An online foodie film festival, ‘Feast on Film’ began streaming on demand yesterday and is running all month, as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). SBS On Demand, in partnership with MIFF, are dishing out the many flavours of the international food scene with ten award-winning feature documentaries, three Michel Roux Jr Programs, and a MIFF…
Fetch TV, Australia’s internet based subscription service is about to get a whole lot funnier as gets prepped for it’s latest addition, Comedy Central. Hitting Fetch exclusively on the 1st of April, Comedy Central will deliver 24 hour laughs, all day every day. The 100% comedy dedicated channel will host a slew of comedy series from the U.S. such as…
The 9th Human Rights Arts & Film Festival (HRAFF) has announced a selection of highlights from its 2016 program, which offers an entertaining and innovative showcase of events that delve into diverse and powerful human stories. These are just a few sneak peaks from the creative program of film, arts, music and forums which opens on 5…
Charming, funny, poignant and so very British, The Lady in the Van is a wonderfully entertaining true story (of sorts) anchored by an unrelenting performance from Maggie Smith. Based on the memoir by playwright Alan Bennett, this quirky comedy soars when Smith’s titular lady is at her most cantankerous and the unlikely relationship Bennett shared with her…
Pixar’s upcoming Finding Dory debuted a brand new earlier today. The trailer showcases more of the beautiful animation we can expect from the film, and gives us more insight into the main storyline of the film – the quest for the forgetful Dory to find her parents. You might also learn a thing or two about…
Deadpool clearly doesn’t care what enters the box office at this point. Three new films opened last week but Wade still sits on top, earning another AU$4.4 million. This brings the worldwide gross to $609 million. Deadpool is now the third highest grossing R rated film of all time in the U.S as it draws…
Veteran director, writer and actor Jon Favreau is set to visit Sydney this month to promote the release of Disney’s new live-action take on The Jungle Book. Favreau will attend the Australian preview screening of The Jungle Book on Thursday 31 March followed by a live Q&A, as part of a two-day press tour. Faveau has a…
ABC and Screen NSW are set to team up to produce Australia’s first Virtual Reality development initiative. 360 Vision begins with an intensive one-day invitation-only lab at Carriageworks, the venue partner, to be held during Vivid Sydney in June. The lab will bring together screen content creators to experience the latest Virtual Reality content and technology….
J.J. Abrams’ next mystery box 10 Cloverfield Lane is only a fortnight away and Bad Robot are keeping fans guessing with a trio of new teasers entitled ‘Shaking’, ‘Salt’ and ‘Scissors’. Check them out below: Shaking Salt Scissors 10 Cloverfield Lane comes out on the 10th of March 2016. ———- This content has recently been ported…
The Japan Foundation, Sydney, together with venue partner University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), presents the first-ever Australian screening of Tell the Prime Minister, a documentary about growing anti-nuclear activism in Japan following the triple disaster of March 11, 2011. The screening will be held on April 8, 6:30pm at UTS and features a Q&A with director Eiji Oguma, who…
March is here and the next season of Game of Thrones upon us and HBO are ramping up the hype for the series’ return with a new video feature taking you through some of the challenges faced by the production team for the show. For the spoiler-averse, it might be worth avoiding but otherwise it’s a…
After 5 episodes of The X Files we have now reached the Season 10 mini-series finale, “My Struggle II”, the book end to the first episode in the series titled “My Struggle”. It has been a tumultuous ride but we have been treated to some brilliant, some good and some average episodes in this short…
“Knots Untie” was a big, important episode for The Walking Dead, not because anyone of note died, or because any intense action scene occurred, but because the show’s universe has started to an large expansion with more implications than ever before. For five and a half seasons we’ve been following Rick and co. through safe-spot…
Stan have certainly beefed up their exclusive offerings this year, snagging not only the rights to stream content from Showtime but also currently going through Hulu original series 11.22.63, a period-drama that benefits heavily from having J.J Abrams serving as producer and Bridget Carpenter (of Friday Night Lights) as showrunner. The miniseries event throws James…
