After a months long ARG that has driven players and game sleuths mad with its endless puzzles, Blizzard have finally confirmed what we knew all along: that sneaky hacker Sombra will join the game in its next major update.
The fourth annual PAX Australia convention got underway in Melbourne and we were there when the doors opened, ready to take it all in.
In the early hours of the morning we woke to the official trailer for next year’s highly anticipated Wonder Woman, and oh boy, is it good. Following the Comic-Con trailer released in July, the new trailer features more of the beautiful island paradise of the Amazon’s home of Themyscira, Steve Trevor and Diana being badasses…
From 3000 Nights to the latest Suha Arraf film Villa Touma, through to The Curve starring Ashraf Barhom (The Kingdom, Clash of the Titans), the Palestinian Film Festival is back to shine light on Palestinian perspectives from around the world. The theme of this year’s festival? “Visit Palestine”. Festival Director Naser Shakhtour rightly points out that more Australians have connections…
Ahead of its home entertainment release later this month, Larry Heath caught up with Angus MacLane, the co-director of one of the biggest animated films of all time, Finding Dory, to talk about the film’s reception, the advancements in technology since Nemo (on which he served as an animator), playing with 3D and the move…
I hate to admit that I do not really know a lot about classical film noir, despite watching many films in the neo-noir genre like Brick, Sin City and of course, Veronica Mars. But what I do know are some of the main tropes of film noir: the femme fatale, the dirty cop and the…
The month ahead is full of some fantastic arts events and festivals around the country. Here’s a look at just seven you shouldn’t miss: The Fremantle Festival ’16 The Fremantle Festival is happening end of October and beginning of November – a mixture of music, theatre and other cultural things. The festival presents a range…
Celebrating what has become a rich and diverse music industry out West overnight, the 2016 WAMFEST was kicked off brilliantly with this year’s WAMAWARDS. Held at the new Gate One Theatre at the Claremont Showgrounds, the event saw Koi Child (pictured) take home awards for four of their five nominated categories, while the likes of Abbe May, Verge Collection, Mathas, Tired Lion and…
“Relevance” is a confusing term when it’s applied to hip hop. Whenever I discuss the music I tend to switch off as soon as someone says “so and so isn’t relevant” – it’s the most overused word by those who lack the knowledge or familiarity with such a complex culture and art form (I’m not…
Australian Music Week is hooking into Cronulla right through the weekend, with multiple opportunities for those wanting to learn more about the music industry, network and see some fine artists perform all scheduled to roll out. Along with the program of panel sessions and the HiFi Days Festival, there will be a special premiere screening…
No doubt you may have heard that ear worm of a tune courtesy of Zeds Dead in “Too Young”. Featuring a catchy hook by Rivers Cuomo and sweet verse work thanks to Pusha T, the tune has put Zeds Dead well and truly on the map. The music video is fun – a claymation clip taking aim at internet and…
If you’re like us, when news of a new album from Japandroids (and those cheeky few shows) started dripping through, hype and excitement jumped off the charts. It’s been a long time since Celebration Rock brought the Canadian duo to the attention of many and understandably, the tour cycle that followed it led the band to take a much deserved break…
The Smith Street Band today drop their new music video for their latest single in “Death To The Lads” and announce a brand new Aussie tour to accompany – praise be to Wil, Chris, Fitzy and Lee. This year has seen the Melbourne four piece perform right round the globe but their return to Australian stages…
London trio HÆLOS have been a favourite act of ours since first clapping eyes on their live show at SXSW this year. Coupling gorgeous melancholy with some brilliant arrangements that instantly bring to mind some Portishead, London Grammar and even Massive Attack, HÆLOS are finally bringing it all out to Australia for the first time at the end of…
Leanne Tennant has been travelling through 2016 with more momentum surrounding her music continuing to swirl. She made a considerable impact at BIGSOUND this year, while her national album tour in support of Red Wine, Late Nights brought her captivating stage presence to more around the country. Today, we’re bringing you Tennant’s new music video for her single…
February will see the debut of the Thrash, Blast and Grind Fest – a delicate summertime romp of a festival touring Australia and New Zealand. If by ‘delicate’, you mean some brutal live sets from some of our best and visiting thrash giants. Announced this week on the line up are King Parrot, US death/thrash giants Revocation, Tasmania’s Psycroptic, Sydney’s Black Rheno…
