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Australia’s own Isla Fisher joins Johnny Depp and Timothy Olyphant in the animated adventure Rango, a sweet comedy/western about a pet chameleon who accidentally becomes stranded in the Mojave Desert. For Fisher – wife of comedian Sasha Baren Cohen and a mother of two tiny tots
beginning, middle and end,” Fisher explains. “The interaction and energy that you get
– the opportunity to work with Hollywood
from the other performers is just so much more
heavyweight Johnny Depp on a fun cartoon
creative and so much more rewarding.”
adventure was simply too good to pass up. “Normally, the way that you shoot an
For the record, it wasn’t so much a specific
happens. We go in with a real defined plan, and then we try to get a little extra, and you get that extra from actors reacting.” In Rango Fisher lends her voice to Beans, an iguana, while Depp takes on the title roll of
strategy on the director’s part that procured
Rango, a chameleon who has been separated
animated movie is only for sound, so you’re
the group audio sessions: it simply came down
from his owner.
in a very sterile booth with no one to play
to the fact that the accomplished director “just
opposite except the director.
Leading man Johnny Depp had a tiny 20-day window in between other roles during which he could voice his role as Rango – so the filmmakers scheduled the supporting talent around Depp’s schedule, allowing the actors to film their scenes together.
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didn’t know how else to direct actors”. Verbinski, who has dabbled in all sorts of film
“Beans and Rango have an unusual relationship, because I think Beans sees through Rango from the get-go – she sees that he’s not
But what’s
genres (The Ring, The Weather Man, Pirates of
particularly brave or strong, and she’s not quite
great about
the Caribbean) as a director, is in new territory
sure what to make of him,” Fisher says.
the way that
with Rango, as it’s his first attempt at a Western
Gore Verbinski
and his first fully animated film.
directs, is that
“You want them to react, so it was really
“Beans is the one person who knows that Rango isn’t who he says he is, but she doesn’t uncover him because she’s so charmed by
for this film
about getting a lively audio track,” he explains of
him. Rango is everything Beans isn’t: he’s
we’re all on
his unorthodox method.
charismatic, he’s funny, he’s beloved and he
a stage, we’re
“But also, why wouldn’t you do it this way?
all performing
I’ve got Harry Dean Stanton and Ned Beatty and
the scenes
I want them together, and I want them bouncing
and there’s a
off each other, colliding, and seeing what
embellishes his stories. And Beans is a simple farm girl.” While this is Fisher’s first time teaming up with the famed director, it was Depp’s fourth
“When you wake up in a cold sweat at three in the morning and we’re all scared whether we’re going to pull this off or not, it sort of drives everybody together!” Gore Verbinski, director
collaboration. It’s clear that Verbinksi enjoys
Verbinski says he approached the shoot as if he
working with talented folks again and again, as
were filming a regular live action movie.
he enlisted many of the key players from the
“It was as if I got a camera on my shoulder
Pirates films to work alongside him on Rango,
and there’s a five-foot-eight lizard talking to a
including his film editor Craig Wood, who has
tortoise, and [I’m] photographing it,” he says.
edited all of his movies. This is despite the fact
“I was really trying to make it feel like it was
that the majority of his crew, including Wood,
something that was occurring, rather than
had never worked on an animated project
something we were fabricating – even though
before!
we were fabricating every frame.”
“When you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them,”
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Verbinski says of his calculated risk. “I think with these people, when you wake up in a cold sweat at three in the morning and we’re all scared whether we’re going to pull this off or not, it sort of drives everybody together. You don’t want the journeyman
Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, Ned Beatty, Timothy Olyphant Director/producer: Gore Verbinski Budget: US$135 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$242 million
approach where it’s like, ‘Yup, we’re doing how you do it.’ We really wanted to create our own path
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in the animation space.” As a first timer in the animated world,
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another one, here’s
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The Adjustment Bureau may be a slightly awkward title for a film, but don’t be fooled: with an intriguing plot that twists and turns at every corner, this is Matt Damon at his best.
Screenwriter George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) makes his directorial debut with this romantic adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s classic sci-fi short story, “Adjustment Team”.
Damon is in familiar territory in this fast-paced
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drama playing David Norris, a Congressman who
Having worked with the screenwriter on Ocean’s 12 and The Bourne Ultimatum,
is running for the United States Senate. It opens in 2006, when Norris unexpectedly
however, Damon was quietly confident that
loses his lead during the election. While
he could make it work.
rehearsing his concession speech in a hotel
“I’d spent so much time with George, particularly on The Bourne Ultimatum as
bathroom, he meets a beautiful woman, Elise (Emily Blunt), who is hiding in a stall. They flirt
we were writing it as we were going, and I’d
briefly, which leads to a kiss, before Norris is
are they, and why do they get to decide what
seen him really under as much pressure as
whisked away by his political handlers.
happens in life?
you could be; he’d dug us out of so many
Clearly enchanted by the mysterious woman from the hotel bathroom, Norris is inspired to be more honest. He goes “off script” and makes a genuine speech when conceding his defeat,
It’s sci-fi meets action with a love story
“The director showed up at my house and said, ‘what do you think of this?’ I read the script and thought, this is a really good idea” Matt Damon
thrown in the mix, was a bit of a risk
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for first-time director George Nolfi. “He showed up at my house one day and said, ‘what do
you think of this?’ I read it and I thought, this is
the 2010 Senate race.
a really good idea. But
Stars:: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Stars Mackie, John Slattery, Anthony Ruivivar, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp Director/producer: George Nolfi Budget: US$50 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$117 million
one of my main things was, this is two different
Norris spills his coffee on his shirt by 7:05am.
genres that you’re
The man falls asleep and Norris breezes right
cross-pollinating here…
by, which kicks of a series of occurrences that
I was like, that’s very
weren’t meant to happen… according to The
ambitious to do as your
Adjustment Bureau, that is. But exactly who
first film!” Damon tells
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instructs an apparent coworker to ensure that
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what it takes to direct this movie,” he says.
which Damon admits
and his authenticity makes him a favorite for Later, a man sits on a park bench and
holes. And I thought, this guy’s definitely got
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Bradley Cooper cements his status as one of Hollywood’s hottest leading men in Limitless, an action thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end Cooper takes on the role of Eddie Morra, a
power and what you do with power. It follows
actually use 100% of our brains at different
New York City writer who is down on his luck.
a guy who all of a sudden becomes powerful
times.
His girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish) has broken
and it goes through how he utilises that
up with him and he’s yet to write a word on his
power over other people, over what he can
real-world access to this type of drug, what
book manuscript, which was due yesterday.
accomplish. And [it’s about] whether you
would he do?
So when an old friend introduces Eddie to NZT, an experimental designer drug that allows him to use 100 percent of his mind, Eddie is
abuse it and whether you treat it with respect,” Cooper says during a press conference. “Basically, anything he’s ever observed, seen,
All of which begs the question: if Cooper had
“I’d definitely try to learn as many languages as I could right away. And then, much like [Eddie] did, I would probably learn as many instruments
intrigued. The drug promises to make him
heard, tastes or smells since he was in the
as I could. After that, I don’t know, but I would
laser focused and more confident than any
womb, he can recall in an instant and utilise in
probably try to get money!” Cooper says.
other man. But, every cause has an effect.
whatever way he wants.”
Eddie may be busy becoming a better, bolder
“But, I would still be an actor. And a director. I
Unfortunately or fortunately, depending
would probably finally get off my ass and facing
version of himself, but his drug-fuelled odyssey
on where you stand, this type of drug is not
the fear, ‘cause all I really want to do is direct
towards perfection isn’t without consequences
readily available in real life – although, physics
movies, anyway.
– especially when business mogul
professor James Kakalios from the University
I just haven’t
Carl Van Loon (Robert De Niro) gets involved… “It’s a compelling story about
of Minnesota confirms that it is
done it.”
plausible that medical science could improve intelligence, if neurochemistry advances to that point. Kakalios also says the notion that human beings can only access 20% of their brains is a myth: we
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I AM NUMBER FOUR Suspense, action and thrills abound in I Am Number Four, a high-energy caper that will keep you on the edge of your seat! From director DJ Caruso (Disturbia) and uberproducer Michael Bay – he of Armageddon,
Palmer and Callan McAullife.
“Number Four”, and Numbers One, Two and
The film follows the extraordinary story of
Three from the planet Lorien are all dead.
Transformers and Bad Boys fame – I Am
a young man, John (Pettyer), who is hiding his
He’s forced to become a fugitive, on the run
Number Four brings together a top-notch cast.
true identity: he’s actually an alien! As a young
from the ruthless Mogadorian enemies sent
It stars relative Hollywood
child he was sent to Earth from planet Lorien,
to destroy him, and as a consequence John
newcomer
along with eight others, to escape an invading
has to change his identity and move towns
race, the Mogadorians, which destroyed their
frequently.
Alex Pettyfer alongside
Glee actress
home planet.
British actor Pettyfer, 21, admits the action-
He is protected by his guardian, Henri
packed film was physically gruelling to shoot,
Diana Agron,
(Olyphant), and has developed superpowers
but he says the movie’s “phenomenal stunt
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due to his extraterrestrial nature, including
team” did most of the heavy lifting.
or Die Hard
enhanced strength, speed and agility,
baddie Timothy Olyphant and Australia’s own Teresa
“I did two months training beforehand,” he
telekinesis, resistance to fire and heat, and the power to generate light from his hands.
says. “D.J. is a very hands-on director and is literally by your side every minute. He creates these phenomenal sets and phenomenal situations and sticks you plunk in the middle, and you don’t really realise that you’re in a
However, it looks like John’s time has come. He is
movie anymore. You go, ‘Oh, shit! I better run for my life’.” Realised this month on Blu-ray and DVD, I
Am Number Four comes packaged with neverbefore-seen bonus features, deleted scenes, a special featurette, bloopers and more. “Hopefully, people will enjoy the movie as much as we enjoyed making it and, hopefully, we will get an opportunity to make a second one,” Pettyfer says. With brilliant box office takings of almost US$150 million (against a budget of only US$50 million), a sequel seems something of a sure thing!
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Leading man and former model Alex Pettyfer once dated actress Emma Roberts, Julia Roberts’ niece; things apparently got serious, as Pettyfer had his lady love’s initials tattooed on his wrist. “She’s a lovely, lovely girl,” he told ContactMusic of their relationship. “We had a spell of something that is over now, but we’re on good terms. She’s beautiful, she’s great.”
Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand Director: D. J. Caruso Producers: Michael Bay, Chris Bender, J. C. Spink, David Valdes Budget: US$50 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$144.5 million
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FASTER A plot driven by revenge, explosive action scenes and a bunch of car chases with really, really expensive cars: yep, this is a high octane guy’s flick that ticks all the right boxes boxes. flick
Salma Hayek was attached to play straight-laced Detective Cicero, but a week before filming started she dropped out due to “scheduling issues”; she was replaced by Entourage and Watchmen actress, Carla Gugino.
In Faster, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is Driver, an ex-con who sets out to avenge his brother’s death, after they were doublecrossed during a heist years ago. Johnson doesn’t pull any punches when discussing his reasons for signing on to this
His character is on a serious quest for revenge,
in the desert and I got to learn how to drive
which Johnson says was “exciting to play”.
a stick shift in a Lotus – not everyone gets to
“I loved the script – I read it and I knew I
learn how to drive a stick on a $150,000 car!”
could play this man, and I could play it really “While he’s hell-bent on revenge and he
film: it’s all about revenge, pure and simple, he
feels righteous with every step that he takes
tells the JoBlo movie network.
– and every bullet that he puts into every bad
“I loved that straightforwardness and I loved
man’s skull – he’s also faced with this incredible
the storyline,” he says. “It was that notion of,
opportunity to attempt to understand the
‘You took something from me, the only thing
power of forgiveness, and what that means.”
that I loved and the only thing that loved me, and you ripped him away. You took my brother
For his co-star Maggie Grace, who first found fame as one of the ill-fated travellers in the hit TV series LOST, it was more than just a great
you put a bullet in the back of my head, but I
script that attracted
lived. And now I’m going to find you, and you’re
her to the film. The
going to pay with your life’.”
opportunity to sashay the streets in a luxury
who recently returned to ring after a long
car also had its distinct
absence to concentrate on his acting career,
advantages!
says he felt like the part was written for him.
