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SIREN VISUAL BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO ANIME IN AUSTRALIA

30th APRIL 2009 – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

After six years expanding and diversifying, establishing relationships and a strong presence in areas ranging from Arthouse Cinema to Feature Documentaries, Siren Visual turns their attention to the mainstream anime market in 2009 with a slate of new releases and re-issues. Beginning in May, Siren will aim to release two anime titles per month, building up the catalogue aggressively over the next year.

“Anime in Australia has reached a maturation point over the last few years” says General Manager Eric Cherry,  “Madman has done an excellent job, but no market can achieve its true potential through only one company. With Siren’s history in the genre mixed with some fresh blood in the office, we’re in a good position to become a reliable supplier for the market.”

Siren plans to release Anime titles on DVD more in-line with the Japanese market. “The lag-time between the Japanese broadcast date and the English speaking world’s DVD release leaves no room for growth in the market” says Cherry. “Some factors behind this are unavoidable, but an English dub shouldn’t be one of them. A lot of people prefer the Japanese audio track and that’s who we’re targeting with the initial, subtitle-only releases.”

Siren plans to re-issue English dub versions of titles subject to their availability at a cheaper price point with incentives built-in for those who purchased the subtitle versions. Beginning in May, Siren will re-release the classic OVA IRIA and 13 Ep series NIGHTWALKER (both dubbed/sub versions), following in June with the brilliant, mind-bending GENIUS PARTY from Studio 4c and the TV series Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk (sub only versions).

Established in 1994, Siren Visual was the first company representing Anime in Australia, having distributed the Manga UK label, Madman and individual titles such as Pokémon throughout the 1990’s. In the year 2000 distribution activities ceased and Siren became a standalone licensing company, outsourcing distribution briefly to the AV Channel, followed by Shock Records and currently through Gryphon Entertainment in Australia, Vendetta Films in New Zealand.

Anime Enthusiasts are encouraged to provide feedback to Siren through details below.

 
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Chronicles Of Riddick has hit the Shelves today!

 
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Laugh out loud and make some noise with Miley and her friends in 14 totally awesome new episodes in Hannah Montana Season 2 – Part 2, available to own as a double-disc release from Disney DVD on 3 June 2009!

When her life as the chart-topping celebrity Hannah Montana gets even more challenging, Miley Stewart (MILEY CYRUS) relies on her family and friends to remind her to be true to herself. 

In the second half of season 2, Miley gets a visit from the Jonas Brothers but forgets her dad’s birthday, wins a prestigious music award and finally looks set to go on a date with long-time crush Johnny Collins – though the evening doesn’t quite go as planned! 

With special guest appearances from a slew of sizzling-hot and legendary Hollywood stars including the Jonas Brothers, Dwayne “The Rock“ Johnson, Selena Gomez, Dolly Parton, Joey Fatone, Corbin Bleu, Ray Romano, Heather Locklear and Brooke Shields as Miley’s mum, Hannah Montana Season 2 – Part 2 is not to be missed!

 
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Intel Launches New Motherboards to Fuel Growth of Nettops and Small Form Factor Computing

INTEL SOLUTIONS SUMMIT, Gold Coast, April 29, 2009 – At Intel’s largest annual channel customer event today, the company launched two new motherboards designed to fuel the growth of nettops and small form factor computing. The Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT with the Intel® Atom™ Processor is designed for building into stylish and affordable nettops that push the traditional imagination of what an all-in-one or an enhanced thin client should be. Another new small form factor motherboard, the Intel® Desktop Board DG41MJ supporting low power (65W) Intel® Core™2 Quad processors and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors, offers users a space saving desktop solution that meets their everyday multimedia needs.  

Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT comes fully integrated with the 45nm Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 and the Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset making this affordable, thin form factor, low-power nettop platform ideal for building into all-in-one PCs or enhanced thin client PCs. For all-in-one PCs, this versatile motherboard can be customised into entry-level or secondary home entertainment PCs, education PCs, or internet-centric PCs for businesses. For commercial usage models, this motherboard can be customised into industrial designs such as such as internet kiosks and home surveillance units.

