Film & TV

The new biopic Snowden – in cinemas today – is a film about one of the world’s most famous political dissidents, Edward Snowden (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), by a filmmaker (Oliver Stone) who is celebrated for his political dissidence. It should be a match made in cinematic heaven. So why isn’t it? The problems with…

The first Godzilla film in a decade, Shin Godzilla has officially released its new trailer, and it’s been confirmed for a cinematic release in Australian and New Zealand. Given the oversupply of rather poor Godzilla films that have flooded our screens over the years (don’t mention 1998), the trailer suggests that this release will at least…

Boyz N The Hood follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects. Nominated for two oscars this critically acclaimed film is set for a special screening at Event Cinemas George St on September 30th. Join David “Quinny” Quinn from…

Academy Award winner Ron Howard returns to direct the latest bestseller in Dan Brown’s (The Da Vinci Code) billion-dollar Robert Langdon series, Inferno, which finds the famous symbologist (again played by Tom Hanks) on a trail of clues tied to the great Dante himself. When Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he…

There are few projects that have successfully captured the era of international tension following the Vietnam War and likely none as well as Miss Saigon. The Broadway show that first showed way back in 1991 (making it the 13th longest running Broadway show) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a film production shot in front…

The only event to recognise the greatest minds working on music composition for film and television in Australia is set to return in November with The Chaser’s Chris Taylor and Andrew Hansen hosting the event for their fifth time. The Screen Music Awards will honour the efforts of Australian composers in 12 genres that include…

In its first full week of release, Bridget Jones’s Baby has nabbed top spot, claiming $3.68 million at the box office.  Only just beating the film at no. 2, the Renee Zellweger flick has also reportedly yielded the lowest screen average (that is, the average amount earned across the number of screens/venues a movie is shown) for a new release at the top…

From Poldark (Pictured) to Scream Queens and everything in between, here’s what you should be watching on Australian free-to-air TV and Foxtel this week: Tuesday The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey, Ch 9, 8:40pm AEST Approaching  20 years, the unsolved murder case of the child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey is re-open. Wednesday Scream Queens, Ch 10,…

Sydney Film Festival’s 2016 Travelling Film Festival is returning to Toowoomba and Mackay this October with a fantastic selection of international cinema and festival favourites. A program of nine films (eight features and one documentary) has been announced for Toowoomba. The program includes Festival favourites Elvis & Nixon starring Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon, Sydney Film Festival’s…

Things are starting to ramp up on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, with news of Ghost Rider joining the cast. In this small snippet below we see the ‘Spirit of Vengeance’ suiting up and putting his Dodge Charger to work. This isn’t Johnny Blaze I might add, the original stuntman who donned the fiery skull, but…

The acclaimed anthology series Fargo has recently announced a new season three character, played by actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who you might remember from 10 Cloverfield Lane and Scott Pilgrim vs The World. In wake of the news, we wanted to bring you up to date on everything we know, so far, about Fargo season…

Popular novels don’t always translate well on the big screen. While some adaptations turn into new and interesting beasts, others crumble and leave devout audiences with a bad taste in their mouth. While book to film adaptations appear to be receiving a lot of criticism as of late – take the Divergent franchise for example…

Aussie Game Development students are headed to the US to represent Australasia after becoming finalists in he annual Serious Games Showcase and Challenge Australasia (SGSCA). Their one-of a-kind game, Robin, is designed to raise awareness of an invisible condition effecting 150,000 Australians, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Robin is a choice and consequence style slice of…

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Starter Edition is available to download! Ubisoft has announced that the game is available as a Uplay exclusive, setting PC players back a mere AU$19.95. The Starter Edition provides full access to the game, instantly unlocks up to four operators, and provides players with 600 R6 credits, but you will need to create…

The 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held today at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles California. The biggest winners of the night were Game of Thrones, Veep and The People v. O.J. Simpson, with the first two winning their Best Drama and Best Comedy awards for the second consecutive year. Both took out a…

Telltale has released a trailer for the second episode in the Batman – The Telltale Series ‘Episode 2: Children of Arkham’ which will take players on a journey exploring the Wayne family’s deep dark past. The new trailer gives a hopeful look at the second episode, which explores links between the Wayne family and organised crime….

