The grandmaster of animation, Hayao Miyazaki, made the somewhat unexpected announcement of his retirement from filmmaking a few months back when his film The Wind Rises played at the Venice Film Festival. The film’s trailer has arrived, and after great reviews from the festival circuit I’m hoping it’s a great watch. The film tells the…
Darlene Love. Merry Clayton. Lisa Fischer. Claudia Lennear. Táta Vega. Judith Hill. Jo Lawry. Stevvi Alexander. The names of these women may not seem familiar, but I can guarantee that you have heard at least one, if not all of them sing. How? Because all of these women are backup singers, and among the most celebrated of…
“I’m sorry. I know that means little at this point, but I am. I tried. I think you would all agree that I tried. To be true, to be strong, to be kind, to love, to be right. But I wasn’t.” With these few words, so begins All Is Lost, an incredible film about one man’s struggle…
the AU review’s The Iris meets David Koechner aka Champ Kind from Anchorman 2 on the red carpet at the Australian premiere in Sydney. We talk about the film – getting back into character, the script and the “one liners” and we ask: would you consider doing a third film? WHAMMY! ———- This content has…
Larry catches up with Metric guitarist Jimmy Shaw to find out what we can expect from the Australian tour – which kicks off in a little over a week – given it’s been well over a year since Synthetica was released. Hint: Some old stuff! We talk about their first ever trip to Hong Kong…
We’ve been asked to be a part of the exciting tag project #youin this Summer by XXXX Summerbright Lager (@xxxxsummerbright), and we’re passing on the invitation to you as well, for the chance to win a prize pack worth over $200! Summer is all about making the most about every day; it’s the feeling that…
To celebrate the 27th Annual Aria Awards, Nova is hosting an exclusive invite only Nova’s Red Room with Bliss N Eso as part of Aria week. It’s all happening TOMORROW NIGHT (28th November) in Sydney at The Standard. To celebrate, we have FIVE double passes to give away to the event. For your chance to…
Seeing Only Lovers Left Alive at the Brisbane International Film Festival was the best kind of surprise. The title alone had piqued my interest, and the synopsis ensured that this would at least be an unusual film, if anything. But Only Lovers Left Alive completely and utterly stole my heart right from the first frame…
Ahead of the first Insane Clown Posse tour in ten years, John Goodridge chats with Shaggy2Dope, one half of ICP, about the upcoming tour and their enduring success. Hi, it’s John calling from the AUreview in Australia. How’s it going? Hey brother, this is Shaggy, receiving your call from America. So you’ll be in Australia…
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) has announced the winners of the annual Screen IT competition, Australia’s largest competition for school-aged filmakers, animators and game makers. This year there were over 373 entries from all around Australia creating live-action films, computer games and animations to fit with this years theme, Connect. ACMI’s Screen Education Manager, Christine…
Ron Burgundy, known to most as Ánchorman, has released his highly anticipated autobiography Let Me Off At The Top! My classy life and other musings. The book has coincided with the release of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues which premiered in Australia last Sunday. Burgundy will reveal, in his own words, his most private thoughts,…
Tropfest has recently announced the 16 finalists who’s films will be screened across the nation when the world’s largest short film festival kicks off on Sunday December 8th. An eclectic assortment of films will be on show, ranging from thrillers and comedies to documentaries and dramas, which have all been inspired by the Festival’s signature…
the AU review presents a LIVE and EXCLUSIVE performance by Robert Ellis and the track “Only Lies” as part of the AU sessions series. The track is from his soon to be released album. Robert Ellis is currently touring Australia, during which this was filmed. Watch the session now:
Cub Sport’s music has been described as ‘infectiously happy with summer pop vibes’. Their live show does just the same, carrying off a smooth-sailing performance that is surprisingly low-key. Not as in low energy (each band member pays ferocious attention to their instruments) but the night took a friendly register, only encouraged by the cosy…
The Australian box office saw the highly anticipated sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire claim the number one spot in Australia over the weekend, bringing in $12.475 million on 579 screens from Thursday 21st November to Sunday 24th November. The film took in $2.6 million on Friday alone, thanks to sold out midnight screenings around…
As BIFF winds down the movies certainly do not. The last screening of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon graced the Palace Cinemas last night and guests were greeted with champagne and a chance to be photographed. It was a nice touch to bring a little bit of Hollywood to Brisbane. Anticipation for Don Jon has been brimming…
Three cheers for the return of Ferguson! Winston’s intense love of that cat remains a very amusing theme of this season and it was nice to have it brought to the forefront yet again. Winston also took on a bigger role in this episode, although he still seems the odd man out of the gang….
