Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Australian Tour; Sydney Red Carpet Premiere


Vanessa Hudgens (Suckerpunch and High School Musical) and Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Hunger Games) are in Sydney, Australia, where earlier tonight they did the Australian movie premiere for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island at Event Cinemas, George Street.

Hudgens had flew in to Sydney, up from Melbourne, at 1pm, and was flanked by publicity officials at Sydney Airport.

Australia has really grown on Hudgens over the past few years...

"I love Australia so much," she said.

"My best friend is actually from here, and I really love the place."

The 23 year old said the chance to work opposite dual Academy Award winner Sir Michael Caine, 78, was too good to pass up.

"It was a great cast, and we had so much fun," Hudgens said. "We filmed in Hawaii, which was paradise, and made something that's fun and light-hearted for the whole family."

Hudgens' Australian connections were enhanced last year when she starred in Sucker Punch, a fantasy thriller also featuring Aussie star Abbie Cornish.

"Abbie is one of the most incredible women I know," Hudgens said.

"She's so strong-willed, very interesting and extremely creative - a beautiful soul."

More...

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. 

Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest.  

Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore). It also stars Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson, and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mum, Liz Anderson. 

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 3D releases in cinemas nationally on January 19th.

The Sydney premiere was a "don't miss" attraction from both a news media and fan perspective.

The movie tagline is 'Believe the impossible. Discover the incredible.' We suggest you do the same and get yourself to the premiere and the cinema for a journey you won't soon forget.

Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Brian Gunn (screenplay), Mark Gunn (screenplay)
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine







Websites

The Mysterious Island official website
www.themysteriousisland.com

Village Roadshow
www.village.com.au

Roadshow Films
www.roadshowfilms.com.au

Dwayne The Rock Johnson official Facebook
 www.facebook.com/DwayneJohnson

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com
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Rebel Wilson

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A Few Best Men Red Carpet Movie Premiere In Sydney, Australia

A Few Best Men enjoyed its Sydney red carpet premiere earlier this evening at Bondi Junction's Event Cinema.

In essence, it's a a comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

The flick has numerous Sydney based media men and women tipping that this may be just the start of a reinvigoration of Olivia Newton-John's acting career, but its really too early to know for sure. Maybe O-N-J and her agent know something we don't.

Twilight Eclipse hunk Xavier Samuel stars as the film's hapless bridegroom.

British thespians Kris Marshall (Death At A Funeral) Kevin Bishop (Spanish Apartment), and Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson was there, as was Laura Brent (Chronicles of Narnia), Steve Le Marquand (Beneath Hill 60) and Tangle actor Tim Draxl. Even local MP Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy showed up in support.

The flick, which was filmed in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, is hoped to be a return to form for Elliott, who has had mixed success since his 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

It's quite an unlikely acting platform for Newton-John, who many film industry commentators say her last decent film role was alongside John Travolta in Two of a Kind back in 1983.

Elliott told the media that the Aussie singer/actress has fitted in well with the rest of the cast.

"She's great. Everyone's coming together really well and she's really getting into it," he said.

A Few Best Men opens in cinemas nationally on January 26, 2012.

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Dean Craig
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John and Xavier Samuel

Websites

A Few Best Men official website
www.afewbestmenthemovie.com

Icon Film Distribution
www.iconmovies.com.au

Event Cinemas
www.eventcinemas.com.au

Nix Co
www.nixco.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News
www.splashnews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

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Rebel Wilson

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A Few Best Men Red Carpet Movie Premiere In Sydney, Australia

A Few Best Men enjoyed its Sydney red carpet premiere earlier this evening at Bondi Junction's Event Cinema.

In essence, it's a a comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

The flick has numerous Sydney based media men and women tipping that this may be just the start of a reinvigoration of Olivia Newton-John's acting career, but its really too early to know for sure. Maybe O-N-J and her agent know something we don't.

Twilight Eclipse hunk Xavier Samuel stars as the film's hapless bridegroom.

British thespians Kris Marshall (Death At A Funeral) Kevin Bishop (Spanish Apartment), and Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson was there, as was Laura Brent (Chronicles of Narnia), Steve Le Marquand (Beneath Hill 60) and Tangle actor Tim Draxl. Even local MP Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy showed up in support.