 

“Proliferation of small form factor desktops can spur significant growth in the overall desktop PC category. Key to tapping this growth of small form factor desktops is smaller motherboards, which enable greater design flexibility and new opportunities for desktop innovation,” said John Deatherage, director for Intel’s Business Clients Group. “Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT and Intel® Desktop Board DG41MJ will allow us to offer our customers access to truly innovative solutions that lower system size and power consumption, while boosting aesthetics and performance.”

 

Featuring the integrated 45nm Intel® Atom™ processor N270 the Intel® Desktop Board D945GSEJT delivers robust performance per-watt for cost-effective and low-power solutions. The Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset features power-efficient graphics with an integrated 32-bit 3D graphics engine based on Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 architecture. The combined platform delivers impressive power-optimisation and rich I/O capabilities, such as PCI Express* Mini Card and conventional PCI slots, Serial ATA ports, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and GbE LAN connectivity, Intel® High Definition Audio and legacy I/O expandability.

 

The Intel Desktop Board D945GSEJT promotes channel diversification into innovative solutions based on its mini-ITX (170mm x 170mm) form factor, total board height of only 20mm and passively cooled components for very thin and potentially fanless system designs. It features VGA and DVI dual graphics for LVDS options. The Intel Desktop Board D945GSEJT also supports low-cost external 12 V power, onboard power for SATA storage devices, internal USB and IDE flash disk-on modules, network boot via gPXE/iSCSI protocol and wireless connectivity via the PCI Express Mini Card slot (including mechanical support for up to three external antennas through the supplied I/O shield). The Intel Desktop Board D945GSEJT will be available towards the end of first half this year.

 

For a space-saving solution ideal for digital home entertainment and daily computing needs, Intel launched the Intel® Desktop Board DG41MJ Classic Series. Based on the Intel® G41 Express Chipset, the board may be small but it offers legacy to premium features such as parallel port, integrated VGA and DVI ports, Intel® High Definition Audio and integrated 10/100/1000 network connection to enrich users’ multimedia creation experience. For fast and efficient computing performance, this mini-ITX form factor board supports Intel® Core™2 Quad processors and Intel® Core™2 Duo processors up to 65W Thermal Design Power (TDP) and 1333 System Bus. The Intel® Desktop Board DG41MJ is Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium WHQL certified. The Intel Desktop Board DG41MJ is available now for PC manufacturers and system builders to order from Intel authorised distributors.

 

Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.

 
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BILLY CONNOLLY: JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD

The brilliantly charismatic comedian and actor Billy Connolly is back in his guise as a tour guide as
he travels through the legendary Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Following the phenomenal success of Billy Connolly’s World Tour Series, Billy Connolly is back with
a brand new adventure Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World which captures all of
Connolly’s adventures and contains Billy’s exclusive unseen travelogue – over 50 minutes of
unseen video diaries and behind the scenes footage.

Journey To The Edge Of The World is currently being screened on Channel 7 on Saturday’s at
6.30pm and is available to own on DVD from June 3rd.

Follow the intrepid comedian in a once in a lifetime trip across the unique and fascinating
Northwest Passage. This fabled route, which has thwarted explorers and fortune hunters for
centuries claiming hundreds of lives along the way, is now accessible for a few weeks every
summer as global warming causes the Artic to melt and recede.

Viewers will be presented with some of the most incredible panoramic views and unbelievable
sights; it’s almost like being on another planet. Watch on as Billy learns how to be a bear
whisperer, is taught how to pan for gold by an over protective miner and masters the finer
complexities of the Inuit language in this once in a lifetime journey.

Journey to the Edge of the World encapsulates truly emotive and unique experiences in an aweinspiring
and uplifting way that only the genius Billy Connolly can bring to life through the camera.

The DVD is an invitation to escape from the humdrum of a busy and stressful lifestyle; Journey to
the Edge of the World will take viewers on a journey with Billy to the edge of the world from the comfort of your own home. What’s it like to live on the edge on the world? Here’s your chance to find out.

Journey to the Edge of the World the book is available now for $49.95.

Billy Connolly: Journey To The Edge Of The World DVD

Cast: Billy Connolly
Price: $39.95
Classification: M
Duration: 182 minutes
Genre: Documentary

 
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Meet Olivia-Newton John in-store Myer Sydney City This Thursday

Australia, 29 April, 2009

Meet Olivia Newton-John in-store in Myer Sydney City, this Thursday, 30 April at 12:30pm, level one, women’s fashion.

