Film & TV

A pair of new behind-the-scenes clips for Steven Spielberg‘s Bridge of Spies have been released online excursively through The Iris. The first sees lead actor Tom Hanks talking about working alongside Mark Rylance on the film and how it helped draw out the best of him as an actor. Check it out below The second…

A new trailer for the upcoming Alice Through The Looking Glass debuted during the Grammy’s earlier in the week. The sequel to 2010’s Alice in Wonderland sees Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their roles in an adventure that will see Alice and company enter the whimsical world of Underland….

Hail wasteland wanderers! Ye have cried out for more Fallout 4 and Bethesda has answered, announcing an upcoming set of three very distinct DLC add-ons launching in March, April and May respectively, promising even more to follow.

Dalton Trumbo was a political activist, a writer, a family man, and a man of principle. In Trumbo, a new film starring Bryan Cranston in the leading role, we’re taken back to a time when going against the grain was grounds for treason and imprisonment.  It’s one of the most intriguing – and ghastly –…

The Scott Rudin-produced adaption of Jonathan Franzen’s novel Purity is reportedly close to finding a home with Showtime, with James Bond star Daniel Craig attached to play a major role. According to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, the series is currently being shopped out to cable and streaming services with Showtime looking like the most likely to take it on….

One of the strengths The X-Files has had has always been in bringing the occasionally innocuous things in our lives into a horror style setting. Writer and producer Glen Morgan has had his hand in a few of these particular episodes with The X-Files, such as ‘Blood’ the episode where a man kept receiving subliminal…

Tickets have now been released for Australia’s biggest celebration of pop-culture, the Supanova Pop Culture Expo for Gold Coast and Melbourne which is set to take place over two weekends in April. In addition, more talent has been announced including Gilligan’s Island favourite Dawn Wells, and Jessica Jones star Eka Darville, and Teen Wolf’s Daniel…

Filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov and his production company Bazelevs, known for hit thriller Unfriended, a film that introduced “screenshare” storytelling, a verité storytelling set entirely on screens of digital devices, is inviting new artists to participate in a Open Source Screenshare Workshop at SXSW Film Festival. Bazelevs are looking for submissions from filmmakers around the world…

Well how about that Fox? I’m guessing the big wigs wished they did this years ago but better late than never. Marvel’s most unadulterated superhero, Deadpool, has made a mockery out of box office records everywhere. As I like to do with big openings, I’m going to hit you all with some numbers. First off…

On March 17th, Adelaide’s Palace Nova cinemas will be hosting an exclusive season of the highly anticipated and acclaimed horror film The Witch – and The Iris readers have the chance to see the film before everyone else. We’ll be hosting a very special preview screening of the film on 2nd March at 6.30pm! The…

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film Grimsby is so ludicrously offensive, that clips from it can’t be shown on national TV. At least that’s what Jimmy Kimmel and his network ABC think. How do we they get around this? With some very clever marketing. Cohen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently to promote his new film…

The second trailer for the anticipated new film from Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) has been released, giving us more insight into a film that looks to be as thrilling as it is intimate. The trailer shows pieces of intense and gripping moments with emotional performances from Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton.  Midnight Special tells the story of…

The filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII has begun with principle photography at Pinewood Studios in London. We left off Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Rey taking her first steps, and now her journey continues with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga. Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is written and directed by Rian…

This Friday, the Event Cinemas on George Street in Sydney will be screening the classic film Alien on the big screen in VMAX. To celebrate, we’re looking back at the film and bringing you ten things about the film you may have never known about it… Enjoy this list below! Oh and the screening comes…

Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling) is planning a party to celebrate her 45th wedding anniversary. One week before the celebration a letter arrives for her husband, Geoff (Tom Courtenay), containing news that the body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. Anchored by sensational performances…

After months of anticipation and a little bit of evening showers, Daniel ‘Cloud’ Campos and Spencer Susser’s stop motion animation Shiny was named the winner of Tropfest Australia 2016. Tropfest Founder and Director, John Polson, said:  “I congratulate Daniel Cloud Campos and Spencer Susser on taking home the Tropfest trophy this evening.  Tonight’s turn out shows…

IMAX Darling Harbour has been brining the latest blockbusters to you on the worlds biggest screen. Earlier this month saw the release of Marvel’s Deadpool and next month will see the release of the Divergent Series: Allegiant on March 10 and the long awaited Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice in 3D on March 24th….

