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| Ben-Rutherford has previously worked at 2 of the big 4 record companies in the music industry and has now landed on his feet in Movie-land, working in the marketing department at Greater Union. With a fascination and passion for the entertainment industry plus experience living in the US for 3 years with his family as a teenager, Ben likes to think he brings a worldly view to the table but hey, who is he kidding. |
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| Claire Gandy has absolutely nothing except a love for film that qualifies her to write anything worth reading, and that she is unbelievably honest and will give anything a chance. A huge supporter of the local film and arts industry, and has a genuine passion for it, being at several times, in front, behind and next to the camera too. She likes Pina Colada’s and long walks in the rain. We can’t back that up. |
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| Will Conway has had an undeniable love for film ever since his directorial debut at the age of 12 bringing the classic Steinbeck novel ‘The Pearl’ to the year seven class room. Will has worked for a number of years within the industry in roles as varied as cinema usher to regional marketing and back, currently in a position within the GU film department. Will loves all things ‘not cool’ including spending way too much time on the Xbox, comic book films and any form of Star Wars merchandise. |
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| SHREK HITS THE US! |
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| Posted on Friday, 21 May 2010 by Lisa |
That green ogre we all love is back for the fourth and final time, and he’s hitting US cinemas this weekend! Not only does Shrek return, but of course he has all his friends joining him…Princess Fiona, Donkey, Puss In Boots…the gang’s all here! According to boxoffice.com, the first film opened with US$42.1 million, Shrek 2 with US$108 million, and the third with US$121.6 million, so we can’t wait to see what kind of numbers the fourth one pulls! Also opening in the US ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Iron Man 2 beats Robin Hood at US box office! |
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| Posted on Monday, 17 May 2010 by Lisa |
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Although it opened as the number one film internationally, Robin Hood could not defeat Iron Man 2 at the US Box office in its opening weekend. Iron Man 2 held onto the top spot, taking an estimated US$53 million, whilst Robin Hood took approximately US$37.1 million to snag second position. Another debutante of the weekend, Letters to Juliet managed third position grossing an estimated US$13.75 million and Just Wright starring Queen Latifah came in fourth. How To ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Robin Hood debuts with over $5.5 million! |
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| Posted on Monday, 17 May 2010 by Lisa |
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Robin Hood knocked Iron Man 2 from the top spot at the Aussie box office over the weekend taking almost $5.6 million! It wasn’t quite the debut Iron Man made a few weeks ago, but still impressive from the Ridley Scott flick starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Iron Man 2 took its local takings past the $20 million mark, adding another $2.7 million. Coming in at third position was Letters To Juliet starring Amanda Seyfried with almost $1 million in its first week ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| BATTLE OF THE HEROES… |
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| Posted on Friday, 14 May 2010 by Lisa |
Robin Hood will have Iron Man 2 in its sights when it debuts at this US box office weekend. According to www.boxofficeguru.com beating Iron Man 2’s opening week of approximately US$160 million is going to be a tough ask with Crowe’s star-power apparently fading in the US and drama for adults struggling to sell tickets. Also releasing this week is Letters To Juliet starring Mamma Mia’s Amanda Seyfried and our very own Christopher Egan of Home and Away fame. Just W... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Iron Man 2 heats up US box office! |
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| Posted on Monday, 10 May 2010 by Lisa |
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The Summer movie season in the US has most definitely kicked off with Iron Man 2 taking an estimated US$133.6 million over it’s opening weekend! The original Iron Man opened with US$102 million and reached US$318 million…so the sequel has endless possibilities! Nightmare of Elm Street fell sharply this week, taking only US$9.2 million and How To Train Your Dragon continues to hang in there taking a further US$6.8 to secure third spot. Date Night came in at number... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Iron Man 2 continues to dominate Aussie Box Office! |
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| Posted on Monday, 10 May 2010 by Lisa |
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Tony Stark and co pulled off an impressive $4.5 million at the Australian box office this weekend to hold onto number one position. Although dropping about 50 oer cent from its opening weekend, this is still a great result! Aussie comedy I Love You Too debuted favourably taking $870 thousand in its first weekend. The publicity has been huge for this film and its good to see local talent doing well! Hot Tub Time Machine added another $450 thousand to its local total of... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| IRON MAN 2 SET TO ROCK THE US! |
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| Posted on Friday, 7 May 2010 by Lisa |
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After a quiet few weeks, the US Box Office is set to explode this weekend with the next instalment of Iron Man 2 hitting screens! According to boxoffice.com the first Iron Man took almost US$100 million in its opening weekend back in 2008…and went on to gross US$318.4 million! So it will be interesting to see what this one opens with! Perfect timing with Mother’s Day this weekend here and in the US, Babies releases this weekend also. It is a French-produced documentary look... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| FREDDY’S NOT DEAD! |
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| Posted on Monday, 3 May 2010 by Lisa |
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A Nightmare on Elm Street drew a solid opening over the weekend, taking an estimated US$32.2 million. The joy might be short lived however, as according to boxoffice.com horror films, especially remakes tend to attract their biggest crowds on opening day and then suffer big declines. How To Train Your Dragon held onto second spot and looks to become the second 3D animated film to crack the US$200 million barrier next week. Date Night followed in third position and The Back-... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| IRON MAN 2 DOMINATES OZ BOX OFFICE! |
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| Posted on Monday, 3 May 2010 by Lisa |
As expected, Iron Man 2 shot to number one at the Australian box office this weekend, opening with a massive $9.3 million! Robert Downey Jr and Gwyneth Paltrow have been joined by Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson and Mickey Rourke in this action-packed sequel! After revealing his identity to the world, Iron Man comes under fire from the US Government to hand over the Iron Man suit. Hot Tub Time Machine couldn’t compete with Iron Man 2 but managed to hold onto numbe... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| FREDDY’S BACK IN THE US! |
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| Posted on Friday, 30 April 2010 by Lisa |
