Day: 16 September 2013

The Editor's Choice: My Top 5 BIGSOUND Musical Moments

If you’re a stern observer of the AU, you may have noticed a lack of my usual review coverage from this year’s BIGSOUND event. This year, coverage was left in the capable hands of Clare and Bree (check out their coverage in the BIGSOUND hub) as I focused on the 30+ interviews that will be…

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Film Review: Hidden Universe 3D – IMAX (Australia, G)

Now screening at IMAX Darling Harbour in Sydney, Hidden Universe 3D sets quite a few milestones for the Australian film industry. Most notably, the shortform IMAX production marks the first time an IMAX 3D film has been produced and directed by an Australian team. It was suitable, therefore, to premiere the film in a special…

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CLOSED Win an Ultimate Ears Boom valued at $199.95!

As profiled in a special News Piece in July and here in a review earlier the same month, we’re big fans of the Ultimate Ears Boom here at the AU. And now, thanks to our friends at Ultimate Ears, we have one to give away to one very lucky reader, valued at RRP$199.95. UE BOOM…

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Film Review: R.I.P.D. (M) (USA, 2013)

What do you get when you mash up a classic buddy cop duo film with some sci-fi supernatural elements and the director of a comic book spin-off film? You get R.I.P.D. which is basically like Men In Black, Ghostbusters and aforementioned director’s comic film Red but sadly doesn’t come anywhere near the quality of any of those. When I saw the…

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Sydney Fringe Techno Film Showcase Review: Paris/Berlin: 20 Years of Underground Techno (France, 2012)

While electronic music is doing supremely well in Australia at the moment, we can’t say that it’s always been this way. We can only dream of regularly having warehouse parties and living up to techno hotspots Paris and Berlin. With links to the underground and drug scene, it’s no surprise that the mysterious depths of…

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Film Review: Hidden Universe 3D – IMAX (Australia, G)

Now screening at IMAX Darling Harbour in Sydney, Hidden Universe 3D sets quite a few milestones for the Australian film industry. Most notably, the shortform IMAX production marks the first time an IMAX 3D film has been produced and directed by an Australian team. It was suitable, therefore, to premiere the film in a special screening at…

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