Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Monday, October 26, 2026
(M). 112 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.It’s 16 years later, and Mark Zuckerberg is coming home. A ‘sequel’ to David Fincher’s brilliant 2010 drama, The Social Network, this belated follow-up from returning writer and now director Aaron Sorkin, is an admittedly entertaining if disappointingly toothless examination of heady and relevant subject matter.Though Zuckerberg and Facebook…
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Harold Pinter who died on Christmas Eve in 2008, aged 78, was not just the writer of some 29 plays and 15 dramatic sketches, but also an actor, a director, a screenwriter of 27 scripts for cinema and television and a composer of poetry.Award-winning Best Play, The Homecoming in 1967 stands as one of his…
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The Weight(MA). 113 minutes. Opens in cinemas September 17.After the outstanding Train Dreams (now available on Netflix), comes The Weight, and while not as good, still proves to be strong entertainment.Set in Oregon in 1933, the story centres on Sam Murphy (a terrific Ethan Hawke), who is imprisoned after trying to defend himself against assailants…
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Silvie Paladino entertains in Morning Melodies being presented at Hamer Hall on Monday, September 14 at 11am and 1.30pm.The performance titled A Life On Stage, is a reflection of Silvie’s successful career.From her breakthrough in Les Misérables in Australia and London’s West End, to standout roles in CATS, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia!, Chess, Passion, Fun…
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Showmen Productions present a return of The Greatest Magic Show on Wednesday, September 23 and Thursday, September 24 at 10.30am at Spiegel Haus Melbourne, 217 Lonsdale St.Stars Sam Hume and Justin Williams will present their ‘mind-blowing’ illusions, magic, comedy and fun – ‘all wrapped around a powerful message for every child in the audience: Believe…
Read More about OBSERVER: Greatest Magic ShowSarah Rule’s Eurydice, is a heartfelt paean to her late father, faithfully realised in this Melbourne Shakespeare Company production.The myth of Orpheus (Tomàš Kantor) venturing to the underworld to rescue Eurydice (Aisha Aidara) is the device by which Rule explores the longing for the departed and the finality of death.The poetic nature of her dramatic…
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Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two boys following the assault of an off-duty police officer in Southbank on Friday night (May 29).The 32-year-old was walking south along Whiteman St, after finishing his shift, when three unknown boys approached him and became verbally abusive about 11pm.It is alleged the trio then physically assaulted the…
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Westgate Highway Patrol officers are cracking down on hoon drivers following a series of meets across the western suburbs.Hundreds of owners of vehicles allegedly linked to recent hoon meets were to be targeted during an operation on Saturday (May 9).The aim of the operation is to remove unauthorised drivers and unsafe vehicles from the roads.An…
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