Fox deal puts Aussie in Hollywood

… company of News Limited, which publishes The Australian ). While Coote was negotiating a production … executives who had quietly financed Fox’s recent films and acquisitions. “The wise heads at Fox … big supporter” of the incentive, although Dune Entertainment has no bias towards any genre, budget …

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Top 10 in home theatre for October

… 10.30pm on Monday night would have witnessed Australia’s first tentative steps into the world of … starting in November. How soon before all movies are 3D? With the Internet serving up … early 90s, yet more people are buying music than ever before. What’s going on here? …

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IAC Reports Q3 Results

… are beginning to demonstrate the great retailing smarts that we knew they were capable of.” … increased revenue in the United Kingdom and Australia. Profit growth was adversely impacted by higher … $98.5 $72.9 35% Match 89.1 80.2 11% Entertainment 33.3 32.0 4% Intra-sector elimination - (0.1) …

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Top 10 in mobile phones for October

… mobile devices free Wi-Fi at hotspots around Australia. RIM puts all its tools in one … and it lets you access the ARIA charts in a few clicks too. In conjunction … M300 mobile phone to promote The Simpsons Movie. Tech vendors of all stripes are keen …

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FOZZY Frontman CHRIS JERICHO To Be Interviewed On ROCK 247 ONLINE - Oct. 31, 2007

… ‘05 and February ‘06. We also toured Australia, Germany, Canada and a little bit in … the album’s first single, “Enemy” , was filmed in San Diego, CA in December 2004 …

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Weak Dollar Draws Foreign Online Buyers

… like Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia are getting cheaper. The trend, several years … as bidders from the United Kingdom, Germany, New Zealand and other countries snap up such popular … said the 32-year-old, who works at a film production company. “I can imagine people who …

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Expats at global cutting edge

… A SURVEY of Australia’s media expats has delivered a consistent picture: … corralled, “the fiscal ability to create world-class entertainment is removed”. Media partner at management consultancy …

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Tamie thinks Sue’s the ant’s pants

… a push during a segment on great musical duets. One listener cited Ern’s classic hit, … PALACE SEX ORGY THE National Archives of Australia should know better. According to an NAA … Sam Holt ” handed over some family movies for safekeeping yesterday. Let the national record …

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Boland gets cracking

… female talent for a pilot to be filmed this month for a new tonight show. … has done on TV has flopped (Popstars, Australian Princess, The Nation, Surprise Surprise Gotcha). Her …

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Olley consumed by larger-than-life magnum opus

… do it, I’d better not waste any time,” she says. The head curator of Australian art at the Art Gallery of NSW, Barry Pearce, says the sheer size of the work sets it apart …

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The TV show that’s quietly become a hit

… an international following as well, in Europe, Australia and elsewhere. In an interview with The … recalled the studio celebration held during the filming of the century-mark episode and the thicket … directions. He’s pondering writing a play, a novel and is resuming work on two film …

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Top 10 in MP3 player for October

… and it lets you access the ARIA charts in a few clicks too. Creative Labs has launched an Australian version of its Web store, although for … Sony has some new options for in-car entertainment en route. TEAC is introducing a portable …

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Home movies cast angler Holt: all the way with LBJ

… the northern winter while the leader of Australia indulged in his favourite pastimes of swimming … minister features in a series of home movies yesterday donated to the National Archives of … Astonishingly, yesterday’s screening of one of the films featuring Holt, his wife Zara and …

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P&O Cruises’ Pacific Dawn Sets Sail for Sydney

… Pacific Dawn, is on its way to Australia after completing a multi-million dollar refurbishment in … refurbishment included the creation of a new entertainment area - ‘The Dome’ - and new …

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OpSource Ranked Number Three in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley Internet, Media &amp

… conjunction with Disney-ABC ‘);” class=hotlink2>Television Group’s ABC Entertainment and BBC Worldwide, announced today that “Dancing … the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia, Spain, the Netherlands and South Korea. …

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Alienware Optimizes Customer Support Capabilities with New AlienContact

… leading manufacturer of high-performance desktop, notebook and entertainment systems - has unveiled the AlienContact online … available direct within the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. For more information, please visit For Alienware, …

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Eating Liberally Food For Thought: American Excess-Tionalism

… 30.6 Britain 23.0 Slovakia 22.4 Greece 21.9 Australia 21.7 Hungary 18.8 Czech Republic 14.8 Canada … rest of us burn, just as the musicians on the deck of the Titanic played … it. We’ll have to look to the film’s stars, the Reverend Billy and his Church …

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Bee Movie Game and Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys N…

… Bee Movie Game and Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys Now … our continued commitment to developing exceptional family entertainment games based on the terrific film properties … Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about …

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Kylie is a glamour girl in gold, but what’s happened to ex Olivier Martinez?

