Hot Thoughts, the new album from Spoon, has just been released on the Matador/RemoteControl Records label. Produced by Spoon and Dave Fridmann, the band believe they have created the bravest, most musically inventive work of their illustrious career. In addition, Spoon have announced two intimate stripped down in-store appearances to precede their live shows in Sydney and Melbourne…
I couldn’t be more excited about a new work, which is really something special. This is the Cinderella story like you have never seen it before – taken from the stepmother’s perspective. She didn’t exactly have the perfect upbringing. Bad things happened to her. She tried to turn things around. For a while it looked…
Sensitive and affecting, Touch is a love story that spans the ages. The central characters meet at a Japanese restaurant in the UK. On principle, young Icelander Kristofer (Palmi Kormakur) gives up his place at the prestigious London School of Economics to work as a dishwasher at the busy eatery. He meets the restaurant owner’s…
If you’re after a slice of French sophistication coupled with sizzle, I have just the ticket for you. Crazy Horse Paris, which began in the City of Light in 1951, has come to town with the best acts from its legendary cabaret – eight before interval and six after – in a show called Forever Crazy. The…
SLUTNIK 2: Planet of Incels has cult classic written all over it. Think lashings of The Rocky Horror Show liberally mixed with Magic Mike and you have a starting point. The theme is women treated poorly and men behaving badly. It is a play with a series of up-tempo musical numbers, accompanied by buff male dancers. Unfortunately, I didn’t…
Poise, precision and humour are the hallmarks of this latest Circus Oz production to hit the main stage at Melbourne Town Hall. It is all about acrobatic artistry and clownishness, melded into a family friendly, hour-long show. Gold and frilly costuming seems to be the order of the day as 11 performers, including a lively…
Antonio Banderas will never succeed in emulating the role he played in Desperado. There was a flare-up in Automata and The 33 a while back, but for the most part he only plays in standard films which deserve the label “B-Film” most of the times. Usually the acting isn’t the cause, because that remains of…
– Allelujah – Only in cinemas from 6 April 2023 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission Films. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE ALLELUJAH is a warm, humorous, and deeply moving story about surviving old age. When the geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital is threatened with closure,…
– Die in a Gunfight – Only in cinemas from 16 September 2021 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Rialto Distribution. *(Tickets valid in Australia only)* Watch the trailer HERE In New York City, a young guy falls for the daughter of his father’s nemesis. A visually stunning movie with an exciting mix…
A deeply distressing reality piece, Capharnaum pulls at the heart strings. The title translates to chaos and that’s what this film is about – surviving amid chaos. Zain (Zain Al Raffa) is a mistreated 12-year-old Lebanese boy. After being jailed for committing a violent crime, Zain sues his parents – mother Souad (Kawthar Al Bankole)…
