Day: 13 July 2015

Winners are crowned as Stevie Wonder helps bring the 103rd annual Calgary Stampede to a close

Following 10 days of carnival fun, rodeo action, live music, agriculture and a tonne of entertainment, the 103rd annual Calgary Stampede came to an end today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, crowning their winning riders with huge pay checks and seeing legendary artist Stevie Wonder close out the event with a special performance in the Scotiabank…

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Trailer released for new Australian based film The Dressmaker

A trailer for the new Universal Pictures film, The Dressmaker, has just dropped – and it looks amazing. Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Judy David, Sarah Snook and Hugo Weaving, The Dressmakeris set in 1950’s Australia and filmed entirely in Victoria. It’s a bittersweet comedy-drama about love, revenge, and haute couture.

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Someone leaked the Comic-Con trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse

Don’t you just love Comic-Con? Someone has went and recorded the big reveal at the 20th Century Fox panel, Bryan Singer showing the audience a three-minute trailer for next year’s huge X-Men: Apocalypse. The trailer leaked onto the internet in a speedy fashion, and while it’s slightly off-centre and terrible quality (he/she obviously didn’t want…

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Win a copy of Maggie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin on DVD!

Starring legendary action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger and Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, My Sister’s Keeper), Maggie is a captivating drama about how far a father will go to stand by his daughter. Featuring an incredibly moving performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger like never before, the highly anticipated Maggie is available on Blu-ray™, DVD…

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The Latest Star Wars News – Episode V: Han’s solo debut…

The response to Harrison Ford’s death defying Comic-Con appearance speaks to the popularity of his iconic character. Little surprise, then, that the Han Solo movie has been officially announced on starwars.com. Lawrence Kasdan (episodes V, VI and VII) and his son Jon Kasdan (Dawson’s Creek), have written the script about the formative years of everybody’s…

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Win tickets to SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Convention 2015

Hello Asia! and The Iris are giving you the chance to win tickets to SMASH! 2015! Australia’s biggest Japaneses Pop Culture festival and convention in Sydney on August 8th and 9th. We are giving away 3 x weekend passes to three lucky people with the lucky top winner scoring 1 x Standing Section ticket to…

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Travis Fimmel talks Warcraft, Season 4 Vikings at San Diego Comic-Con

Australian actor Travis Fimmel appeared on not one but two panels at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend. Fimmel was there to promote season 4 of Vikings, currently filming in Ireland, as well as the upcoming fantasy film Warcraft, based on the highly popular game World of Warcraft, directed by Duncan Jones (Moon). Fimmel was…

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Win a copy of Manny Lewis starring Carl Barron!

Australia’s most popular stand up comedian, Carl Barron, has released his first ever feature film Manny Lewis to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on Wednesday 8th July. Available through all good retailers, Manny Lewis sees Carl make his acting debut in the movie, which was directed and co-written with Anthony Mir and produced by Martin…

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Sydney Film Festival’s Travelling Film Festival comes to Wollongong and Huskisson

Got post Sydney Film Festival sadness? Us too. That’s why we’re ecstatic to learn that The Travelling Film Festival is bringing Ruben Guthrie and Women He’s Undressed to Wollongong’s Greater Union Cinemas. Brendan Cowell, the director, playright, screenwriter & actor of Ruben Guthriewill be in attendance of the film’s opening night in Wollongong where he will take part in a special audience Q&A after…

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Comic-Con trailer for Heroes: Reborn reveals more returning characters

The “Heroes Reborn” panel at Comic-Con over the weekend saw a very insightful trailer released for the revival series, revealing that Jack Coleman (Noah Bennet) and Masi Oka (Hiro) weren’t the only original characters returning to help the mini-series maintain continuity. In this full trailer we catch glimpses of Jimmy Jean-Louis (“the Haitian”), Cristine Rose…

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dead at 55

President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata has died aged 55. Nintendo confirmed his passing in a statement released earlier this morning.

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