Nintendo has partnered with Olivia Newton-John on a limited edition metallic rose Nintendo DS Lite®, that comes packaged with More Brain Training™, which is available now.

EVENT DETAILS

Who: Olivia Newton-John and Nintendo
What: Limited edition metallic rose Nintendo DS Lite packaged with More Brain Training
When: Thursday 30 April, 12:30pm
Where: Myer Sydney City, Level one, Women’s Fashion

 
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The Joker to Be Playable Character in Batman: Arkham Asylum Exclusively for the PLAYSTATION®3

– Tuesday, 28th April 2009 – Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment together with Atari Australia announce that The Joker will be an exclusive playable character in Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.  The character will be made available upon release as a free downloadable character through PlayStation®Network for the PLAYSTATION 3 and can be played in Challenge Maps from the game.   

In Batman: Arkham Asylum, DC Comics’ DARK KNIGHT takes on his greatest challenge yet when he becomes trapped with all of his most dangerous villains inside the insane asylum of GOTHAM CITY – ARKHAM ASYLUM!  Batman: Arkham Asylum exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.  Gamers will move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Using a wide range of Batman’s gadgets and abilities, players will become the invisible predator and attempt to foil The Joker’s demented scheme.  Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story penned exclusively for the game by famous Batman author and five-time Emmy award winner, Paul Dini, whose credits include Lost season one and Batman: The Animated Series.

 

Published in North America by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and in Europe by Eidos Interactive, Batman: Arkham Asylum will also be available June 2009 on the Xbox 360 and PC.

 

 

 

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM Software © 2009 Eidos Interactive Ltd.  Developed by Rocksteady Studios Ltd. Co-published by Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. Rocksteady and the Rocksteady logo are trademarks of Rocksteady Studios Ltd.  Eidos and the Eidos logo are trademarks of Eidos Interactive Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.  All rights reserved.

 

BATMAN and all characters, their distinctive likenesses, and related elements are trademarks of DC Comics © 2009. All Rights Reserved.

WBIE LOGO, WB SHIELD: ™ & © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

 
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AVG TECHNOLOGIES OPENS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE

AVG Malware TRAP Centre will enhance the discovery of new strains of computer threats and prevent their spread across the internet 

Amsterdam and Sydney, April 27, 2009 – AVG Technologies, the global internet security company with over 80 million customers, today announces the opening of its international research centre in Brno, Czech Republic.  The AVG Malware TRAP Centrum (M-TRAP – Malware Trending, Reporting, Analysis, and Prevalence) gathers and analyses information on malware and how it spreads across the internet.
 

Social networking tools are increasingly opening us up to risk of attack by malware. It is much easier to inadvertently spread worms to our friends’ PCs than ever before.  However, it’s not just social networking sites that are at risk – our computer peripherals are being targeted too.  Researchers have identified a cyber espionage network, dubbed Ghostnet, which is capable of taking full control of infected computers – including searching and downloading specific files and operating attached devices like microphones and web-cameras.  It is now more important than ever to be searching for these threats before they become a big problem.
 

The M-TRAP researchers run the malware under quarantine conditions and obtains the data via AVG’s 80 million users around the world. The researchers observe behaviour and speeds, allowing them to create a cure against the malware.  Karel Obluk, CTO of AVG Technologies and the initiator of the project, says: “M-TRAP will search for interconnections to detect and prevent the spread of malware. We are seeing a rise in malware targeting social networking sites and we will be using the research results to develop new technologies for the ongoing and effective fight against these computer threats”.
 

The AVG Malware TRAP Centrum team consists of five IT professionals.  The M-TRAP research centre is run in conjunction with the Faculty of Information Technologies (FIT) of Brno University of Technology and the partnership will enable students to work in the labs to gain work experience. “In the past we supported a number of research projects at the FIT.  Following the opening of our research centre we will provide the undergraduate and graduate students with opportunity to take part in its research activities,” added Obluk.
 

The Brno Centre is one of three research facilities for AVG Technologies dedicated to discovering malicious codes, and helps to cement AVG Technologies as the leader in global internet security.
 