Emmy and Golden Globe winners Paul Giamatti (Straight Outta Compton, Sideways) and Damian Lewis (Homeland, Our Kind of Traitor) come together in this complex drama about power politics in the world of New York finance. In this high stakes world of strategy and betrayal, it’s all about winning as two powerful New York figures go…
ABC have just made a couple of announcements in regards to their Television content and the hosts that will start to appear in the beginning of next year. In 2017, audiences of Australia can expect appearances from actors including Claudia Karvan, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Tapsell, Xavier Samuel, Ian Thorpe, Anh Do and Rob Collins. In addition,…
It’s been announced that the upcoming Ocean’s 8 has commenced its production. Directed by Gary Ross with an all-star cast including the likes of Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter. The film’s plot will explore eight women planning on executing a heist in New York…
Today ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) announced the winners for this year’s Screen It competition. Screen It is the largest Australian moving image competition and has allowed school-aged filmmakers, animators and game makers to participate. On Friday November 18, students nationwide will have the opportunity to attend a red carpet awards ceremony at ACMI….
For those who’ve never attended a PAX before, figuring out what do and see during the three-day gaming convention can seem like a monumental task. Worry not, friend, for at PAX Aus there are very few wrong answers. Here’s a few ways we’d recommend spending your PAX as a first-timer.
For a generation of kids in the 90’s, the act of going to the movies demanded that certain rituals be observed: You would call ahead and listen to the voicemail read out the session times. Choc top ice creams needed to be purchased and consumed before the trailers began (this remains true today). Finally, a…
Electronic Arts have indicated their intention to release a sequel to 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront in time for the holidays next year. The news comes as EA hosted its annual investor conference call earlier this week.
Brendan O’Carroll (The Security Men, The Fattest Man In Britain) returns as everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed matriarch, Agnes Brown. Faced with wildly eccentric and outlandish situations, Mrs. Brown and her daft set of sons will have you laughing out loud as you struggle to catch each breath in Mrs. Brown’s Boys Crackin’ Christmas Specials & Boxset,…
Stealing, Cheating, Killing. Who said romance is dead? Not since Bonnie and Clyde have two people been so good at being bad. See Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette in one of Quentin Tarantino’s first masterpieces, True Romance at Event Cinemas George St, Sydney on November 11 at 7pm. Join David “Quinny” Quinn from Supanova Pop…
Acquiring the freedom of hiring a car with a low-budget to assist in exploring California and its surrounds has, for a long time, been impossible. L.A.’s independent Sakura Car Rental changes all of that. From Yaris’ to Corolla’s to 15-passenger vans and to our Americana urge – the Ford Mustang convertible (in red of course), Sakura…
In a city that has its pulse in large scale grandiosity, how can one hotel stand out? The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas shows us how. After a valet quickly assisted in emptying our bags and taking our car away, we entered into a contemporary, palatial foyer where screens displayed silhouetted figures embracing and trying to…
Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner or a 2am snack, Los Angeles has you covered. It’s not like New York, however, where you can wander the streets on a Sunday morning and eventually stumble across a diner for your brunch – but in LA that’s going to be an unlikely feat. You need a car (or…
The longest running regional sculpture exhibition in Australia is currently taking place in NSW’s Hunter Valley, celebrating the best in vines, wines, and sculpture. Over sixty large scale and site specific sculptures have taken over the vineyards, tree groves, and gardens of five boutique vineyards throughout the historic Wollombi Valley and Wollombi Village. Guided tours,…
As part of their Australian residency, award-winning studio mischer’traxler will exhibit some of their designs later this month. The exhibition will be held at FORM‘s The Goods Shed, a re-purposed railway building in Perth. Founded by Austrian creatives Katherine Mischer and Thomas Traxler, the studio has permanent installations in collections around the world, including the…
