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Much Ado About Nothing Advance Screenings in Melbourne & Sydney on 30 May

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Earlier this week, we had the opportunity to meet with the folks at Sharmill Films, who are bringing Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” to Australian screens. And we were delighted to discover that they are big Joss Whedon fans!

We also learned that they have organised two Advance Screenings on Thursday 30 May in Melbourne and Sydney! Tickets are limited, so buy them now to ensure you don’t miss out!

Melbourne Advance Screening:
- Thursday 30 May, 6:30PM at Cinema Nova, Carlton
- Tickets: Exclusive to Cinema Nova Privilege Members – Members Buy Tickets Here

Sydney Advance Screening:
- Thursday 30 May, 6:30PM at Dendy Newtown
- Tickets: Public Screening – Buy Tickets Here

For more news and updates on Much Ado About Nothing, follow Sharmill Films on facebook and twitter

Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” will be released in Australia on 11 July!

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We got some great news in our inbox today… Much Ado About Nothing will be released in Australia on 11 July! It’s a limited release, and no details have yet been announced about where it will be screened, but we’ll post the details as soon as we know more! And we have our very own Australian trailer!

Sharmill Films will release their latest acquisition, Joss Whedon’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING on July 11 in limited national release across Australia.

Joss Whedon’s fresh take on William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing has received wide critical acclaim, praised for its humour and “inspired” interpretation of the Bard’s comedic play (Variety). Empire magazine described Whedon and Shakespeare as “a perfect match”.

Joss Whedon’s (The Avengers, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, Cabin in the Woods, Toy Story) modern re-telling of Much Ado About Nothing stars Whedon film and television regulars Amy Acker (‘Angel’, ‘Dollhouse’), Alexis Denisof (‘Buffy’, ‘Angel’, ‘Dollhouse’), Clark Gregg (The Avengers), Fran Kranz (Cabin in the Woods, ‘Dollhouse’) and Nathan Fillion (‘Buffy’, ‘Firefly’, Serenity).

Using the original text, adapted by Joss Whedon, the story of sparring lovers Beatrice (Acker) and Benedick (Denisof) offers a dark, sexy, funny and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love.

Much Ado About Nothing was shot in and around Joss Whedon’s own home in Santa Monica, California, while he was still working on the blockbuster superhero film The Avengers. Co-produced by Whedon’s wife Kai Cole, the film was made with close friends and a sincere love for the classic text.

Sharmill Films will release MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING in Australian cinemas on July 11.

Pre-ordering for our Can’t Stop the Serenity 2013 merchandise ends today, so head to our Store to order yours!

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Pre-orders for Can’t Stop The Serenity 2013 merchandise end today, so make sure you get your order in before the opportunity is gone! This year, we’re offering t-shirts (both unisex and fitted), hoodies (both pullover and zipped) and embroidered patches. We’re unlikely to have these available at any of our events so make sure you order yours now!

Promote Can’t Stop The Serenity in Melbourne by wearing your Tee or hoodie with pride!
Make your friends jealous by wearing your very limited Can’t Stop The Serenity T-Shirt or hoodie!
Support Can’t Stop The Serenity Melbourne – all profits go to the overall donation New Melbourne Browncoats will make to Equality Now!

Order yours from our online Outfitters store: http://www.newmelbournebrowncoats.com/store

Shirts (unisex & ladies) are $25.
Hoodies (zipped & pullover) are $50.
Embroidered patches are $5.

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We are aiming to have all orders shipped in July so you’ll get to have these in your hands before Can’t Stop the Serenity, which means you can help us to promote the event (which will mean more people coming and more money raised for Equality Now)!

NOTE: Items listed here are for pre-order. That means we will order exact numbers from the Can’t Stop The Serenity Global team. Delivery times to you will be subject to three different shipping times:

  1. From the printer to Can’t Stop The Serenity Global HQ,
  2. From Can’t Stop The Serenity Global HQ to us, and
  3. From us to you.

Everyone will endeavour to ship items ASAP, but please allow up to 8 weeks for delivery. We all appreciate your patience.

The winner of our Adam Baldwin Trivia Competition is….

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Thank you to everyone who entered our Adam Baldwin Trivia Competition! It seems that we stumped a few of you on some of our questions, but the power of the verse prevailed for the lucky winner.

Congratulations to Helen of Parkdale VIC!!

The correct answers to our rather tricky questions are:

Question 1: How many Jayne hats were made for the filming of Firefly?
Answer: 2 [Source]

Question 2: In Chuck, which item in Casey’s apartment was added by Adam from his personal collection?
Answer: A framed photo of Ronald Reagan [Source]

Question 3: Name the character and episode in The X-Files where Adam said the line “I’m second in command. I’m supposed to know the ship, Sir. In case something should happen to you.”, and which character he was speaking to.
Answer: Knowle Rohrer, “Nothing Important Happened Today II” (Season 9, Episode 2), speaking to “The Captain” (no actual name given) [Source]

Question 4: In Angel, what was the name of Adam’s character, and what was he the guardian of?
Answer: Marcus Hamilton, Guardian of the Deeper Well [Source]

Question 5: In The Inside what drink does Special Agent Danny Love order at Dugan’s in Episode 5?
Answer: Tahitian Maiden’s Dream (Episode 5 “Loneliest Number”) [Source]

Helen has won the DVD set of the complete series of Firefly, a copy of Done the Impossible, an Adam Baldwin picture, a replica 10 credit note, a hard-to-find keyring from the US promotion of Serenity, a set of Stewart McKenny gift cards, an Alliance Criminal Database booklet and a collection of verse inspired stickers and badges.

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A HUGE thank you to Melbourne Browncoats, Supanova & Adam Baldwin!

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We had a fantastic time at Supanova in Melbourne, thanks to the numerous Melbourne Browncoats, Supanova and Adam Baldwin!

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This was our first Melbourne convention for 2013, and this time around NMB Outfitters was staffed by Jen, Leanne, Michael, Mick, Chris, Alex, Ali and Breanna. When the doors opened on Saturday morning, it was fantastic to see a wave of Jayne’s, Mal’s, Dr Horrible’s and more stream past! We saw lots of fantastic cosplaying (with a lot of Firefly and Whedonverse costumes on show), and were delighted to have so many Browncoats and Whedonverse fans stopping by. It was so great to see how many people remembered us from last year, and are excited about this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity event. Our crew were also very excited to meet the guests, including the one-and-only Adam Baldwin who stopped by for a visit and gave us his stamp of approval! We also met some fantastic local artists, who have kindly donated some very shiny pieces for our Can’t Stop the Serenity” events. It was a really fun (if very exhausting) weekend!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the NMB Outfitters store for a chat and to spend a little money to help us raise funds for FareShare and Fitted for Work! And thank you to Supanova for being such wonderful and generous hosts.