Nada Surf was formed in New York City in 1992 by Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca, and Ira Elliot. Their debut single, The Plan/Telescope, was released in 1994, and they quickly gained attention with their first full-length album, High/Low, in 1996, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. Their single “Popular” became a breakout hit, propelling…
I first discovered Sophie McKenzie with her psychological thriller Trust in Me. That one kept me glued to the pages until I was finished. Her latest novel, Here We Lie, is equally full of twists and turns that make it hard to put down. Here’s the blurb: On holiday with family and her adoring fiancé, Jed,…
In Ti West’s prequel to X (2022), Pearl (Mia Goth) is a star in the making – at least in her own head. It’s 1918, and the combination of WWI and the Spanish flu has many on tenterhooks. Pearl’s husband Howard (Alistair Sewell) – a good man – is off fighting. She lives on a…
Delightful feel-good entertainment, Mr Blake at Your Service is a fun-filled romantic romp. Andrew Blake (John Malkovich) is a successful English businessman who is pining the loss of his wife of more than 40 years. Diane, a French woman, was the love of his life. They met at a beautiful French chateau when they were…
In New York, two separated guys – best mates – move in together. They are like chalk and cheese … polar opposites in terms of their approach to life. One – news writer Felix Ungar – is uptight, angst riddled, awkward and “anal” about cleanliness and cooking. The other – sportswriter Oscar Madison – is laid back…
– A United Kingdom – Only in cinemas from 26 December 2016 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE He was an Oxford-educated African king, while she was a white Englishwoman working as a clerk at Lloyd’s of London. Now their 1948 marriage,…
– Captain Fantastic – Only in cinemas from 8 September 2016 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to eOne Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Viggo Mortensen stars in Captain Fantastic, the hilarious and heartfelt journey of a father raising his six children off-the-grid in the American wilderness. Far from…
– Cat Person – Only in cinemas from 23 November 2023 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to StudioCanal. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE Susanna Fogel (THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, THE WILDS) directs this genre-bending thriller about the horrors of dating in the 21st Century, adapted by Michelle Ashford (MASTERS OF…
The 2016 AICE Israeli Film Festival is currently in full swing in Sydney and Melbourne ( at the Ritz and Nova cinemas respectively). The event aims to present a diverse range of films from Israel in a variety of genres – including romantic comedies, a Holocaust mystery, a Bedouin family drama, a Polish/Israeli horror film…
Christopher André Marks’ documentary King Otto tells the story of how rank underdogs became European champions thanks in significant part to an outsider. The outsider was Otto Rehhagel, a German coach who took the Greek National Football Team to glory at Euro 2004. Rehhagel was born in 1938 in Essen, where – as a five-year-old…
