Have you ever wanted to compare outfits with Lady Gaga? Have a drink with Marilyn Monroe? Or perhaps attend an outrageous party with Andrey Hepburn à la Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Sydney’s fab Hijinks is returning to let you do just that STIKE A POSE! is the latest in the events series down by the harbour,…
This heat isn’t going anywhere, which is perfect since A Moveable Feast will be making it’s long awaited debut on Bondi Beach this Saturday, adding to the rich stock of events happening around the city that also include four-day food and drink festival Taste of Sydney, a heap of events as part of Spectrum Now,…
The Courtyard Sessions at the Seymour Centre continue this Friday, with the free live music series seeing William Crighton, plus a special support set from Baghead, taking to the stage. The music is kicking off from 6:15pm on Friday, with Crighton performing two sets at 7:15pm and 8:15pm, respectively. Ahead of the show on Friday, Crighton recaps some highlights of…
This Friday, the SXSW (South by Southwest) Film and Interactive conference and festival kicks off in Austin, Texas… then the Music Mayhem starts next Tuesday! We’re just days away from flying to the great city ourselves for the 7th consecutive year of coverage, so we thought we’d share with your our top nine festival tips in this…
This afternoon at The Basement, a jam-packed venue of artists and music industry professionals gathered to find out who would be taking away the 11th Australian Music Prize (the AMP) after a panel of judges had spent months deliberating over the hundreds of submissions to pour in. The winner, perhaps unsurprisingly for some, was Courtney Barnett,…
Melbourne’s Dear Plastic have inched another step forward in preparing for the release of their anticipated sophomore EP Heaven Machine, with the release of the music video for their single “Zero” – premiering today with the AU! For those who have been following the quintet’s antics since their debut album Thieves Are Babes dropped back in 2014, “Zero”…
Rainbow Chan has proven time and time again that she is a shining light of Sydney’s interesting music set and with her debut album coming out this year, there’s no doubt we’re about to see more layers from this entertaining pop artist. Her latest single “Nest” now has a music video and it’s got everything we’ve…
Brisbane’s Quintessential Doll has followed up her 2014 EP Let Not The Monsters Destroy Me with the huge new single “Beautiful Violence”. A solo project of songwriter and producer Steph Linsdell, Quintessential Doll‘s production draws comparisons to Homogenic-era Björk with its warping, intense beats juxtaposed alongside perfectly restrained and delicate melodies. The track was mixed by Haxx from…
Dexter Fletcher‘s Eddie The Eagle, starring Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, will premiere for Australian audiences this March with Jackman set to walk the red carpet. Two screenings are currently listed with Melbourne audiences able to see Jackman and the film on the 29th of March at 6PM at Village Cinemas Crown and Sydney getting a screening…
The 2016 SXSW Film Festival kicks off on Friday and as always there are dozens upon dozens of amazing films to choose from. Here are our picks: 8 films and 1 Episodic Premiere that might help you make your selections for this year’s anticipated event… Keanu Key and Peele’s first big screen adventure looks ridiculous….
The popular New York film festival, Tribeca, has added some important films to its roster this year. In it’s 15th anniversary, the film festival founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal will see the premiere of 43 never before seen films. One of the most touted projects associated with the festival is Elvis and…
The six-part series, based on the Wolf Creek films, received a new teaser trailer today, giving us a first look at the series’ female lead. The Stan Original Series sees Eve (Lucy Fry) set out on a quest for revenge against the franchise’s infamous serial killer Mick Taylor (John Jarratt) after her family is murdered….