As everyone is talking about the new ABC series Ja’mie: Private School Girl at the moment, lets take a look back at Chris Lilley’s last project Summer Heights High. Set at an Australian public high school, Summer Heights High is a mockumentary starring Ja’mie King, Jonah Takalua and Mr. G – all played by funny man Chris Lilley. We all know…
Meet Bruce. He’s a “hero” cop, turned bestselling author, turned astronaut, turned time traveller. He’s also the titular star of Tim Watts’ and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd’s new production Bruce. Oh and in case you hadn’t noticed already he’s a giant yellow foam block. Suffice to say this is a show like none other you will see…
As with many European Art films, Blue Is The Warmest Colour requires patience. The film moves at a snail’s pace but this is only to increase the drama and tension at pivotal turning points in the narrative. That being said, Blue Is The Warmest Colour is a beautiful character study that, with its depiction and…
With The Farmer and The Owl Festival kicking off in Wollongong tomorrow, plenty of talented musicians and artists will be showing off their goods, and we’ve got another band to introduce you to. Meet Scarborough, the Kiama trio who are currently making waves and will be bringing them down to The Farmer and The Owl….
Sydney band Treatment are set to play at The Farmer and The Owl Festival in Wollongong this weekend! They take some time to answer our questions and introduce themselves to you before they play alongside the likes of The Drones and Dappled Cities on Saturday. Who are you and where are you from? We are…
Sam Wilkinson from Ray Davies gives the AU an insight into recent times with the band, as they tour their debut album Tussle around the place, including an appearance at The Farmer and The Owl in Wollongong this weekend! You’ve played a few shows to celebrate your new record “Tussle” already – how have they…
Ahead of a string of East Coast dates Warning Birds’ Sam Carmody took some time out from touring to have a chat about the band’s forthcoming EP The Wars, the story behind their new single “Horrors” and a few early tour highlights. What was the inspiration behind your upcoming single “Horrors”? In a way “Horrors”…
Larry sits down with Trent Grenell from Newcastle group Seabellies in Newcastle to talk about his time in Africa, the heartache that led to writing the new album Fever Belle, producing it with Simon Berkfinger in Berlin and much more. The band are on tour around Australia in celebration of the album through November and…
Larry sits down with two incredible voices: Broadway legend and tenor Mandy Patinkin and the iconic baritone of Nathan Gunn. We talk about discovering art music, how they put together their show, what it means to them to be performing in Australia (a return for Mandy, a debut for Gunn) – in particular at the…
Released last month, we’ve already heard the wonderful sounds of The Jezabels‘ new single “The End”, and now we have a music video to go along with it, directed by Ivana Bobic. The track is our first taste of their new album The Brink, which is due out in Australia and New Zealand on January…
We’ve been digging on The Walking Who lately and this weekend, we’re going to be catching them down at The Farmer and The Owl festival in Wollongong! They answer some questions before the shenanigans are set to go off! Who are you and where are you from? We’re The Walking Who; we’re from Sydney, but…
Change is coming to Foxtel music Kicking off summer will be a new offering to the TV market as well as two refreshed MTV music channels. Get ready for SMOOTH, a television extension of the hugely popular smoothfm radio brand, launching Tuesday December 3, 2013 as the ultimate music destination to relax and escape. SMOOTH…
Foxfire screened at Biff Wednesday night at Palace Cinemas. The film runs dangerously close to three hours but thankfully you won’t notice it until you step out of the theatre bleary-eyed onto the busy, buzzing barracks shopping complex. This isn’t the first time Foxfire has entered the minds of girls, women and people everywhere. The…