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“We were shooting
much fun, every step of the way.”
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and you killed him, and you tried to kill me too,
The seriously ripped former pro-wrestler,
she explains. Filming Faster, she adds, was “been so
well,” he says.
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The lovely Jenna Fischer (The Office) fills
are plenty of gross, shocking and outright
It’s a great flick if you want a giggle, but
the role of Maggie, Rick’s wife, while Christina
embarrassing moments throughout Hall Pass,
leading lady Jenna Fischer suggests that
Applegate and Jason Sudeikis star as the pair’s
including a particularly revolting bathroom scene.
audiences don’t go getting any ideas. “Are you
“I give a lot of credit to the actress who played
kidding? It’s a wonderful premise for a film. It’s
best friends, Grace and Fred. Of the many things that the couple’s share, one thing is clear: they are all unhappy with their sex lives – particularly the men, who miss the old days when they were single.
[that scene], a young lady named Carly Craig. She
a horrible practical idea in your life,” she says.
didn’t hesitate. She really sold it,” Bobby says.
“Don’t do it!”
When working with actors on plot points such as these, “We make sure they’re comfortable
So, Maggie and Grace decide to give their
with it and they know it’s in the script, so that on
wavering husbands a “Hall Pass”: a week off
the day we’re filming some embarrassing scene,
from their marriage so they can have sex with
they don’t pull out and balk at us,” he adds.
other women. The premise for this film is so far-fetched
“With Jeff Daniels all the way back in Dumb
& Dumber, we were thinking, ‘Is Jeff gonna do
it could only have come from the minds of
this bathroom scene?’ We didn’t want to have to
Hollywood’s zaniest, which is precisely the case.
talk him into it on the day. But he was like, ‘Naw, I
The idea for Hall Pass has been marinating
understand. This needs to be done. I think people
with Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the directing duo
need to laugh and I’m happy to do it’. That’s been
behind There’s Something About Mary and Dumb
our policy since then.”
& Dumber, for many years.
working: Hall Pass leapt to the number one spot at the box office when
married – Bobby for 20 years, me 14 – it was
it was released, and
something that appealed to us. We thought we
eventually took in more
could have a lot of fun with it.”
than US$83 million in tickets sales.
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On Blu-ray and DVD from July 13
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done since Outside Providence,” Peter explains to The Daily Beast. “Being that we’re both
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Stars: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Stephen Merchant, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Richard Jenkins, Joy Behar, Nicky Whelan Directors/co-producers: Bobby and Peter Farrelly Screenplay: Bobby & Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones, Kevin Barnett Budget: US$36 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$83 million
The policy seems to be
“It’s probably the most personal movie we’ve
As is tradition with Farrelly films, there
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DEVIL YOU KNOW Anthony Hopkins stars in The Rite, a supernatural thriller that skillfully blends fact with fiction. Like a good exorcism? It seems you’re not
‘inspired by true events’ – which can mean
become an exorcist for the diocese.
alone. The Internet Movie Database lists 175
pretty much anything – The Rite does well
films and TV shows on the subject. And if
to create a brooding atmosphere instead
are the film’s footnote statistics – alleging,
very few of those have come close to topping
of relying on the usual shock tactics of the
for example, that hundreds of thousands
1973’s The Exorcist’s spinning heads and pea
genre.
of people a year ask for exorcisms – and
soup, several linger in the memory (for good
Whereas The Exorcist never claimed to be
Further blurring the fiction/non-fiction line
including a quote from Pope John Paul II that
or bad), including The Last Exorcism and The
anything other than a work of fiction, here
Exorcism of Emily Rose – the latter produced
there is believable attention to detail – so
by the same team who now present The Rite.
much so that it was generally well received
will be swept along by an entertaining,
“The devil is alive today”. Regardless, believers and non-believers
Horror stalwart Anthony Hopkins stars as
by the Catholic community. The United
slightly over the top performance by Hopkins
Father Lucas, who treats exorcisms in much
States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(perhaps channeling his infamous Hannibal
the same way a doctor treats house calls; it’s
noted: “Though shaky on a few details,
Lector character), who is at times abrupt,
a somewhat ho-hum part of the job.
director Mikael Hafstrom’s conversion tale
warm, charmingly absent-minded, and
resoundingly affirms faith and the value of
always charismatic. Alternatively, one can sit
priestly ministry.”
back and thank the lord (or the devil) for the
Newcomer Colin O’Donoghue plays seminary student Michael Kovak, who abandons his father’s (Rutger Hauer)
In preparation for the film, Hafstrom
mortician business to enter seminary school.
himself attended several exorcisms in Rome.
Although filled with self-doubt, he’s spotted
Although he was never present in the actual
as having potential by his mentor (Toby
room, he reported that he could hear what
Jones), who sends him to the Vatican to
was taking place.
apprentice with Father Lucas. Assisting Father Lucas in a case involving a pregnant teenage girl, the skeptical Michael insists that her physical manifestations are merely the result of psychological issues. But – prompted by disturbing visions – it
Likewise, the film is based on Matt Baglio’s non-fiction book “The Making of a Modern
Exorcist”.
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alica Braga Director: Mikael Hafstrom Budget: US$37 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$96 million
To research his book, Baglio participated in sponsored by the Father Gary Thomas,
signs of demonic possession, it leads to a
a parish priest from
climactic showdown in which the student is
California who was
forced to become the master.
tasked by the local bishop in San Jose to
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When Father Lucas himself begins to show
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a seminar on exorcism
isn’t long before he becomes a believer.
Although accompanied by the tagline
magnificent setting of Rome.
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A WESTERN TWIST Martial arts comes to the Old West in this visually spectacular action riot You’ve never seen a Western like The
Warrior’s Way before. While recent classics like the Coen Brother’s True Grit and brilliant Aussie
quirky love story that emotionally engages.
cowboys versus Asian warriors makes sense.
“I tried to convey the love storyline in an
So we put a lot of effort into building our own
Asian way,” Lee says.
unique world, which is a combination of East
venture Red Hill revel in the genre traits etched
“In American films, it is very expressive.
by the likes of John Wayne and Clint Eastwood,
You talk and you express your feeling and you
fable quality without losing the reality sense
The Warrior’s Way has a flavour all its own.
touch them and you dance with them. But the
of it.”
Combining the martial arts mythology of the
Asian way is more reserved, more muted. The
East with the guts and grit of the Old West it’s
emotion comes more from exchanges of eye
a visual treat, with cinematography that floats
contact and slight gestures. It was my intension
through a dreamlike state best described as
to create a unique romance on screen, one
300 meets live action Anime. But don’t let the
never presented before.”
surreal landscapes and brutal slow-motion
Treat yourself to something unique and grab
The Warrior’s Way.
Ultimately, though, it’s the stunning
combat trick you: thematically, this is every bit
visual flourishes that give this movie an
a Western.
otherworldly feel, with the deliciously
Jang Dong Gun – the talented South Korean
and West mythology. It also had to have some
over-the-top climactic battle a real
actor from Brotherhood – is Yang, the greatest
standout. “For me the most important
swordsman of the East. An assassin by trade,
part in defining the look
he takes down an entire enemy clan except for
of the film is not just for
one: a small baby. Unable to land the final killing
the sake of a good
blow he takes the baby and runs away to the
looking
Old West to hide from his vengeful brethren.
movie, but
However, when he ends ups in a broken town
for creating
populated with the rejects of a failed circus,
a world
terrorised by a local gunslinger called Colonel
where
(an ominous Danny Houston), he discovers the joys of life beyond combat, falling in love with Kate Bosworth’s (Blue Crush, Superman
Returns) Lynne. When his ex-Assassin brethren and the Colonel attack the town simultaneously, the lone swordsman must pick up his weapon again. “I tried to come up with a cross-cultural story between East and West,” explains first-time director Sngmoo Lee. “Westerns are the core myth of the Western culture, and the martial arts tradition is a fundamental aspect of the Asian culture, so I just combined them together to tell the audience something interesting that they’ve never seen before.” He has certainly succeeded in this goal. A cast of eclectic characters – in another rich turn – suggest a tongue
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be departing again any time soon, as upon her
don’t think they had a clear idea of what
of season six of NCIS, we left things on a
return to Washington, she eventually becomes
they wanted. So I interpreted Ziva as a cool,
dangerous note as Ziva (Coté de Pablo)
an NCIS Agent after resigning from Mossad for
competent woman, not the usual Hollywood
departed the team in Israel to return to work
good.
sex symbol with big boobs, but [someone]
as a Mossad officer. In the terrifying closing
For Chilean-American actress Pablo, who has
who was comfortable in her own sexuality
seconds of the season’s final episode, Ziva
been portraying the role of Ziva David since the
and who was used to working with men on
was shown to have been captured and
beginning of season three, the realisation that
an equal footing,” she explains. “It helped that
tortured for information about NCIS (Naval
her character was not leaving the series just yet
by my looks, I could be taken for almost any
Criminal Investigative Service).
was welcome news.
nationality.”
Thankfully the NCIS team is on the case,
After all, the role was hard-won: she fought
Throughout season seven, the officers deal
and in the first episode of season seven Ziva
out hundreds of other actresses for the part
with the same types of intriguing storylines
is rescued by Gibbs (Mark Harmon), DiNozzo
after the show’s executive producer, Don
we’ve come to expect from NCIS, including
(Michael Weatherly) and McGee (Sean
Bellisario, conducted a worldwide search.
a mass murder at a Buck’s night party, the
Murray). Fans can rest assured that Ziva won’t
“I was one of the last to audition, and I
suspicious death of a political blogger and an apparent suicide that turns out to be much more complicated than first expected. It’s no wonder that these episodes generated NCIS its biggest TV ratings to date, with close to 20 million people tuning in to each ep! Season seven was “a very exciting time for the show”, says Weatherly, who has been infusing his own brand of charm into the character of Tony DiNozzo since the series launched in 2003. As the plot progresses, by the end of the season, a colleague dies, a storyline that Weatherly likens to the shock departure of character Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander), who died during the season two finale. “One colleague dies, and another one is injured [during the season seven finale],” Weatherly confirms to Entertainment Weekly magazine. “What’s interesting on NCIS are the allegiances; everyone is loyal to Gibbs and unquestioning of the decisions that he makes. And Jesse Stern, who is responsible for the finale, does a really great job of playing on those audience expectations.”
WORDS Sarah Megginson
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90210 Season 2 The TV show set in the world’s most
wrote the character
famous postcode returns for its second lust
first,” Sinclair says.
and scandal-filled season. Clearly, we’re
“Rumer auditioned
talking about the revamped 90210, not the
and she was fantastic
series of the same name from the early
and she had a kind of
nineties!
eccentricity, which I
The series underwent a dramatic revamp at the start of the second season after a
really liked.” Also joining the
rather lacklustre debut. The idea was to make
90210 crew is veteran
90210 and the students of West Beverly High
actor Ryan O’Neal
sexier, with more of an edge.
(Farrah Fawcett’s
“I was pretty hesitant when I took over the
ex), Hal Ozren from
show because I felt like it needed a pretty
Dawson’s Creek,
big overhaul,” showrunner Rebecca Sinclair
Kelly Lynch and
tells TheFutonCritic.com. “It wasn’t until I
actor/model Trevor
was assured that I would have that creative
Donovan.
control that basically I hired an all new writing
With break-ups,
staff, a new producing director, a new director
make-up’s, affairs,
of photography, I built new sets and I hired
drug scandals and
new wardrobe. So, from the production
sexual tension you
standpoint I did a real overhaul.”
can cut with a knife,
The remedy worked, with a big jump in the
90210 SEASON 2
90210 is a great guilty
ratings in the US leading to the show being
pleasure for those too
picked up for another couple of seasons.
young to remember
Series two saw a bunch of new faces join
the first time around,
the cast, including Rumer Willis who plays Gia,
and those old enough
a lesbian student at West Beverly High. “We
to reminisce.
