David Fincher is one of those directors that can drum up a large amount of excitement for any film that has his name attached to it. Since hitting it big with Se7en (1995) and Fight Club (1999), Fincher has consistently thrilled and amazed audiences with each film he has made. With the awards attention given…
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The internet is dark and full of spoilers, so if you are reading this review I consider your eyes permission to write about what happened in the outstanding ‘The Lion & the Rose.’ “The viewers send their regards.” It was always going to be a well-received event; the pent up blood lust of every single…
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the AU review presents UK artist Seth Lakeman performing the track “Portrait of My Wife” – LIVE, exclusive and acoustic on the fiddle – in Australia for Byron Bay Bluesfest 2014 and a run of East Coast dates. The song comes of Seth’s new record Word of Mouth which is available now. His Australian tour…
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The following is part one of a food and drink journal that Brisbane band MTNS have been keeping exclusively for the AU review, as they’ve been touring the country on their Salvage EP Tour. The band kick things off in Perth… PERTH – 01.02.2014 LA VEEN COFFEE & KITCHEN After the arduous five-hour flight from…
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The film, Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois) could be re-named “Xavier’s Travels” or “It’s Complicated”. The French film and final instalment in director and writer, Cédric Klapisch’s trilogy puts middle-aged life and all of its vagaries and difficulties under the microscope. In some ways the John Lennon quote, “Life is what happens to you while you’re…
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Dreamworks Animation pleasantly surprised everyone when they released How to Train Your Dragon back in 2010. What could have been a generic kids movie about dragons turned out to be a moving portrait of friendship and acceptance that viewers of any age could enjoy. Four years later and we are a few months away from…
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Having premiered at Tribeca, this debut feature from director Andrew Semans offers a scathing and surgical depiction of obsession, privilege and inertia all the while advancing like a white-knucke thriller in the acclaimed film Nancy, Please and we’ve got TEN DVD copies to giveaway! Paul a graduate student at Yale is two years behind delivering…
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The Iris meets director John Magary and young actor Cory Nichols to talk about their new film The Mend, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival 2014. The pair tell us about the film, how they got involved in the project and much more. The film also stars Josh Lucas (Red Dog, Stephen Plunkett, Mickey Sumner…
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The Iris had the opportunity to sit down with New Zealand actress Melanie Lynskey (Heavenly Creatures , The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Maggie Grace (Lost) and Jason Ritter (Parenthood) at SXSW last month to talk about their roles in the film We’ll Never Have Paris, which premiered at the festival. Watch the full chat…
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We interviewed director Andy Landen about his film Sequoia at the SXSW Film Festival last month. We talk about how he got involved in the project, the soundtrack featuring one of the members of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, working with Aly Michalka and Dustin Milligan, filming in the famous National Park and more!…
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The Big Bang Theory‘s Simon Helberg makes his directorial debut alongside his wife Jocelyn Towne in the film We’ll Never Have Paris. We talk to the co-directors about the film, which Helberg also wrote and stars in, as it premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas last month. ———- This content has recently been ported from…
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Ralph Fiennes takes the director’s helm a second time and reinforces his versatility portraying infamous writer Charles Dickens, in Abi Morgan’s beautifully scripted tale The Invisible Woman, an account of Dickens secret affair with young Ellen Turnen, a woman whose existence nearly faded from the pages of history. Period pieces have a misconception as appealing…
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Art vs Science have come full circle, performing a sold out show at the Oxford Art Factory over the weekend, a stage they’ve graced before way back in 2008, where it all began. The electro-house trio, or maestros of dance if you will, have become a much loved staple for a lot of Aussies, which ain’t…
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We’re just hours away from Coachella kicking off in Indio, California and so it’s time for the second part of our list of the ten acts we reckon are unmissable at this year’s festival. If you couldn’t make it this weekend or next, make sure you tune into the festival on YouTube, and you can…
