Day: 6 July 2015

Live Review: Riley Pearce + Dylan Wright + Kat Wilson – Blinco St. Cafe, Perth (02.07.15)

Thursday night, with the weather outside bleak and wintery and with drizzle pattering on the tin roof, Perth singer-songwriter Riley Pearce played an intimate show at the Blinco Street Café, the first of a series of shows across Perth with visiting Sydney muso Dylan Wright. In hindsight I don’t think I could have picked a…

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The AU's 15 Best International Singles of 2015 (So Far…)

It’s been a fantastic year of music so far all around the world, and now we’re excited to count down for you the 15 tracks our contributors have voted as the best of the year from outside of Australia. To be eligible, the track needed to have an official single or video release between 1…

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Seven things we learnt at the Magic Mike XXL Australian Arena Premiere in Sydney*

*Some facts may or may not be said in jest Monday. July 6th. 2015. The magic begins. After a surprisingly well choreographed, and I might I add scintillating, dance routine from an all-male Aussie troupe dubbed the ‘Magic Mike XXL Aussie Dancers, the men of the hour – one Mr Channing Tatum and a Mr…

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Film Review: Interstella 5555 (France, 2003) – Special ACMI Screening

Interstella 5555 is the result of a collaboration between french House duo Daft Punk with Anime legend Leiji Matsumoto, and director Kazuhisa Takenouchi. It’s hard to define what makes this eclectic, feature length animated album collaboration so engrossing. Is it the melodramatic narrative with visuals that hit the House beats again and again? The satisfying…

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Win a double pass to see 13 Minutes (Elser) in Australian cinemas

From the same director of the Oscar-nominated film Downfall, comes 13 Minutes, a film based on true events that could have changed world history. Georg Elser was a carpenter from a small town in Germany, who could have saved millions of human lives – if only he had had 13 more minutes. With 13 more…

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Batgirl DLC coming to Batman: Arkham Knight later this month

Batgirl: A Matter of Family, the first story driven add-on pack for Batman: Arkham City releases July 15 for Season Pass holders and will see Barbara team up with Tim Drake/Robin to crack some criminal skulls.

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Patton Oswalt battles creepers in first trailer for Telltale’s Minecraft: Story Mode

Telltale Games have made an appearance at Minecon 2015 in London over the weekend, bringing the first trailer for their next episodic adventure, Minecraft: Story Mode.

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The Iris’ 15 Best Films of 2015 (So Far)

Join us as we count down the 15 best films of 2015… so far! Looking back at the best films released between January and June 2015. It’s been a strong year, starting off with a fantastic Oscar season in January and leading us through to the start of Blockbuster season. So far, 2015 has been one…

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Massive lineup revealed for the AICE Israeli Film Festival 2015

This August 17th to 30th, the AICE israeli Film Festival 2015 will be screening their mix of colourful, powerful and controversial films in four cities at Palace Cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth. This year, the festival is premiering a jam packed program of documentaries, feature films, and shorts in six unique categories; Blast from the Past, Queer Spot,…

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Gerald Butler returns as Mike Banning in the first trailer for London Has Fallen

Another sequel is set to hit screens this Summer, with the follow up to 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen arriving in the form of London Has Fallen – and this week the first trailer was released. The trailer sees star Gerald Butler return as secret service head Mike Banning, and Morgan Freeman is back as the US President,…

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eSports Documentary and Live Gaming Event acoming to Australian cinemas!

ESports fans rejoice: ESL and BY Experience have jointly announced their plans to capture a exclusive series of live gaming events, which will include specially produced content that will give audiences a thrilling insight into the inner machination of the esports world. The ESPORTS IN CINEMA series will kick off for two nights only on…

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