On DVD July 21
Jag Season 10 The Final Season It’s hard to believe that JAG was originally
which sees the characters travel all across
dumped due to poor ratings back in 1995. After
the globe to uncover the truth, fans of the
a rival US television network decided to give
long running show will finally have their
it another go two years later as a mid-season
questions answered regarding Harm and
replacement, the show went on to become one
Mac’s “will they or won’t they” relationship,
of the most watched TV shows on the planet,
with the storyline finally coming to a natural
spawning the hit spin-offs NCIS and NCIS: Los
conclusion.
Angeles and eventually getting screened in
After working on the show for over
over 100 countries around the world.
a decade, Elliott says he misses the
David James Elliott, who has been with the show since it began, returns as Cmdr. Harmon “Harm” Rabb JR, although after announcing his resignation from JAG, Chris Beetem (Lt.
everyday”. “I still stay in touch with some of the guys – we were together for ten years,” he says.
Gregory Bukovic) was brought in for eight of the 22 final episodes.
“We used to say that you forge friendships in high school that last a lifetime,
For the uninitiated, JAG – which stands for Judge Advocate General – is about lawyer
“camaraderie of my buddies and going in
and we’ve been together twice as long as you were with your high school friends.”
Harm and his colleague, Marine (Catherine Bell), who investigate, prosecute and defend military
JAG SEASON 10 THE FINAL SEASON
WORDS David Christopher
Lt. Col. Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie
personnel who are accused of a crime. Aside from the legal action,
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Jersey Shore Season 2 As the summer sun sets on Jersey Shore, your favourite fake-tanned party animals,
popular reality show.
Sammi’s feelings, finds its way into Ronnie’s
While the roommates spend as much
hands.
Mike ‘The Situation’, Pauly D., Snooki and
time clubbing as they do in the hot tub, their
JWoww are taking the party to Miami!
relationships are anything but simple. After
to be anything but useful as he gets cars
their break-up in season one, Sammi and
towed, friends thrown out of clubs and
Ronnie are the freshest singles in the house.
causes certain houses on South Beach to
Shot on the sun-drenched shores of South Beach, these 20-somethings can’t help but continue their antics as relationships end,
However, she still has feelings for him and
tensions run high and former housemates
their romance is blown up as a devastating
return in the second Season of this hugely
‘anonymous letter’, containing the truth about
Meanwhile, The Situation proves himself
be almost burned down. This season saw 5.8 million viewers, more than double the first series and still sits as the highest rated cable TV show for teens in the US, beating out its more musical competitor, Glee. Die-hard fans will have more Jersey Shore than they can handle as the third Season has already been aired in the US, and is due to be released on DVD later this year. More exciting still is the promise of a soon-to-beaired season four.
WORDS Sean Sebastian
JERSEY SHORE SEASON 2
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Numb3rs The Final Season affects them all and bumbling Charlie eagerly
applauded for its clever injection of mind-
and his mathematically minded brother,
FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow)
awaits the reply to his marriage proposal to
bending mathematics into mind-blowing
Charlie (David Krumholtz), return for their
teammate Amita – but he may not get the
cases, as bumbling Charlie’s mathematical
sixth and final season in the action-packed
answer he wants.
genius helps bring down even the toughest
show, Numb3rs. This time around, the team
Produced by Hollywood A-Listers Ridley and
criminals.
have their hands full as they face attempted
Tony Scott, directors of Gladiator and The Taking
assassinations, cyber-crime lords, drug-
of Pelham 123, this Emmy Award-winning series
and the numbers look good. The show
dealing prisoners, diamond thieves and even
boasts slick storylines and big-budget action
opened to 24 million viewers in the US and
some paranormal activity.
sequences, set against the gritty backdrop of
continued to hold first place in its Friday night
urban Los Angeles.
timeslot, right up until its season finale some
At the same time, their father Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch) makes an announcement that
On top of that, the series is constantly
As Charlie states, “Everything is numbers,”
six years later. Acting on Numb3rs is “so relaxed” that Krumholtz, who plays frazzled mathematician Charlie to perfection, says he barely feels like he’s working. “It’s sort of joyous,” he says. “[The work] just happens, it flows out of us – it’s going to be weird when it’s over, I’ll tell you that much.”
WORDS Sean Sebastian
NUMB3RS THE FINAL SEASON
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Entourage Season 7 The idea for hit television show Entourage came about when Mark Wahlberg’s assistant asked if he could film the movie star and his friends goofing around. Although the original idea was to create a documentary, some aspects of the footage were deemed too dark for television, so they went in a totally new direction: “What if I created a fictional storyline,” Wahlberg thought, “loosely based around my life and my experiences in Hollywood as an up and coming actor?” The result? The hit TV series Entourage, which he created and executive produces. Central character Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) is a movie star living in Los Angeles, and joining him on his wild ride are his best friends. His ‘entourage’ includes long time school friend Eric “E” Murphy (Kevin
that very well.”
takes on dangerous stunts in his film career,
The series showcases the hilarious lives
starts dating a porn star and dabbles in
Connolly), who is also his manager and acts
of the rich and famous from the viewpoint of
drugs. Is he on a pathway to self-destruction
as his conscience in most cases, trying to
regular people. Although it does have a male
– or can his entourage guide him back
keep Vincent from letting fame go to his
focus and has often been dubbed the male
towards health and sobriety?
head.
equivalent of Sex
The show was instantly successful, which
and the City, there’s
Grenier attributes to its relatability. “People
still plenty appeal for
live vicariously through Vince’s success and
female audiences.
the decadence of his lifestyle, but also I think
ENTOURAGE SEASON 7
In season seven,
they live vicariously through the success
we see Vince
of his friendships with his friends of many,
becoming more and
many years,” he says. “People respond to
more reckless as he
On Blu-ray DVD from July 13
Medium Season 6 Allison Dubois (Patricia Arquette) sees dead
When asked about the parallels between the show and her real life, Dubois reveals, “Every episode is not a biography of my life,
people. Sure, it’s not your average talent, but
it is simply based on my life experiences. It
Dubois has been blessed with the ability to
is an accurate portrayal of my life and the
have visions or dreams of events that have
people who share it, with a little Hollywood
already taken place, or that will soon happen.
magic thrown in.”
She is also visited by the spirits of those who have already passed over. Based on a real-life person, Medium focuses
The series is a very unique television offering, which has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing right up till the end
on her career as an employee for the district
of each episode – and because it is based
attorney’s office, where she uses her psychic
on a real life person, it makes it interesting
abilities to help solve criminal cases.
to guess what’s fact and what’s fiction.
Besides her successful career, Dubois is also a wife and mother, and her ability causes
Unfortunately for fans, season six of Medium is the final in the series.
great stress in both her personal and professional life. As the series
MEDIUM SEASON 6
WORDS Caroline Muldoon
continues it becomes increasingly clear that some of her abilities have been passed on to her three daughters, much to her husband’s dismay.
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Beyoncé. If she was listed in the dictionary she’d be a noun, with the description, “A superstar. One that has sold in excess of 75 million albums; named one of the 100 most influential celebrities in the world; winner of 16 Grammy Awards.” Forget Bieber Fever, in a couple of months, we’ll all be suffering Bee-Fee with another batch of catchy-as-hell hooks
tracks from 4 were leaked online, much to the boss lady’s disappointment. The upside? By all accounts, those who
bouncing around our heads, and a couple
heard a sneaky, not quite legal preview
of new catchphrases to add to the common
of Beyoncé’s latest offering have been
vernacular (think, “Put a ring on it,” and “I
overwhelmingly positive.
don’t think you’re ready for this jelly”). “I’m attracted to songs that will become
“My music was leaked and while this is not how I wanted to present my new songs,
a dinner conversation!” Beyoncé reveals to
I appreciate the positive response from my
Billboard.
fans,” Beyoncé wrote on her website following
“With “Single Ladies”, clearly I’d just gotten married and people want to get married every
the leak. “When I record music I always think about
day… With “Irreplaceable”, the aggressive
my fans singing every note and dancing to
lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the 808 [drum
every beat. I make music to make people
machine] – those things don’t typically go
happy and I appreciate that everyone has
together, and it sounded fresh. “Crazy in
been so anxious to hear my new songs.”
Love” was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected.” So far the album has generate a couple of hit singles: first was “Run the World (Girls)”, a classic Beyoncé anthem complete with infectious chorus, girl power lyrics and a stomping dancefloor beat. The follow up, “Best Thing I Never Had”, was co-written by Beyoncé and Babyface. About her songwriting partner, Beyoncé gushed, “Babyface is one of the most genuine icons I’ve worked with and also one of the best songwriters in the world.” Beyoncé’s new album 4 is her fourth solo album, but the title also represents other significant dates in her life. “We all have special numbers in our lives, and four is that for me,” she explains. “It’s the day I was born. My
“I’m attracted to songs that will become a dinner conversation!” - Beyoncé
mother’s birthday, and a lot of my friends’ birthdays, are on the fourth. And, April 4 is my wedding date.” The release date also features a 4: the album dropped on June 24, although that wasn’t be the first opportunity fans had to happens in the modern digital age, a bunch of
WORDS David Christopher
hear the new tunes. As often
BEYONCÉ 4
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GOLD COBRA After almost 10 years, Fred Durst and Wes Borland bury the hatchet for the nookie with the release of Limp Bizkit’s fifth studio album Gold Cobra. In the year 2000, the unique sounds of rap metal outfit Limp Bizkit captured the world’s attention. Despite being the third album from the band, Chocolate
Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water – which featured the hit singles “My Generation”,
“We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other.” – Fred Durst
2006, it was not until 2008 that Durst and Borland put aside their differences stating, “We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other.” Limp Bizkit returned to touring and later the studio in their original format and Gold Cobra was born. Despite hindrances and several delays
“Rollin’” and “My Way” – demonstrated a new
of Mike Smith for the release of the highly
in the recording process (which Durst has
direction for hip-hop, rock and metal.
anticipated follow-up album Results May Vary.
attributed to corporate bureaucracy) Gold
Despite the drama that surrounded Limp Bizkit,
Cobra is now ready to rock.
The crossover album, which featured appearances from a diverse range of guests
particularly following the death of a fan at the
such as Xzibit, Stone Temple Pilots and DMX,
Sydney leg of the Big Day Out festival, Results
Wayne, Gene Simmons and Wu-Tang member
has since sold over 12 million copies and has
May Vary received critical acclaim and the band
Raekwon, the album is a return to form for the
been featured in top albums’ lists all over the
again went on tour.
crossover group who have garnered kudos in
world. But success was short-lived with key
Featuring collaborations with the likes of Lil’
It wasn’t long before Borland put aside his
both hip-hop and rock circles.
differences with Durst and the band began
And with the band claiming that they have
collaborator and guitarist Wes Borland’s
touring again in its original form. But the release
more songs than can fit on one album, a follow-
departure being announced in late 2001, citing
of a greatest hits album refuelled the fire
up has already been slated for 2012. While
creative differences with the band’s lead singer
between them with Borland claiming that the
tumult and choas hve constantly followed the
Fred Durst as the reason.
album Greatest Hitz was a waste of time and
band, Limp Bizkit appear to have re-plotted
money and the Limp Bizkit machine was again
their trajectory with great things to come.
Durst didn’t waste any time however and recruited a new guitarist in the form
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Gold Cobra is the fifth studio album for Limp Bizkit and the first album to feature the original line-up in over a decade – the last was the critically acclaimed Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water in 2000.
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This month, country music star Adam Harvey celebrates the release of his 10th album, Falling Into Place – which he promises to be his most personal album yet. With a career that spans 10 years, 300,000 album sales, three ARIA nominations and seven Golden Guitar Awards – including two for ‘Album of The Year’ and two more for ‘Male Vocalist of The Year’ – Adam Harvey is already at the
“I think people will recognise the characters I sing about and will relate to them amongst their own friends and relatives’’ Adam Harvey
forefront of Australia’s country music scene. He’s the first to admit that it hasn’t always
Not any time soon, he confirms.
been an easy journey. “You get a few kicks along
Harvey is adamant Australia is home
the way and it really toughens you up a bit,” he
and always will be. “You get to a stage
says. “But if you want it bad enough, and you’re
in life where you appreciate what you’ve got,”
prepared to do what it takes to get there, it
he says. “And if you’re happy with your lot, it’s
makes you appreciate it even more.”
bloody hard to be unhappy, you know?”