The flick, which was filmed in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, is hoped to be a return to form for Elliott, who has had mixed success since his 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

It's quite an unlikely acting platform for Newton-John, who many film industry commentators say her last decent film role was alongside John Travolta in Two of a Kind back in 1983.

Elliott told the media that the Aussie singer/actress has fitted in well with the rest of the cast.

"She's great. Everyone's coming together really well and she's really getting into it," he said.

A Few Best Men opens in cinemas nationally on January 26, 2012.

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Dean Craig
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John and Xavier Samuel

Websites

A Few Best Men official website
www.afewbestmenthemovie.com

Icon Film Distribution
www.iconmovies.com.au

Event Cinemas
www.eventcinemas.com.au

Nix Co
www.nixco.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News
www.splashnews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

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A Few Best Men Red Carpet Movie Premiere In Sydney, Australia

A Few Best Men enjoyed its Sydney red carpet premiere earlier this evening at Bondi Junction's Event Cinema.

In essence, it's a a comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

The flick has numerous Sydney based media men and women tipping that this may be just the start of a reinvigoration of Olivia Newton-John's acting career, but its really too early to know for sure. Maybe O-N-J and her agent know something we don't.

Twilight Eclipse hunk Xavier Samuel stars as the film's hapless bridegroom.

British thespians Kris Marshall (Death At A Funeral) Kevin Bishop (Spanish Apartment), and Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson was there, as was Laura Brent (Chronicles of Narnia), Steve Le Marquand (Beneath Hill 60) and Tangle actor Tim Draxl. Even local MP Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy showed up in support.

The flick, which was filmed in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, is hoped to be a return to form for Elliott, who has had mixed success since his 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

It's quite an unlikely acting platform for Newton-John, who many film industry commentators say her last decent film role was alongside John Travolta in Two of a Kind back in 1983.

Elliott told the media that the Aussie singer/actress has fitted in well with the rest of the cast.

"She's great. Everyone's coming together really well and she's really getting into it," he said.

A Few Best Men opens in cinemas nationally on January 26, 2012.

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Dean Craig
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John and Xavier Samuel

Websites

A Few Best Men official website
www.afewbestmenthemovie.com

Icon Film Distribution
www.iconmovies.com.au

Event Cinemas
www.eventcinemas.com.au

Nix Co
www.nixco.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News
www.splashnews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

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Monday, 16 January 2012

Xaiver Samuel

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A Few Best Men Red Carpet Movie Premiere In Sydney, Australia

A Few Best Men enjoyed its Sydney red carpet premiere earlier this evening at Bondi Junction's Event Cinema.

In essence, it's a a comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

The flick has numerous Sydney based media men and women tipping that this may be just the start of a reinvigoration of Olivia Newton-John's acting career, but its really too early to know for sure. Maybe O-N-J and her agent know something we don't.

Twilight Eclipse hunk Xavier Samuel stars as the film's hapless bridegroom.

British thespians Kris Marshall (Death At A Funeral) Kevin Bishop (Spanish Apartment), and Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson was there, as was Laura Brent (Chronicles of Narnia), Steve Le Marquand (Beneath Hill 60) and Tangle actor Tim Draxl. Even local MP Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy showed up in support.

The flick, which was filmed in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, is hoped to be a return to form for Elliott, who has had mixed success since his 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

It's quite an unlikely acting platform for Newton-John, who many film industry commentators say her last decent film role was alongside John Travolta in Two of a Kind back in 1983.

Elliott told the media that the Aussie singer/actress has fitted in well with the rest of the cast.

"She's great. Everyone's coming together really well and she's really getting into it," he said.

A Few Best Men opens in cinemas nationally on January 26, 2012.

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Dean Craig
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John and Xavier Samuel

Websites

A Few Best Men official website
www.afewbestmenthemovie.com

Icon Film Distribution
www.iconmovies.com.au

Event Cinemas
www.eventcinemas.com.au

Nix Co
www.nixco.com.au

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News
www.splashnews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

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A Few Best Men Red Carpet Movie Premiere In Sydney, Australia



A Few Best Men enjoyed its Sydney red carpet premiere earlier this evening at Bondi Junction's Event Cinema.

