” Ms Davies…
Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge
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Director Wych Kaosayananda Starring Kane Kosugi, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Rade Serbedzija Rated MA Score 0/6 Suffering from amnesia, a young man trying to discover his true identity is kidnapped by an underground crime organization and turned into a ruthless assassin. With Kazuya’s Revenge, there is a small lesson for filmmakers about the titles of their films.…
ACT allows mobile phone GPS functions to be used while driving
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ACT motorists and riders are now able to use their mobile phones’ GPS systems when the phone is mounted correctly while driving and riding, following changes introduced by Minister for Justice, Shane Rattenbury. The GPS function found on most current mobile phones has previously been illegal to use while driving and riding in the ACT,…
The Hunger Games: The Mockingjay Part 2
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Director Francis Lawrence Staring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth Rated M Score 2.5/6 As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts by the Capitol, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. I…
Bridge of Spies
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Director Steven Spielberg Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Rated M Score 5/6 During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to first defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Gary Powers. We…
Carnaby Street Christmas Decorations
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With just over a week till December it’s finally time to start thinking about Christmas, and if you are like me and need a little inspiration to really embrace the Christmas spirit here is something that might help you. Especially if you live in the City of Westminster in central London. Carnaby one of London’s…
Miles Davis Voted Greatest Jazz Artist of all time
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Miles Davis has been voted the Greatest Jazz Artist of all time out of a shortlist of 50 jazz musicians, beating names who made the top 10 such as Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday to the top spot. BBC Radio and Jazz FM listeners were invited to…
Doctor Who : Horror at Fang Rock
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Director Paddy Russell Starring Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Rated G Score 3/6 On the way to show Brighton to Leela, the TARDIS lands on the island of Fang Rock off the south coast of England in the early years of the 20th century. Noticing that the lighthouse isn’t functioning properly, the Fourth Doctor decides…