With Falling Into Place, his first record of new
Besides, Harvey has already had the
songs since 2009’s duet album, Both Sides Now,
opportunity to play out one of his dreams in
Harvey sings about the things that matter to
Tennessee, when he performed on the iconic
him: his wife and his family, the mates he drinks
Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville.
with at the local pub, the characters he meets
“Singing on the Grand Ole Opry – which is kind
and his love of fishing.
of like a choir boy singing in the Pope’s
“I think people will recognise the characters I sing about and will relate to them amongst their own friends and relatives,’’ he says. One listen to Falling Into Place and it’s clear
lounge room – that’s the big gig for a country singer,” he says. “To walk out on that stage where Hank
that the accomplished singer songwriter, who
Williams stood,
is accustomed to playing to sold-out audiences
where Johnny
night after night when he’s on tour, is in a very
Cash and Elvis
good place.
started out,
“I’m really happy. I’ve found my place,” he
it’s pretty
says. “I’ve found how I want to sound. Once you
amazing.”
find that, it helps you find the message you want to get out to people. And just what you’re all about, you know? I’m enjoying music probably
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Harvey has kicked huge goals in his career down under, so is he tempted to take on the international country music industry with a move to Nashville?
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more now than I ever have. You can’t really ask
Motley Crue
The Vines
With Bret Michaels from Poison
Sydney-raised indie rock group The Vines recently released their fifth studio
They’ve sold tens of million of albums throughout a career that spans three
album, Future Primitive, and how did they choose to celebrate? By bringing the
decades, but that’s not the most shocking fact about Motley Crue.
music to their people, of course!
The band got together in 1981 in Los Angeles, with Tommy Lee, Vince Neil,
The band has endured a very public rollercoaster ride of highs and lows since
Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars joining forces to release their debut album, Too Fast
dropping their hit single “Get Free” almost a decade ago: the single was a huge
for Love. They survived through decades of hard partying, addictions, brushes
success, winning the band the ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist in 2002.
with the law and even time spent in jail, but thirty years after first forming,
But things came to a head in late May 2004, when the band put on a show in
Motley Crew is still going strong, with the original line-up remaining in tact!
conjunction with Triple J. Lead singer Craig Nicholls’ got testy when the crowd
Motley Crue is responsible for some of hard rocks most notorious anthems,
wouldn’t stop talking during their act, despite his repeated requests. He cracked
including “Kickstart My Heart” and “Dr Feelgood” – both from the band’s #1
the darkies and called them all sheep; bassist Patrick Matthews walked off
Grammy Nominated album, Dr Feelgood – which have appeared on a total of
stage; Nicholls assaulted a photographer, and wound up in court.
13 albums.
After the incident Matthews’ left the band that he’d co-founded (he went on to
They’ve toured relentlessly over the years, but Nikki Sixx promises that their
join Youth Group) and the band regrouped, so to speak. Half a decade and a few
upcoming capital city shows are going be the biggest in the band’s history.
albums later, The Vines are thrilled to announce the dates for their first national
“The set is sick and we’ve worked with a pyro company in developing some
headline tour in many years.
new pyrotechnics,” he says. “We have a whole set designed that is mind
Future Primitive is peppered with high-energy tracks, including the frenetic
blowing. It’s one of the biggest sets we’ve ever had and Tommy’s bringing
110-second rock journey, “Gimme Love”. “Two minute songs are really cool
back a drum that’s gonna be interactive with the audience. Basically, it’s a
things to me. I’m not a very technical guitar player, so a lot of the songs don’t
rollercoaster.”
have guitar solos. Mostly, it’s just about arrangements. I’ve worked hard at
Along for the ride is Bret Michaels from Poison, in his first live performances
those,” Nicholls says.
down under since Poison last performed here some 22 years ago!
Overall, he adds, Nichols is “really happy with [Future Primitive]. I mean, I like the
“We’re coming out there to do what we always do, we’re gonna party,” says
songs. I wouldn’t have recorded them if I didn’t like the songs.”
Michaels. “We’re starting with “Talk Dirty To Me”, “Look What The Cat Dragged
Joining the band will be Papa vs Pretty and Bleeding Knees Club, with a local
In”, “Unskinny Bop”, “Nothin’ But A Good Time” and “Every Rose…”. We’re
opener to each show, before The Vines take off overseas for a limited run of
hitting people with an entire set of hit songs.”
shows in Japan, South America and Europe. Rock on!
THE VINES August 25 - Byron Bay, The Northern 26 - Brisbane, The Hi-Fi 27 - Sydney, The Metro September 1 - Wollongong, Uni Bar 2 - Newcastle, The Cambridge Hotel 3 - Melbourne, The Hi-Fi 9 - Adelaide, The Gov 10 - Perth, Capitol
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MOTLEY CRUE September 21 - Brisbane, Riverstage 23 - Sydney, Entertainment Centre 24 - Melbourne , Rod Laver Arena
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ART VS. SCIENCE JULY 1 - Adelaide, HQ 2 - Melbourne, The Forum 8 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre 9 - Brisbane, The Tivoli www.artvsscience.net ------------------------------------------DAMIEN LEITH A tribute to Roy Orbison JULY 8 - Melbourne, Palms at Crown 9 - Canberra, Theatre Centre 16 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre 22 - Adelaide, Her Majesty’s Theatre 28 - Perth, Regal Theatre 29 - Gold Coast, Jupiters Casino www.damienleith.com ------------------------------------------RISE AGAINST with special guests Sick Of It All JULY 16 - Sydney, Entertainment Centre 18 - Brisbane, Entertainment Centre 21 - Melbourne, Festival Hall 22 - Adelaide, AEC Theatre 23 - Perth, Challenge Stadium www.riseagainst.com ------------------------------------------KAISER CHIEFS AUGUST 3 - Canberra, UC Refectory 5 - Palace Theatre, Melbourne 6 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre www.kaiserchiefs.com ------------------------------------------THE MARS VOLTA AUGUST 3 - Sydney, Enmore Theatre 5 - Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre 7 - Melbourne, Palace Theatre www.themarsvolta.com ------------------------------------------CHILDREN COLLIDE AUGUST 3 - Pelly Bar, Frankston 4 - Karova Lounge, Ballarat 5 - The Bended Elbow, Geelong 6, 7 - Republic Bar, Hobart 11 - The Governor, Hindmarsh 12 - Manning Bar, Sydney 13 - The Corner Hotel, Melbourne 20 - Gove, Gove Youth Concert 25 - Studio 146, Albany 26 - Prince of Wales, Bunbury 27 - Capitol, Perth www.myspace.com/childrencollide
OWL CITY AUGUST 15 - Brisbane, The Tivoli 16 - Sydney, The Metro 17, 18 - Melbourne, Billboard The Venue www.owlcitymusic.com ------------------------------------------LIAM FINN AUGUST 19 - Melbourne, Corner Hotel 20 - Adelaide, Jive Bar 24 - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel 25 - Canberra, ANU Bar 26 - Sydney, Oxford Art Factory 27 - Brisbane, The Zoo www.liamfinn.tv ------------------------------------------KASEY CHAMBERS AND SHANE NICHOLSON AUGUST 31 - Gladstone, Entertainment Centre SEPTEMBER 1 - Capella, Capella Cultural Centre 2 - Mackay, Entertainment & Convention Centre 3 - Townsville, Civic Theatre 4 - Cairns, Civic Centre www.kasey.com.au ------------------------------------------JOHN FARNHAM OCTOBER 5, 7 - Adelaide, AEC Theatre 11, 12 - Sydney, State Theatre NOVEMBER 2, 4 - Brisbane, QPAC Theatre 9, 11 - Melbourne, Palais Theatre 22, 23 - Perth, Burswood Dome www.johnfarnham.com.au ------------------------------------------CHRIS CORNELL Solo acoustic tour OCTOBER 7 - Canberra, Canberra Theatre 10 - Perth, Concert Hall 13 - Adelaide, Festival Theatre 15, 17 - Brisbane, QPAC Concert Hall 19, 20 - Melbourne, Palais Theatre 22 - Sydney, Sydney Opera House www.chriscornell.com
JOHN EDWARD OCTOBER 7 - Sydney, State Theatre 9 - Hobart, Derwent Entertainment Centre 11 - Brisbane, Sleeman Complex, Chander Threatre 12 - Adelaide, Her Majesty’s Theatre 14 - Melbourne, Her Majesty’s Theatre www.johnedward.net ------------------------------------------KINGS OF LEON NOVEMBER 4, 5 - Sydney, Acer Arena 8 - Brisbane, Entertainment Centre 11 - Adelaide, Entertainment Centre 13, 14, 16 - Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena 19 - Perth, nib Stadium www.kingsofleon.com ------------------------------------------K. D. LANG NOVEMBER 5 - Perth, Swan Valley Sandalford Winery 7 - Canberra, AIS Arena 9, 10 - Sydney, State Theatre 12 - Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl 13 - Adelaide, Entertainment Centre 22 - Brisbane, Riverstage www.kdlang.com ------------------------------------------DOLLY PARTON NOVEMBER 8 - Perth, Burswood 12 - Adelaide, Entertainment Centre 15 - Sydney, Acer Arena 19, 20 - Hunter Valley, Hope Estate 22, 23 - Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena 25, 26 - Brisbane, Entertainment Centre www.dollypartonmusic.net ------------------------------------------ELTON JOHN NOVEMBER 30 - Brisbane, Entertainment Centre DECEMBER 3 - Hunter Valley, Hope Estate Winery 6 - Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena 9 - Adelaide, Coopers Amphitheatre 11 - Perth, Burswood Dome www.eltonjohn.com
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FORMAT: 3DS
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D
If you look up any sort of “Best Games of All
Gerudo tribe, is trying to locate a relic known
Time” list, one title will always be fighting for
as the Triforce, which has the power to grant
the top spot - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of
its owner a wish, and Link must stop him. To do
Time. Originally released back in 1998 for the
this he must travel through time and navigate
Nintendo 64, it was the fifth game in the series,
through perilous dungeons to wake up the
but it was the first to go 3D. Over the course of
sages that have the power to seal Ganondorf
its predecessors, Nintendo had toiled away and
away forever.
managed to create the illusion of this amazing
With the story set, Nintendo has enhanced
land of Hyrule, with its stunning countryside,
the experience elsewhere. The visuals have
massive castles, deep dungeons and entire
been greatly improved, and the 3D effect in
ecosystem of critters, but with its 2D view,
particular brings the land bursting out into your
gamers were forced to use their imagination.
playing space. The gameplay has also seen
When Ocarina of Time came along and allowed
some notable and excellent tweaks. Now when
gamers to explore Hyrule in 3D it was mind-
you are in aiming mode, you can tilt the 3DS to
blowing, and its influence can be seen in all
move your reticule about the screen. Items such
modern RPGs and adventure games.
as the bow, slingshot and hookshot use this
It’s no wonder then, that Nintendo are using
method and it is truly an enhancement of the
Legend of Zelda Timeline ● The Legend of Zelda (NES - 1986) ● The Adventure of Link (NES - 1987) ● A Link to the Past (SNES - 1991) ● Link’s Awakening (Game Boy - 1993) ● Ocarina of Time (N64 - 1998) ● Majora’s Mask (N64 - 2000) ● Oracle of Ages & Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Colour - 2001) ● A Link to the Past & Four Swords (Game Boy Advance - 2002) ● The Wind Waker (GameCube - 2002) ● Four Swords Adventures (GameCube 2004) ● The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance 2004) ● Twilight Princess (Wii/GameCube - 2006) ● Phantom Hourglass (DS - 2007) ● Spirit Tracks (DS - 2009) ● Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS - 2011) ● Skyward Sword (Wii - 2011)
that memorable gaming experience to provide
traditional control scheme we’re used to, adding
one of the first, truly must-own games for their
to the enjoyment of the game. Managing your
new 3DS handheld, heightening the beloved
inventory and quickly swapping between items
experience to make use of the giant leap in
and weapons is also made a lot easier with the
completion, which provides more challenging
technology in the interim 13-years. The revered
touchscreen, as simple taps take the place of
dungeons, with different enemy patterns. If you
story has been left more-or-less untouched, with
menu navigation.
missed it back in the day, or you want to relive a
players again taking control of the ever-cute Link. Series antagonist Ganondorf, King of the
Finally, returning veterans can unlock a Master Quest mode upon the game’s
classic, this is as brilliant a game as it ever was and certainly worth a purchase.
