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Movie Monday : Not Quite Hollywood

October 20th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Movie Monday : Not Quite Hollywood

Website : Not Quite Hollywood Joy Factor : 7 out of 10 “Nobody shoots a car the way Aussies do. They manage to shoot cars with this fetishistic lens that just makes you want to j*** off!” – Quentin Tarantino in the Documentary, please excuse his use of choice words That quote kind of sums [...]

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Saturday = Awesomeness

October 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · brisbane, Cleveland, me

Saturday = Awesomeness

So today was a dreamy day to say the least. I just feel light as air and anything negative could cross my way and I’d hug it.  Well I better not go over the top here. But life couldn’t be any better in all honesty. I knew I sketched out my plans for the weekend [...]

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Movie Mondays : Crackerjack!

September 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 I saw Mick Mallow on Rove last night and he mentioned his movie Crackerjack! So that has inspired today’s movie monday as my pick for a great Australian comedy.  Not only is this movie set in Sydney but it revolves around another very Australian thing : the bowls. [...]

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Movie Mondays : Gettin’ Square

August 30th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Movie Mondays : Gettin’ Square

Where : Wherever fine movies are rented Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 Gettin’ Square is one of the first Australian movies I’d ever seen and it made a huge impression on me. Set in the Gold Coast, Getting’ Square tells the story of convicts fresh out of jail and wanting to keep it [...]

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Late Movie Mondays : Bra Boys

August 25th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Late Movie Mondays : Bra Boys

Website : Bra Boys Joy Factor : 6 out of 10 I’m a little on the fence about this documentary, it has some highs and some lows. Why am I recommending it as viewing then?  Well there are some Australian things, like the Bra Boys, that are best explained through a documentary narrated by Russel [...]

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Movie Mondays : Kenny

August 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Movie Mondays : Kenny

Where : Where fine Dvds are rented or sold Joy Factor : 7 out of 10 Once and awhile a very special movie comes a lot that steals your heart. The mocumentary “Kenny” is that kind of movie. It is the story of a waste management employee who loves maintaining and running porta potties. Kenny [...]

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Movie Mondays : Last Ride

August 11th, 2009 · Comments Off · brisbane, Movie Mondays

Movie Mondays : Last Ride

Website : Last ride Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 Last Ride is the thrilling tale of a father and son running away from the site of a crime. Staring Hugo Weaving and Tom Russell in the leads, the pair run across the Australian countryside stealing and lying to fund their needs.  Hugo Weaving [...]

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Movie Mondays : The Castle (1997)

August 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Movie Mondays

Movie Mondays : The Castle (1997)

Joy Factor : 8 out of 10 There are very few movies in this world that make me smile or feel as good as this one does.  It is the feel good story about a Melbourne family living near the airport and how they value their family above all. The Kerrigan family run a small [...]

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