In essence, it's a a comedy about a groom and his three best men who travel to the Australian outback for a wedding.

The flick has numerous Sydney based media men and women tipping that this may be just the start of a reinvigoration of Olivia Newton-John's acting career, but its really too early to know for sure. Maybe O-N-J and her agent know something we don't.

Twilight Eclipse hunk Xavier Samuel stars as the film's hapless bridegroom.

British thespians Kris Marshall (Death At A Funeral) Kevin Bishop (Spanish Apartment), and  Australian comedy star Rebel Wilson was there, as was Laura Brent (Chronicles of Narnia), Steve Le Marquand (Beneath Hill 60) and Tangle actor Tim Draxl. Even local MP Malcolm Turnbull and wife Lucy showed up in support.

The flick, which was filmed in Sydney and the Blue Mountains, is hoped to be a return to form for Elliott, who has had mixed success since his 1994 smash hit The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.

It's quite an unlikely acting platform for Newton-John, who many film industry commentators say her last decent film role was alongside John Travolta in Two of a Kind back in 1983.

Elliott told the media that the Aussie singer/actress has fitted in well with the rest of the cast.

"She's great. Everyone's coming together really well and she's really getting into it," he said.

A Few Best Men opens in cinemas nationally on January 26, 2012.

Director: Stephan Elliott
Writers: Dean Craig
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Olivia Newton-John and Xavier Samuel








Websites

A Few Best Men official website
http://www.afewbestmenthemovie.com/

Icon Film Distribution
www.iconmovies.com.au

Event Cinemas
http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/

Nix Co
http://www.nixco.com.au/

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Splash News
http://www.splashnews.com/

Media Man News
www.mediamannews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

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Sunday, 15 January 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Australian Tour; Red Carpet Melbourne Premiere



Richard Sharman Photography

Vanessa Hudgens (Suckerpunch and High School Musical) and Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Hunger Games) are in Melbourne, Australia for their new film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

They did the Melbourne premiere earlier this evening and will be also in Sydney for a red carpet premiere on Tuesday the 17th of January.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. 

Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest.  

Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is directed by Brad Peyton (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore). It also stars Michael Caine as Sean’s grandfather, Alexander Anderson, and Kristin Davis as Sean’s mum, Liz Anderson. 

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 3D releases in cinemas nationally on January 19th.

The folks at Village Roadshow (Australia) are well organised and friendly, so the Melbourne and Sydney premiere's are "don't miss" attractions, from both a news media and fan perspective.

The movie tagline is 'Believe the impossible. Discover the incredible.' We suggest you do the same and get yourself to the premiere and the cinema for a journey you won't soon forget.

Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Brian Gunn (screenplay), Mark Gunn (screenplay)
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine









Websites

Village Roadshow
http://www.village.com.au/

Roadshow Films
http://www.roadshowfilms.com.au/

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Media Man News
www.mediamannews.com

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Richard Sharman
Black Shadow Photography
www.blackshadow.com.au

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David Parer winner of best cinematography in a documentary AACTA awards lunch.

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David Parer winner of best cinematography in a documentary AACTA awards lunch.

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AACTA Awards Results From Sydney, Australia



David Parer ABC1 (Out of Ashes)

The highly anticipated inaugural Samsung Australian Academy of Cinema and Televisions Arts (AACTA) Awards commenced with the AACTA Awards Luncheon, presented by Digital Pictures at the prestigious Westin Hotel in the heart of Sydney.

Today’s ceremony is for the Documentary, Short Film, Television and technical awards in Feature Film, with the writing, acting, directing and major dramatic awards to occur at the AACTA Awards Ceremony on the 31st of January.

The List Of Today's Film Based Nominees, and at the footer, the nominations for the AACTA International Awards announced at the ceremony. Winners noted with *.