Out now
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WORDS Chris Stead
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D
FORMAT: 360, PS3, Wii, DS, 3DS
TRANSFORMERS:
MORE THAN MEETS THE MOVIE The amazing critical and commercial success
and being able to do things like change into a
enjoyed by the recent Transformers film directed
Jet to fly behind an entrenched enemy, or switch
by Michael Bay has proven just how much
into a vehicle to race into a better position
love there is out there for the battling Autobots
before wha-whaing into robot form as you fire is
and Decepticons. This rebirth of the franchise
great fun and like no other combat experience
into popular culture couldn’t have a come at
out there. The multiplayer mode - where such
a better time for gamers, with the powerful
gameplay really shines - also returns.
technology behind the modern consoles able to
There are two notable changes, however.
deliver the type of experience you’d want from
The first is thematically, with the action set on
an interactive piece of Transformers media.
Earth the environments look a lot more organic
Primarily, the ability to transform on the fly from
and inviting, as well as being a bit more open
vehicle to robot form as you compete in battle.
than the all machine land of Cybertron. You’ll
Developer High Moon Studios nailed it
wage war in cities, jungles, Serbian military
with their last Transformers game, 2009’s War
compounds, the Nepalese mountains and
for Cybertron, crafting a completely original
a further 14 locations, causing quite a lot of
storyline that took fans of the franchise, for the
environmental destruction as you go. Secondly,
first time, to the surface of the robots’ home
there is now a third transformation state you
world, Cybertron. Here we learned about the
can enter called Stealth Force. This is a state
rise of Optimus Prime, and how the once unified
between the Robot and Vehicle forms, where
land split into its two iconic halves and their
you get the firepower of the former, but the
eternal war began. While this follow-up chooses
manoeuvrability of the latter. This mixes up the
the name of recently released film, Dark of the
action even further.
Moon, it too offers its own unique storyline. The
There a lot of love around for Transformers at
game is set between the second (Revenge of
the moment and for good reason: rest assured
the Fallen) and third movies: the humans believe
that the video game adaptation aren’t letting
Megatron to be defeated, but when Optimus
the franchise down.
Prime intercepts an alien communication he realises his arch enemy is set to return and unleash Shockwave - a laser wielding, über Decepticon - on Earth and you must stop it. Thankfully, the core ingredients of the War for Cybertron remain intact. The spectacular visuals bring the Transformers to life, allowing you to switch with a button press across your selected character’s two forms, instantly changing the battlefield. You play from the thirdperson view,
Arguably the most impressive Transformers game ever created was made right here in Australia. 2004’s Transformers: Armada was one of the last titles made by legendary local developer Melbourne House and it merged Transformers combat with a GTA-style world.
WORDS Chris Stead
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
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[DVD] FASTER (JULY 6)
I AM NUMBER FOUR (JULY 6)
town of Dirt. When he lands a gig as the local sheriff, he is forced to play the hardest role of his life as he goes up against the meanest, most rotten Wild West characters ever conceived.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton team up in this graphic action thriller. Johnson plays Driver – a getaway driver who is fresh out of prison after taking the fall for a bungled heist. Now he’s on the trail – with the help of his hot-as-hell 1971 Chevy Malibu SS – of the guys who set him up and murdered his brother. However, a veteran cop (Thornton) and a hit man hired by the freaked-out bad guys are on a mission to take Driver down before he carries out his bloody revenge.
If you squealed yourself stupid over Twilight, then you’ll have a similar reaction to this teen sci-fi hit. Alex Pettyfer plays John, the devastatingly handsome new kid at school. When an artistic outcast develops a crush on him, she soon comes to the realisation that her dream-boat is harboring a mysterious secret – namely, he’s an alien. As well as playing his part in an angsty teen romance, John must also be ever-vigilant against the alien bad guys that wish to do him harm.
Writer Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy concludes with this final chapter that’s shrouded in gothic goodness. We find anti-heroine, Lisbeth (Noomi Rapace) recovering from bullet wounds in hospital with a police guard. She’s also awaiting trial for a triple murder, and in order to find justice, she is forced to open up to a magazine journalist (Michael Myqvist) about the sordid details of her childhood in a psychiatric institution and the corrupt officials who kept her prisoner there.
THE MECHANIC (JULY 21)
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THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (JULY 6)
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If you thought your onthe-job training was tough, spare a thought for apprentice hit man, Steve McKenna (Ben Foster). He’s been tasked with learning the ropes from veteran gun-for-hire, Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham), who specialises in making his victims appear to have succumbed to an accidental death. To complicate the situation further, Bishop has recently killed his friend and mentor, Harry McKenna (Donald Sutherland), who is also young Steve’s father.
Who can resist Anthony Hopkins as a creepy bad guy? Here he plays Father Lucas Trevant, a possessed priest who has been transformed from man of God into a demonic vessel of Satan and is caught beating children on the steps of his church. Enter American seminary student and sceptic, Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), whose faith is tested when he is tasked with exorcising Father Trevant’s demons and banishing Satan himself from his earthly inhabitance.
The Farrelly Brothers take on the sanctity of marriage in their latest raunchy comedy. Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends and two suburban husbands who find themselves bored by their predictable lives. When their wives, Maggie (Jenna Fischer) and Grace (Christina Applegate), grant the buddies a week off from marriage, they delight in rediscovering their bachelorhood. However, their fantasy comes crashing down when their wives seek their own extra-marital adventures.
Matt Damon stars as David Norris, a politician who has overcome childhood tragedy to build a very successful career. However, when he falls for rebellious ballerina, Elise (Emily Blunt), the mysterious Adjustment Bureau is sent to put David back on track with their supernatural ability to control the mechanisms of fate. However, David is not content to live a predetermined destiny and wakes the sleeping monster when he decides to fight back.
Here’s one to keep the winter blues at bay. Dana (Sasha Jackson) is an 18-year-old up-and-coming surfer with the killer skills to match her cover-girl beauty. When her father puts the pressure on to swap the beach for a classroom, Dana runs to South Africa in search of the world’s biggest surf and a connection with her late South African mother. With her mother’s journal in hand, she pledges to fulfill her mother’s dream of surfing the treacherous break at Jefferys Bay.
RANGO (JULY 7) With Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski at the helm, this is animation for adults. Full of rich inside jokes from classic westerns such as Once Upon a Time in the West and Chinatown, and hilarious impersonations of genre icons including Clint Eastwood and John Huston, there’s plenty of meat here for serious film buffs. However, if you’re just in it for a good time, you’ll get that too. Johnny Depp voices Rango, a lonely chameleon with acting ambitious who finds himself in the lawless
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You saw Bradley Cooper clowning around in The Hangover, but here he takes his game to an all-new level as he more than holds his own opposite co-stars Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish. Cooper plays wild-boy writer Eddie Morra – think a big-screen adaptation of Californication’s Hank Moody – who stumbles upon a secretive new brain-enhancing pill, which turns the screw-up writer into a virtual genius. Mentored by financial guru Carl Van Loon (De Niro), he comes a Wall Street whiz kid, until the bad guys circle for a piece of the action. (JULY 28)
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BEYONCE: 4 (OUT NOW)
This is Beyonce as you’ve never quite heard her before. She has revealed that this album was inspired in part by the music of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and coproduced by her rapper husband, Jay-Z, which has resulted in an eclectic mix of styles that have produced a genuinely SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN (OUT NOW)
After two gold albums, Los Angeles pop band Selena Gomez & the Scene have set their hotly anticipated third album free. Lead single “Who Says” is an upbeat radio-friendly track that will be on the lips of all the teen girl-power legions around the world. The video to follow-up single, “Love You Like a Love Song”, was filmed on Malibu Beach with some questionably painted pink horses (go figure) and might provide something of an insight into how she feels about boyfriend, Justin Bieber.
unique album. Lead single, “Run the World (Girls)” presents a more aggressive Beyonce than previously seen in a girl-power anthem that channels Lady Gaga. Fela Kuti’s influence is most strongly felt on “Till the End of Time” and midtempo “Best Thing I Never Had” keeps the heavy drums coming. But fans will be glad to know that the big vocals are still here. The expansive “1+1” is a classic Beyonce ballad and “Countdown” samples Boys II Men in a blast from the past.
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(OUT NOW) Having worked on this album with some of the biggest producers in rock – including Jeff Blue of Linkin Park, Brandon Friesen of Nickleback and Mike Fraser of AC/DC – it’s hard to believe that this Aussie rock outfit has remained relatively under the radar. But that’s all about to change with the release of their superb debut record. From the balls-out hard rock of “Bring It On” and radio-friendly pop-rock hooks in “Shout” and “All My Life” to piano ballad “Falling Apart”, this band is the complete package.
DIGITALISM: I LOVE YOU DUDE (OUT NOW)
JUMP JUMP DANCE DANCE: SELF-TITLED
Almost four years after the release of the their acclaimed debut album, Idealism, comes the sophomore release from these hyped music makers. But it has been well worth the wait as the German electro duo has brought their A-game to this record. The album is overflowing with hot rhythms desperately fighting to get out on the dance floor as well as plenty of pop goodness, including a guest spot by Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas on “Forrest Gump”. He also co-wrote “Circles”.
(OUT NOW) While their name might sound like a Playschool special, we can assure you that Los Angeles electrorock duo Jump Jump Dance Dance is the real deal. In their debut album and lead single “Show Me The Night”, vocalist Chris Carter and DJ Simon Lewicki (formerly of Groove Terminator) recklessly walk the line between dance and rock music. The result is a completely new, genredefying sound that will no doubt prove to be a key influence on the future evolution of indie rock.
MINISTRY OF SOUND: ANNUAL 2011 (JULY 8)
INCUBUS: IF NOT NOW, WHEN? (JULY 15)
LIMP BIZKIT: GOLD COBRA
Ministry of Sound retains its reputation as the home of the hottest club compilations with yet another stunner in this year’s annual release. Hook N Sling and Tommy Trash were called in to do the honours at the mixing deck, and they’ve come up with 41 killer tracks from a wide range of the genre’s biggest names, including Swedish House Mafia, Miami Horror, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Duck Sauce, Armand Van Helden and Calvin Harris to name just a few.
The seventh studio album from the California rockers marks somewhat of a different direction for the band. That hard-rock edge has been swapped for a softer, more pop-friendly sound, and that’s not a bad thing. The vocals seem more relaxed than usual and the rhythm section sounds more polished than ever before. Old-school Incubus fans may be disappointed, but listen without preconceived ideas and you’ll discover an evolving band that’s fulfilling its potential.
ADAM HARVEY: FALLING INTO PLACE (JULY 8)
Three-time ARIA Award nominee Adam Harvey could be excused for feeling very comfortable at the top of the country charts, and his brand new album featuring 13 new tracks is certainly good enough to keep him sitting pretty. This time round he’s gone back to his Australian country roots. After a stint in Nashville, he’s been boot-scooting throughout Australia on an epic tour that has informed his new work and imbued it with an energy that other musicians would do well to match.
(OUT NOW) Check yourself before you wreck yourself, because the Fred Durst-led numetal band is dropping its first record by the original lineup since the 2000 hit, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water. Gold Cobra is the band’s new album and lead single, “Shotgun” has already rocked to the number-one spot on the iTunes Rock Chart. The standard release features 13 new songs, or fork out for the Deluxe Edition and score an extra four new tracks.
