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I’ve always thought it would be kind of weird being an actor and doing “intimate” scenes with someone you barely know. Although, I guess it would be weirder still to act out those scenes across from a friend.

That’s apparently what happened with Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, who co-star in the brilliant sci-fi-meetsromance-meets action flick The Adjustment Bureau, out this month.

“It’s so embarrassing to kiss somebody who is your friend,” Blunt says.

“Matt and I had become friends and I had got to know his wife Lucy, so during [romantic scenes] I laughed the whole time!”

Well, they had me fooled. I’m a hopeless romantic at the best of

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Not quite so romantic... Owen Wilson’s hilarious new comedy, Hall Pass, in which he scores a week off from his marriage. Other movies to hit shelves this month include the genre-bending Western The Warrior’s Way, Anthony Hopkins getting his serious scare on in The Rite, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson at his brawny best in Faster.

There’s also action aplenty in I Am Number Four and Limitless, and for the kids (and the kids at heart), you can’t go past Rango, about a charming chameleon with an identity crisis who winds up lost in the wild, wild west. With Johnny Depp lending his vocals to the title character it’s got ‘family movie night’ written all over it. Enjoy!

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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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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

VITAL STATS Stars: Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Anna Friel Director: Neil Burger Budget: US$27 million Gross worldwide revenue: US$145.5 million

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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

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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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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

Out now

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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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LIMP BIZKIT GOLD COBRA

Out Now

WORDS Nick Hadland

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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From July 8

WORDS Sarah Megginson

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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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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)

BLUE CRUSH 2 (OUT NOW)

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.

SYNDICATE: SELF-TITLED

(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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Belconnen

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Albury

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Toormina

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Tuggerah

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Bankstown

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Bankstown

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81-83 Bentnick Street

Bathurst

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Blacktown

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Bowral

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Bowral

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Burwood

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100 Burwood Road

Burwood

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Castle Hill

NSW 2154 02 9899 6340

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Pearson Street

Charlestown

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Burleigh Heads

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253 Pacific Highway

Dubbo

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117 Macquarie Street

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NSW 2830 02 6881 8101

Erina

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Shop 67, Capalaba Shopping

Cnr Mount Cotton &

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Capalaba

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Townsville

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Toowoomba

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Cnr Kings Rd & Woolcock St

Shop 56, Clifford Gardens

Cnr James St & Anzac

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Shop 18, Dalby

17-67 Cunningham St

Dalby

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Earlville

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Shop T18, Centro Shopping

Cnr Excelsior Rd &

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QLD 4570 07 5482 3294

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Shop 1073, Westfield

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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

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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

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Lismore

Shop 34, Lismore Shopping

Mckenzie Street

Lismore

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Lithgow

Shop 21-22 Lithgow Valley

Cnr Lithgow & Bents

Lithgow

NSW 2790 02 6352 3950

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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

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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

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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

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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

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42 Marine Parade

Shopping Centre

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Marketplace

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Baylis Street

Marketplace Australia Fair

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Shop 91-92, Logan

Cnr Pacific Highway &

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Shop 129,

Cnr Horton & Plaza

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Morayfield Road

Morayfield

171 Dandenong Road

Mt Ommaney

QLD 4506 07 5499 4088

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Shop 126, Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre

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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

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33 Hutchinson Street

Lilydale

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533-555 High Street

Melton

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Mildura

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P/c

Phone

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Shop 1145a,

Cnr Anzac Ave & North

Westfield North Lakes

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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

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Shop 2033a,

Robina Town Centre

Robina

QLD 4230 07 5575 7046

Rockhampton

QLD 4700 07 4921 2509

QLD 4701 07 4928 0550

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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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2. Who sings “Run the World (Girls)”? a) Lady Gaga b) Beyonce c) Pink

Ever After starring Drew Barrymore is a retelling of which classic fairytale?

3. Name the director of 1979 Vietnam War classic, Apocalypse Now: a) Francis Ford Coppola b) Oliver Stone c) Martin Scorcese 4. Which The Hangover star plays Eddie Mora in Limitless? a) Justin Bartha b) Zach Galifianakis c) Bradley Cooper 5. Name Brisbane-based singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke’s debut album: a) Little Eve b) Curiouser c) Fatty Gets a Stylist

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