The program for this year’s Golden Age’s Autumn is a whopper! From art, comedy, music, talks, fashion and food – these things come before talking about any of the films. In the last two years, Golden Age have brought a new way of experiencing film. Since opening up a boutique cinema and bar, they have…
If there is one thing I have always been upfront about, it’s that despite Marvel’s undeniable domination at the box office with their live-action films, DC have always had the animation sector locked down. Since 2007, DC’s stable of ‘Animated Original Movies’ have retold timeless stories first seen in comics (Superman’s death in Doomsday; Batman’s origins…
The verdict is in and this year’s Oscar Awards had plenty of big moments from Ex Machina‘s surprise win in VFX to Leonardo Dicaprio’s long anticipated-Oscar victory for Best Actor. Check out Leo’s brilliant acceptance speech below: While Spotlight may have won Best Picture and Alejandro G. Iñárritu taken Best Director (for the second year in a row), it was…
ABC’s March line-up is about to get that little bit less conservative (and more sex-positive) with the premiere of six-part series Luke Warm Sex. The docu-comedy series sees comedian and actor Luke McGregor undertake a crash course in better sex with the help of sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches. From the looks for…
Finn Jones has signed on for the lead role in the fourth of Marvel’s Netflix series, Iron Fist. Probably best known for his role on Game of Thrones as Ser Loras Tyrell, Jones is set to play Danny Rand / Iron Fist. Former-Dexter showrunner Scott Buck is also attached to the project with the series expected…
Speaking at a panel discussion at New York’s IFC Center on Thursday, Making a Murderer creators Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos revealed they have spoken to Steven Avery’s new lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, about the prospects of filming and have continued to record their conversations with Avery. According to Ricciardi, “From our perspective this story is obviously not over”. “It’s real life…
Speaking at this weekend’s Oscar Wilde Awards, The Force Awakens-director J.J. Abrams confirmed that fans should expect to see an openly-gay character in future installments of the franchise. “When I talk about inclusivity it’s not excluding gay characters. It’s about inclusivity. So of course” “To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of…
The Intern is an expression of contemporary norms and a challenge towards gender behaviours and expectations through societies’ transition to a more equal way of life. Written and directed by Nancy Myers, this feel-good comedy is set in Brooklyn New York. The film follows Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), a seventy-year-old widower whom is struggling…
On the eve of the Oscars, this 2015 Razzie award winners have been announced with Fifty Shades of Grey coming away as the biggest winner(?). The erotic romance blockbuster tied with Fantastic Four for Worst Picture, with leads Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson taking Worst Actor and Actress respectively. Fantastic Four also won Worst remake/rip-off with director…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when Hollywood is on to a good thing, they will milk the shit out of it and exploit it until audiences are sick of it and then move on to the next “cool” thing. Right now that thing is very much zombies, so don’t be surprised to see…
Season 4 of Luther sees the titular British detective (Idris Elba) return for a two-part adventure that, while all too brief, does a fantastic job of picking up the ball and running with it. It’s every bit as dark, moody and drenched in grey-morality as previous seasons and the slick production values behind the series…
Mudgee is prepared to welcome thousands to its 12th annual MudFest, an outdoor short film festival on 19 March 2016. Held on the sweeping grounds of Bunnamagoo Estate, this year’s event is set to be the biggest yet and features the largest screen MudFest has ever used. As dusk falls guests will be treated to around…
Hollywood’s night of nights is only a few days away (Monday from Noon!) and Larry Heath and Fergus Halliday are here with The Iris’ predictions for how the prestigious awards show will go down. Do we think Leo will finally win the Oscar? Read on. Best Picture Fergus’ Pick: This year’s Best Picture race is intense. My heart…
Big Head Mode’s “Bonus Stage” is back, two days before GX Australia, where they’ll be joined this time by GX founder Matt Conn.
Hi-Rez Studios’ MOBA Smite is headed to PS4, having just finished up its closed Alpha.
Sony have announced the PlayStation Plus line-up for March which includes the most recent Vote to Play winner Broforce. There is an even spread across the board, catering to all platforms.