FATTY GETS A STYLIST: SELF-TITLED WORDS Shane Conroy
Brisbane based singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke has garnered quite a following since first scooping the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and Breakthrough Album in 2007. Two albums and a viral hit – “Are You Fucking Kidding Me? (The Facebook Song)” – later, she’s joined forces with her husband, Keir Nuttall, to create alternative pop duo Fatty Gets a Stylist. Their brand of alternative pop features almost unrecognisable vocals by Miller-Heidke who sings in a much lower register, yet the genre-busting sound and addictive hooks in tracks such as “Are You Ready?” and “You Got the World” are completely irresistible. (OUT NOW)
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APOCALYPSE NOW (JULY 27) Directed by the great Francis Ford Coppola, this 1979 Oscar winner finally comes to Blu-ray to delight the next generation of film fans. Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburn, Harrison Ford and Dennis Hopper are all part of the genuinely all-star cast that presents the original Vietnam War epic by which all others are judged. As the war rages on, US Army Captain Willard (Sheen) is given the top-secret mission to cross the border into Cambodia and hunt down and kill a
Green Beret colonel (Brando) who has strayed from his orders and unleashed his own violent vigilante campaign against the Viet Cong. When Willard arrives in his target’s compound, what he finds shocks him to his core.
THE WAY BACK (JULY 28) Colin Farrell and Ed Harris star in this Peter Weirdirected psychological drama. When a small group of prisoners escape from a Siberian gulag under the cover of a snow storm, they are faced with the daunting challenge of trekking 4,000 miles to safety in India. Led by Polish Janusz (Jim Sturgess), the group consists of a cynical American, a Russian thug, an awkward accountant, an artistic pastry chef, a priest and a nightblind Pole. Remarkably, it’s inspired by a true story.
THE THIN RED LINE (JULY 27) Nominated for an incredible seven Oscars, this 1998 World War II drama stars Nick Nolte and Sean Penn in near career-best roles. During the strategically vital battle of Guadalcanal, a group of young US soldiers is brought in to relieve the battle-wary Marines. As the horrors of war rage around them, the growing bond between the men becomes as important as life itself. Co-stars include George Clooney, John Travolta, Woody Harrelson, John Cusak, John C. Reilly and Adrien Brody.
BEASTLY (JULY 7) A very modern-day take on the Beauty and the Beast concept in which MaryKate Olsen and Vanessa Hudgens star alongside talented new-comer Alex Pettyfer. Kyle (Pettyfer) is the big man on campus at his New York high school, but when he plays a prank on a bewitching fellow student (Olsen), he falls victim to a curse that turns him ugly (in this case, some facial tattoos and extreme piercing do the trick). However, for Kyle’s pre-curse crush, Lindy (Hudgens), beauty is only skin deep.
AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (AUGUST 3) Do I make you horny, baby? Perhaps not, but Mike Myers as retro British super-spy Austin Powers will certainly make you giggle. This 1999 sequel to the original spy spoof calls upon Austin to travel back in time to 1969 to recapture his ‘mojo’ from his nemesis, Dr. Evil (also played by Myers). He does so with the help of sexy Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) who could arouse a pile of wet rags, while Dr. Evil and his mini-me (Verne Troyer) conspire to put a gigantic cannon on the moon.
EVER AFTER: A CINDERELLA STORY (JULY 27) This contemporary retelling of the Cinderella fairytale casts the beguiling Drew Barrymore in the princess role. After the death of her doting father, Danielle (Barrymore) is bullied into servitude by her stepmother (Anjelica Houston), despite which, Danielle grows into a charming, happy-golucky young lady. When she crosses paths with a handsome prince (Dougray Scott), she needs some very special help in order to escape her family and live happily ever after.
POINT BREAK (AUGUST 3) Well before he donned black leather for The Matrix, Keanu Reeves was FBI agent turned surfer, Johnny Utah, in this 1991 action thriller. When a gang of Los Angeles surfers led by sandy-haired Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) are suspected as the men behind a string of daring bank robberies, undercover FBI agent Utah is sent to infiltrate the group. Complications arise, however, when Utah is drawn into the surfing lifestyle and ultimately questions his allegiance.
PLATOON (JULY 27) This four-time Oscar-winner introduced a young Charlie ‘Winning’ Sheen to adoring 1986 audiences. Directed by Oliver Stone, it tells the story of Chris Taylor (Sheen), an idealistic young US solider who dropped out of college to join the war in Vietnam. However, he finds the reality of war a bitter pill to swallow as the extreme jungle warfare, and the power battle between his commanding officers (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe), increasingly eat away at his sanity.
MORTAL KOMBAT (AUGUST 3) This 1995 action thriller was an early pioneer in the video-game-to-film transition. Mortal Kombat is an ancient tradition in which the supernatural warriors of the out-world take on Earth’s most fearsome fighters in a martial arts tournament that decides the fate of the planet. The out-world requires just one final victory to take control of Earth, but standing in its way is a small but brave band of mortal warriors led by Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) and Lui Kang (Robin Shou).
ENTOURAGE SEASON 7 WORDS Shane Conroy
Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his boys return for an all-new ride. After surviving a stunt driving accident on a film set, Vinnie begins searching for new thrills and finds them in a new relationship with porn star Sasha Grey and in his drug and alcohol habits that are spiraling out of control. Meanwhile, uber agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven), is facing his own struggles as he loses his bid to bring an NFL team to LA and, worse, begins to lose control of his tenuous family life. As for the hapless Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) – you guessed it – he’s out of work again. (JULY 13)
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CUBIC NINJA 3DS This odd game has you playing as a square-shaped Ninja called CC who, in fine video gaming tradition, is out to rescue an abducted princess and his ninja brethren from an evil doer. A puzzle game at heart, you’ll need to solve 100 levels by tilting the screen to let your hero fall through a maze avoiding enemies and traps or collecting ninja moves power-ups in order to defeat them. CAPTAIN AMERICA: SUPER SOLDIER PS3, 360, WII, DS, 3DS off against Nazis and classic Realising that gamers have villains like Iron Cross and become fed up with the stale Red Skull. Played from the routine of movie-based video third-person the game offers games simply recounting acrobatic climbing, puzzle events from their source solving and a lot of closematerial, the latest run of quarters combat. Gamers tie-ins have provided their are given a massive range own unique stories. Captain of fighting moves that flow America: Super Soldier is no fluidly together, many of different, offering a complete which use Captain America’s separate experience from famous shield. Sadly there is the Chris Pine-starring no multiplayer, but fans of the film, where gamers find comic will still love it. themselves in WWII, facing UFC TRAINER 360 Fitness games have been quite the craze since the release of Microsoft’s Kinect device, but this latest outing is set to really put gamers to the test. Fully certified by the UFC and featuring MMA trainers, this will put you through over 70 challenging exercises straight from the routines of mixed martial arts stars. It aims to “build strength, increase endurance, burn calories and get results,” which is certainly more fun in the multiplayer mode.
PAC-MAN & GALAGA DIMENSIONS 3DS Veteran gamers will delight in the six-game collection. Classic oldschoolers Pac-Man and Galaga are 31 and 30 years old respectively, but still deliver that great addictive gameplay. But even better is two recent - and exceptional remakes - Galaga Legions and Pac-Man: Championship Edition, which are also included. Rounding out the pack are the all new games Pac-Man Tilt (a side-scrolling Sonic-like platformer) and Galaga 3D Impact (an on-rails shooter).
THE WITCHER II: ASSASSINS OF KINGS PC Heralded by some critics as the best looking game ever made, this is a PC title that will truly test out the power of your desktop. Thankfully, the dark fantasy world you wander is fill of brilliant RPG gameplay. As you grow into a world-saving hero, you’ll meet a host of super interesting characters, and discover riches and weapons through the amazing world.
SPORTS ISLAND 3D 3DS One of gaming’s premier party games brings 10 sports to the 3DS for four-player minigame fun. Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Snowball Fighting, Sumo Wrestling, Bowling, Snowmobile Racing and Trampoline are all included. Besides the 3D effects, new to the series for this release is the Super Play, a special move you can earn and unleash for a game-breaking advantage.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PT 2 360, PS3, WII, DS, PC The final film is getting a final game which continues the great improvements we saw from the “Part 1” video game tie-in. That means a visually impressive wizard world and engaging spell-based combat. You play mainly as Harry, but will also try your skills with Hermione, Ron, Seamus, Neville, Weasley and Professor McGonagall. Now that they’re older, these young adults have more powerful spells, too. F.E.A.R. 3 360, PS3, PC The F.E.A.R. series made a name for itself by combining rock solid firstperson shooter action with genuinely freaky horror elements, inspired by the movie The Ring. This threequel has the most twisted and freakish storyline yet, but also adds a cover system and co-op gameplay - each gamer controlling a vastly different character with unique gameplay - to the experience.
STOKED: BIG AIR EDITION 360, PC Just in time for the snow season, one of the finest snowboarding games of recent times is getting a Big Air Edition. The game made a name for itself with its realistic - if difficult to master - trick system, amazing weather effects and the ability to catch a helicopter to anywhere on the seven real world mountains to test your skills. Being able to ride the slopes with friends in multiplayer seals the deal.
RESIDENT EVIL: THE MERCENARIES 3D 3DS Stripping away the involved storylines for which the Resident Evil series has become famous, this action focused game simply asks gamers to survive waves of enemy attacks. It’s best played with a friend in coop, as you combine the series’ classic over-theshoulder shooting or the new first-person view and melee combat in arenas inspired by levels from Resident Evil 4 and 5. It’s visually spectacular, too.
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[GADGETS] SONY ERICSSON XPERIA PLAY SONY PHONESTATION Sony has its fingers in pretty much every facet of the consumer technology industry - TVs, phones, cameras, video recorders, Blu-ray player, consoles... we could go on - and its finally getting around to combining some of them into multipurpose products. We’ve seen the Bravias and PS3s team-up, now it’s the smartphone wing – Ericsson – that is taking some tips from the handheld gaming department. The Xperia Play
OLIVE 06HD MODERN JUKEBOX While we still love our classic CD collection, there is no doubting that the onset of MP3 players and smartphones have made MP3s and other audio files a modern necessity. The Olive 06HD is a brilliant little device that bridges the gap for music fans, effectively acting like a new age jukebox. It’s got all the audio output/ input holes you could want, wireless and wired
offers a great multimedia experience, with good speakers, a friendly userinterface and excellent game controls. The design is compact, although it does feel a little flimsy and we would’ve preferred more internal storage. It uses the Android OS and is a more than adequate phone, but we’re more interested in seeing a good run of exclusive games for it before we’re completely sold.
networking capabilities and a great-sized, 2TB hard-drive (that’s sound dampened to boot). However, on top of that, it has a CD drive that allows you to put in your albums and rip them to digital files (or burn them in reverse). The sound quality is excellent, the controls intuitive – including a LCD touchscreen – you can stream internet radio and it’s a cinch to drag-anddrop files across from your computer. A little ripper!
systems in today’s marketplace are too space consuming for many Australian houses. This nifty device acts to get around that. The 2.1 system’s subwoofer wraps around the back of the TV like a bracket, allowing
GARMIN APPROACH S1 FORE! It looks like an ordinary watch, but it is not. Yes its bright screen will tell you what time of day it is, and its weatherproof casing ensures you can use it in all conditions, but it also has GPS technology builtin to it. This, combined with the 600 golf courses Garmin has mapped itself (with more coming down the track), means that while you’re shooting a
round, your watch can tell you exactly how far it is to the pin, and in what direction you need to shoot. Great for helping you select your club, and even better if you’re anything like us and spend so much time in the rough you completely lose your bearings on where the hole is located. For a small additional fee, you can add a further 16,500 courses from North America and 5,400 from
APPLE IMAC 27” CUTE AND COOL The mighty Apple machine continues to power forward, recently replacing Google as “the most powerful brand in the world,” we’re told. No matter how much you want to hate on Apple for being the tall poppy, you simply can’t deny the diverse functionality and slick design of their products. The purveyor of electronics white has just released its latest range of iMacs and the 27” option is truly a thing of beauty, especially as it comes with a trackpad as well as standard keyboard and mouse inputs. It’s not all about
good looks, either, as there is plenty of grunt under the hood. A second generation Intel Core i5 quad-core processor and plenty of customisation flexibility (including a maximum 16Gb of memory and 2TB hard drive) ensures that this machine can power most of your
two slim speakers to then cling around the edges. The current model can expand from 32” to 42” flatscreens, but that range is set to increase in the future. The key point though is the fantastic sound, which puts the standard TV speakers to shame. Sure to anger the neighbours in no time.
Europe, too. And just remember - should your playing partners protest - it’s not cheating, its just helping. desktop needs without breaking a sweat.
