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Special MIFF fundraising screening

The Melbourne International Film Festival, with the help of the Rooftop Cinema & Rialto Films, are doing their bit to raise some money and awareness of the Melbourne Citymission, with a special outdoor Festival screening of the Rialto Film, ‘YOUNG @ HEART’…

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National search for DVD rental industry hero

The Australian Video Rental Retailers Association (AVRRA) has launched a country-wide search today for Australia’s longest-serving video store owners and/or workers.

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2008 DigiSPAA Competition - Calling all aspiring filmmakers!

There's only two months left until entries close on Friday 19 September for the 2008 DigiSPAA Competition and the prestigious SPAARTAN Award. All aspiring filmmakers eager for the opportunity to win amazing prizes including $15,000 cash and $20,000 worth of post production sponsored by MOVIE NETWORK, plus a guaranteed screening on the MOVIE EXTRA channel and return trip to the prestigious Rotterdam Cinemart international feature film
market, are encouraged to get the ball (and films) rolling!

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Palace makes new acquisitions at Cannes

One of the leading Australian film distributors, Palace Films, has acquired several new titles at the 2008 Cannes International Film Festival.

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James Bond classics to debut on Blu-ray Disc

The world’s most well known secret agent and his bevy of babes are even hotter in high definition when six, must-have, classic James Bond films debut on Blu-ray Disc on November 12 - from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

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Get Smart

All things considered, Get Smart is not bad, but I remain of the view that the brand should be left as an untouchable when it comes to remakes or reinterpretations.

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Ten Empty

…Ten Empty is a distressing and sad film to watch. Co-writer/director Anthony Hayes sets up tense altercations for his actors, and captures the carnage in several scenes that are held in a single frame, not flinching from the conflict before him.

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Hancock

Since Hancock does not play slave to a source material, it does not come off as generic. The only film which comes close to matching its concepts would be the excellent animated film The Incredibles. Yet while its script may be shaky – especially with its talk of Gods walking amongst men – the films performances and Berg’s spirited direction make up for whatever flaws are present.

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The Dark Knight (I)

Ledger’s portrayal of the infamous comic book villain has less to do with the glorious pomp and theatrics of Jack Nicholson’s Joker, and everything to do with anarchy, chaos, and destruction all done with a twisted smile on his face and sadistic menace in his black heart.

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Interview with Unfinished Sky writer/director Peter Duncan

"It wasn’t hard in execution. We didn’t want to get into long tracks about specific issues of Australian immigration policy or how the sex trafficking works in Australia. They exist as a couple of threads in what is a much more complicated sort of fabric. I didn’t want to hit audiences over the head with political themes and ideas."

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