About AVG Technologies

AVG is a global security solutions leader protecting more than 80 million consumers and small business computer users in 167 countries from the ever-growing incidence of web threats, viruses, spam, cyber-scams and hackers on the Internet. Headquartered in Amsterdam, AVG has nearly two decades of experience in combating cyber crime and one of the most advanced laboratories for detecting, pre-empting and combating Web-borne threats from around the world. Its free online, downloadable software model allows entry-level users to gain basic anti-virus protection and then to easily and inexpensively upgrade to greater levels of safety and defense in both single and multi-user environments. Nearly 6,000 resellers, partners and distributors team with AVG globally including Amazon.com, CNET, Cisco, Ingram Micro, Play.com, Wal-Mart, and Yahoo!. More information is available at www.avg.com.

 
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Symantec Launches New, Unique OnlineFamily.Norton Service for Free Through 2009

Norton Online Living Family Survey Finds Parents

Are More Concerned About Internet Dangers Than Drugs 

AUSTRALIA, Sydney – April 28, 2009 – Today’s parents rate Internet dangers higher on their list of concerns than drugs.  According to the Norton Online Living Family Survey, conducted in March 2009, 56 percent of parents are concerned their kids may come across Internet dangers, which could include online predators and cyberbullies, versus drug-related threats (44 percent).  Traditional parental control products are not enough to protect kids online and address parents’ concerns.  That’s why Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC), makers of Norton security software, announced today the launch of a new family safety service that takes a different approach to protecting kids online. Symantec is offering OnlineFamily.Norton, available at http://onlinefamily.norton.com, for free until Jan. 1, 2010.  The service is valued at USD$60 for a one year subscription.

To help ensure parents have the tools to keep their kids safe online, Symantec is also partnering with PTO Today to educate families about online safety and declare the week of April 27 “Internet Safety Week.”

Encourages Discussion

OnlineFamily.Norton is not like traditional parental control products that focus on just blocking and monitoring kids’ online activities.  The service goes a step further to help parents manage the gray areas of the Internet.  While parents still need tools in place to help them protect their kids online, education and communication with their kids are now just as important.

 

The Norton Online Living Family Survey also reveals that parents and kids, even teens, do want to talk to each other more frequently about their day-to-day lives, but they’re not talking to each other.  Nearly half of all kids surveyed (47 percent) admit to looking up or reading about “touchy” subjects online, but far fewer (35 percent) have spoken with their parents about these subjects.  It’s apparent that a solution is needed that will help foster discussion between parents and kids.  Built on a philosophy of dialogue, OnlineFamily.Norton keeps parents in the loop on not only what their kids are doing online, but also what they’re interested in both on and off the Internet. 

 

This is how OnlineFamily.Norton encourages discussion:

 

·         True Transparency – When setting up the service, parents and kids are encouraged to sit down and create the House Rules for online activity together.  Children are always aware that OnlineFamily.Norton is active on their computer, and they can also view the House Rules they established with their parents at any time.

·         Understand Their Intent – Parents can view search words and phrases a child searches on sites like Google, YouTube and Wikipedia, and where they lead the child online. This feature also gives parents a view into topics their child is interested in.

·         Access to Social Network Information – OnlineFamily.Norton monitors activity on social networks like Facebook and MySpace with the ability to see how kids represent themselves, when they login, and how often, allowing parents to start a conversation with their child if they see their child misrepresenting himself or herself online.

·         Real-Time Messaging – Kids can send information to their parents in real-time, via the OnlineFamily.Norton site or through email, about their intentions when attempting to visit a blocked Web site.

 

Easy-to-Use With Clear Reports

Today’s parents realise they need to make time to protect their kids online, but they haven’t found a solution that really makes it easy for them.  As a Web-based service, setting up OnlineFamily.Norton is simple.  Parents can create an account online in minutes.  There are no complicated settings required because it automatically creates age appropriate settings for each child, which parents can also easily customise. 

 

The service provides clear reports with activities listed in chronological order.  OnlineFamily.Norton’s Web site monitoring report eliminates all the extra URLs, like ads from media-heavy Web sites, that most parental control solutions are unable to strip out.  The report also shows thumbnails of the Web sites their children visit, making viewing the report easy and convenient.  Parents can view these reports through their OnlineFamily.Norton account from anywhere they have access to the Internet.  They can also choose to receive email reports about select activities.