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Q-ACOUSTICS Q-TV2 COMPACT SOUND If the neighbours aren’t cursing your mother every time you flick on a video game or movie - or if your wife hasn’t threatened to leave - then your home theatre system simply isn’t good enough. The problem, however, is that the bulky home theatre
Store Name
Address 1
Address 2
Port Macquarie
Shop 9. Settlement City
Cnr Bay & Park Streets
Raymond
Shop 36, Raymond Terrace
Port Stephens Street
Terrace
Marketplace
Roselands
Shop L10-11, Roselands
Suburb
State
P/c
Phone
Port Macquarie NSW 2444 02 6584 3133 Raymond
NSW 2324 02 4987 7931
Terrace Roselands Drive
Roselands
NSW 2196 02 9740 4699
Windsor Road
Rouse Hill
NSW 2155 02 9629 6066
Lake Entrance Road
Shellharbour
NSW 2529 02 4297 0799
Shop 10, Tamworth
Cnr Bridge & Denne
Tamworth
NSW 2340 02 6765 7486
Shoppingworld
Streets
Shop T7, Tamworth City
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Tamworth
NSW 2340 02 6761 3690
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Address 1
Address 2
Suburb
Belconnen
Shop 217, Westfield
Benjamin Way
Belconnen
ACT 2617 02 6251 0076
Canberra DFO
Shop T130, DFO Canberra
Cnr Canberra Avenue
Fyshwick
ACT 2601 02 6280 5724
Queanbeyan
Shop 4, Riverside Shopping
131 Monaro Street
Queanbeyan
ACT 2620 02 6297 4620
State
P/c
Phone
Rouse Hill
Centre Shellharbour
Belconnen
Shop 146/148, Tuggeranong
Anketell Street
Tuggeranong
ACT 2900 02 6293 1999
Shop 222, Shell Harbour Square Shopping Centre
Tamworth
Centre Tuggeranong
Shop Gr031, Rouse Hill Town
Tamworth Cbd
Plaza
Hyperdrome Albury
Shop 30, West End Plaza
487 Kiewa Street
Albury
NSW 2640 02 6021 2401
Taree
Shop 6, Taree Marketplace
Manning Street
Taree
NSW 2430 02 6551 4009
Armidale
Shop 21, Centro Armidale
Cnr Beardie & Jessie
Armidale
NSW 2230 02 6771 5812
Toormina
Shop N33, Toormina Gardens
Toormina Road
Toormina
NSW 2452 02 6658 9008
Gardens
Shopping Centre
Tuggerah
Shop 1085, Westfield
50 Wyong Road
Tuggerah
NSW 2259 02 4355 4108
Streets Ballina
Shop 67
Cnr Kerr & Fox Streets
Ballina
NSW 2478 02 6686 2789
Bankstown
Shop E11, Bankstown
North Terrace
Bankstown
NSW 2200 02 9796 2491
Bathurst
Shop 32/33 Bathurst City
81-83 Bentnick Street
Bathurst
NSW 2795 02 6334 2419
Blacktown
Shop 1056
Westpoint Blacktown,
Blacktown
NSW 2148 02 9622 0350
Bowral
Shops 2-3, Oxley Mall
33 Bendooley Street
Bowral
NSW 2576 02 4861 5487
Burwood
Shop 130a, Westfield
100 Burwood Road
Burwood
NSW 2134 02 9747 2473
Tuggerah Wagga Wagga
Square
Shop 26, Castle Towers
Castle Street
Castle Hill
NSW 2154 02 9899 6340
Brown Plains
Bundaberg
Shop G8003, Charlestown
Pearson Street
Charlestown
NSW 2290 02 4290 6041
Burleigh Heads
Coffs Harbour
Shop 80, Park Beach Plaza
253 Pacific Highway
Dubbo
Shop 9, Dubbo City Centre
117 Macquarie Street
Dubbo
NSW 2830 02 6881 8101
Erina
Shop T20, Erina Fair
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 02 6651 8431
Terrigal Drive
Erina
NSW 2250 02 4367 0782
Shopping Centre Stockland Mall Shop 107
Breese Parade
Shop 409, Sugarland
Takalvan Street
Bundaberg
QLD 4670 07 4153 2788
Shop 76, Stockland Burleigh
149 West Burleigh Road Burleigh Heads QLD 4220 07 5535 8143
Shop 219/220, DFO Cairns
274 Mulgrave Road
Cairns
QLD 4870 07 4041 0921
Capalaba
Shop 67, Capalaba Shopping
Cnr Mount Cotton &
Capalaba
QLD 4157 07 3245 1933
Centre
Redland Bay Rds Moreton Bay Road
Capalaba
QLD 4157 07 3823 4212
Townsville
QLD 4812 07 4721 6236
Toowoomba
QLD 4350 07 4634 0331
Cnr Kings Rd & Woolcock St
Shop 56, Clifford Gardens
Cnr James St & Anzac
Shopping Centre
Ave
Shop 18, Dalby
17-67 Cunningham St
Dalby
QLD 4405 07 4662 3257
Mulgrave Road
Earlville
QLD 4870 07 4033 6257
Shop T18, Centro Shopping
Cnr Excelsior Rd &
Gympie
QLD 4570 07 5482 3294
Centre
Bruce Hwy
Shop 1073, Westfield
1-29 Millaroo Drive
Helensvale
QLD 4212 07 5556 0086
Boat Harbour Drive
Hervey Bay
QLD 4655 07 4124 8561
Maryborough St
Bundaberg
QLD 4670 07 4153 1480
318 Moggill Road
Indooroopilly
QLD 4068 07 3878 3294
Shop 48,
Cnr Dawson Highway &
Gladstone
QLD 4680 07 4978 5336
Kin Kora Shopping
Phillip Street
Loganholme
QLD 4129 07 3801 2947
Kotara
NSW 2289 02 4957 1275
Lake Haven
NSW 2263 02 4392 0225
Shop 1055A
Cnr Park Ave &
Yambil Street
Dalby
Westfield Kotara
Northcott Dr
Lake Haven
Shop 84
Lake Haven Shopping
Lake Macquarie
Shop T50, Centro Lake
Wilsons Road
Mt Hutton
NSW 2290 02 4947 1611
Lismore
Shop 34, Lismore Shopping
Mckenzie Street
Lismore
NSW 2480 02 6621 8573
Lithgow
Shop 21-22 Lithgow Valley
Cnr Lithgow & Bents
Lithgow
NSW 2790 02 6352 3950
Shopping Centre
Streets
Macarthur
Shop U49, Macarthur Square
Gilchrist Drive
Maitland
Shop 2, Hunter Mall
405 High Street
Maitland
NSW 2320 02 4934 4431
Marrickville
Marrickville Metro Shopping
34 Victoria Rd
Marrickville
NSW 2204 02 9519 0910
Shoppingworld Earlville
Centre
Helensvale
Centre
Helensvale Hervey Bay
Hinkler Central
Kin Kora
NSW 2548 02 6495 1741
Centre Loganholme
Shop 101, Market Square
Hunter Street Mall
Newcastle
NSW 2300 02 4927 0933
Shop 55
32-60 East Street
Nowra
Nsw 2541 02 4421 0681
Cnr Wheelers Lane &
Dubbo
NSW 2830 02 6881 6130
Maroochydore
Stockland Nowra Morayfield
Mitchell Hwy
Orange
Shop 21, Orange City Centre
Summer Street
Port Central
Shops F3 & F4, Port Central
40 Horton Street
Shop 3001, Westfield Shoppingtown
Centre Merimbula
Shop 28, Hinkler Shopping Centre
Indooroopilly
Streets
Shop 46, Bay Central Shopping Centre
Campbelltown NSW 2560 02 4628 5883
Square
Shop 115, Stockland Shopping Centre
Gympie
Macquarie Fair
Cnr Market & Monaro
QLD 4870 07 4031 8515
Cairns DFO
Clifford Gardens
Kotara
Cairns
Shopping Centre
NSW 2680 02 6964 3561
Griffith Central, 10-12
Streets
Shop 61 Castletown
Griffith
Shop 9
Cnr Spence & Mcleod
Shopping Centre
Castletown
Shopping Centre Griffith
Shop 96, Cairns Central
Shopping Centre
NSW 2323 02 4933 5943
Cnr Duke & Fitzroy
Cairns Central
Shop 23, Capalaba Central
East Maitland
040
QLD 4118 07 3802 8012
Central
Streets
Shopping Centre
Brown Plains
Brown Plains Road
Capalaba
1 Molly Morgan Drive
Dubbo
Cnr Mt Lindsay Hwy &
Shopping Centre
NSW 2460 02 6643 4108
Centre
Shop 21a, Orana Mall Dubbo
Shop 17, Grand Central
NSW 2580 02 4822 9640
Shop 64, Greenhills
Orana Mall
QLD 4207 07 3382 0829
Grafton
Greenhills
Nowra
Beenleigh
Goulburn
270 Auburn Street Shop T43, Grafton Shopping
Newcastle
George Street
Shop 34, Beenleigh
NSW 2428 02 6554 7343
Grafton
Shop 4, Merimbula Square
QLD 4215 07 5503 0355
Forster
Goulburn
Merimbula
Southport
Heads
Square,
Forster
42 Marine Parade
Shopping Centre
Shopping Centre Charlestown
Shop 1034, Australia Fair
Marketplace
Shoppingtown Castle Hill
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 02 6931 7882
Shopping Centre Beenleigh
Patrick Street
Baylis Street
Marketplace Australia Fair
Centre
Shop T12a, Wagga Wagga
Shop 91-92, Logan
Cnr Pacific Highway &
Hyperdome
Bryants Road
Shop 129,
Cnr Horton & Plaza
Sunshine Plaza
Parades
Maroochydore QLD 4558 07 5443 4368
Shop 66, Morayfield
Morayfield Road
Morayfield
171 Dandenong Road
Mt Ommaney
QLD 4506 07 5499 4088
Shopping Centre Orange
NSW 2800 02 6361 0619
Port Macquarie NSW 2444 02 6584 0026
Mt Ommaney
Shop 126, Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre
QLD 4074
TBA
Store Name
Address 1
Address 2
Suburb
State
Store Name
Address 1
Address 2
Suburb
Nerang
Shop 21-37,
57 Station Street
Nerang
QLD 4211 07 5527 2716
Karingal
Shop T22, Karingal Hub
330 Cranbourne Road
Frankston
VIC 3199 03 9789 0438
28 Eenie Creek Rd
Noosaville
QLD 4566 07 5442 4621
Lilydale
Shop T13, Lilydale
33 Hutchinson Street
Lilydale
VIC 3140 03 9739 5832
533-555 High Street
Melton
VIC 3337 03 9743 0466
Mildura
VIC 3500 03 5022 7630
P/c
Phone
Shop T1010,
Shop 1145a,
Cnr Anzac Ave & North
Westfield North Lakes
Lakes Drive
Queen Street
Shop Tlg03,
204-216 Queens Plaza
Mall
Lower Level
Mall
Raintrees
Shop T112, Raintrees
Cnr Alfred & Koch
Shopping Centre
Streets
Mango Hill
QLD 4509 07 3491 9477
Brisbane
Manundra
QLD 4001 07 3210 2465
QLD 4870 07 4053 6561
Shop 22, Redbank Plaza
Collingwood Drive
Redbank
QLD 4301 07 3818 0766
Shop 2033a,
Robina Town Centre
Robina
QLD 4230 07 5575 7046
Rockhampton
QLD 4700 07 4921 2509
QLD 4701 07 4928 0550
Drive
Shop 46,
Cnr Fitzroy & Bolsover
Mildura Centro
Mornington
Rosebud
City
City Centre Plaza
Street
Shop 1m Rockhampton
Cnr Yaamba Rd And
North
Stockland
Bruce Highway
Rockhampton
Shop 42, Runaway Bay
Lae Drive
Runaway Bay
QLD 4216 07 5529 0182
Smithfield
Shop 158, Smithfield
Cnr Captain Cook &
Smithfield
QLD 4878 07 4038 2221
QLD 4300 07 3470 0865
Shopping Centre
Kennedy Hwys
Springfield
Orion Springfield
Shop 80a, 1 Main St
Springfield
Stafford
Shop 57a, Stafford City
400 Stafford Rd
Brisbane
QLD 4053 07 3356 2542
Station Square
Shop 19, Station Square
142 Lennox Street
Maryborough
QLD 4560 07 4121 4555
Lakes
197 Church Road
Taigum
QLD 4018 07 3265 4406
1015 Sandgate Road
Toombul
QLD 4012 07 3630 4713
Cnr Margaret & Dent Streets
Shop 4, Stockland Mall
310 Ross River Rd
Toowoomba
