Year: 2015

It’s been a few years since the last Insert Coin(s) event, dubbed Back in the Game. The party/gaming event was renowned for their old school gaming tournaments and allowing the public to get hands on with upcoming titles. The event returns to The Oxford Art Factory on August 6 – and they’re bringing playable Street Fighter V…

Those who forked out for the Batman: Arkham Knight season pass are getting a pretty awesome drop next month with the release of a new set of skins, including the “1989” pack that will contain the Batsuit and Batmobile designs from Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman. Considering that film is now over 25 years old, these designs have…

Trailing behind the release of the enormous The Avengers: Age of Ultron comes the final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 2 line up of films, Ant-Man. After much talk surrounding the production prior to its release, and always ongoing questions of ‘what if’ we’re now witness to the final product. It’s surprisingly small…

2015 has been a great year for gaming so far. Current-gen consoles are finally coming into their own and we’re seeing some truly creative, interesting new IP emerging as well. Here’s our ten favourite games of 2015 so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUytj7jaIIo 1. Cities: Skylines (PC) If EA’s much-maligned Sim City reboot failed to impress you then Cities: Skylines may…

Madman Entertainment has announced the latest blockbuster film in the DRAGON BALL Z franchise, DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ will screen across 69 locations and counting in Australia and New Zealand from August 6th, 2015. Hot on the heels of last year’s blockbuster, BATTLE OF GODS, DRAGON BALL Z is back in cinemas. DRAGON BALL…

Despite the introduction of dinosaurs, time travelling cyborgs and male strippers, one adorable and very resonant animated film has weathered the storm and secured top spot over the weekend. In its 4th week since opening, Inside Out has been rewarded for its consistency and rose (deservedly so) to the the top of the box office…

Simon brings us his weekly picks for the best on Australian free-to-air TV and Foxtel! Read on for the best in entertainment over the next seven days…

Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. have very different opinions on what makes a good superhero movie. To date, Marvel’s formula has worked out a lot better for them than Warner’s, but then again the WB is only now getting the ball rolling on their DC Cinematic Universe. On the topic of how successful Warner’s strategy…

This week sees the release of Paul Rudd‘s foray into the Marvel universe as Ant-Man in Australian cinemas. You may have seen a recent interview the star did where he hilariously told a reporter how unimpressed his son was when he revealed his role in the film but let’s not joke, Ant-Man is not to be messed…

In our 62nd installment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sydney’s Salvador Dali Llama, and chat about blending psych pop with gospel soul, band couples and their brand new single, ‘I Want You’. Band Name: Salvador Dali Llama Website / Social Media: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Soundcloud Genre: Psychedelic Soul Members & their roles:…

Photo: Mark Horton captures Sticky Fingers in Ottawa! Australian acts Sticky Fingers (pictured) and Hat Fitz and Cara were among the main attractions on the fifth day of the Bluesfest in Ottawa, Canada this week, with the festival’s stages being closed out by the likes of Richard Thompson, Blue Rodeo, Arkells and CeeLo Green. CeeLo…

It’s not often that a band will introduce a song by ordering the audience to dance more expressively, “not just this bopping up and down” as Phoebe from Alpine did. She momentarily turned the attention away from their colourful stage presence to the night as a whole. Despite joining fellow vocalist Lou in an uninhibited…

This week the AU had a chat with household name, Carl Barron. The Aussie king of comedy came to us with some different news this time. He’s promoting his first feature film, co-written and directed by Anthony Mir. Released this year, Manny Lewis is a film about an Aussie comic (sound familiar?) who struggles with…

Just when you thought Comic-Con was done with superhero trailers, Fox went and screened the brand new trailer for the forthcoming Fantastic Four at their recent panel. That trailer has now been officially released, giving us a deeper look into “huge, multipower slugfest” that Director Josh Trank promised would be one of the major talking…

Written and directed by Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) and available for the first time in a three volume boxed set, The Decline of Western Civilization Collection documents the city of Los Angeles from the perspective of three distinct scenes across the course of two decades, changing fashions, trends and styles. The seminal first film charts the…

This August, the twelfth annual  Arab Film Festival Australia returns to cinemas  with an array of stunning feature films and four shorts. Festival co -director, Fadia Abboud, is particularly  thrilled with this year’s variety, stating they will “push boundaries both physically and ideologically”.