 

Customisable Tools to Keep Kids Safe

Effective tools to protect kids from online dangers are still a necessity and, coupled with communication, provide the best protection and education about Internet threats for kids.  OnlineFamily.Norton gives parents access to the following technologies that help keep their kids safe online:

 

·         Instant Messaging Monitoring** – Parents can monitor instant messenger chats at various levels for each IM buddy. 

·         Convenient Web Site Control –Control the Web content that flows into the home by prohibiting more than 40 topic categories.  For older kids, parents can allow access to all Web sites but flag objectionable ones, allowing kids to decide for themselves whether or not to visit the site.

·         Secure Personal Information – Track, report and prevent personal information children may purposely or accidentally try to send via instant message, social network, or Web site

 

The service also grows with each child as settings can be changed as they grow older.

 

Internet Safety Week and PTO Today

To help educate parents about how they can communicate with their kids about online safety, Symantec has partnered with PTO Today (Parent Teacher Organisation), a trusted resource for parents and for PTO and PTA leaders nationwide, to declare the week of April 27 – May 1 “Internet Safety Week.”  During this time, PTO Today will distribute one million educational magazines with articles and tips about online family safety to schools across the U.S. and launch a Web site, www.internetsafetyweek.com, so that anyone in the U.S. or Canada can access the information.

 

In addition, beginning today, parents are encouraged to sign up and pledge to have “The Talk” with children about their Internet habits as well as how to act safely and responsibly online.  “The Talk” is the first step for parents who want to foster an open, ongoing dialogue about their children’s online lives.

 

Pricing, Availability and Compatibility

OnlineFamily.Norton, which had been in beta as Norton Online Family since February 2009, is now available for free until Jan. 1, 2010.  The service is available at http://onlinefamily.norton.com in English with comprehensive filtering for U.S. and Canadian sites.  Filtering support is also provided for English Web sites in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa, but the service is not fully optimised for these countries.

 

To use OnlineFamily.Norton on a PC (Windows XP Home or Professional, SP2 or later; Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005, Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit, SP1 or later) or Mac (Mac OS X 10.5), parents simply sign up and create a family account at http://onlinefamily.norton.com.  Parents download and install Norton Safety Minder, a small application, onto each child’s computer.  As a Web-based service, OnlineFamily.Norton is able to track the Internet activities of each child in real-time.  Parents enjoy peace of mind with instant reporting and the convenience of accessing their account anytime from any Internet-connected device.

 

**Available on PC client only

 

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“Online safety should be a top priority for every parent, but it can be a daunting task if they don’t have the resources they need to get started.  That’s why we’re offering OnlineFamily.Norton to families for free this year,” said Janice Chaffin, group president of Symantec’s Consumer Business Unit.  “OnlineFamily.Norton is truly unique because it was designed to foster more communication between parents and kids, which is essential for creating rules together and keeping safe.”

 

“It’s no longer okay to think of parenting best practices and Internet best practices as separate topics,” said Tim Sullivan, president of PTO Today. “With children spending so much time online, parents simply have to find the time and the tools to help their kids navigate this new world safely and effectively just as we do offline. We don’t throw our kids car keys without driver’s education, and we can’t send them out on the Net without help.”  

 

About Norton From Symantec

Symantec’s Norton products protect consumers from traditional threats with antivirus, anti-spyware and phishing protection, as well as bots, drive-by downloads and identity theft– while also being light on system resources. The company also provides services such as online backup and PC tuneup, and is a trusted source for family online safety.

 

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organisations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

 

About PTO Today

Founded in 1999, PTO Today is a division of School Family Media, Inc, a media and resource firm focused exclusively on school PTOs and PTAs and effective parental involvement. Since 1999, School Family Media, Inc. has been connecting with PTO and PTA leaders and involved parents at every K-8 public and private school in the U.S. with a combination of involvement expertise, proprietary through-school parent programs and a variety of custom print, in-person and online solutions for parents.  SFM is focused exclusively on helping parents and schools help children succeed by promoting and enabling meaningful parent involvement both at home and at school.  Key company offerings include PTO Today magazine, the School Family Nights program, a comprehensive Back2School initiative and the parent-focused SchoolFamily.com Web site.  Learn more at www.schoolfamilymedia.com.