Aitkenvale
QLD 4350 07 4637 9324
QLD 4814 07 4728 8375
Cnr Cleveland & Redland
Shopping Centre
Bay Roads
Wynnum
Shop 13, Wynnum Plaza
2021 Wynnum Rd
Yeppoon
Shop T4, Yeppoon Central
40 Park St
Yeppoon
QLD 4703 07 4930 2599
Arndale
Shop 71, Westfield
Cnr Torrens & Hansons
Kilkenny
SA
5009 08 8243 0465
Shoppingtown
Rds
Elizabeth
Shop 11, Elizabeth Shopping
50 Elizabeth Way
Elizabeth
SA
5112 08 8252 7530
Hollywood
Shop T2-3,
Victoria Point
QLD 4165 07 3207 9587
Shepparton
Shop 17, Shepparton
Midland Highway
Shepparton
VIC 3632 03 5822 2082
Marketplace
Marketplace 1239 Nepean Hwy
Cheltenham
VIC 3192 03 9583 0872
166-188 Franklin Street
Traralgon
VIC 3844 03 5176 0839
Richmond
VIC 3121 03 9427 0797
Cnr Winzor Street &
Salisbury
SA
5108 08 8285 5570
Shop 11-13, Traralgon Centre Plaza
Victoria
Shop E43, Victoria Gardens
Cnr Victoria & Burnley
Gardens
Shopping Centre
Streets
Warragul
Shop 10-11, Warragul
Victoria Street
Warragul
VIC 3820 03 5622 1058
154 Raglan Parade
Warrnambool
VIC 3280 03 55 620296
6-8 The Arcade
Docklands
VIC 3008 03 9602 4081
399 Melton Highway
Taylors Lake
VIC 3038 03 9449 1155
Waurn Ponds
VIC 3216 03 5243 6285
Mulgrave
VIC 3170 03 9548 2184
Wendouree
VIC 3355 03 5339 5641
Shopping Plaza Shop 24, Gateway Plaza
Waterfront City Shop Cc G04, Waterfront City
Watergardens
Waurn Ponds
Shop T171, Watergardens
Shop T908
Waverley
Shop 38, Waverley Gardens
Cnr Police Rd And
Gardens
Shopping Centre
Jacksons Rd
Wendouree
Shop 70 Wendouree
Cnr Norman & Gillies
Shopping Village
Streets
Wodonga
Shop 11, Wodonga Plaza
57 Elgin Street
Wodonga
VIC 3690 02 6024 3952
Albany
Shop 9, Albany Plaza
38 Albany Highway
Albany
WA 6330 08 9842 3802
Armadale
Shop T26a, Armadale
Jull Street
Armadale
WA 6112 08 9498 0249
227 Belmont Avenue
Belmont
WA 6014 08 9479 6092
125 Riseley Street
Booragoon
WA 6154 08 9316 1565
106 Frederick Street
Broome
WA 6725 08 9193 7384
Shopping Centre
Shopping City Belmont
Hollywood Plaza
Spain Road
Downs
Shop T22, Ingle Farm Village
Cnr Walkleys &
Ingle Farm
SA
5098 08 8263 1774
Farm Shopping Centre
Montague Rds
Marion
Shop 1135, Westfield Marion
297 Diagonal Road
Oaklands Park
SA
5046 08 8358 5974
Mt Barker
Shop T51, Mt Barker Central
Cnr Druids & Cameron
Mt Barker
SA
5251 08 8398 5127
Shopping Centre
Streets
Mt Gambier
Shop 7, Lakes Village
Helen St
Mt Gambier
SA
5290 08 8724 7780
15 Commercial Road
Port Augusta
SA
5700 08 8642 4919
Renmark
Shop T16a
Renmark Plaza Shopping
Renmark
SA
5341 08 8586 5232
Whyalla
Shop 40, Westlands
Nickleson Avenue
Whyalla
SA
5608 08 8644 2579
Burnie
Shop 6, City Square
28-32 Wilson St
Burnie
TAS 7320 03 6431 3905
Devonport
Shop 2
48-52 Rooke Street
Devonport
TAS 7310 03 6423 3982
Glenorchy
Shop 40, Northgate
Main Road
Glenorchy
TAS 7010 03 6273 4814
76 Charles St
Launceston
TAS 7250 03 6334 3155
Shop G43
2-30 Bligh St
Rosny Park
TAS 7018 03 6245 1857
Shop 2240 Westfield Geelong
105 Malop St
Geelong
VIC 3220 03 5222 4203
Bendigo
VIC 3550 03 5441 6671
Mulgrave
VIC 3170 03 9560 2833
Bunbury
Shop 25, Bunbury Forum
Sandrige Road
Bunbury
WA 6230 08 9721 6228
Busselton
Centre court, Busselton
Cnr Prince & West Street
Busselton
WA 6280 08 9751 2745
1382 Albany Highway
Cannington
WA 6107 08 9458 9141
Success
WA 6164 08 9499 3587
Central Shopping Centre
Gateway
(Eastlands)
Joondalup
Marketplace Shop 104, Brandon Park
Cnr Ferntree Gully &
Shopping Centre
Springvale Rds
Chirnside
Shop 627, Chirnside Park
Maroondah Hwy
Chirnside
VIC 3116 03 9727 2030
Cranbourne
Shop 43, Cranbourne Park
High Street
Cranbourne
VIC 3977 03 5996 3162
Magid Drive
Narre Warren
VIC 3805 03 8790 1690
Balmoral Avenue
Frankston
VIC 3199 03 9770 0363
Lot 17 Chapman Road
Geralton
WA 6530 08 9921 6547
Ellen Stirling Boulevard
Innaloo
WA 6018 08 9244 1573
420 Joondalup Drive
Joondalup
WA 6027 08 9300 9680
Kalgoorlie
WA 6430 08 9021 7709
Cnr Buslem & Attfield
Maddington
WA 6109 08 9493 0346
Great Eastern Highway
Midland
WA 6056 08 9250 1720
Read Street
Rockingham
WA 6168 08 9528 4155
Shop 90, Innaloo Shopping
Shop T110a, Lakeside
Kalgoorlie
219 Hannan Street
Maddington
Shop 71-72, Maddington Metro Shopping Centre Shop 99, Midland Gate Shopping Centre Shop T192 Rockingham City Shopping Centre
Warnbro
Brandon Park
Shop 13, Northgate
Joondalup Shopping City
Rockingham 116-120 Mitchell Street
Beeliar Drive (Cnr Kwinana Freeway)
Centre
Midland
Geelong
Shop 234, Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre
Shopping Centre Innaloo
Shopping Centre
Shop 1152, Westfield Shoppingtown
Geraldton
Shopping Centre
Shop 47, Broome Boulevard Shopping Centre
Carousel
Centre
Shop 12, Garden City Shopping Centre
Broome
Plaza
Shop G002, Belmont Forum Shopping Centre
Booragoon
Ingle Farm
Bendigo
Shop 2088a, Westfield Southland Shopping Centre
Wynnum West QLD 4178 07 3396 4853
Centre
Bay City
VIC 3850 03 5143 2091
173-199 Pioneer Road
Shop 5, Victoria Point
Rosny Park
Sale
Shopping Centre
Shopping Centre
Launceston
VIC 3939 03 5986 7471
Docklands
Shop 55, Grand Central
Port Augusta
Rosebud
Street
Nathan Plaza Victoria Point
VIC 3931 03 5973 5084
37-39 Cunningham
Shopping Centre
Townsville
Mornington
Shopping Centre
Shopping Centre
Toowoomba
78 Barkly Street
Shop 25, Gippsland
Shopping Centre
Shop 13b, Centro Toombul
Shop C19, Mornington
Mccombe St
Warrnambool
Shopping Centre
Toombul
Avenue
Cnr Boneo Rd &
Traralgon
Shopping Village
Shop 12, Taigum Central
Cnr 15th Street & Deakin
Shop 18,
Southland
Fair Runaway Bay
Taigum
Shop T31, Centro Mildura
Port Phillip Plaza Sale
Rockhampton
Shopping Centre
Shop T 57, Woodgrove
Shopping Centre
Robina
Robina Town Centre
Melton
Shopping Centre
Redbank
Rockhampton
Phone
Marketplace
Noosa Civic Mall North Lakes
P/c
Shopping Centre
Nerang River Plaza Noosa
State
Shop 20, Warnbro Fair
City Warnbro Sound Avenue
Warnbro
36-38 Hartley Street
Alice Springs
WA 6169 08 9593 6830
Shopping Centre Alice Springs
Shop T28, Yeperenye
NT
0870 08 8952 0208
Shopping centre
Shopping Centre
Shopping Centre Fountain Gate
Shop 1118, Westfield
Cinema
Shoppingtown Fountain Gate
Frankston
Shop G23,
(Quayside)
Frankston Town Centre
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In season seven of Entourage, what does Ari want to bring to LA?
6. In season seven of Entourage, what does Ari want to bring to LA? a) A baseball team b) A NFL team c) A basketball team 7. Beastly stars which former child star? a) Miley Cyrus b) Mary-Kate Olsen c) Hilary Duff 8. Electro duo Digitalism hail from which country? a) Germany b) Sweden c) Finland
11. Which WWE star plays the lead opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Faster? a) ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin b) Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson c) Batista 12. “Show Me the Night” is the debut lead single from which newcomer? a) Jump Jump Dance Dance b) Fatty Gets a Stylist c) Digitalism 13. Ever After starring Drew Barrymore is a retelling of which classic fairytale? a) Snow White b) Rapunzel c) Cinderella 14. In The Mechanic, what does Jason Statham’s character do for a living? a) FBI agent b) Hit man c) Prison Guard 15. Fred Durst is the lead singer of which band? a) Korn b) Incubus c) Limp Bizkit 16. Johnny Cage is a film character from which video game adaptation? a) Street Fighter b) Tekken c) Mortal Kombat 17. Which The Office star co-stars with Owen Wilson in Hall Pass? a) Jenna Fischer b) Rainn Wilson c) John Krasinski
18. Teen pop star Selena Gomez is dating which young heartthrob? a) Daniel Radcliffe b) Justin Bieber c) Cody Simpson 19. Which sitcom star made his name in the 1986 Oscar-winner, Platoon? a) Alec Baldwin b) Charlie Sheen c) William Shatner 20. In The Adjustment Bureau, Matt Damon’s character falls in love with who? a) A stripper b) An opera singer c) A ballerina 21. How many ARIA Awards has country star Adam Harvey been nominated for? a) Two b) Three c) Four 22. Who co-starred with Keanu Reeves in 1995 surf flick, Point Break? a) Patrick Swayze b) David Duchovny c) Tom Berenger 23. Blue Crush 2 is set in which country? a) Australia b) Brazil c) South Africa 24. Including If Not Now, When?, how many studio albums has Incubus released? a) Six b) Seven c) Eight 25. Which Australian filmmaker directed The Way Back starring Colin Farrell and Ed Harris? a) Peter Weir b) Baz Luhrmann c) Gillian Armstrong
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Name Brisbane-based singersongwriter Kate MillerHeidke’s debut album.
9. In I Am Number Four, John harbors a secret. What is it? a) He’s a vampire b) He’s a ghost c) He’s an alien
10. In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, the protagonist travels back in time to which year? a) 1952 b) 1969 c) 1975
[ANSWERS] 1. B; 2. B; 3. A; 4. C; 5. A; 6. B; 7. B; 8. A; 9. C; 10. B; 11. B; 12. A; 13. C; 14. B; 15. C; 16. C; 17. A; 18. B; 19. B; 20. C; 21. B; 22. A; 23. C; 24. B; 25. A.
1. Johnny Depp voices Rango. What is the name of the town that he is sheriff of? a) Scrub b) Dirt c) Cactus