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The Last Stand
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Director Jee-woon Kim Staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville Rated MA Score 2.5/6 The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff. Arnold is back in his first feature film role since…
I hope they serve beer in hell
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Director Bob Gosse Staring Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford Rated MA Score 3.5/6 A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. To all of the women out there, if your man comes home from the friendly neighbourhood DVD store with I hope they…
The Sweeny
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Director Nick Love Starring Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell, Ray Winstone Rated MA Score 6/6 Armed and dangerous, the Flying Squad (rhyming slang Sweeney Todd) have their own unique way of operating, however, they always get the results. With a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a re-appearance on the London crime scene,…
Uluru wins tourism top prize
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The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park has taken out the top prize at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, as Australia’s best major tourist attraction. Environment Minister Tony Burke today congratulated the park’s traditional owners, board and staff on their win. “I know I’m not alone in my passion for Uluru. More than 250,000 people visit the…
Time After Time
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Director Nicholas Meyer Starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner Rated M Score 6/6 H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer’s time machine to escape his time-period. Ok, for the record this one was suggested by the guy at the friendly neighbourhood DVD store.…
Wing Commander
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Director Chris Roberts Staring Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows Rated PG Score 2.5/6 Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe. Wing Commander is not a magnificent movie. At best, an average movie falls under the cloud of being adapted from…
Dark Tide
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Director John Stockwell Staring Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez, Ralph Brown Rated M Score 1.5/6 A professional diver tutor returns to deep waters after 9 years, following an almost fatal encounter with a great white shark. The nightmare from the deep is still lurking – more carnivorous and hungry than ever. Initially I thought that Dark…
Holden signs 3-year NRL sponsorship deal
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Holden has recently signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with the National Rugby League. The multi-million dollar deal marks the first time in 15 years Holden has sponsored a football code. The deal grants them the naming rights to:- The Holden State of Origin Series between New South Wales and Queensland The Holden Cup (NRL National…
Beware of Malware in Tax Scams
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In 2012, the Australian Tax Office received just over 26,000 reports from the public on a wide range of scams including fake job advertisements, emails and bogus phone calls. An ATO spokesman commented that various tricks where used by the scammers like sending emails with attachments that appear to have come from the ATO, which…