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Well, it was inevitable – a dramatic take on the story of the 33 Chiliean miners is coming to Australian cinemas in February. The likes of Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne are helping round out an impressive cast for The 33. The official trailer has…
As pre-sale tickets get ready to go on sale tomorrow all around the world for the 7th Star Wars episode, The Force Awakens, the makers of the film have released the official theatrical poster for the film, bringing together the light and the dark side once again. Check it out here: Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in…
Taken from their brilliant new record Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied, Scottish rockers The Fratellis have released a video for their single “Impostors (Little By Little)” – a track which is destined to get stuck in your head (little by little), and a video which is pretty easy to enjoy. We at the AU are excited to…
As we reviewed yesterday, Irish actor Robert Sheehan stars in the newly released film The Road Within, alongside the likes of Zoë Kravitz, Dev Patel and Robert Patrick. In the film, Sheehan stars as a teenager suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome, and takes us on a spontaneous road trip he makes with Kravitz and Patel, through the…
In The Road Within, writer and director Gren Wells makes her Directorial debut; an adaptation of the Italian film Vincent Wants to Sea. She brings us the story of three patients at a mental wellness centre in Nevada, who escape to travel to the beaches of California to scatter the ashes of Vincent’s (Robert Sheehan, best known for this role…
It’s one of Hollywood’s most iconic landmarks – the world’s biggest stars getting their handprints and footprints placed in cement out the front of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. And later this month, the stars of the massive Hunger Games series will be added to the list “reserved for Hollywood’s biggest luminaries”. And…
In 1988, the great Bill Murray brought us the classic Christmas comedy Scrooged. And now, almost 30 years later, everyone’s favourite funny man is returning for a Christmas special unlike any other. A Very Murray Christmas is coming to Netflix later this year, and a brief trailer has been released to tease and excite us….
From becoming part of Vivid Sydney’s program for the first time this year, to embracing the aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney centre Central Park has been impressively adding its mark to the artistic scene in Sydney since it opened in 2013. And their latest initiative will only add to their repetoire. The centre have announced that later this…
Spring has sprung – love is in the air and KLP has put together the perfect dreamy love song dedication list to get your summer flings into full swing, exclusively for the AU review! Her playlist comes in advance of her performance as part of the Sea ‘n Beats music festival (epic cruise ship party,…
Today in New York City, the annual CMJ Music Marathon kicks off, with dozens of Australian and NZ bands along for the ride. Almost 40 will be playing The Aussie BBQ on Saturday alone! While all these bands are amazing, we went through the list and narrowed it down to the ten Aussie acts we think are…
Spring has sprung – love is in the air and KLP has put together the perfect dreamy love song dedication list to get your summer flings into full swing, exclusively for the AU review! Her playlist comes in advance of her performance as part of the Sea ‘n Beats music festival (epic cruise ship party,…
Currently based out of London, West Australian musician Luke Kordly who performs under the name of The Bloom has had a fantastic 2015 so far. Fans embraced the release of The Bloom’s debut single and EP How It Starts and through live shows in London, Luke’s been able to connect even more with his fan…
Josh Brolin. George Clooney. Alden Ehrenreich. Ralph Fiennes. Jonah Hill. Scarlett Johansson. Frances McDormand. Tilda Swinton. Channing Tatum.
