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Spy

Director Paul Feig Staring Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law Rated MA Score 2/6 A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. I’m beginning to think that ‘filling out the 5’ according to the rule of 5 on Paul Feig might…

Record Numbers for Star Poker Sydney Championships

Star Poker Sydney Championships running from 26 July-8 August has seen record registrations with 1,187 players taking part in the Opening Event which concluded on Sunday, 31 July 2016. With nine events over the 14 day schedule, it all concludes with the Main Event which commences Friday, 5 August and runs to Monday, 8 August.…

SAO to be adapted into Live Action TV Series

In partnership with the KADOKAWA CORPORATION, Skydance Media, a U.S.-based diversified media company, has acquired the worldwide live-action rights for Sword Art Online. Skydance Media CEO David Ellison said that with screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island, Terminator Genisys) on board to pen the pilot episode, all bases seem to be covered for the live-action…

Suicide Squad

Director David Ayer Staring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie Rated M Score 5/6 A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency. Supposedly Suicide Squad was met with some bad reviews by critics who saw this before the midnight screening I went to at my friendly…

Jason Bourne

Director Paul Greengrass Staring Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander Rated M Score 4/6 The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. For the record going into this I did not revisit any of the previous Bourne movies and no I haven’t…

FemFlix August 10 to September 3 at SCA

90s feminism that saw the rise of cyberfeminists, zine counter culture and high-octane post-punk gestures on screen will be revisited in a new exhibition FemFlix at Sydney College of the Arts (SCA), the University of Sydney, from 10 August to 3 September 2016. Femflix features the work of Australian filmmakers who led a new wave…

JOHN CLEESE ‘IN CONVERSATION’ EVENT AT PALACE CINEMAS NORTON STREET

Palace Cinemas confirms that comedic legend, John Cleese, will appear at Palace Cinemas Norton Street in Leichhardt for a one-night-only, intimate ‘in conversation’ event on the evening of Friday, August 12. A spokesperson for Palace Cinemas said that Cleese’s influence has stretched across generations; his sharp, irreverent eye and unique approach to physical comedy are…

Where do you get your Pizza?

In the 12 months to March 2016, almost 5 million Australians over age of 14 visited or ordered from a pizza shop at least once in an average four weeks, slightly more than the 4.8 million who did so in March 2012. The research showed that back in 2012, 1.8 million people dined on Domino’s…

Short Film Released for World Breastfeeding week

Booby Trap Bingo from Bosom Buddies on Vimeo. To celebrate the start of World Breastfeeding Week 2016 (1 – 8 August 2016), Bosom Buddies has released Booby Trap Bingo, a shareable short documentary that blends comedy and bingo with boobs and breastfeeding to highlight the myriad of ‘Booby Traps’ that can interrupt the natural process…

Village Cinemas to Screen DOTA 2 Championship

Village Cinemas brings DOTA 2 Championship, directly from Seattle to the big screen at Crown Casino on Sunday, August 14 DOTA 2 will be screening from 2am. DOTA, (Defence of the Ancients) began as a Warcraft mod in 2003 as a multiplayer online battle arena. DOTA stands as the most played game online with 10…