BYRON KENNEDY AWARD
*Ivan Sen

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 
*The Hunter – Robert Humphreys ACS.
Red Dog – Geoffrey Hall ACS.
Sleeping Beauty – Geoffrey Simpson ACS.
Snowtown – Adam Arkapaw

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING 
Oranges And Sunshine – Dany Cooper ASE.
Red Dog - Jill Bilcock ASE ACE.
*Snowtown – Veronika Jenet ASE.
Wasted On The Young – Leanne Cole

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND 
The Hunter – Sam Petty, David Lee, Robert Mackenzie, Les Fiddess MPSE, Tony Murtagh, Tom Heuzenroeder
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – Wayne Pashley, Derryn Pasquill, Polly McKinnon, Fabian Sanjurjo, Phil Heywood, Peter Smith
Mad Bastards – Phil Judd, Nick Emond, Johanna Emond
*Snowtown – Frank Lipson MPSE, Andrew McGrath, Des Kenneally, Michael Carden, John Simpson, Erin McKimm

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE 
*The Hunter – Matteo Zingales, Michael Lira, Andrew Lancaster
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – David Hirschfelder
Red Dog – Cezary Skubiszewski
Snowtown – Jed Kurzel

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN 
*The Eye Of The Storm – Melinda Doring
The Hunter – Steven Jones-Evans APDG
Red Dog – Ian Gracie
Sleeping Beauty – Annie Beauchamp

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST COSTUME DESIGN 
*The Eye Of The Storm – Terry Ryan
The Hunter – Emily Seresin
Oranges And Sunshine – Cappi Ireland
Sleeping Beauty – Shareen Beringer

AFI MEMBERS’ CHOICE AWARD 
The Eye Of The Storm – Antony Waddington, Gregory Read, Fred Schepisi
The Hunter – Vincent Sheehan
Mad Bastards – David Jowsey, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram, Brendan Fletcher
Oranges And Sunshine – Camilla Bray, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
*Red Dog – Nelson Woss, Julie Ryan
Snowtown – Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY 
Life In Movement – Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason
*Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly, Helen Panckhurst, Sophie Raymond. ABC1 
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Sophie Hyde, Matthew Bate
The Tall Man – Darren Dale. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER ONE HOUR 
The Ball – Yael Bergman, Laura Waters, Jessica Leski. ABC1 
*Jandamarra’s War – Andrew Ogilvie, Andrea Quesnelle, Eileen Torres. ABC1 
Leaky Boat – Penny Chapman. ABC1 
Orchids: My Intersex Adventure – Phoebe Hart. ABC

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SERIES 
Immigration Nation, The Secret History Of Us – Jacob Hickey, Alex West, Lucy Maclaren. SBS 
Outback Fight Club – Paul Scott, Isabel Perez. SBS 
Outback Kids – Mike Bluett, Mark Hamlyn, Marc Radomsky. ABC1 
*SAS – The Search for Warriors – Julia Redwood, Ed Punchard. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION IN A DOCUMENTARY 
Life In Movement – Bryan Mason, Sophie Hyde
*Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond. ABC1 
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Matthew Bate
The Tall Man – Tony Krawitz. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN A DOCUMENTARY 
Jandamarra’s War – Allan Collins ACS, Jim Frater, Rusty Geller SOC. ABC1 
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Bob Connolly. ABC1 
*Out Of The Ashes – David Parer ACS. ABC1 
The Tall Man – Germain McMicking. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST EDITING IN A DOCUMENTARY 
Leaky Boat – Lawrie Silvestrin. ABC1 
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Sophie Raymond, Ray Thomas ASE, Nick Meyers ASE. ABC1 
*Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Bryan Mason
The Tall Man – Rochelle Oshlack. SBS

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SOUND IN A DOCUMENTARY 
Jandamarra’s War – Laurie Chlanda, Glenn Martin, Ric Curtin, Ash Gibson Greig, Petris Torres. ABC1 
Mrs Carey’s Concert – Sophie Raymond, Bob Scott, Doron Kipen. ABC1 
*murundak – songs of freedom – Emma Bortignon, Michael Letho, Peter Smith, Christopher O’Young, Simon Walbrook. SBS 
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure – Jonny Elk Walsh, Pete Best, Tom Heuzenroeder