… pop and style’. Clearly taking her recent movie White Diamond about her battle with breast … first live performance of new single 2 Hearts in a duet with Jake Shears of … dressed in a column of silver by Australian designer Martin Grant. In harmony: Kylie performing …

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On a wave and a prayer

… surfer Mark Visser earned his place in Australian surfing folklore after riding a 16.7 metre … ride by any surfer in Australia or New Zealand this year. But now Vissers ride could … call last Monday from Rick Rifici, the film-maker who caught him in action. Hed just …

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Harman Kardon Expands Portable Navigation Family with Introduction of Guide + Play(TM) GPS-310, GPS-510 and GPS-810

… the following: 1. Tightly integrated navigation and digital-music-player applications for simultaneous use. Both applications work … countries, including the United States, Mexico and New Zealand. Total Traffic Network delivers realtime traffic data … (NYSE: ), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can …

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IODA and Natalie Portman Team Up for Big Change: Songs for FINCA Benefit Compilation

… marketing and technology solutions for the independent music industry, today announced that it has teamed … Brosseau)(1) 4. Tudo Bem Malandro (Curumin)(1) 5. Australia (The Shins - Bjorn Yttling Mix) (exclusive) … world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store, featuring the world’s largest catalog with …

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Elvis Replaces Cobain as Top-Earning Dead Rocker, The Who Likely to Tour in ‘08, Live Steve Miller CD/DVD Due in February

… didn’t make the cut this year. Other musicians on the list include will release Steve … due to go back to Japan and Australia next year, Daltrey . We don’t want … U2 3D an entirely 3-D concert film comprised of footage shot during ’s South …

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MASERGY Enhances Global Partner Program and Customer Experience With Addition of Telecom Veteran Todd Bahner

… hundreds of customers throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas, MASERGY leverages advanced transport … customers include companies from the financial/banking, healthcare, entertainment broadcasting, hospitality/hotels and manufacturing industries. MASERGY is …

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Big payouts of $100m for the state and $300m for upgrade

… $300 million turning the casino into an entertainment precinct, with upgraded entertainment and a new … 13.4 per cent for Victoria and South Australia. Under the new revenue regime, the average …

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Dr. John Anderson Inaugurated as Eighth IIT President

… a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been awarded a … Institute of Technology, the University of Melbourne (Australia), and Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen (The Netherlands). He has …

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A punt on Punter’s ton: is this the future of betting?

… in the convergence of sport, betting and entertainment and its accessibility for the masses. He … is a force unmatched by the traditional Australian gambling giants Tabcorp and Tattersall’s. It will …

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Cash plea from circus that gives children skills

… THE future of Westside Circus, an independent arts training organisation working with disadvantaged youth, including … on specific project grants and a small Australia Council grant which is no longer viable, …

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‘MythBusters’ visit, chat with crowd (10/29/2007)

… 6,000 people flocked to Elliott Hall of Music Sunday for a “casual conversation” with the … explained the genesis of the show. An Australian filmmaker watched a robot war show, and, after …

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Croc Hunter Irwin Believed He’d Die Young: Wife (R…

… that pierced his heart, Terri Irwin told Australian television she had always tried to deflect … these sorts of things where he was filming.” She said became more aware of the …

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LE BON: ‘HUTCHENCE DIDN’T KILL HIMSELF’

… Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network … suicide - and refuses to believe the Australian rocker took his own life. Hutchence was …

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EUROPE AT 1200GMT

… the EU, three U.S. states, Canada and New Zealand launch an international effort to fight global … flight attendants. BC-EU-GEN–FRANCE-AIR FRANCE-STRIKE. Moved. FEATURES & ARTS AP Review: Triumphant Vienna State Opera production …