The Golden Age Cinema and Bar will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this March with the screening of Oscar nominated film Brooklyn and then following through the week with a selection of essential Brooklyn-based films. Taking us from the love spangled Brooklyn 50’s, we see Woody Allen’s Oscar winning Annie Hall and then Spike Lee’s…
The snowball of new Potter related content continues through 2016 with the beginning of a four part, History of Magic in North America ‘textbook’. Serving as a prologue to the anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them the new four part series will expand the ever-growing world of magic across the Atlantic sea and…
Offensive. Repulsive. Shocking. Unapologetic. These words are always associated with a film starring Sasha Baron Cohen as the lead. Films such as Borat, Bruno and The Dictator have brought levels of laughter due shock and wit, and with his latest film, Grimsby, it is no exception. If you hated any of those movies, punch out…
J.J. Abrams‘ latest mystery box, 10 Cloverfield Lane, will release this week and on the eve of this release, Bad Robot have let loose a final cryptic poster for the film, along with two more teasers. The first teaser is simply titled ‘Table’, check it out below. The other teaser, ‘Windows’, offers up a similarly enigmatic glimpse…
Despite its incredibly generic title and direct-to-DVD status, No Escape is a surprisingly effective thriller elevated by its above-average cast and fuelled by its ability to maintain tension from start to finish. Director John Erik Dowdle is no stranger to lacing his films with palpable tension (the found-footage horror outing Quarantine and M. Night Shyamalan…
As we look towards the second season of Fear the Walking Dead – which is shaping up to be fantastic – there’s now that chance to re-watch it’s predecessor with the home release of the first season. What started as a spin-off to AMC’s mega successful The Walking Dead turned into a show that could…
Horror Movie Campout is Australia’s first horror movie festival and possibly the scariest event to ever hit Sydney. Horror Movie Campout (as the name suggests) is a totally immersive, horror, overnight camping experience to be held on Saturday the 12th of March, in the eerie parklands of Mount Penang on the Central Coast. Campers will…
This Friday, the SXSW (South by Southwest) Film and Interactive conference and festival kicks off in Austin, Texas… then the Music Mayhem starts next Tuesday! We’re just days away from flying to the great city ourselves for the 7th consecutive year of coverage, so we thought we’d share with your our top nine festival tips in this…
The old-world charm of Auckland’s High Street often puts the strip on the lips of travelers just returning from a New Zealand trip, championing the bespoke, the hip, and the craft that characterise the distinctive slice of the city’s cultural scene. It seems every city is now pushing it’s own “hipster” area in order to…
Australian owned P&O cruises have introduced its new Cellar Door aboard its cruise ships. P&O Cruises have partnered with Glandore Estate Wines, a boutique winery from the Hunter Valley in NSW, to provide guests, and woo wine lovers with, two tasting menus offering 14 Glandore Estate wines. Guests can taste wine, and test their knowledge with interactive tablets offering…
Chelsea Lane opened at Mercure Brisbane last month. The new venue space situated between The Mercure and Ibis Hotel, adds a stylish, urban alfresco environment to a laneway once used for taxi and bus drop-offs and pick ups. With a budget tipping $200k, Chelsea Lane has been transformed into a hip, retro industrial styled venue, ensuring a relaxed…
On the back of a hugely successful Summer Nights season as part of Fringe World 2016, Perth’s The Blue Room Theatre have announced the first two shows in their Season One program; ahead of a full season launch on March 23rd. Opening the season will be Selkie by Renegade Productions and The Mars Project by…
Inspired by a childhood growing up idolising Indiana Jones and Wolverine, though never the women that starred alongside them, Rowena Hutson’s show Strong Female Character examines the problematic relationships we have with the flawed male leads and their forgettable female counterparts. Ahead of her run at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, Rowena spoke to the AU Review about the…
After sell-out events across Australia and New Zealand last year, Game of Rhones will make it’s noble return as it tours Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, and Wellington once again this year across May, June, and July. Obviously inspired by HBO smash Game of Thrones (for which the season six trailer can be found…
Henry Rollins may be in Sydney tomorrow for a quick appearance (delivering a keynote address at the 11th Australian Music Prize ceremony), but fans can look forward to the iconic US musician, author, actor, spoken word performer (and everything else, really) returning to our shores for a full tour in September! The tour will be…
Ibeyi kicked off their Australian tour on Friday night, with a performance at Perth’s Chevron Festival Gardens as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. The twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, gave the crowd a crash course in the Yoruba culture, beguiling and entrancing the gathered audience with their infectious enthusiasm and their soulful…
She may be based in the US now, but Australian musician Lo Carmen definitely hasn’t lost any of her Australian music charm in her time away. Since her debut album release in 2002, the artist has been performing and producing music representative of not only an eclectic music taste, but a talented level of musicianship too….
This week, the SXSW festival kicks off in Austin, Texas – and as part of it, organisers have put together one of the most ambitious and impressive collections of music focused films ever seen at the festival. Under the “24 Beats Per Second” program, over a dozen music focused documentaries and films will be lighting…
