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Bourne again: a new identity

With the absence of lead character Jason Bourne and an average storyline, The Bourne Legacy fails to live up to high expectations set by the previous trilogy, writes Toli Papadopoulos.

Doctor Zhivago – Musical Review

With a confronting plot and a severe setting, Doctor Zhivago is a step away from the traditional musical. Playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, it’s well worth a viewing says Penny Evangelou

Jimi Hendrix lives on in Melbourne

With its swanky views and slick crowd, Electric Ladyland is the perfect place to dress up, sit back and drink the night away says Penny Evangelou.

Bourne again: a new identity

With the absence of lead character Jason Bourne and an average storyline, The Bourne Legacy fails to live up to high expectations set by the previous trilogy, writes Toli Papadopoulos.

Doctor Zhivago – Musical Review

With a confronting plot and a severe setting, Doctor Zhivago is a step away from the traditional musical. Playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, it’s well worth a viewing says Penny Evangelou

Jimi Hendrix lives on in Melbourne

With its swanky views and slick crowd, Electric Ladyland is the perfect place to dress up, sit back and drink the night away says Penny Evangelou.

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One Taken too many

With an average storyline and familiar formula, Taken 2 struggles to provide the excitement and thrill seen in the first instalment, writes Toli Papadopoulos.

Bourne again: a new identity

With the absence of lead character Jason Bourne and an average storyline, The Bourne Legacy fails to live up to high expectations set by the previous trilogy, writes Toli Papadopoulos.

Doctor Zhivago – Musical Review

With a confronting plot and a severe setting, Doctor Zhivago is a step away from the traditional musical. Playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne, it’s well worth a viewing says Penny Evangelou

Jimi Hendrix lives on in Melbourne

With its swanky views and slick crowd, Electric Ladyland is the perfect place to dress up, sit back and drink the night away says Penny Evangelou.

Review: Xanadu the Musical

Sarah Green was eight years old when she saw her first musical, Jesus Christ, Superstar. The costumes, the lyrics, the atmosphere — she thought her love was unconditional. Until she met Xanadu the Musical.

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Zombieland: Review

Zombies, roller coasters, a gun-toting Woody Harrelson and slow motion. Lots of slow motion. Our resident zombie expert Michael Calle takes a look at Ruben Fleischer’s directorial debut ‘Zombieland’ and considers the current state of the modern zombie film.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Review

It’s just broken Australia’s box office record for its opening weekend earnings. Michael Calle recounts his experience of attending a midnight screening of the new Twilight movie.