Matthew Arcari is the games and technology editor at The AU Review. You can find him on Twitter at @sirchunkee, or at the Dagobah System, chilling with Luke and Yoda.
Let’s get one thing straight: I love tennis. The Australian Open is no exception, grabbing me from the first round all the way to the final match. So it’s safe to say I was excited for AO Tennis, hoping it would bring tennis games back into the mainstream, a nod to the good old days of…
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Screen Australia has announced funding for 12 documentary projects through the Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs. The list of projects includes an adaptation of Jimmy Barnes’ memoir Working Class Boy, The Fight, a feature length version of Violeta Ayala and Daniel Fallshaw’s award-winning short film of the same name, and a second season of Filthy…
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The second official trailer has been released for the film adaptation/reboot of the rebooted Tomb Raider games. As confusing as it sounds, Tomb Raider’s recent resurgence has risen to critical acclaim, with 2 games inspiring the latest film starring Academy Award-wining actress Alicia Vikander. The trailer admittedly gives us much of the action seen in…
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BBC Three has recently announced that it will be picking up Stan’s original series Romper Stomper, to launch in the UK in early 2018. The deal was made through UK based distributor DCD rights, as they acquired the Roadshow Diamond production made in association with Screen Australia and Film Victoria, in order to broadcast the…
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A new trailer for the upcoming Australian film That’s Not My Dog! has been revealed, showcasing an all- star Australian cast of over 30 comics. The film stars Shane Jacobson (Kenny) alongside fellow Australian stars Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee), Steve Vizard (Tonight Live With Steve Vizard), Michala Banas (Upper Middle Bogan), Fiona O’Loughlin (Spicks and Specks), Tim Ferguson (Doug Anthony All Stars), Lehmo (The…
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Tropfest Australia has recently announced that Academy Award winning and five-time Emmy nominated actress Susan Sarandon will head the Tropfest Australia 2018 jury, along with the announcement that ABC will be the exclusive broadcast partner. Susan is fresh off a Golden Globe nomination for Feud, and is known for her critically acclaimed performances in classic…
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The Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia have released the finalised 2017 box office numbers, cementing Academy Award Best Picture nominee Lion as the highest earning Australian film at the local box office, taking a record $29.5 million. This sees Lion go into the history book as the 5th all-time biggest Australian film at the local…
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Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia has revealed a limited edition Monster Hunter: World PlayStation 4 Pro bundle to celebrate the game’s release on 26 January, 2018.
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While Australian holiday season isn’t prime time for movie releases, that doesn’t stop us from catching a bunch of awesome trailers of films to look forward to! So in case you missed them, let’s cover the top 5 trailers you may have missed over December and the start of January. 5. Sicario 2: Soldado (2018) Director Denis…
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Marvel Studios have recently released a small featurette of Taika Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok, aptly named “On Set Moments with Taika”, fooling around on the Gold Coast set and giving us a deeper understanding of Taika himself, and how his energy, personality and passion rubbed off on Thor: Ragnarok to great effect. After Taika’s hilarious…
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Competitive Call of Duty teams from both Australia and New Zealand now have the chance to sign up to the Call of Duty World League National Circuit to test their skills and teamwork on a national scale, in order to prove who’s the best down under.
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Roadshow Films has recently announced that Australian actress Margot Robbie, will be visiting Sydney in order to promote her latest Golden Globe winning film I, Tonya. Robbie will walk the red carpet in Sydney’s Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on Tuesday 23 January. The film is directed by Craig Gillespie and features stars Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney,…
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The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards are now over, with all winners officially announced in a ceremony earlier today in Hollywood, California. Critically acclaimed film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri came up strong, winning the award for best film for drama, while Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell also won awards for their roles in the…
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First things first, Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package has a great sense of humour, as you can tell from the title, and its original release on the Xbox One was received well enough that PlayStation fans can now get a piece of the action as well.