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The Hyperfactory Launches New Entertainment Division, Funded and Led by Top Media and Entertainment Executive, Rich Frank

… the official launch of the company’s new entertainment division. Rich Frank and Grant Baker will … “Grant, Geoff and I helped transform the New Zealand-based Vodka brand ‘42 Below’ into a highly … was President of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for an unprecedented six years, …

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The slow creep of conservatism

… to voters. During an interview with The Australian Financial Review on February 7, 2003, Rudd … Opposition spokesman for the environment and the arts, Peter Garrett. In his 1987 book Political …

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Stephenson goes green by design

… design. In her playing days, having left Australia for the US in the early 1970s … thinking means using solar power to charge carts and run water coolers. Where possible, fertilisers … factor, it’s a business, and it’s an entertainment business.” Stephenson, who has been domiciled in …

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‘If the oceans die, we die’

… of the Island’s migratory humpback whales by filmmaker Andrew Stevenson opened the lecture, but any … whaling is now a political issue in Australia and the Labour party has promised to …

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AnalystResearchReport.com: Featured Stock: QED Connect (PinkShe…

… that offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed animal retail-entertainment experience. Founded in St. Louis in 1997, … franchise stores in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia make Build-A-Bear Workshop the leader in interactive …

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Flemington ready to party

… all the many emotions that normally engulf Australia’s most famous racecourse come the first week … some undead alien invader from a horror movie, it will proceed. The Victoria Racing Club … Racing Club launched it at the racing museum at Federation Square yesterday, breaking out the …

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DISMEMBER Bassist Talks About Upcoming CD, Split With Longtime Drummer - Oct. 29, 2007

… like you said the passion for the music. I know that we still have a … and then we went to do an Australian tour so it was quite overwhelming start … Read the entire interview at . Watch fan-filmed video footage of DISMEMBER performing the song …

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Holland America Line’s Prinsendam Sails Two Grand Voyages in Early 2009

… true journey of exploration, the ship first departs Jan. 2, 2009, on a 68-day South … all seven continents, including Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; …

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Box office pulses to maniacal mindgames of horror movie

… killer if the opening weekend grosses of Saw IV are any guide. The film ruled the box office in the United States and Australia, again proving the adage that “if it bleeds, it leads”. Riding high on the …

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‘MythBusters’ visit, chat with crowd

… 6,000 people flocked to Elliott Hall of Music Sunday for a “casual conversation” with the … explained the genesis of the show. An Australian filmmaker watched a robot war show, and, after …

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Top Service Provider Executives Headline Mobility World Congress &amp

… including 3G technologies, mobile TV, WiMAX, mobile entertainment and mobile marketing. More than 50 operator … Consumer Strategy, Consumer Marketing and Channels, Telstra, Australia — Dr. Hossein Moiin, Group Vice President, …

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Push for ban on junk food ads

… of junk food marketing that heralded the movie Shrek the Third earlier this year would … before 9pm. No such restrictions exist in Australia, where Children’s Television Standards have not been …

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Immediate funding needed to save Murray wetlands: report

… EMMA ALBERICI: A new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation says the Murray River’s wetlands … pelican, featured so strongly in the Australian movie Storm Boy which was filmed at the Coorong, have dropped in numbers …

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Victorian CSI brings old Toronto back to life on TV

… numbered no more than 200,000 souls. Shaftesbury Films had already made three TV movies based on the Det. Murdoch novels by … pathologist assistant, Dr. Julia Ogden. The striking Australian holds out a hand to show a …

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Just the 16 of us

… “romantic” idea?). They opted for one of Oceania Cruises’ 684-passenger vessels, the Insignia. Randy Jost, … stages of preparing for dinner service. Eagle-eyed movie buffs may recall this restaurant was used … a travel day at sea. The ship’s entertainment staff staged “Oceania Olympics,” involving a number …

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Discover Channel finds one of its top young scientists in Los Gatos

… far as Evin Wieser is concerned, the movie “Jaws” got it all wrong. “People freak … Hawaii, and the Neptune Islands in South Australia. For his Australia trip, Evin received his …

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Village-based democracy shows returns