Monster Fest 2016 has announced a killer opening film, introducing this year’s three day long festival with a film that has movie goers fainting. That’s right, when the cannibal horror film RAW screened at Toronto Film Festival, people were so terrified they were taken out of the event on stretchers. The film was awarded the…

Australia is rocking it at the 19th annual Manhattan Shorts Film Festival this year, with two of the top ten films hailing from Australia. The worldwide event takes place in over 250 cinemas across six continents between September 23rd-2nd of October 2016, showcasing some of the best shorts from over the globe. The festival will…

Xbox has announced some exciting new information about Xbox FanFest: Sydney 2016. If you are one of the lucky 250 free ticket holders, you will get to experience a host of interactive experiences, meet and greet with industry developers and score some cool Xbox swag.

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Miranda Tapsell about her work on the acclaimed series Love Child, whose three seasons are now available on DVD, her now famous Logies speech and diversity in TV and film – and she’ll also let you know what she wants for Christmas. Read on: Congratulations Miranda on…

Ooo-ooo, witchy woman! Sorry, got the song in my head. After my viewing of Blair Witch, it’s only fitting that my next review will be about The Love Witch. Hearing the incredibly positive buzz from many festivals around the world, especially from the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), I was so excited to see this…

It’s probably impossible for any film or documentary that covers The Beatles to ever be disappointing. It’s also challenging for any to shed light on an interesting aspect of the band that may not have been covered before. Director Ron Howard opts to focus this project on a particularly hectic and whirlwind time in the…

The 80’s was such a fascinating time in history. I don’t think there are many shows set in the 80’s that I don’t end up loving or at least find myself mildly interested in. Video cameras the size of a small dog, TVs that produced great picture and sound as long as you gave them…

Australian comedian Peter Helliar will be lending his voice to The Wolf Pack in the upcoming animation Storks alongside a star-studded cast, Roadshow Films has announced. Peter Helliar will be joining cast members, Jennifer Aniston (Friends, We’re the Millers), Andy Samberg (Hotel Transylvania, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Katie Crown (Adventure Time), and Kelsey Grammar (Toy Story…

Australia’s only SciFi Film Festival is set to stun with its line-up of blockbuster premieres, features, and shorts from around the world. The festival will run over the course of five days in October at The Ritz, Randwick and will give sci-fi lovers a chance to splurge on an abundance of out-of-this-world sci-fi films, as…

BlizzCon has announced a pack load of digital goodies that will be available to attendees and virtual ticket holders of this year’s BlizzCon X show, from popular game titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch. Not only will players get to watch BlizzCon’s two-day gaming convention from the comfort of their couch, they will…

Square Enix have released the new World of Final Fantasy trailer, which shows off familiar characters and beasts in a style that is more adorable than ever. The newest role-playing installment of the nostalgic Final Fantasy games series follows siblings Reynn and Lann as they enter the world of Grymoire.

Capcom have released a brand new Resident Evil 7 trailer which shows off some of the games intense action scenes, and gives players a first-person invitation to a horrifying dinner party at the Baker Mansion, which is sure to send a shiver down your spine.

ABC has announced a celebratory live studio episode of the hit Australian gaming show Good Game, which will bring in musical comedians, as well as renowned comedic gamers, to ABC’s Studio 22 in Sydney for the show’s 10th Birthday.

Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi is an excellent documentary and cautionary tale. It tells the story of a Brown University student who went missing in 2013 and how he was wrongly accused of being one of the Boston Marathon bombers. The film is a sensitive one about an amazing character and a sad indictment of…