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Kung Fu Panda

By Laura • Jun 23rd, 2008

Kung Fu Panda, released June 26, stars Jack Black as Po, an uncoordinated kung fu obsessed Panda randomly chosen to be the Dragon Warrior, and save their town from the evil Tai Lung. This movie is perfect for both kids and parents and will keep you laughing until the end.



Boy A - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 21st, 2008

Boy A is the incredible British film in which a young man, after years of incarceration for murdering a child (when only a child himself), is released back into society.



Young@Heart - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 21st, 2008

Imagine a choir that consisted of 80 year olds singing Coldplay, Sonic Youth, Jimi Hendrix and Outkast. That’s exactly what the documentary Young@Heart show’s us – and it’s fantastic. This film will have you laughing and crying the whole way through.



American Teen - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 21st, 2008

Set in Warsaw, Indiana, and directed by Nanette Burstein, the documentary American Teen follows the lives of six teenagers throughout their final year of high school. Sad and hilarious, you will never want to be a teenager again.



You Don’t Mess With The Zohan Is Just Another One In The Bunch

By Jamie • Jun 18th, 2008

If you are an avid viewer of Adam Sandler’s movies, you won’t be disappointed. Filled with the usual gags that make you laugh out loud or look away from the screen.



No End in Sight - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 18th, 2008

No End in Sight is director Charles Ferguson’s first film, an unbiased documentary which chronicles the American invasion of Iraq, and what the country is really like now. Whether a supporter of the war or against - this is an important film to see.



Taxi to the Dark Side - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 17th, 2008

Taxi to the Dark Side is the Oscar Award winning documentary by Alex Gibney, showing the true actions of the US Government at Bagram Prison, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. The documentary also tells the story of Dilawar, a young Afghani mistaken for a “terrorist” who was jailed, tortured and eventually murdered.



About Water - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 17th, 2008

About Water is a documentary that shows us the incredible effect of water on people’s lives, whether it be the monsoon’s in Bangladesh, the disappearance of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan or the extreme shortage of clean drinking wate in Nairobi, Kenya.



Grace is Gone - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 16th, 2008

Grace is Gone, a touching and heartbreaking film about a man’s inability to inform his children of their mother’s death, is James C Strouse’s directorial debut starring John Cusack. This film well and truly deserves its 5.0 out of 5.0 rating.



Stop Loss - Sydney Film Festival

By Laura • Jun 14th, 2008

Nine years after directing the hit movie, Boys Don’t Cry, Kimberly Peirce has released her second film, Stop Loss, starring Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.