SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA…October 10, 2011
Australian horror film, “The Tunnel” is set to thrill crowds in LA this month with a theatrical screening and exclusive Q&A session with Director, Carlo Ledesma and Co-Producers/Writers, Enzo Tedeschi and Julian Harvey at the annual Screamfest event.

Billed as the largest horror film festival globally, Screamfest audiences will be in for some serious screams at “The Tunnel” US premiere screening on October 15, 2011 at 5pm at Mann’s Chinese Theater, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood.

With an all-Australian cast, “The Tunnel” has just been confirmed for a US DVD release on December 27, 2011 through Blackrock Films and will undoubtedly become a must see horror over the holiday season for American audiences.

“It is an exciting time for “The Tunnel” as we break into the US market. We expect a great reaction to our little Aussie movie at Screamfest and are thrilled American horror fans will have the opportunity to own our film when it comes out on DVD in December” said Enzo Tedeschi, Co-Producer/Writer.

Directed by Philippines born, Carlo Ledesma, “The Tunnel” first came to the attention of worldwide media based on its unique crowd-funding and distribution models – the movie’s producers launched the movie’s website, www.thetunnelmovie.net, with an innovative plan to raise the movie’s cash budget of $135,000 by selling a frame of the movie for $1 to the internet audience (the concept is based on a 90-minute film consisting of 135,000 individual frames) and releasing the film for free, online.

The film has enjoyed simultaneous release across DVD as a 2-disc deluxe-edition (Australia), a PAY-TV broadcast (Australia) and an exclusive theatrical run in Australia as well its digital release on earlier this year on May 18, 2011. “The Tunnel” also made Australian movie history becoming the only domestic film to be available for download on the iPad platform.

About “The Tunnel”
“The Tunnel” is set amidst abandoned underground train tunnels beneath Sydney’s CBD. In 2008, chasing rumours of a government cover-up and urban legends surrounding the sudden back-flip, investigative journalist Natasha Warner led a crew of four into the underground labyrinth.

They went down into the tunnels looking for a story – until the story found them.

“The Tunnel” chronicles their harrowing ordeal. With unprecedented access to the recently declassified tapes the crew shot in the claustrophobic subway tunnels, as well as a series of candid interviews with the survivors, viewers come face to face with the terrifying truth. This never before seen footage takes viewers deep inside the tunnels bringing the darkness to life and capturing the raw fear that threatens to tear the crew apart, leaving each one of them fighting for their lives.

Today, The Sims 3 Pets for console and PC/Mac release two all-new screenshots that showcase the wonderful world of cats. There are over 30 cat breeds on console and over 40 cat breeds on the PC/Mac to choose from. Each one is fully customizable to express the players’ unique imagination. From fluffy Himalayans to hairless Sphynxes, these feisty, but lovable creatures are furballs of fun.

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Sydney, Australia (10 October, 2011) — ASUS today announced the Australian launch of the ASUS Eee Pad Slider, a tablet that builds on the great success of the Eee Pad Transformer. It is priced at RRP$649 for 16GB and RRP$749 for 32GB and is now available from JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman and Bing Lee.

The Eee Pad Slider delivers a unique tablet form factor for mobile productivity with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. That’s right! It’s a tablet with a slide-out keyboard.

Beryl Lee, Australian Product Manager, stated, “We are excited to release this innovative tablet particularly following the success of the Eee Pad Transformer. The Eee Pad Slider has already made its mark with its sleek design at the International Design Excellence Awards 2011 and we are confident that its leading functionality will also be celebrated.”

It is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor which allows for seamless multitasking and blazingly fast web browsing. In tablet mode, the device equally acts as a portable entertainment powerhouse equipped with a 178 degree wide viewing angel IPS display, HD video playback, surround sound system, Adobe Flash support and dual cameras.

The tablet is powered by Android 3.1 Honeycomb (upgradeable to 3.2) and is preinstalled with Polaris Office 3.0 suite which allows users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint presentations. It equally provides access to ASUS WebStorage where customers gain access to one year of unlimited cloud storage.

About ASUS
ASUS, one of the world’s top three consumer notebook vendors and the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktops, Eee Box and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, tablet devices, servers, multimedia and wireless solutions, networking devices, and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,398 awards in 2010, and is widely credited with revolutionising the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than 10,000 and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2010 was around US$10.1 billion.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and TT Games have released a brand new trailer for the highly-anticipated LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7, available in Australia beginning November 16 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PSP^® (PlayStation®Portable) system, the Wii™ system, the Nintendo DS™ and Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held systems, and Windows PC. 

