Month: December 2013

The Hunger Games retains #1 spot in Australia; sets new records in the USA.

Hunger Games‘ sequel Catching Fire held onto the Number One spot over the weekend, taking in an additional $6.75m at the local box office, followed by Bad Grandpa which held onto the Number Two position with $1.1m and Thor 2 which took in just under $900,000, returning to the number three spot. Newcomers Carrie and…

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Iris Interview: Will “Ron Burgundy” Ferrell talks Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Iris meets funnyman Will Ferrell on the red carpet of the Sydney Anchorman: The Legend Continues premiere to find out what happened to the Anchorman musical, if a trilogy is in store and how Australia ahas treated him in an all too brief visit to our shores. Interview: Chris Singh Camera: Nathan Atkins Edit:…

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Four new clips from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Opening on Boxing Day in Australia is the long awaited second part of The Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug. Today Warner Bros / Roadshow have presented four clips to get you excited about the film, featuring Golbins, the return of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, Gandalf, Hobbits and much more. Also see Legolas get told…

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Film Review: Ender’s Game (M) (USA, 2013)

Growing up, we always have a couple of books we connect with. For me, before there was Harry Potter and before I could fully appreciate the sheer brilliance of the Hitchhikers series, there was a little 1985 Sci-Fi novel called Ender’s Game. It was the sort of novel, that at nine years old – or…

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Photo Gallery: Jedward – Enmore Theatre (01.12.13)

Identical Irish twins Jedward played a fantastic 2.5 hour long pop set at the Enmore Theatre on Sunday. Gwendolyn Lee was there and brings us these photos from the pit.

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Photo Gallery: Marquee VIP Summer Industry Launch (02.12.13)

Following a massive ARIA weekend, the Marquee put on a special VIP industry party last night to celebrate the start of Summer. Hosted by Marquee co-owner, Noah Tepperberg who was in town from New York, attendees enjoyed Belvedere cocktails and Sokyo canapés, while resident DJ K-Note made sure everyone was dancing at the private event….

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The Great Gatsby and The Rocket top AACTA nominations for January 2014 ceremony.

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) have unveiled the nominations for the 39 categories that will comprise the 3rd annual AACTA Awards, and The Great Gatsby tops the list with 14 nominations. The big-budget film faces competition from Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket, a-low budget film, shot in Laos with unknown actors. Both…

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the AU interview: Armin Van Buuren (Netherlands)

While he was in Sydney today, I had the chance to chat to Armin Van Buuren ahead of his appearance at the Electronic Music Conference, and following a massive weekend of sets at the touring Stereosonic Festival. We talk about these events, look forward into the new year, reflect on his favourite new material, Australian…

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the AU interview: Future Entertainment's Brett Robinson talks FMF and Electronic Music Conference (EMC)

Ahead of his appearance at this week’s Electronic Music Conference (EMC) in Sydney, Brett Robinson, the director of Future Music kindly took some time out to talk to us about the festival, their new relationship with the Mushroom Group, expanding into Asia, what we can expect from the event in 2014 and beyond – and,…

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Film Review: How I Live Now (MA15+) (UK, 2013)

Note: This Review May Contain Spoilers How I Live Now is at once strange and intriguing. Set in the 21st century, How I Live Now tells the story of a young, American girl who is sent to live with her cousins in the English countryside, when a world war breaks out across the country. Daisy, the American, and…

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