Day: 27 July 2015

Stumbled Upon #066 – Ginger and Drum (Sydney)

In our 66th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Ginger and Drum from Sydney, and chat about Damien Rice and the Dixie Chicks, meeting at uni, and check out the title track from their latest release, ‘Ticking Boxes’. Band Name: Ginger and Drum Website / Social Media: gingeranddrum.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Twitter Genre: Indie/Pop…

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Hotel Review: Dream Downtown Hotel – New York City

Located between Chelsea and the Meatpacking District on the West side of Manhattan in what was once the National Maritime Union headquarters, a building sticks out with a unique design – like a cruise ship sitting amongst the concrete waters of New York City. This is the home of the not-so-inconspicuous, hip boutique hotel Dream…

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Get your first look at Freeheld, starring Oscar winner Julianne Moore and Ellen Page

Directed by Peter Sollett and starring the incredible ensemble that is Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Josh Charles and Michael Shannon, the gay rights drama Freeheld – out in November – is one of the early Oscar buzz films for 2015. And today, a just released trailer let’s us in on what we’re in…

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The Iris’ 10 Favourite Spy TV Series

Soon our cinema screens will once again be host to enormous explosions, high tech gadgetry and sneaky secretive spies. With the release of the new trailer for Spectre and Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation opening in cinemas this week, plus The Man From U.N.C.L.E. only a few weeks away – we’re taking a look at some…

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