One of the most anticipated musical events at the Sydney Opera House this weekend arrived as part of the House’s GRAPHIC Festival, featuring acclaimed Icelandic pianist Ólafur Arnalds, accompanied by a 15 piece Orchestra and special graphics commissioned specifically for the event, produced by Máni M. Sigfússon. On hand to conduct the 15 piece Sydney Chamber Orchestra…
Photo Credit: Prudence Upton One of the most anticipated musical events at the Sydney Opera House this weekend arrived as part of the House’s GRAPHIC Festival, featuring acclaimed Icelandic pianist Ólafur Arnalds, accompanied by a 15 piece Orchestra and special graphics commissioned specifically for the event, produced by Máni M. Sigfússon. On hand to conduct the 15…
While everyone else was busy road testing the new iPhone 6S, I spent the last two months travelling the world with the recently released LG G4 phone. I wanted to give the much talked about device a run through on different networks, in different counties and test out the ins and outs through two months…
Adelaide film fans certainly have something to get excited about with more details about what will be on offer as part of FilmFest (https://www.filmfest.net.au/) later this month (Friday 16th, Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October) at Palace Nova Cinema. The event is set to host three exclusive VIP Tour events including exclusive cocktail parties and red-carpet…
Sydney artist Danny Yau performs an exclusive variation of his track “Courtney’s Moving To Newtown (To Start A Band)”, entitled “Courtney’s Moving To Newfarm (To Start A Band)”. It’s the Queensland version – just in time for his show in Brisbane! It’s happening on October 15th at The Junk Bar. The original track – about…
Spy reunites Feig with Melissa McCarthy, who plays Susan Cooper, a desk bound CIA analyst who dreams of being an active agent. A series of circumstances play out and we find Cooper on her first assignment, chasing down Rayna Boyanov (Australia’s Rose Byrne, another to reuinte with Feig for this production) to find out what…
Director Jay Roach – the man who brought us Austin Powers and Meet The Parents – is getting a little more serious in his new film Trumbo, a film which brings together an incredible cast. Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston starts as the titular characters alongside the likes of Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, John Goodman, Louis…
It turns out that Doctor Who won’t be the only time-traveller on our TVs this Christmas. As we get our first taste of the much anticipated Sherlock Christmas Special – due to screen in the UK on Christmas Day – we also find out more about the special. Unconnected to the three series we’ve enjoyed to…
The New York Comic-Con is happening as we speak, and with it are a slew of reveals and announcements. In Pixar’s case, however, we may file this one under “Updates”. For the first time since the D23 Expo earlier this year, Pixar have updated their run sheet of US release dates through to June 2020….
With Stage 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) now wrapped up thanks to Ant-Man, fans are eagerly anticipating the start of Stage 3 – which is proving to be a mammoth undertaking. Some 11 films now are confirmed for their slate, and at this week’s New York Comic-Con, Marvel have added one more film…
Fresh from the announcement that Peking Duk were down for two ARIA nominations – Best Dance Release and Song of the Year for “Take Me Over” – I sat down with Reuben Styles from the Canberra duo to talk about the nominations, the brilliant video for “Say My Name” featuring Matt McGorry (as well as…
If you’ve paid a visit to the official 1975 website lately, you’ll notice there is a countdown clock, set to reveal… something… in about 15 hours from the time of printing. Though it’s likely a new single, video, album or tour announcement, we thought we’d have a bit of fun with some other things the…
Making their first ever trip to Australia for Soundwave 2016 will be the “super group” who prefer to be labelled an “experience”, Metal Allegiance. The group are the 11th to be announced as part of Soundwave’s drip feed reveal, and features Troy Sanders of Mastodon, Mark Osegueda of Death Angel, Alex Sklonick of Testament, Mike…
Ahead of the return of one of Australia’s newest New Years Festivals – Lost Paradise in the Glenworth Valley, NSW – Larry Heath caught up with the event’s Directors (Wade Cawood and Simon Beckingham) to learn a little more about he origins of the event, the changes we can expect from their second year, the…
Fresh from the announcement that Peking Duk were down for two ARIA nominations – Best Dance Release and Song of the Year for “Take Me Over” – I sat down with Reuben Styles from the Canberra duo to talk about the nominations, the brilliant video for “Say My Name” featuring Matt McGorry (as well as…
If you’ve paid a visit to the official 1975 website lately, you’ll notice there is a countdown clock, set to reveal… something… in about 15 hours from the time of printing. Though it’s likely a new single, video, album or tour announcement, we thought we’d have a bit of fun with some other things the…
