Big Screen Gaming hits Perth

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Posted 161 days, 20 hours ago by kwylo

As the Megaplexes takes cinema to the suburbs and one by one the older cinemas close, the team at FTI have found an innovative new use for their cinema. Monday nights is now Big Screen Gaming Night, check out the video.

A big win for 'Will Faulkner's 'Clouds'

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Posted 161 days, 20 hours ago by kwylo

'Clouds' a short film by local Director Will Faulkner has won the first round of the Moonlight Film Festival.

Comedian George Carlin dies in L.A.

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Posted 167 days, 8 hours ago by CuZZa

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Local film finds success in the USA

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Posted 177 days, 18 hours ago by kwylo

'Sprawl' a short film created in 2006 by local filmmakers Mike Hoath and Maziar Lahooti has found success in the US based 'Door Post Film Project'. The selection provides the team substanital funding for their next project but also new challenges.

Former WA filmmaker wins award at Cannes

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Posted 179 days, 13 hours ago by kwylo

Australian filmmaker Julian Avery is celebrating as his short film 'Jerry Can' has picked up a major international award. Currently based in Melbourne this rising star of Australian film began his journey in Western Australia.

Splendour In The Grass Final Announcement

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Posted 179 days, 21 hours ago by Noodlez

The final acts have been announced for Splendour In The Grass.

Access 31 Perth to shut down

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Posted 179 days, 22 hours ago by Bronwen

Perth's only community television station is set to disappear from the airwaves at the end of this month.

Aria honours Perth band "The Triffids"

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Posted 185 days, 18 hours ago by kate_waxlyrical

"The Triffids" will be inducted into the 2008 ARIA Hall of Fame. While it is wonderful that this 1980's Perth band is being recognised, as a fan it is bittersweet, as they were largely ignored by the Australian media throughout their career

Perth Time Freeze

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Posted 189 days ago by Noodlez

Perth Time Freeze

Newman dragged off air by Nine

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Posted 193 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

CHANNEL Nine has forced Sam Newman to take a break from television after the furore over his treatment of women on The Footy Show

Sydney Pollack, Film Director, Dies at 73

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Posted 195 days, 3 hours ago by Bronwen

Sydney Pollack, a Hollywood mainstay as director, producer and sometime actor whose movies like “The Way We Were,” “Tootsie” and “Out of Africa” were among the most successful of the 1970s and ’80s, died on Monday at his home in LA.

ANZ pulls ads from Footy Show

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Posted 200 days, 10 hours ago by Bronwen

The ANZ has withdrawn advertising from The Footy Show in an apparent protest against its attitude towards women.

'Eight Letter Word' in Newtown

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Posted 200 days, 21 hours ago by kwylo

Perth filmmakers Matt Hodgkinson and Karla Newsfield have revealed that their short film 'Eight Letter Word' will be screening in a Newtown based film festival.

Perth film 'The Aquarium' screens in Ireland

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Posted 200 days, 21 hours ago by kwylo

'The Aquarium', a short film produced in Perth by Martina Breen and directed by ben Young has just screened in Ireland.

Jandamarra features on ABC TV

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Posted 200 days, 21 hours ago by kwylo

The ABC series Artists at Work will devote two upcomming episodes to the production of 'Jandamarra' by Black Swan Theatre Company. This epic play was one of the highlights of the 2008 Perth International Arts Festival.

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