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e-newsletter
Thursday 3 July - Wednesday 9 July 2008
Let your hair down...
Conan the Barbarian
...and enjoy an action-packed week of Game On celebrations
Keen to see a movie that's not Kung Fu Panda or Sex and the City? Wondering how you're going to get your fill of action with no footy in Melbourne? Well, we're here to help! This weekend (sadly) kicks off the last week of Game On and we're marking the occasion with a feast of activities. Haul out those sweatbands and your best John McEnroe impersonation ('You cannot be serious!') for Saturday's Nintendo Wii Sports Tennis Championships at Federation Square Plaza. Entry is free and you'll have a chance to score some great prizes (and bragging rights!). Then on Sunday it's time to release your inner kingpin and compete in the Nintendo Wii Bowling Championships. Passive types can bury themselves in the cosy warmth of the cinema at our Feast of Fury 24 hour movie marathon. From cult classics like John Milius' Conan the Barbarian, to Australian premieres of Chong-Won Park's Paradise Villa and Uwe Boll's Postal, the marathon highlights the intersections between videogames and film. And, of course, our Game On exhibition - which just racked up its 100,000th visitor - will be open every day until July 13. So get in before it's game over; unlike Arnie, it won't be back!
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game's nearly over
game on
Must end Sun 13 Jul
Get ready for Melbourne's must-see exhibition of 2008 - the action-packed celebration of games culture that has thrilled over one million players of all ages around the world. more
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Games are not just for kids anymore. Join this discussion on the science of gameplay and the potential benefits of belonging to a games community. more
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24 hours of fuel-injected, muscle-bound, tyre-squealing, bullet-flying, celluloid orgy that highlights the intersections between games and the cinema. The first ever extreme movie marathon for gamers! more
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Break out your sweatbands and pleated skirts, and get ready to discover the intuitive and realistic feel that has made Wii such a sensation. more
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Don your best monogrammed shirt and challenge yourself and others in Nintendo's Wii Sports Bowling Championship! more
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Join an ACMI curator for an in-depth tour of this landmark exhibition. more
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A no-holds-barred discussion about playing games for a living, writing about them and becoming somewhat famous in the process. more
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This glorious restoration of comic genius Harold Lloyd's 'final silent' is both thrilling and contentious. more
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Five short films made by young local film makers celebrate the diversity and dynamism of new African Australian cultures emerging in Melbourne. more
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To win 1 of 5 double passes to the Harold Lloyd classic Speedy on Thu 10 Jul at 7pm, tell us how you would spend a day in New York City by emailing giveaways@acmi.net.au.
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lending collection picks
Five films that will blow you away.
1. Gone with the Wind 2. The Wind Will Carry Us 3. Reap the Wild Wind 4. Inherit the Wind 5. The Wind in the Willows
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Fuel up for the final week of Game On with breakfast in the ACMI Lounge - try our 'Open Omelette' with slow roasted Spanish onion, semi-dried tomato and rocket. Breakfast is available every weekday morning and all day on the weekend.
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From The Third Man ($52.95) to Sullivan's Travels ($44.95) to Withnail and I ($39.95), the ACMI Shop stocks a diverse range of DVD titles from the fabulous Criterion Collection. And if we don't have what you're looking for we can always order it for you through our special order service.
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Australian
Centre for the Moving Image
Federation Square
Flinders Street
Melbourne Australia
tickets
ACMI Box Office
Phone +61 3 8663 2583 www.acmi.net.au/tickets
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Ph +61 3 8663 2200
(Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm)
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Want to rub shoulders with cinema's elite? The Shorts Film Festival - Australia's only national film festival dedicated to short-format work - is now calling for submissions for this year's competition, and the first prize is a trip to the Cannes Film Festival. Selected works will also receive international exposure at the prestigious Rushes Soho Shorts Festival in the UK next year. The deadline for entries is Friday 1 August. Click here for more details.
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