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It’s that time of the year again, as the nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were recently announced. Covering a range of entertainment forms, the Golden Globe Awards seek to shine a light on the most impressive performances and projects to grace our screens. Nominations flew in left, right and centre, with major films…
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was a wildly popular and Emmy Award-winning reality TV series, and will now return 15 years later, under the name Queer Eye. The series will make its return thanks to streaming service Netflix as its global influence will introduce new and familiar audiences to a modern aesthetic. The show…
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The Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. has recently presented a music-to-light show choreographed to the song “This is Me”, created by Academy and Tony Award-winning songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) featured in the upcoming film The Greatest Showman. The show was designed by renowned lighting designer Marc…
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Popular streaming service Netflix has recently revealed that the crime-drama series Mindhunter will be returning to Netflix for its second season. The show stars actors Jonathan Groff (Looking), Holt McCallany (Sully), Anna Torv (Fringe), Hannah Gross (Unless) and newcomer Cameron Britton, who portrays serial killer Ed Kemper, and has gained critical praise for his performance. Created…
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Village Entertainment has recently announced its plans to introduce the new World of Movie Experiences within Westfield Plenty Valley’s new dining and entertainment precinct. Without the presence of traditional theatres, Village will boast a selection of premium experiences ranging from Vjunior, Vpremium, Vmax and Gold Class. Alongside the idea to launch the theatre which will be…
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Roadshow Films has recently debuted both a new trailer and teaser poster for its upcoming Australian coming-of-age drama, Breath. Breath is based on Tim Winton’s award-winning novel of the same name, and is also Simon Baker’s (The Mentallist) feature film directorial debut. Breath follows two teenage boys, Pikelet (Samson Coulter) and Loonie (Ben Spence), as they…
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December might be the one bringing us Christmas, but it seems like Netflix is bringing us the goods too! Being a busy month in every way, Netflix is bringing its own sleigh of new content. Here’s 5 new series and film additions to catch on Netflix this December. Dark – Season 1 Dark follows the story…
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Brunswick’s beloved Barkly Square is set to launch its newest attraction in the form of an Open Air Cinema after an impressive inaugural year. Beginning Saturday 2 December, you can join in on the fun and for a good cause, with the proceeds being donated to across 7 local charities. Beginning with a screening of…
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The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) has recently announced its 2018 festival program. The festival will take place from 22 to 25 February across Melbourne’s CBD, including venues such as ACMI Federation Square, Hoyts Melbourne Central and RMIT University. The MWFF honours and celebrates the work of women throughout all disciplines in the industry,…
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Stan has released a teaser trailer for its upcoming series Rise, set to premiere exclusively on the streaming service Stan on the 14th of March 2018. Rise centres around school teacher and family man Lou Mazzuchelli who takes over as head of the schools less than impressive theatre department. As a result, the lives of seven…
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Australian streaming service Stan has recently announced that its new original series Romper Stomper will air exclusively on Stan on 1 January, 2018 with all 6 episodes releasing at once. Romper Stomper picks up twenty five years after Geoffrey Wright’s (Metal Skin, Macbeth) controversial original film starring Russell Crowe (Gladiator), as a new generation of activists attempt…
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Last week was an insane week for trailers to say the least, with many upcoming blockbusters getting official trailers, and some films giving us a very first look at what we can expect! Needless to say, let’s check out 7 trailers you may have missed last week! A Quiet Place A Quiet Place brings true…
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The highly anticipated sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald has revealed a glimpse of the many characters we can expect to return. While it’s not a trailer of sorts the poster does have a sense of motion to it, making it feel magical in itself, like one of the many moving photographs we have…
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The Becker Film Group has recently announced that the all-star cast of the Australian production Swinging Safari will be attending the film’s world premiere to be held at Sydney’s Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on 12 December, 2017. Actors Guy Pearce (Memento), Kylie Minogue (Moulin Rogue), Radha Mitchell (Man on Fire), Julian McMahon (Fantastic Four), Asher Keddie (Offspring) and Jeremy Sims (Dangerous Remedy) will all be…
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The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) is partnering with two of Australia’s premier TV drama houses; Matchbox Pictures (Deadline Gallipoli, Glitch, Wanted) and Screentime (The Secret Daughter, Wolf Creek TV Show), in order to further push their endeavours into series production. As a result, both companies will open offices across Adelaide within the next two…
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Margot Robbie’s (Suicide Squad, The Wolf of Wall Street) latest film I, Tonya, has revealed a brand new trailer. I, Tonya acts as a biopic based on real life professional ice skater Tonya Harding, played by Robbie, as she dominated the news headlines as the centre of one of the most prominent scandals in sporting history. But you…
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