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION 
Forget Me Not – Emily Dean
The Missing Key – Garth Nix, Anna McFarlane, Jonathan Nix
The Moment – Justin Wight, Kristian Moliere, Troy Bellchambers, Shane McNeil
*Nullarbor – Alister Lockhart, Patrick Sarell, Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM 
Adam’s Tallit – Justin Olstein, Marie Maroun
Cropped – Bettina Hamilton, Dave Wade
*The Palace – Kate Croser, Anthony Maras, Andros Achilleos
The Telegram Man – James F. Khehtie, Victoria Wharfe McIntyre

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY IN A SHORT FILM 
Afterglow – Nadine Garner
Cropped – Dave Wade
*The Palace – Anthony Maras
Waiting For The Turning Of The Earth – David Evan Giles

AACTA AWARD FOR BEST VISUAL EFFECTS 
Cloudstreet – Scott Zero. FOXTEL – Showcase 
*Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – Grant Freckelton
Sanctum – David Booth, Peter Webb, Ineke Majoor, Glenn Melenhorst
The Hunter – Felix Crawshaw, James Rogers

AACTA RAYMOND LONGFORD AWARD 
*Don McAlpine

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST FILM (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
The Ides of March
Margin Call
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
We Need To Talk About Kevin

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR (NOMINATIONS)
George Clooney
Leonardo Di Caprio
Jean Dujardin
Michael Fassbender
Ryan Gosling
Brad Pitt

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS (NOMINATIONS)
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swanton
Michelle Williams
Mia Wasikowska
Kirsten Dunst
Glenn Close

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTION (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist
Drive
Hugo
Margin Call
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
The Tree of Life
We Need To Talk About Kevin

AACTA INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY (NOMINATIONS)
The Artist
The Descendants
The Ides of March
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
We Need To Talk About Kevin

The Music News Australia agency congratulates everyone involved in the success of today's awards.


Bryan Mason (Shut Up Little Man) (An Audio Misadventure)


Anthony Maras (The Palace)

Websites

Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
http://www.aacta.org/

Australian Film Institute
http://www.afi.org.au/

The Lantern Group
http://www.lanterngroup.com.au/

Music News Australia
www.musicnewsaustralia.com

Eva Rinaldi Photography
www.evarinaldi.com

Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr
www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography

Media Man News
www.mediamannews.com
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Friday, 13 January 2012

Forthcoming: The Dirty Three ‘Toward The Low Sun’



What: Toward The Low Sun by The Dirty Three.
When: February 24 via Anchor & Hope/Remote Control.
Key notes: First album for the Melbourne-Paris-Brooklyn trio (Warren Ellis, Jim White and Mick Turner) since 2005's Cinder. Produced by Casey Rice and Dirty Three. Recorded in Melbourne at Head Gap studios and mixed at Sing Sing. Warren Ellis: “Dirty Three has always been about the way we play together and feed off each other. We wanted this one to be a return to the more improvised and instinctive approach of the earlier recordings.”
From the presser: “The album is not a cosy, nice-to-be-back, return to the comfort zone however. There is an energy and a raw excitement evident from the first electrifying opening moments through to the album’s finale.”
Tracklisting:
Furnace Skies
Sometimes I Forget You've Gone
Moon on the Land
Rising Below
The Pier
Rain Song
That Was Was
Ashen Snow
You Greet Her Ghost
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Saves the Day



Life has its share of ups and downs and no one knows that better than SAVES THE DAY frontman Chris Conley. For the past seventeen years Conley has been bearing his soul and reinventing his musical identity with each successive step, a process that is clearly culminating with SAVES THE DAY's seventh full-length Daybreak. The third part of a trilogy that also includes 2006’s Sound The Alarm and 2007’s Under The Boards, the act’s latest disc sees Conley moving past the anger and frustration that has defined the band’s last two albums and rediscovering a sense of wonder with the world that he can’t wait to share with his listeners.

