Directed by James McTeigue Staring John Cusack, Alice Eve and Luke Evans Rated MA Score 5/6 When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality. This movie is a brilliant piece of what could…
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Second Redfern Now Season Announced
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Screen Australia has announced a second season of the ABC series Redfern Now. The second season of Redfern Now centres on contemporary inner-city Indigenous life and will once again, in six stand-alone episodes. It has been announced that writers from the first season Steven McGregor, Adrian Wills and Jon Bell will be joined by writers…
Argo
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Director Ben Affleck Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman Rated M Score 6/6 A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. This movie is based on events that transpired during the 444 day Iran Hostage Crisis that last from November 4,…
Argo
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By Tanteliz Argo (f@ck yourself) starring Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Alan Arkin and Bryan Cranston. Ben Affleck directs this dramatization of the escape of 6 American diplomats from Tehran when in 1979 the American Embassy in Iran was overrun by students and 52 Americans were taken hostage for 444 days. These 6 managed to slip…
Children’s Medical Research Institute extension at Westmead
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A new seven-storey tower extension of the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) will be built at Westmead. The new tower will more than double the Institute’s capacity and put Western Sydney squarely on the map as a focal point for research into cancer, neurological conditions, birth defects, and gene therapy. “This is the first stage…
Holden to Reduce Jobs by 170 in Adelaide
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Holden has announced that due to a reduction in demand for our Australian-built cars led by a sustained high Australian dollar that it has been forced to reduce its workforce at Holden Vehicle Operations (HVO) in Adelaide by 170 positions with a voluntary separation program, which is in line with the Holden Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.…
Christmas Stamps Released
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To the start of the festive season, which as we all know seems to start earlier every year Australia Post has released this year’s Christmas stamps featuring symbols of popular Christmas carols and the traditional nativity scene. “Even with new digital forms of communications, Australians still enjoy sending their Christmas greetings through the post,” Australia…
Golden Anniversary for the Australian Ballet Company
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The Australian Ballet is celebrating its 50th birthday today. “With so many people flocking to shows and watching us either via TV or digital platforms it just shows that Australians love their ballet. We look forward to sharing another 50 years of this glorious art form with them,” The Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet,…
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
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Directors Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt Staring Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant & Imelda Staunton Rated G Score 4.5/6 Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores…
Dredd
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Director Pete Travis Staring Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey Rated MA Score 2.5/6 In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO. Clocking in at just over…