 

About The Norton Online Living Family Survey

StrategyOne, an applied-research consulting firm, conducted a nationally representative online survey among 1,078 surveys online in the U.S. among parents of children aged 8-15 and 1,049 surveys among children aged 8-15 in the U.S to gauge communications habits and perceptions between parents and children today. The survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percent at the 95 percent confidence level, was conducted using the online field services of Harris Interactive.

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WHAT’S ON 28 APRIL 2009 2008 What’s on at IMAX Melbourne Museum May to August 2009

Star Trek: The IMAX Experience

Star Trek – the hugely anticipated new addition to the blockbuster movie and TV megaseries – will be
released in IMAX, a day before its US release, for a limited two week season. From director J.J. Abrams and
screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci (Transformers, MI: III) comes a new vision of the greatest space
adventure of all time, Star Trek, featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before.
See it before everyone else at the exclusive IMAX Melbourne Museum midnight screening on
Wednesday May 6. This session is set to sell out — book your tickets online now at
www.imaxmelbourne.com.au.
Date: May 7 – for a limited two week season
Tickets: $21.00 adults, $17.50 concession, $16.00 child, $60.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian – The IMAX Experience
Experience a night in the Smithsonian Museum with Ben Stiller, on the world’s third largest screen, at IMAX
Melborune Museum. It’s a new “Night” and “Museum” for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from
the original film, as well as new characters from history — including Amy Adams as famed aviatrix Amelia
Earhart, Hank Azaria as villainous Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah, Christopher Guest as Russian tyrant Ivan
the Terrible and Alain Chabat as Napoleon. Owen Wilson is back as cowboy Jedediah, and Robin Williams
again rides into history as Teddy Roosevelt.
Receive free entry to Melbourne Museum with every Night at the Museum 2 ticket purchased. Valid until
June 21.
Date: May 21
Tickets: $21.00 adults, $17.50 concession, $16.00 child, $60.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen – The IMAX Experience
One of this year’s biggest movies just got bigger! Director Michael Bay has shot six sequences of Transformers
2: Revenge of the Fallen with IMAX® cameras. This marks the second time ever (after The Dark Knight) that a
major feature film has been partially shot using IMAX® cameras. This stunning integration of the two film
formats will translate into full screen images that will fill IMAX Melbourne Museum’s 32 metre x 23 metre screen.
The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron,
Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots
believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron’s dead body has been stolen from the US Military by
Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream
and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more
to deal with then meets the eye.
Date: June 24
Tickets: $21.00 adults, $17.50 concession, $16.00 child, $60.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Van Gogh: Brush with Genius
Experience Van Gogh’s works on his largest canvas ever, with the new IMAX film Van Gogh: A Brush with
Genius. Filmed entirely in 15/70mm film in France and the Netherlands, Van Gogh: A Brush with Genius
captures the breathtaking landscapes and extraordinary colours of Van Gogh’s most famous works, seen
for the first time with the stunning visual effects of IMAX technology. This film traces this artist’s
remarkable journey from the time of his first canvasses at the age of 27 to the masterpieces he produces
before his tragic death at age 37. Told through the eyes of Van Gogh and based on more than 900
personal letters, this film takes you on an emotional journey through the life and work of this troubled artist
and the immense joy and pain he experienced.
Date: August 13
Tickets: $17.50 Adult, $14 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)

Under the Sea 3D
Dive into an underwater adventure like no other at IMAX Melbourne Museum with Under the Sea 3D.
Audiences will be transported in spectacular IMAX 3D to dazzling underwater worlds and their remarkable
inhabitants — from tiny Flamboyant Cuttlefishes to the fearsome Great White Shark. From the award winning
documentary filmmaker Howard Hall, Under the Sea 3D takes moviegoers to some of the world’s most exotic
and isolated underwater locations. Audiences come face to face with mysterious and stunning sea creatures
living in the Great Barrier Reef and in waters around Southern Australia and the Coral Triangle islands of
Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Date: Now Showing
Tickets: $17.50 Adult, $14 Concession, $12.50 Child, $50.00 family (2 adults & 2 children)
IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton. Films screen daily from 10.00am. For session times
visit www.imaxmelbourne.com.au or call 03 9663 5454