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Today went to see the movie iron Man 2 with my friend matthew @ South bank Cinema. Tony Stark(Robert Downey Jr) aka as Iron Man has used armor to bring about negoiate peace treaty between the super powers of the world and his populariry with the public which is futhered by opening the stark Expo which was his father's dream to showcase all the latest inventions that will beenfit the world. Stark has to testify to the US Senate which Senator Stern(Gary Shandling) who demands Stark to hand over his armor techinology over for military application which stark refuses. Justin hammer (sam Rockwell) is publicly shamed by stark for his failed attempts at recreating the technology. Stark meanwhile is having problems with his health as he discovers that the palladium in the arc reactor keeping his heart beating is slowly killing him and trying to find an subsitiute which fails and he appoints his assistant Penolope Potts(gwenth Paltrow) CEO which her spot is taken by Natalie Rushman(Scarlet...

On Tuesday I got an CD that ordered from Red Eye Records in Sydney and it was the defintive collection by NZ rock group from the 60's Ray Columbus and the Invaders who are very well known for the song "She's A Mod" (number1 in australia and NZ in 1964) which I have play it since. This Cd was released last year just prior to ray columbus and the invaders being inducted into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame and it has an lot of great stuff on it including 4 live tracks which are- She's A Mod, The rise and fall of flingel blunt, Bread and Butter(the Newbeats song) and If I fell as well as the hits including she's a mod, til we kissed, Yo YO,I wanna Be your man etc and album tracks which it's very well put together. It's an excellent CD and it's excellent to listen to the live recordings which it sounds so good as well as the songs which i'm sure it will bring back memories for the fans who grew up in the 60's watching these guys on NZ TV like club co...

Yesterday went to the South bank Cinema to see the Australian movie Beneath Hill 60. It's 1916 and captain Oliver Woodward (brendan Cowell) who had never faced hostile fire and under trained finds himself on the Western front. Marjorie Waddell his fiance(Bella Heathcoe) pleads with him not to go to enlist as she has just discovered love and couuld'nt believe it could be taken from her. Woodward leads an team of tunnelers admist the blood and carnage on the western front in Armerites,France which the Australian tunnlers are suspicous of Woodward as well as there is resentment from the british. Woodward eveentually wins the respect of his men and the infantry. Woodward and the team are transferred to belgium which they go to HIll 60 and their task is to defend the labyrinthe and leaking tunnel system that snakes between the enemy lines and must protect the tunnel system until woodward recives the order to blow it up and eventually to the experience that would change the war. It...

On saturday April 17th, my friends Oriel Dodge and Ben Haplin were married at the Botanic gardens in the city and it was an wonderful wedding which Oriel look beautiful in her wedding dress, ben looked very nice in an suit and tie and the bridesmaids Anaya(oriel's Sister), CLaire Mitchell and Alison Downer looked very nice in their dresses as the 2 flower girls and oriel's brother Chale and 2 other guys were groomsen and best man. Chale read an passage and so did ben's cousins and there was an candle light thing which was really good. myself,Francis Roiter,Pip MaclUrkin,Peter White,anita garnett and Leisa Keast along with Chris Keast,Robyn White and Shirley Roiter from the Friendship Group attended and had an wonderful time. After the wedding we went to Oriel's house for the reception which me and francis were there until 4.30pm when Shirley (francis' mum) picked us up and took me to roma street station which i caught the train home. I am so happy that i was...

On April 11th went to see the movie Date Night at South bank cinema. Phil and Claire Foster(Steve Carrell and Tina fey) are an married couple with 2 children in New jersey whose domestic life becomes rotuine. phil is an tax advisor and claire is an realtor. they go to a steak house and a movie in their weekly "Date Night" but just as everything else in their marriage it's a routine. their best friends Brad(mark ruffalo) and haley(kirsten wing) are getting an divorce and in a effort to reignite romance Phil and claire go to an trendy Manhattan restuarant which they can not get a table. Phil takes an table from an no show couple the tripplehorns despite Claire's concerns and while they are having their meals they are approached by 2 men Collins(Common) and Armstrong(Jimmi Simpson) who question them about an flash drive they supposely stolen from Joe Miletto an Mobster Boss(Ray Liotta)and phil & claire try to explain to them that they are not the tripplehorns but we...

On Friday April 9th, I went to see the Delltones australian singing group who has been on the scene since 1958 @ Kedron-Wavell which it was the 7th time I have seen them live and it was rocking & Fantastic. They just get better and better every time I see them. Most of the set were the same songs but changed a bit which they did in the first doing an song called Cool CLear water and there was an funny thing happend towards the end of the song when an big bang occured which it was something to do with the sound system and it was eventually fixed and also the show went on as smoothly. An live DVD they recorded @ Melbourne Crown Casino was selling on the night as it was not officially released but it's released as i saw it on their website and in the 2nd set which was the electric they did 16 tons which was very good and higher and higher. Spoke with Carla (Pee Wee's wife and the group's manager) about the DVD which she said it's a long time coming as they had to get...

On Good Friday april 2nd I went to the Southbank cinema to see the movie the Last Song which stars Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. Ronnie Miller(miley Cyrus) and her brother Jonah (Bobby Coleman)are spending the summer with their Father Steve(greg Kinnear) at his beach house in Tybee Island. Ronnie is an angry and rebellious young girl who is hostile towards the people including Will Blakelee(liam Hemsworth) and refused to go to jillard school. Will & Ronnie start to connect as they get involved to protect an Loggerhead Sea Turtle and they start to fall in love as well Ronnie and her father started to bond together through their love of music. it's an very good,sad and touching movie and it's very good story with a message about first love,FAMILY, 2ND CHANCES & the Moments in Life that will lead you home.The movie is directed by julie Ann Robinson and based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. Execellent performances by Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth as it's her first d...