Daybreak is also the first SAVES THE DAY album to feature guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma and drummer Spencer Peterson (the latter of whom was replaced by Claudio Rivera shortly after the album was completed) and Conley insists that his band’s participation and encouragement was integral to the final product.
That transformed spirit is evident in every note of Daybreak (which was co-produced by the band and longtime collaborator Marc Hudson) from the ten-minute long, five-movement self-titled opener to instantly infectious pop gems like “Let It Go” and “Living Without Love.” That said, Daybreak also sees the band stretching out musically on the middle-eastern-inflected “Chameleon” and incorporating full-fledged guitar solos on “Deranged & Desperate.”

Conley’s positive outlook took a dejected turn shortly after In Reverie’s touring cycle ended, due to both external and internal pressures—and the making of this trilogy is as much an artistic statement as it is a chronicle of Conley’s own cathartic journey from the depths of his own insecurity into accepting himself and the world for what they are.  This therapeutic journey is evident on every song on Daybreak, mostly literally on tracks like “1984,” which starts with the Under The Boards-esque statement “I’m dead inside and dying every day,” but quickly resolves into “I need your love/I’m trying to rise above/I need you to bring me back to life,” during the song’s chorus.

Whether you’ve followed his music since SAVES THE DAY’s hardcore-inflected ‘90s output or are a recent convert to the band, you’ll still be able to enjoy the album as a singular statement on what it means to let go. “This feels like I’ve wrapped up a chapter in my life and now I’m faced with a new beginning,” Conley says. “I can honestly say that I couldn’t be more excited about the future of this band.”
SAVES THE DAY'S album 'Daybreak' is out now on 3Wise/Sony.
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Web Sheriff has helped everyone from Lady Gaga to Michael Jackson and on his way to Sydney


Just like the Wild Wild West the internet needs a good sheriff to enforce the law.
In the world of the web, there is only ONE http://www.websheriff.com/ aka John Giacobbi!

Web Sheriff, founded 11 years ago in the pioneering days of the internet, by veteran intellectual property
lawyer, John Giacobbi has emerged as a leading advocate of the soft sell representing artists including
Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, Lady Gaga, Adele and many more.
Web Sheriff is the premier digital rights management and brand protection service for the music industry,
helping artists and labels across the globe. Web Sheriff stops online album leaks using a ‘gentle’ approach
that ‘engages’ fans to help prevent distribution of copyrighted material. Giacobbi’s preferred strategy is to
persuade rather than prosecute, to educate rather than incarcerate.

He strives to avoid cease-and-desist
orders, fines and criminal prosecutions and seeks to differentiate between professional music thieves and
those he regards as hyper-enthusiastic fans.

"The only thing most fans are guilty of is over-exuberance," Giacobbi said in a recent interview. "When
you've got some artist they love and have been waiting for a new album for two years, you've got to treat
them with respect rather than hit them with the big stick -- it's a better way of doing it. Generally speaking
it's impossible to put the genie 100% back into the bottle, but you can contain it to a significant degree."
The notable successes for the velvet glove approach include Lady Gaga’s "Born This Way," which crashed
through the million-sales barrier in its first week, Adele's "21," the No. 1 record in the country for nine weeks and Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," a mega-seller last fall.

While music has been the company’s bedrock, Web Sheriff has made increasing inroads into a variety of
markets: film and television, book and newspaper publishing, sports, on-line libel protection and stock
market share price protection, are all areas to have benefitted from Web Sheriff’s unique approach to online
rights management. The range of its applications is such that the company has also been
commissioned by news media in libel protection and to close-down sites that even the police can’t shut,
such as extreme-violence porn sites and terrorist related web-sites.
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KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present: Combichrist


KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present:
Combichrist
Making Monsters
2012 Australian Tour

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present the masters of metal laden, industrial aggression, Combichrist on their Making Monsters 2012 Australian Tour. 

Across the course of their five infamous albums including the recent smash hit 'Making Monsters', Andy LaPlagua (Icon Of Coil) and his band of miscreants, Combichrist have redefined the sound of modern industrial music. Their uncompromising blend of vocal aggression, metal guitar filth and brutal synth manipulation, have seen them touring extensively with the likes of Rammstein, faithful fans the world over have been drawn to the band's floor-shattering beats and power noise electronics!

