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Japanese Film Festival: Princess Jellyfish & 100 Yen Love

Okay, now for the last two movies that I saw on the Canberra Leg of the Japanese Film Festival. Yes it’s true that I had originally planned to see five movies at the festival but a complimentary ticket from one of the people running the festival because they appreciated that I had seen so many…

Japanese Film Festival: Assassination Classroom

Director Eichiro Hasumi Staring Ryosuke Yamada, Masaki Suda, Maika Yamamoto, Kanna Hashimoto, Seishiro Kato, Kang Ji-Young Rated Unclassified 15+ Score 4.5/6 Assassination Classroom follows Class 3-E, a ragtag group of students who are tasked with assassinating a seemingly invincible yellow tentacled alien monster. The alien monster also happens to be their teacher and he is…

Netflix Still on the Rise

The number of Australian homes with a Netflix subscription rose again in September to 968,000 (10.5%), up another 113,000 from 855,000 in August, the latest subscription video on demand data from Roy Morgan Research. “Netflix service adoption in households continues to grow at a rate in the double digits month to month. These latest September…

Japanese Film Festival: The Big Bee

Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi Starring Daisuke Fukushima, Kôhei Furukawa, Ryuji Ichiyama, Naoya Kinoshita, Tadashi Ohsumi, Takeshi Sakamoto, Jun’ichi Sakomoto & Isao Takeda Rated Unclassified 15+ Score 5/6 They have 8 hours to save Japan from nuclear disaster. An unmanned helicopter is captured, and the hijacker threatens to crash it into a nuclear power plant if his…

Why my plans ‘fell through’

Considering, that you all are an important part of my life because you keep coming back to the movie boards, I’ll always endeavour to be as truthful as possible with you. I’ve said it before and people who have known me for a number of years can attest to the fact that there was a…

NZ Repealing 120 Redundant Laws

New Zealand’s Minister for Regulatory Reform, Steven Joyce, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Regulatory Reform, David Seymour, have released a draft bill to repeal a range of redundant legislation. The Statutes Repeal Bill will remove 120 pieces of superfluous legislation, and parts of eight other acts. It is being consulted on before it is introduced…

Black Mass

Director Scott Cooper Starring Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson Rated MA Score 5/6 The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. Before we get…

World Arthritis Day October 12

Arthritis is not a disease limited to ‘old people’. Over half the people with arthritis – almost two million – are of working age. The cost to the community is huge, estimated at $24 billion a year, and it’s one of the most common causes of work absenteeism. Wellvess Director Rob Grant explained that despite…

Beer Week is Coming

ACT Minister for Community Services Mick Gentleman has officially launched Canberra Beer Week which will take place from 5 – 11 November. “Canberra is well renowned for our outstanding wines, and there are a number of events on the calendar each year celebrating this very fact,” Mr. Gentleman commented “But only recently have we added…