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Review - First Position at Luna

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 12 April 2013

First position showing at Luna Palace Cinemas is an American documentary that follows the lives of six youths from across the globe who are competing to get to the top of the world of ballet. The movie follows each young person’s life, over the course of a year, and as the story unfolds the performers share their passion for this art form, and the many challenges and triumphs experienced during their exciting journey.

The movie is directed by Bess Kargman and brought to us by well known Australian film distributors Hopscotch Films. First Position has won multiple awards, including Winner of the Doc NYC Film Festival, the Portland Film Festival and the San Francisco Doc Fest.

Review - Sleepwalk With Me at Cinema Paradiso

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 05 April 2013

Sleepwalk with Me is now showing at Cinema Paradiso in Northbridge - it is a beauty of a movie, funny yet heart wrenching at times. If you enjoy story telling at its best you will be touched by the characters in this movie, who share the journey of their life as they navigate through some of life’s most challenging issues that can bring unbelievable anguish and pain.

The movie is brought to you by the producers of This American Life and stars Mike Birbiglia as Matt Pandamiglio. It is interesting to note that the story was inspired by his own life – Birbiglia has worn many different hats – first as a comedian, then playwright and now filmmaker.

As we follow Matt throughout the movie we can only sympathise, groan, and at times laugh at the situations that he gets into – he certainly has more than a few issues to tackle.

Perth Walkabout March Monthly Wrap

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 03 April 2013

The Perth Walkabout Monthly Wrap is published at the start of each month to provide a snapshot of articles that hit the headlines in the last 4 weeks.

Here is Perth Walkabout's Monthly Wrap for the month of March:

Seed an Idea at the Perth Start Up Weekend

Have you got a good web or mobile app idea or two to develop that you would like to road test amongst a group of supportive individuals in Perth?

The Start Up Weekend in Perth was held recently, where the best and brightest brains around town got together to pitch and road test their latest entrepreneurial ideas.

Perth’s Top Op Shop Spots!

This is the second installment of a two part series about Op Shops in Perth by Kelly Wayne from You Got That At An Op Shop?!

I recently shared with you my top ten rules for getting the most out of your op shopping experiences. So now you may be asking where are Perth’s best op shops?

Review - Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai in 3D at Luna

Details: Written by: Greg Letts; Published: 20 March 2013

I headed down to Luna Leederville cinema recently to watch Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai in 3D. Although I usually like to write my reviews within a day or two of watching the movie so I still have everything fresh in my memory, in this case real life intervened and I'm writing this review over a week later. So we'll see whether the delay makes much of a difference in my perspective.

To begin with, I'll start by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie. I don't have much experience when it comes to Samurai movies of any type, so I just turned up hoping to watch something entertaining for a couple of hours.

While I was certainly entertained by Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai, I was also soon engrossed in a story which was told exceptionally well.

Review - Rust and Bone at Luna Leederville

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 28 March 2013

Luna Leederville brings to Perth audiences the movie Rust and Bone by Director Jacques Audiard. Audiard is well known for his Oscar award winning movies such as A Prophet and the eight Cesar-award winning The Beat That My Heart Skipped.

The two key characters are Ali ( played by Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts, and Stephanie (played by award winning French actress Marion Cottilard).

The movie begins with Ali and his young son Sam turning up on the doorstep of his sister's house after a four year absence.

Rust and Bone takes you on a roller coaster ride as you follow the ups and downs in Ali and Stephanies ' lives. It is violent in parts, and poignant in others with tender moments as the characters spar in conversation. There are also some fun moments where the movie hones in on their day to day lives.

Looking to Buy A Home in Perth? - Get Down to the Home Buyer and Property Investor Show

Details: Written by: Nita Teoh; Published: 19 March 2013

The Home Buyer and Property Investor Show will be on in Perth this weekend (Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March). If you are a local looking to buy a home in Perth, you will have access to more than 60 companies who will all be exhibiting all in one location - the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

For anyone looking to purchase their first home, navigating the process can be a daunting prospect – such as finding the right property, saving enough to get to your required deposit amount, or getting all your paperwork with your bank lined up.

With the Reserve Bank currently holding interest rates low property is looking affordable.

Chris Gray, leading property investor expert and CEO of Empire Property Portfolio, had this to say about the current real estate market

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Review - First Position at Luna

Review - Sleepwalk With Me at Cinema Paradiso

Perth Walkabout March Monthly Wrap

Review - Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai in 3D at Luna

Review - Rust and Bone at Luna Leederville

Looking to Buy A Home in Perth? - Get Down to the Home Buyer and Property Investor Show