The season has been hinting at Witch-hunters for a while but now they finally become a prominent part of the storyline. This steers the narrative into an interesting direction bringing with it fresh characters and conflicts and pushing the possibility of an alliance between Marie and Fiona. Meanwhile, Queenie educates Delphine on racial prejudice and…
Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to see the Australian premiere of Venus in Fur in its original form as a production from Queensland Theatre Company. The play easily joined the ranks of my favourite experiences at the theatre, and completely won me over with its winning combination of comedy and drama. So when I heard that Roman…
The Chicago sensation that is the Q Brothers are bringing their ‘remixed’ interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello to the Sydney Festival for the 2014 edition! It’s innovative and provides a kickass new way of viewing one of the most famous tragedies – we get the lowdown from the JQ and GQ ahead of the festival….
And here we have it… the top ten albums of 2013, kicking things off with Australia’s own Josh Pyke. If you’d like to look back on the rest of the top 40 albums, Part One is HERE, Part Two HERE and Part Three HERE. After you read the list, feel free to sound off on…
Well this is impressive. David O. Russell’s period con artist dramedy has managed to debut at #1. Hype has been building ever since it was announced that Russell had gathered an all-star cast (Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence) for his follow up to the much-loved Silver Linings Playbook. Nevertheless, it is still impressive…
Homeland is back for another year. I will be chronicling the journeys of Carrie, Saul and Brody throughout the third season of the best show currently on television. Spoilers within so don’t read before viewing the episodes! *SERIOUS SPOILER ALERT* Previously on Homeland… Brody (Damian Lewis) has managed to assassinate Javadi’s boss, and Carrie (Claire Danes) is doing…
It’s part three of our best of 2013 coverage and we’re now in the top 20 albums of 2013, kicking off with a band who impressed with their sophomore effort Not Art, Melbourne duo Big Scary. Click here to look back at parts ONE and TWO of our best albums of 2013 coverage… Chloe Webb:…
Daniel Bolt takes us to the red carpet with these photos from the Sydney, Australia premiere of the acclaimed film American Hustle. You can read our review of the film right HERE. The premiere took place on December 11th at the George St Event Cinemas. [print_gllr id=895] ———- This content has recently been ported from…
The Iris brings you the first look official trailer for Interstellar, directed by the acclaimed Christopher Nolan and starring Matthew McConaughey. The trailer introduces us, vaguely, to the film’s premise, with a brief period of shots from the film and found footage from the history of American space exploration. Interstellar opens nationally in Australia on…
Homeland is back for another year. I will be chronicling the journeys of Carrie, Saul and Brody throughout the third season of the best show currently on television. Spoilers within so don’t read before viewing the episodes! Previously on Homeland… Saul (Mandy Patinkin) has been successful in his plan to use Carrie (Claire Danes) as bait in…
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, it is good for us to be reminded of the terrible and destructive nature of war. The most effective war films are able to give their audiences a tiny taste of what it might have been like to live through those times, as…
Earlier this month, I caught up with Reuben Styles from Canberra electronic duo Peking Duk and talked about their crazy New Years schedule, what we can expect from them on the Big Day Out tour, that time they broke the BDO’s Twitter account, a few loving words about Tame Impala, their new track with Laidback…
Keep checking back for more videos from the 2013 Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie…
John Goodridge has a chat to Drew Daniel of Matmos with occasional contributions from M.C. Schmidt. Coming to Australia for the Sydney Festival, the Matmos chaps talk about hitting Australia for the first time, recording sound, travelling and more. Hi Martin. This is John calling from the AU review in Australia. How’s the weather? Rainy,…
A man who knows how to please a crowd, I caught up with Harry Wayne “K.C.” Casey from legendary outfit KC and the Sunshine Band as he was at home in Miami, Florida. We kicked things off looking at the present, and I asked Harry about the latest record he was recording, before we talked…
It’s day two of our best of 2013 coverage and we’re jumping right back into our favourite albums of 2013. Yesterday we delivered 40 to 31 and so today let’s hit into the top 30, kicking off with one of our favourite up-and-coming Australian groups, The Trouble with Templeton. Mairead Bilton-Gough: Another amazing breakthrough album,…
With an ensemble cast of some of Hollywood’s current A-list crop and an Oscar nominated multi-award winning director/writer helming the film American Hustle is already garnering a lot of hype and I would say that you better believe it’s worth it. We open with the film telling us that “some of this actually happened” and…
And here we go again! As we bring 2013 to a close, it’s time for our annual celebration of the best in music from Australia and around the world with our top 40 albums of the year special series. We kick things off with a little known band from Portland called Typhoon as we throw…
KEEP DISCOVERING! CLICK HERE TO LOOK BACK AT THE FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS WE FEATURED IN THE BYRON BAY BLUESFEST DISCOVERY PROMOTION. the AU review is proud to present the 25th annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay next Easter weekend. One aspect of the festival we love every year is the discovery of young and emerging…
KEEP DISCOVERING! CLICK HERE TO LOOK BACK AT THE FIRST ROUND OF ARTISTS WE FEATURED IN THE BYRON BAY BLUESFEST DISCOVERY PROMOTION, AND ROUND TWO HERE. the AU review is proud to present the 25th annual Bluesfest in Byron Bay next Easter weekend. One aspect of the festival we love every year is the discovery…
The first international trailer for the sci-fi thriller Edge of Tomorrow has premiered, and we have it for you on The Iris! The film stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt under the direction of Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith). It’s a pretty epic trailer which continually promises that “this is not…
The Iris meets Paul Rudd on the red carpet of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues in Sydney, Australia. We talk about what it was like to return to the screen, about his time in Australia so far and the potential of a third Anchorman film! Interview: Chris Singh Camera: Nathan Atkins Edit: Larry Heath Filmed…
More secrets are unveiled in this episode and things begin to look interesting again. In episode 7, Queenie and Delphine’s friendship grows as Zoe and Cordelia attempt to discover Madison’s murderer. The turning points in this episode are quite dramatic but, as observed in previous reviews, the lack of effective characterisation has decreased their impact. Unlike previous seasons where the…
the AU review met New York based Sydney artist Ali Carter while she was in Australia before she returns stateside to record her debut album. She’s performing an unmissable once-off intimate show at The Newsagency in Marrickville, Sydney on December 12th. We talk about all this and more!
Whilst half of Adelaide were across town seeing Bon Jovi, another demographic of music lover had made their way to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre to see one of popular musics most skilled songwriters perform. The venerable poet of the 1960s, Leonard Cohen returned to Adelaide for the final leg of his ‘Old Ideas World Tour’….
Three major debuts could not unseat Jennifer Lawrence from her box office throne in Australia this week. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (which has a fair chance of cracking $1 billion worldwide) retained its top spot despite strong competition from animated sequel Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 and new Vince Vaughn comedy Delivery Man. Hopeful franchise-starter Ender’s Game came in with…
The Iris brings you the trailer for Godzilla, which was released internationally today. The film is set to release in cinemas across Australia on the 15th of May, 2014. The film is Hollywood’s second attempt at a rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this time from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures and directed by Gareth…
Seeing any film at the Chauvel cinema, Paddington in Sydney is like stepping into an intimate experience. The service is friendly and personalised, and the cinema itself exudes a kind of chilled-out classy atmos; before your chosen film starts, you can order a beer or glass of wine to enjoy out on the balcony, or…
the AU review talks to Lexxi Foxx and Satchel from Steel Panther and asks the all important question: what’s the secret to great hair? We also find out about the new Steel Panther record All You Can Eat which features the track “Glory Holes”. Naturally, the conversation becomes almost exclusively about Glory Holes. Filmed before…