The marketing for the female-led reboot is ramping up with a new teaser trailer for the film released this morning. Over thirty years since the original supernatural comedy film took its place in pop culture history, we’re finally getting a new Ghostbusters movie.  Check out the teaser trailer below: It’ll be fascinating to see what Paul…

Last weekend’s Writer’s Guild Awards saw Spotlight and The Big Short split the biggest honors of the night, while the final season of Mad Men received a farewell gift of Best Drama Series. Spotlight walked away with Best Original Screenplay while fellow Oscar-frontrunner The Big Short took Best Adapted screenplay. On the TV front, Mad…

HBO released a new teaser for their biggest series this morning. It’s a short but ominous and atmospheric teaser that runs through the many big deaths fans of the series have endured so far, and potentially hints at some yet to come. Potential spoilers. Check it out below: Game of Thrones returns in April 2016….

N.W.A have, is, and always will be integral to hip hop and it’s status as one of the most unique, and accessible, forms of self-expression in music. Birthed in the excessively rough neighbourhood of Compton, California, the group became a reference point for hip hop as a channel through which youth can make sense of…

“No one gets to clock out today, and hell, this is a story people are going to tell”. What a way to kick off the latter half of season 6. The Walking Dead has always been strongest when the crew are scattering smaller character moments within a big action set piece, and “No Way Out”…

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant has garnered accolades at the 2016 BAFTA awards – pushing the frontier-epic ever-closer to its anticipated Oscar win. The other big winner of the night was Mad Max: Fury Road, which took best Makeup and Hair, Costume Design, Editing and Production Design. Check out the full list of award-winners below: Best Film: The Revenant…

The director of the classic Australian horror film Wolf Creek is bringing new horror film The Darkness to audience this May. The Greg McLean-directed film stars Kevin Bacon, Radha Mitchell, Matt Walsh and Jennifer Morrison and centers on a family that returns home from a trip to the Grand Canyon – only to bring a malicious supernatural force along…

Following the success of New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day director Garry Marshall promises to again deliver big things for Mother’s Day with his winning storytelling style and an all-star cast. The film stars Kate Hudson, Jennifer Anniston and Julia Roberts and explores the very different relationships between mothers and their children. Check out the trailer below: Mother’s Day hits…

An evocative Claymation on breaking down barriers has seen Yianni Rowlands aged 15 win Trop Jr 2016. His film, Chess People, is set in an imaginary chess world where everything is split in two by a great wall and two boys either side of the wall protesting against a call for war. Tropfest Founder and Director, John Polson…

There’s a new trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War, starring Chris Hemsworth, Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron and Jessica Chastain. The sequel to 2012’s Snow White and The Huntsman will see Hemsworth and Chastain’s characters caught up in a war for domination between two queens. Check out the trailer below: The Huntsman: Winter’s War releases in Australian cinemas on…

Comedian Aziz Ansari’s has confirmed that a second season of his Netflix comedy Master of None is on the way. Netflix hasn’t spoken up about the length or when audiences can expect to see the series return yet but Aziz took to Twitter to share the news. Master of None Season 2 coming 2017. Thanks for…

That Quentin Tarantino is quite the unique film maker no? With a filmography spanning more than two decades, the 52 year old continues to make entertaining films that are nothing like anything else being made. One of these reasons may very well be his unflinching penchant for violence and its ability not only to progress…

Abbi and Ilana are back in the newest season of sometimes surreal, always on point TV series Broad City. And it’s just been confirmed by Comedy Central they’re green lighted for Season 4 and 5 as well. (Yass Gaga!) If the sneak peak of the first episode is anything to go by fans are in…