Many Australians are outraged by the treatment of asylum seekers who look for refuge in this country. One took her opprobrium on the road earlier this year, delivering a petition with more than 17,000 signatures to the Federal Member for McMillan, Russell Broadbent. Mr Broadbent, in a show of support, tabled the voluminous appeal for…
Jason Cavanaugh is a man on a mission in his latest incarnation, Man of the Year – delivering grand and memorable speeches from noteworthy figures and connecting these to mankind’s propensity to commit violent acts. As he is doing so, passionate, wide-eyed and eloquent, he is constantly interrupted by a calm voice of reason (Sharon…
It’s easy to automatically reject that which the Internet deems as being worthy of our time and attention. I had peripherally been made aware of Frank Ocean’s impending release and all of the buzz surrounding it. Appreciating his earlier work but not totally in love with it, I was skeptical of the actual merits of…
The comedic horror story Yoga Hosers is the second of what writer and director Kevin Smith has called the True North Trilogy. The first, Tusk (released in 2014), was based upon Smith’s weekly podcast in which he and his long-time producing partner Scott Mosier discuss current events and other random topics in a humorous way….
– Robinson Crusoe: The Wild Life – Only in cinemas from 29 October 2016 We have 3 family (4 tickets) in-season passes thanks to StudioCanal. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE From the creators of worldwide hits SAMMY 1 & 2 and THE HOUSE OF MAGIC comes the tale of Robinson Crusoe….
– Hell or High Water – Only in cinemas from 27 October 2016 We have 10 double in-season passes thanks to Madman Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE After years of estrangement, Texan brothers Toby (Chris Pine) and Tanner (Ben Foster) decide to rob the branches of the bank threatening to…
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…
The Queensland Theatre Company will now be known as Queensland Theatre in a surprise name change inspired by Artistic Director Sam Strong, and in his inaugural season the company will present nine shows, opening with the encore of the smash-hit Helpmann Award-winning Ladies in Black and closing with Joanna Murray-Smith’s adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman…
Extremely contrived, but feel good entertainment, The Confirmation is a story about a divorced man, an alcoholic carpenter, who is struggling to get by and his intelligent and perceptive young son. Clive Owen plays the down-on-his luck Walt, whose God-fearing ex-wife Maria Bello has remarried. She and her new husband Matthew Modine head off to…
Massively shaky camera movements and terrifying sounds are the order of the day for Blair Witch, a follow-up to the highly successful The Blair Witch Project, which was released to much acclaim in 1999. It’s been 20 years since James’s sister and her two friends vanished into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland while researching…