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Continuing the 80’s revival at this year’s box office, Freddy Kruger hits the big screen in the US this weekend with the new A Nightmare on Elm Street. This time, Freddy is played by Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley and according to boxofficeguru.com it’s a ‘re-imagining’ of the original slasher flick. At the opposite end of the spectrum- Brendan Fraser’s new family film Furry Vengeance also debuts in the US this weekend. Fraser plays a real-estate developer who is forced ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Chicks At The Flicks- A massive success! |
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| Posted on Thursday, 29 April 2010 by Lisa |
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Thousands of women around the country flocked to Event, Greater Union and Birch Carroll & Coyle cinemas last night for the launch of our new female program, Chicks At The Flicks! The inaugural event was a screening of the new Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy ‘The Back-up Plan’ also starring Aussie Alex O’Loughlin. Guests were treated to a gift bag containing goodies from sponsors Lindt, ACP Magazines and Moxie just to name a few. There were some very special guests at the VIP... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Dragon reigns at US Box Office |
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| Posted on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 by Lisa |
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How To Train Your Dragon is flying high in the US, it has taken an impressive US$178.3 million so far and according to boxoffice.com looks likely to pass the US$200 million mark by next weekend! Jennifer Lopez’s The Back-up Plan opened in second position with US$12.2 million. Be one of the first in Australia to see the film tomorrow night at our first ever Chicks At The Flicks event! Buy your tickets online now. Date Night held onto third position, taking US$10.5 million ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| HOT TUB TIME MACHINE sweeps Oz Box Office! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, 27 April 2010 by Lisa |
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Hot Tub Time Machine narrowly pushed Date Night out of the number one box office spot this week! It was abit of a surprise to see Hot Tub, which took $1.66 million at the top but we should never underestimate the power of the ‘Hangover’ style comedy. Good word of mouth continues to do favours for Date Night starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell adding another $1.61 million to its local takings. Hanging in there for the 3D films is Clash of the Titans which took just over $1.8 m... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| MORE Tickets on sale NOW for Sex and the City 2! |
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| Posted on Friday, 23 April 2010 by Lisa |
Thousands of women around the country have flocked to the Event website in recent weeks to buy tickets to the highly anticipated Sex and the City 2! Tickets are in such hot demand that we’ve put more on sale! You can see it in the luxury of Gold Class, in state of the art technology in Vmax or just in our comfortable traditional cinemas. Not intimated by the decision of the cast to ditch the Australian premiere, we’re following the global trend of putting Sex and the ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| ECLIPSE TICKETS IN HOT DEMAND! |
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| Posted on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 by Lisa |
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Whether they’re Team Jacob, Team Edward, or even Team Bella everyone is buying tickets to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse! We’ve currently sold over 19,000 tickets! Eclipse is number one on our ‘Top Ten: What You’re Buying Today’ ladder on our website, out-selling movies that are currently showing, and it doesn’t release in cinemas for another nine weeks! In this sequel to Twilight and New Moon, Seattle is being ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicio... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| SHARPAY TO GET HER OWN MOVIE! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 by Lisa |
Disney favourite, Sharpay Evans will be the star of a new movie Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventures. Ashley Tisdale will reprise the role of the ever-popular character Sharpay from the High School Musical movies. According to Disney Dreaming, in the movie Sharpay and her dog Boi set off from East High to Broadway where she meets a rival starlet. There’s bound to be plenty of singing and dancing too…now I wonder if Zac Efron will make a cameo? ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| ROBIN HOOD TO KICK OFF CANNES |
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| Posted on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 by Lisa |
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Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett’s Robin Hood will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival on May 12. The festival, which runs till May 23 sees the quiet town in the South of France, Cannes transformed into a buzzing, red carpet laced, celebrity filled 24/7 party…with some movies screened too! This year’s line up also includes Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starring Shia LeBeouf, Michael Douglas and Carey Mulligan. Sean Penn’s Fair Game and Woody Allen’s... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| DATE NIGHT TOPS BOX OFFICE |
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| Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Lisa |
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After debuting in third spot last week, Date Night has topped the Australian box office this weekend adding $1.7 million to its local box office total. It’s the first non-3D film to be at the top of the ladder in over a month! The school holiday crowds continued to flock to DreamWorks creation How To Train Your Dragon in 3D taking its local box office to over $11 million. Debuting just behind the Dragons was Book of Eli starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, ... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| How To Train Your Dragon shows staying power at the US Box Office... |
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| Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Lisa |
After four weeks in release, How To Train Your Dragon has reclaimed the top spot at the US Box Office this weekend adding approximately another US$20 million to its box office total. According to boxoffice.com it is the great word of mouth the film is getting that is spurring its box office success and this makes it the 7th consecutive week of a 3D film being at number one. On the tail of the Dragons was the new super-hero movie, Kick Ass taking US$19.8 million in its opening wee... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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| Chris Rock does Death At A Funeral… |
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| Posted on Friday, 16 April 2010 by Lisa |
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An African American re-make of the 2007 surprise-hit comedy Death At A Funeral lands on the big screen in the US this weekend. The original British version starred Matthew MacFadyen, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage and Alan Tudyk and took over US$8 at the US box office. The new one has been produced by and also stars Chris Rock along with Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Danny Glover and Zoe Saldana. In competition also debuting this week is Kick-Ass which we’ve already b... Find out more... | 0 Comments |
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