Comics legend Frank Miller’s classic retelling of Batman’s gritty, formative days makes its full-length animated debut in Batman: Year One, the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original Movies.

Batman: Year One is based on the landmark 1987 DC Comics titles from 12-time Eisner Award winner Frank Miller and illustrator David Mazzucchelli. The film depicts young Bruce Wayne’s return to Gotham City in his first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante. The playboy billionaire chooses the guise of a giant bat to combat crime, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon (who is already battling corruption from inside the police department), inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a crooked political system that infests Gotham.

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios are releasing a new vignette for their upcoming Action RPG, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

Middle-earth is home to creatures more fearsome than orcs. More cunning than trolls. More loathsome than giant spiders.

Lurking in the forgotten tombs of Barrow-downs, dwelling amongst the fallen dead, the Barrow-wights wait under reign of the Barrow-wight Lord. Revealed in this new video, the Barrow-wight Lord has overtaken this sacred Ranger burial ground. He uses magic and minions most foul to spread the rule of evil in the darkness and death of his lair.

The battle cry of the dwarf, the sword of the human, the staff of the elf – all must be used to best this most despicable boss and its hordes of skeletal servants. The Barrow-wight Lord uses his powers to pit man against man, friend against friend – only the strongest of Fellowships will best him.

Thanks to its new exclusive version, Cyberbike game + accessory bundle is the best way to have fun at home while exercising. Cyberbike Magnetic Edition is a real exercise bike that features a magnetic resistance mechanism and connects to your PS3 with Bluetooth.

This product is now available and is the perfect gift for Christmas or for those budding sport buffs!

Movie Extra and Screen Australia have joined forces to offer budding filmmakers an extraordinary opportunity to produce a webseries for MOVE EXTRA WEBFEST with a $100,000 production budget.

Screen Australia’s involvement offers upcoming filmmakers a remarkable and unique opportunity to create a webseries with an unprecedented production budget; making it an ideal time to start creating a 60 second trailer and to enter the competition.

Due to the announcement of the support by Screen Australia, the prize money has effectively doubled, and the Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 competition deadline has been extended to 23 November, 2011; allowing aspiring filmmakers more time and a greater opportunity to unleash their creative talent.

“Webseries have fast become a great way for filmmakers to connect with a large audience and raise their profile”, said Mike Cowap, Investment Manager, Screen Australia. ”Through the initiative we hope to encourage exploration of the format, and the use of social media to build community around a piece of storytelling.”

MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST encourages creatives to pitch an original webseries idea via a 60 second trailer for a chance to win a $100,000 production budget to produce a seven part webseries for MOVIE EXTRA. Filmmakers and fans are encouraged to be part of the voting process via social media with each vote giving entries a greater chance of getting into the finals by generating a real life audience for their series. The winner of Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 will be decided through a combination of votes and an official MOVIE EXTRA industry judging panel.

General voting for Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 closes 30 November, 2011 with finalists revealed 2 December, 2011. The winner of Movie Extra Webfest 2.0 will be announced on 7 December,

2011 and the winning webseries will premiere on the Movie Network Channels YouTube channel www.youtube.com/mnctv.

Last year’s winning webseries Henry & Aaron’s 7 Steps to Superstardom has achieved over 92,000 views since premiering in June on www.youtube.com/mnctv and will have its television debut on MOVIE EXTRA 2 December, 2011.

Following the success of the inaugural MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST competition in 2010, Movie Network Channels commissioned three animation webseries from the 2010 entries; Shaaark!, Mollusks and Livin’ With Steve. A raft of Australian talent from Tex Perkins, Merrick Watts, Bob Franklin, Shaun Micallef and Matt Preston have come on board and lent their talents to voice some of the fantastic characters in these webseries.

The first of the three webseries Shaaark! premieres in October on YouTube www.youtube.com/mnctv whilst Mollusks is scheduled for the end of November and Livin’with Steve early December.

To enter MOVIE EXTRA WEBFEST 2.0 and for regular competition updates, announcements and to vote for entries visit Facebook www.facebook.com/movieextrawebfest