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Sydney City Lawn Library

For Aphra Magazine: Sydney Festival returns to grace the CBD area for its 37th year this January.

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Review: Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)

For Filmink: Investing this supernatural franchise with a cultural twist is fresh, but ultimately forgettable.

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JoJo Comeback Expected

For CelebrityOz: After years of legal troubles regarding record labels, noughties singer Joanna Levesque, also known as JoJo, has finally left her old label Blackground Music and moved to Atlantic Records, igniting beliefs that 2014 will be the year of her comeback.

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How A Drug Smuggler Rocked Australia

For Aphra Magazine: It’s the name of a girl who divided a nation.

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Review: Convict (2014)

For CelebrityOz: Four years ago Australian character actor David Field made his directorial debut, starring newcomer George Basha, on the well-received drama film The Combination. It’s easy to see the connections between that film all those years ago and this new film Convict, this time Basha working behind the camera with Field.

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Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

For CelebrityOz: Tom Clancy’s CIA operative Jack Ryan returns to the silver screen for the fifth time since The Hunt for Red October in 1990, this time Ryan being played by Star Trek actor Chris Pine.

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Review: August: Osage County (2014)

For CelebrityOz: Tracy Lett’s epic three hour play August: Osage County is a renowned work of fiction that has won the Pulitzer Prize and a number of Tony Awards since its debut in 2007.

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American Hustle and Gravity lead Academy Award nominations

For CelebrityOz: Comedy American Hustle and 3D space odyssey Gravity have lead the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards.

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Review: 47 Ronin (2014)

For CelebrityOz: Despite the cultural importance, a new Hollywood version of the classic story appears this year with Keanu Reeves in the lead role of 47 Ronin.

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Rihanna & Shakira collaborate on hit new song

For CelebrityOz: Barbados-native Rihanna and Colombian Shakira have been working on the collaboration for a month, with the single cover art going live on January 9.

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Gravity wins big prize at AACTA Awards

For CelebrityOz: 3D science fiction thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney took home Best International Film and Best International Director for Alfonso Cuaron at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.

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Aussie Thriller Wraps

For Filmink: A low-budget local thriller – taking its cues from classic eighties flicks – has just wrapped shooting in New South Wales.

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Comedy Junkies

For Filmink: The creators behind the hilarious Tropfest short ‘Ca$h Cow’ have conjured up an equally funny pilot for a potential new comedy series.

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People’s Choice Awards 2014: Complete Winners List!

For CelebrityOz: Honouring the best in pop culture in 2013, Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings from 2 Broke Girls hosted the event where over 700 million people voted for their favourites.

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Review: Utopia (2014)

For Filmink: John Pilger’s damning new doco sees the journalist and filmmaker outraged again over indigenous disadvantage in Australia.

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Review: The Smurfs 2 (2013)

For CelebrityOz: Relying on the legacy and animation to captivate audiences has been the consistent issue since the first film, with The Smurfs 2 sure to bore adults in the cinema despite the hyperactive action on screen.

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Review: The Book Thief (2014)

For CelebrityOz: Directed by Brian Percival, The Book Thief is well-intentioned and handles the story with delicacy. Unfortunately the tone of the film isn’t stable and The Book Thief ends up being a film made for middle-aged children.

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Review: Ghost Team One (2014)

For Filmink: There are films like the low-budget Ghost Team One – a jumbled film that isn’t sure if it wants to be a movie like Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project or if it wants to satirise them.

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Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

For Filmink: Short Term 12 is the heartbreaking yet uplifting indie film of the year.

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Behind The Bars

For Filmink: Co-director, writer and star, George Basha, teams up with Aussie legend, David Field, for the pair’s second collaboration, the explosive jail drama, ‘Convict’.

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Aussie Selected For Berlin

For Filmink: Two Australian features have been selected to screen at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival.

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Finding A Voice

For Filmink: Writer/director, Destin Daniel Cretton, expands his award-winning short for his debut feature, ‘Short Term 12’, a gutsy and powerful portrait of a home for at-risk teens.

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Flickerfest Unveils It’s 2014 Line-Up

For Filmink: Australia’s premiere short film festival reveals its 2014 program, which comes packed with local talent.

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In Development

For Filmink: A host of new feature film projects have just received a slab of development support funding.

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‘The Inbetweeners Movie 2’ Shooting In Australia

For Filmink: Fans of the UK lads will be excited to hear the adolescent quartet are currently in the country shooting the highly anticipated sequel.

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Two Aussie Features Selected for Sundance

For Filmink: Two female filmmakers, both making their directorial feature debut, have had their works selected for Sundance Film Festival.

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Popping Pills

For bULL Magazine: Over the counter medicine addiction is one of society’s unrecognized forms of substance abuse and a growing problem in Australia.

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Interview with Latifa Tee

For BULL Magazine: Eden Caceda sits down with new Australian music star Latifa Tee.

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The Andes of Peru

For BULL Magazine: With its blend of history, culture and natural beauty, there is truly no reason that Peru should not be a travel staple among the likes of Argentina and Brazil.

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Review: Enlightened Season 2 (2013)

For BULL Magazine: HBO’s Enlightened Season 2 is one of the best shows on television.

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The Experience Project

I was a radio host of The Experience Project on SURG FM from 2013 to 2015.

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BULL Magazine

In 2013 I was a reporter for BULL Magazine, the student magazine of the University of Sydney Union. BULL was a monthly publication published by an editorially independent student team. In 2014 I was employed as an editor for BULL and responsible for editing, writing, pagination and managing a group of reporters, photographers and contributors. […]