… IN THE fiscal debauchery of a modern Australian election campaign, it can be hard to … on themselves, including salaries, administration costs and entertainment, a 2005 World Bank report says. They …

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Economic engine rooms and social champions

… and cultural success, and thus funding of Australian universities and higher education is central to … social and cultural fabric of society. Through music, drama, fine arts and sport, talented staff and students give …

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Scott, Crowe reunite for “Gangster”

… LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - British filmmaker Sir returns to theaters on Friday with … SORT OF STORYTELLING, AND HE’S GOT THE AUSTRALIAN MANLY-MAN THING GOING Scott: In a way, … writing. (But) I went away for two movies, and was completing “Good Year” and I …

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ARIA award winners

… Comedy Release: Dave Hughes - Live (Liberation Music) Best Country Album: Keith Urban - Love, … (Ivy League Records) Announced at ARIA Fine Arts Awards on October 15, 2007: Best Classical … 15, 2007: Best Classical Album: Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra - Bach Violin Concertos (ABC …

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ASIO got its wires crossed

… INADVERTENTLY tapping the telephones of innocent Australians was the most common error made by … blocked from entering Australia to promote a film about his experiences. Ruhal Ahmed, a British …

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Play it again, Sam, and again

… new artist, whether it’s played in a movie or in a television advertisement or downloaded … institutional investors, such as superannuation funds in Australia and Europe, before the rights are eventually … owned record labels in the US, Wind-Up Entertainment, featuring the likes of alternative rock band …

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Kidman back in dating saddle

… ruggedly handsome man from the set of Australia. Kidman’s mystery date, “Craig” - the man … in the upcoming Justice League Of America film, it is runway queen Megan Gale who … like an LA film producer (if he starts to order a triple short black with …

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Feeding wildlife is alright: Terri Irwin

… their backyards. The 43-year-old director of Queensland’s Australia Zoo said Steve had been trying to … she has to do school work before filming and has friends not just fans. Bindi …

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Full list: All the ARIA winners

… Comedy Release: Dave Hughes - Live (Liberation Music) Best Country Album: Keith Urban - Love, … (Ivy League Records) Announced at ARIA Fine Arts Awards on October 15, 2007: Best Classical … 15, 2007: Best Classical Album: Richard Tognetti, Australian Chamber Orchestra - Bach Violin Concertos (ABC …

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Final dance as Murphy, SDC part company

… in August. The evening started with a film clip of a young Murphy and Vernon … that included NSW Governor Marie Bashir, federal Arts Minister George Brandis, ballet great Margaret Scott, Australian Ballet artistic director David McAllister and former …

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Why we should lend an ear to the Opposition Leader

… Rudd had done the most damage to Australia’s image since that episode of The Simpsons … the bum. More watched than the Zapruder film, “back and to the left; ear, and …

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Flamboyant Stephenson embraces conservation in new design career

… design. In her playing days, having left Australia for the US in the early 1970s … thinking means using solar power to charge carts and run water coolers. Where possible, fertilisers … factor, it’s a business, and it’s an entertainment business.” Stephenson, who has been domiciled in …

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Romulus, My Father

… not to say it is a simple film, rather, its beauty and emotive essence are … Set against the backdrop of post war Australia the film is the story of a …

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Timberlake donates $100K to Irwin zoo

… US pop star Justin Timberlake has kicked off the Australian leg of his world tour at Brisbane’s Boondall Entertainment Centre by making a $100,000 donation to the Irwin family’s Australia Zoo. Performing hit …

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*Peace of Mind: Life Under Australian Universal Health Care

… to insure their families. As Michael Moore’s film, Sicko, forced into many Americans’ awareness, every … a story of real, family life in Australia – protected life, life with health care …

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Ang Lee’s ‘Lust, Caution’ bags 11 nominations at Chinese Oscars

… Oscars _ including all major categories: best film, best director, best actor and best actress. … taking his friend’s corpse home and the Australian film The Home Song Stories follows a …

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Timberlake donates to Australia Zoo

… US pop star Justin Timberlake has kicked off the Australian leg of his world tour at Brisbane’s Boondall Entertainment Centre by making a $100,000 donation to the Irwin family’s Australia Zoo. Performing hit …

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