Day: 28 March 2014

the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Danny Harley aka The Kite String Tangle (Brisbane) reflects on his experiences in Austin, Texas!

Filmed at The Aussie BBQ on the final day of events at SXSW 2014, we sit down with Danny Harley aka rising Australian electronic star The Kite String Tangle to look back at his time and experiences at the event in Austin, Texas. And looking forward, Danny returns to Australia to tour with Groovin’ The…

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the AU interview: Craig Pearce, co-writer of Strictly Ballroom talks about adapting the play and film for the new musical!

I met with Baz Luhrmann’s long time co-writer Craig Pearce at The Star in Sydney, as the cast and crew were feverishly preparing for the premiere of Strictly Ballroom – while the Lyric Theatre itself underwent a facelift in time for its glamorous debut. We headed into The Star’s new food court for lunch and…

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Watch Tim Chaisson perform "The Healing" at SXSW 2014!

the AU review captures Canadian artist Tim Chaisson performing his track “The Healing” – and tells us a story about Leann Rimes – at the Canadian House during SXSW 2014.

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the AU interview: The Aston Shuffle (Canberra) talk about their new album "Photographs" and announce August tour!

the AU review sit down with Vance and Mikah, who make up the Canberra electronic duo The Aston Shuffle. We talk about their new album Photographs, which is released today March 28th, they announce an August tour and more.

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Album Review: Foster The People – Supermodel (2014 LP)

To be honest, I did judge a book by its cover when it came to listening to Foster the People’s sophomore album. While I loved their catchy hooks and sing-a-long creations in Torches, what led me to pay particular attention to this release was the psychedelic touch on the album art, injected with colour, and…

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The five best moments from Addiction Week on SBS 2’s The Feed.

With addiction week now at an end, The Iris looks back on five stories that really caught our attention during the week. As is typical with The Feed itself, some stories are serious, others are more fun – but everything is informative in its own way: 5. Porn Free: What life is really like when…

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TV Review: The Walking Dead – Season 4 Episode 15 “Us” (USA, 2014)

‘Us’ had one job and it was to put at least some of the splintered survivors onto the same trajectory. As such, we were given a mildly touching reunion with Glenn and Maggie, preceded by a showing of just how desperate Glenn can get; desperate enough to wander into a dark cave with an unknown…

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The Iris at SXSW: Patrick’s Day director & cast open up about the film’s premiere; challenges of bringing it to the screen.

One of the strongly praised films of the 2014 SXSW Film program has been the Terry McMahon-directed Patrick’s Day. Centering around the turbulent relationship between 26 year old schizophrenic Patrick (Moe Dunford), his overprotective mother Maura (Kerry Fox) and the object of Patrick’s love, Karen (Catherine Walker), the film deals with lust, love, manipulation and…

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Film Review: Noah (M15+) (USA, 2014)

There’s been a lot of debate about this film, from many angles and many outlets and many voices. On the one hand it depicts an enormous natural disaster with large scale action sequences the likes of which we see in Hollywood blockbusters as a dime a dozen. On the other, it focuses on a very…

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