Tag: australian
Feature: Internet Mythology
by Meg on Jul.27, 2010, under Features
What the hell is going on with online censorship? What will the proposed online filter really mean for everyday Australians, and is derailing such a filter the best solution to Australia’s censorship problems?
Story: Meg White
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Reviews – Film: Beneath Hill 60
by Cameron Murray on Apr.08, 2010, under Reviews, Web Exclusives
BENEATH HILL 60
Director: Jeremy Sims
Stars: Brendan Cowell, Steve Le Marquand, Harrison Gilbertson, Bella Heathcote, Jacqueline McKenzie
Paramount
DESPITE almost 92 years having passed since the last shot rang out, nothing can compare with the horror of The First World War (1914-18). But while the military decisions behind the conflict undoubtedly resulted in often senseless waste of life, it also gave rise to unprecedented technological innovation and ingenuity, with many Australians at the vanguard.
Based on true events, Beneath Hill 60 tells the fascinating and harrowing story of Captain Oliver Woodward and the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, who were brought in by the British to take over mining operations during the brutal Battle of Hill 60 on the Western Front in November 1916. Much of the fighting occurred underground, with both the Allies and Germans tunnelling below no-man’s land to try and gain an advantage.
The film switches between Woodward’s (Cowell) idyllic pre-war life in Queensland, where he falls in love with the beautiful Marjorie (Heathcote), and the blood-soaked battlefields of Belgium, where he must win over his troop of jaded miners and use his technical brilliance to help the Allies detonate 21 massive mines hidden directly under the enemy trenches.
Brendan Cowell delivers an exceptional performance as Captain Woodward, and he’s ably supported by the rest of the non-star cast. On top of that, the sets are fantastic and the excellent cinematography accurately conveys the claustrophobic and extreme conditions under which the Aussie tunnellers had to work.
Educational, entertaining and engaging, Beneath Hill 60 is easily one of the best Australian films of the past decade. Don’t miss it.
Beneath Hill 60 is in cinemas from April 15.
WINNERS: Win an Aussie true crime book!
by admin on Dec.11, 2009, under Competitions, Past Winners
Allen and Unwin and Australian Penthouse are offering 5 readers the chance to own a copy of copies of Inside Their Minds: Australian Criminals by Rochelle Jackson (RRP $29.95). Click on the link for the winners! Continue reading “WINNERS: Win an Aussie true crime book!” »
Patriotic Poker
by admin on Dec.03, 2009, under Columns, The Magazine
As captain of 888poker Team Australia at Macau’s Battle of the Nations, James Potter faced a tough fight to take the title… Continue reading “Patriotic Poker” »
Interview: Monica Mayhem
by admin on Dec.02, 2009, under Interviews, The Magazine
Monica Mayhem is one of Australia’s most successful porn stars. Recently in Sydney for SEXPO, Monica discusses her new book, Absolute Mayhem, vampire sex, and a very uncomfortable blowjob… Continue reading “Interview: Monica Mayhem” »
Censorship: Computer games lose out
by admin on Nov.20, 2009, under Features, The Magazine, Web Exclusives
House of the Dead: Overkill
By Josh Jennings
POV zombie shoot-em-up video game House of the Dead: Overkill, bears the distinction of using the most f-bombs in gaming history, according to the Guinness World Records. Pick up the controller, spend five minutes getting trigger-happy on the relentless flock of zombies mobbing your screen and just see if you don’t wind up cursing like an NWA rapper with PMS.
That Overkill is classified suitable for the 15-plus market in Australia (while being restricted to 18-year-olds in the Unites States in Britain) might seem like good news for the Australian gamer kids who have just turned 15, but not everybody in Australia is chuffed with the current censorship laws. Under these laws, the adult population is forbidden access to games such as Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (a T&A extravaganza, featuring a slew of perky animated characters and Benny Hill-esque shenanigans). Continue reading “Censorship: Computer games lose out” »
Last Call: Queensland Pub Crawl
by admin on Oct.30, 2009, under Columns, The Magazine
The crowd at this year's pub crawl
Australian Penthouse joins the World’s Greatest Pub Crawl Continue reading “Last Call: Queensland Pub Crawl” »
Web Special, October 2009, Jem
by admin on Sep.30, 2009, under Girl Galleries, The Magazine
Making Waves
Tantalising Tasmanian, Jem, 23, loves masturbating, older men and pizza, but not necessarily in that order…
PHOTOGRAPHY: DARREN McCORMACK Continue reading “Web Special, October 2009, Jem” »
Kiki Vidis
by admin on Aug.07, 2009, under Articles, The Magazine
Jesse Jane’s new Aussie best friend talks to us about her new TV series, France, and a man’s scent… Continue reading “Kiki Vidis” »
True Blue: Inside Australia’s Adult Film Industry
by admin on Jul.10, 2009, under Features, The Magazine
Internet censorship, the religious right, archaic regulation… Drew Turney investigates the rise and fall of Australia’s adult film industry Continue reading “True Blue: Inside Australia’s Adult Film Industry” »
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