With their latest album 'Making Monsters', LaPlegua and Combichrist have developed into a leaner, more aggressive beast. The album kicks off with a hauntingly atmospheric instrumental “Declamation,” setting the tone for what is to follow: dark, stabbing synths; heavy, robotic beats; and swarming, buzz saw-style guitar sounds. Songs such as “Follow the Trail of Blood” (featuring Brendan Schiepatti of Bleeding Through) are baretoothed aggression; meanwhile the floor-stomping first single “Never Surrender” proves to be aggressively catchy, with its metronome-tight rhythm through the verses giving way to explosive choruses that are bound to pack dance floors.

Though the moods displayed in 'Making Monsters' are decidedly sinister, LaPlegua manages to portray these emotions in many different guises. Laden with hook heavy choruses, speaker-crushing beats, and LaPlegua’s trademark dark, aggressive vocals, this is an album that exudes honesty and the darkness that often comes with it.  As Australian audiences are soon again to witness- Combichrist are THE unrelenting, malevolent force in modern industrial music.


Combichrist
Making Monsters
2012 Australian Tour
Tickets Onsale Friday Dec 2nd

11.01.12        Adelaide. Fowlers
Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au or www.venuetix.com.au

12.01.12        Melbourne. HiFi
Tickets available from www.thehifi.com.au (1300-THEHIFI)

13.01.12        Sydney. Manning Bar
Tickets available from www.oztix.com.au/ and www.moshtix.com.au

14.01.12        Brisbane.    HiFi
Tickets available from www.thehifi.com.au (1300-THEHIFI)

15. 01.12       Perth.    Amplifier/Capital
Tickets available from: www.heatseeker.com.au and www.moshtix.com.au

For more information, images, interviews, media guest lists contact:

George Hatzigeorgiou
Riot House Publicity
george@riothouse.com.au
0405 343 041

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Sydney Harbour Bridge Closed for Up to Three Weekends in January



People planning weekend visits to Sydney in January are being encouraged to plan ahead as the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be closed for essential work.

The Bridge will be closed for up to three weekends to allow for resurfacing of the span and approaches.

“This is the first time such lengthy closures have been required on the Bridge and we know it will impact people visiting the city,” Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Director of Network Services Mike Veysey said.

“We are encouraging people who need to get to the city on the weekends affected to catch the train if possible.

“The Bridge turns 80 in March and this is the first time such extensive work has been carried out on the road surface since it was opened.

“The work is critical to ensure we can lay a waterproof membrane under a new asphalt surface which will not only promote longevity of the bridge deck but provide a smoother ride for motorists.”

The $3.5 million project will be carried out on 13-16, 20-23 and possibly 27-30 January with closures in place from 10pm Friday to 5am Monday.

Bus and rail services will continue to operate, with extra services provided to accommodate people who would usually drive.

“The bus lane will be open so buses, taxis, hire cars and motorbikes can still use the bridge, however delays can be expected,” he said.

“Pedestrian and cyclist access will be maintained and emergency services will be able to get through if required.”

The work is planned to be carried out during the first two weekends, with the third a contingency in case of poor weather.

“The resurfacing work will include laying a waterproofing layer to protect the Bridge from corrosion,” Mr Veysey said.

“Some of this waterproofing will take several hours to apply and dry so favourable conditions are required.

“While intermittent rain won’t affect the work going ahead, if the forecast is for a prolonged downpour, we will need to look at postponing the work to our contingency weekend.

“We don’t see there will be a problem as January is traditionally warmer but we have an extra weekend in place just in case.”

Mr Veysey said alternative routes across the harbour are being advertised with additional clearways in place in and around the city to help with traffic flow.

The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is expected to be heavily congested during the work.

“The alternative routes to cross the harbour are
King Georges Road
, Ryde Bridge and
Lane Cove Road
; and
Victoria Road
, Gladesville Bridge and
Centennial Avenue
,” Mr Veysey said.

“While traffic volumes in January are generally lower than at other times of the year, on weekends there are still up to 130,000 vehicles using the bridge.

“People who need to get into the city during the closures should leave the car at home and catch a bus or a train.”

Extensive information about alternative routes and clearways will be available in local papers, the internet, via electronic message signs, Live Traffic and private motorway websites.
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