Hosts of the biggest and best podcasts in the world will convene on stage for the inaugural Cast Party. Celebrating the emergence of podcasting as a powerhouse medium, the live festival will be captured for cinema screenings across Australia on 22nd of August.

The official trailer for the new comedy-drama film Miss You Already, directed by  Catherine Hardwicke,  has finally been released.  The film will be screening nationally from the 15th of October.

Songlines, the Gertrude Street Projection Festival,  and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival have announced a free screening of Buried Country this Thursday the 16th of July at *MAYSAR (Melbourne).

Years in development, the latest project from Supermassive Games may be very well prove their defining hit. Developed exclusively for Playstation 4, Until Dawn shuffles into the same category of interactive cinema games like Heavy Rain with a rich, textured narrative that is well thought out, driven by character dynamics, and terrifyingly immersive. What’s more…

In the lead up to the July 16th release of the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man we’re taking a look into the comic realm and some of the silliest super hero names. Generally the ridiculous names also mean that our heroes have some pretty ludicrous super powers too, and some of them are just…

Songbird, presented as part of NAIDOC week, is the sophomore production from local theatre group Imprint Productions, and the final production in the current season at Perth’s Blue Room Theatre. Written by Shakara Walley, directed by Ian Wilkes and featuring live music, Songbird tells the story, of three young indigenous people and their fracturing relationships….

Following 10 days of carnival fun, rodeo action, live music, agriculture and a tonne of entertainment, the 103rd annual Calgary Stampede came to an end today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, crowning their winning riders with huge pay checks and seeing legendary artist Stevie Wonder close out the event with a special performance in the Scotiabank…

A trailer for the new Universal Pictures film, The Dressmaker, has just dropped – and it looks amazing. Starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Judy David, Sarah Snook and Hugo Weaving, The Dressmakeris set in 1950’s Australia and filmed entirely in Victoria. It’s a bittersweet comedy-drama about love, revenge, and haute couture.

Don’t you just love Comic-Con? Someone has went and recorded the big reveal at the 20th Century Fox panel, Bryan Singer showing the audience a three-minute trailer for next year’s huge X-Men: Apocalypse. The trailer leaked onto the internet in a speedy fashion, and while it’s slightly off-centre and terrible quality (he/she obviously didn’t want…

Starring legendary action superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger and Academy Award nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine, My Sister’s Keeper), Maggie is a captivating drama about how far a father will go to stand by his daughter. Featuring an incredibly moving performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger like never before, the highly anticipated Maggie is available on Blu-ray™, DVD…

The response to Harrison Ford’s death defying Comic-Con appearance speaks to the popularity of his iconic character. Little surprise, then, that the Han Solo movie has been officially announced on starwars.com. Lawrence Kasdan (episodes V, VI and VII) and his son Jon Kasdan (Dawson’s Creek), have written the script about the formative years of everybody’s…

Hello Asia! and The Iris are giving you the chance to win tickets to SMASH! 2015! Australia’s biggest Japaneses Pop Culture festival and convention in Sydney on August 8th and 9th. We are giving away 3 x weekend passes to three lucky people with the lucky top winner scoring 1 x Standing Section ticket to…

Australian actor Travis Fimmel appeared on not one but two panels at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend. Fimmel was there to promote season 4 of Vikings, currently filming in Ireland, as well as the upcoming fantasy film Warcraft, based on the highly popular game World of Warcraft, directed by Duncan Jones (Moon). Fimmel was…

Australia’s most popular stand up comedian, Carl Barron, has released his first ever feature film Manny Lewis to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on Wednesday 8th July. Available through all good retailers, Manny Lewis sees Carl make his acting debut in the movie, which was directed and co-written with Anthony Mir and produced by Martin…