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Whenever a Dave Matthews Band tour is announced in Australia – which has only been three times now in the band’s illustrious 23 year career – it’s often met with moments of confusion. A “why should we care?” sort of response is vocalised, especially when the tour coincides with a headline spot on a festival…
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Few show-runners are as tight lipped about their forthcoming seasons as Matthew Weiner is with Mad Men. For this reason, a certain amount of wild guessing is required… yet as is so often the case, this can lead to over analysis and needless extrapolation of minor plot points (let’s not forget the Megan Draper is…
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Balancing work with family life can be difficult, regardless of what industry you happen to be working in. I find that entertainment and the arts can be awfully tricky, however. It’s been nice to see partners and families of Oz Comic Con guests be a part of their trip over – sometimes I think about…
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Melbourne dance-punk trio 8 Bit Love are premiering their brand new single and music video “FOMO” today on the AU! Never traditional, the band have made waves over the last few years with releases like In 3D on cassette and a triple single in ABC-side, playing with Regurgitator, Drunk Mums and (ur boy) Bangs and…
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We’re loving the Geelong group The Evening Cast here at the AU, and their latest single “Questions” is no exception! For the latest details about the band head to http://www.theeveningcast.com/ and enjoy the track below:
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Ahead of their visit to Australia for the Groovin the Moo festival, Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck chats to John Goodridge about the festival, electronic music and much more… Read on! Hey Graham, how are you? I’m all right. Good to hear. Are you looking forward to your trip out to Australia? Oh man, yeah,…
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As has been reported this month on the AU review, Australian artists are travelling around the globe with massive announcements seeming to be happening every day for their international tours and additions to festivals on all corners of the globe. Here is the up-to-date information on four of the most recent announcements in the UK,…
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They’re two of the busiest (and rockin’est) women in the industry, but somehow Nicole Fiorentino and Meghan Toohey managed to team up to not only make some music together, under the project The Cold and the Lovely, but they’ve been touring it too! We caught up with the pair at SXSW to talk about their…
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We had the chance to catch up with one of our favourite bands while at SXSW, the Brooklyn group TEEN, during which we talked about their music, the festival, the chances of getting them to Australia and much more. Watch on:
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Aside from J.D and Turk on Scrubs, who would be your favourite character? It’s a hard question, as with the medical comedy, there is something to love about each one of the characters who work and operate in some way at Sacred Heart. Two such characters would have to be Ted and The Todd. In…
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In a move that will excite many but surprise few, HBO have announced that their flagship series Game of Thrones has officially been renewed for two more seasons. The announcement comes on the heels of the hugely successful fourth season premiere this week. The episode gave Game of Thrones its highest-ever ratings (6.6 million), and…
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Stunning, visceral immersion into one of the world’s most important and historically rich cities is exactly what one will get when they settle into the IMAX to watch Jerusalem 3D. This documentary is a virtual visit to the gorgeous land and infinitely intriguing architecture, taking you through everything from the vibrant marketplaces to the historical…
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Stylistically, Wes Anderson remains one of the most exciting directors in the business, constantly infusing imagination into each and every one of his whimsical masterpieces. In many ways, The Grand Budapest Hotel supplants his classic works likes Fantastic Mr Fox and The Darjeeling Limited to shine as Anderson’s greatest film to date. 100 minutes just…
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Divergent is the latest in a line of post-apocalyptic teen dramas that have been churned through cinema since the ever-popular Twilight and Hunger Games franchises. Adapted from the novels by Veronica Roth through the eyes of director Neil Burger, Divergent plays around with some similarity to The Hunger Games via a post-“war” Chicago that is…
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The Muppets are returning to the big screen with Muppets: Most Wanted, a sequel to 2011’s critical and box office smash The Muppets, or, as it’s humorously put in the film’s brilliantly meta opening number – the seventh sequel since their original film in 1979. But who’s counting, right? The film stars the Muppet gang…
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