Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd star in the zany They Came Together, a romantic-comedy parody where, of course, “New York is like a third character.” The film was made by the same writer/director team, David Wain and Michael Showalter,that created Wet Hot American Summer and features many of the same actors,yet it doesn’t quite reach…
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Letters Home is the latest theatrical work from Joe Lui. If you’ve been to a theatre production in Perth over the last few years, it’s likely you will have seen Lui’s name and face in a programme somewhere having worked as a director, writer and designer on a number of productions, including with his own…
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Monday Men in Black 3, Ch. 7, 8.30pm AEST A time-travelling action film, Men in Black 3 (2012) features Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin and is a good fun way to spend a Monday night. The third instalment of the popular MIB series has Agent J (Smith) travelling back in time to…
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Express from the U.S, “On the Run” will be premiering exclusively on Fox 8 this Tuesday. Following the immense collaborative tour of husband-wife power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z, the concert has been a consistently hot topic since it began in late June this year. The music megastars have produced “On the Run” for HBO, pairing…
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Much like the books which the film is based upon, Wes Ball’s adaptation of The Maze Runner attempts to unwind an ambitious idea into a blockbuster entertaining enough to put itself forth as the next The Hunger Games. While it isn’t near enough as clever or impressive as it’s immediate comparison, the film places itself…
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You know what to expect from The Green Inferno the minute you find out that it comes from the gloriously twisted mind of Eli Roth. This is a man who brought us – among others – the hyper-violent Hostel franchise (at least the first two films; the third was a garbage rip off) and the…
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Performing at the Toff in Town in Melbourne tomorrow night, Eliza Hull is celebrating the launch of her new single “Caught” and looking ahead to her debut full length record The Bones Of Us – due out in early 2015. I caught up with Eliza to talk about the show, the single, the album and…
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the AU review interviews Canadian group July Talk to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, performing at BIGSOUND and at a couple of shows around the country. We talk about their live show, their music and their debut record, which is out in Australia today!
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As we wait for the vote on Scottish Independence come in, we bring you one of our favourite tracks going around at the moment from Scotland – WHITE‘s “Living Fiction”. There’s a vibe to this track that makes it something so familiar, yet something totally its own. See also: Saxophone solos. They just released the…
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Destiny is an ambitious FPS/MMO hybrid by console shooter demagogues Bungie and published by the similarly monolithic Activision, it’s a game that wears it’s Halo-inspired DNA proudly on its sleeve. It’s a game that is determined to be different, to stride into this new hardware generation and show us something we’ve never seen before. In…
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Flockers is the newest title from Team17, the venerable studio behind the enduring Worms franchise, and their first new IP in ten years. It’s a puzzle title that is very much of the capital-o, capital-s Old School. Recalling classic titles like Lemmings, it’s not the first (to coin a term) Lemminglike to come out in…
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Director Jason Reitman burst onto the scene back in 2005 with his satirical comedy Thankyou For Smoking, which he followed up with Oscar-nominated indie darling Juno. His next film, 2009’s Up in the Air, was again nominated for a slew of Oscars. Reitman’s next two films, 2011’s Young Adult and 2013’s Labor Day failed to live up to the expectations placed upon them. One thing that…
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That’s right. Set to join the Burr Steers’ directed horror comedy is British actor Matt Smith. Playing Mr. Collins, Smith joins a cast which includes Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) and Sam Riley (Control), The Hollywood Reporter has announced. The film, which is based on Seth Grahame-Smith’s mash-up comedy take on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, sees the traditional heroine Lizzie Bennett (to be played by…
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Alright, straight up, no word of a lie, Land of the Bears has got to be the cutest, most heart-warming, most excellent display of bears on screen outside an 87-point Buzzfeed post about cutesy bears. Why? Because it’s a beautifully shot documentary – that you can watch in 3D, thanks very much – about a…
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As they tour the world in support of their sophomore record Silent Treatment – their first to garner an international release – Norwegian quintet Highasakite are in Australia this week for the first time, stopping off for some intimate performances at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney and on Saturday at Howler in Melbourne. I went…
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Fresh from playing BIGSOUND, Magic Tundra are a South American duo made up of Guillermo Pouso and Lucía Gomez who recently made Melbourne home. Today they premiere their new double single on the “Believe Me / Extraño”. The tracks were produced by new industry talent Juan Celofán in Chile, with vocals recorded by Shane O’Mara…
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With her scripts for Mabo and Brides of Christ, Australian writer Sue Smith has never shied away from controversial or important topics. In her new play Kryptonite, which premiered this week in Sydney as a co-production between the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Smith tackles the relationship between Australia…
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Traditionally a corporate mining and sugar cane town (it’s known as “the sugar capital of Australia”), the Queensland town of Mackay has become a more popular tourist destination in recent years with new hotels, a marina and an upgraded airport, featuring more flights from the major airlines; there’s even a new Virgin lounge for the…
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Gwendolyn Lee brings us photos from The Rise of Brotality at The Hi-Fi in Sydney on Sunday!
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We interviewed Sydney quartet Spookyland while they were at BIGSOUND 2014 in Brisbane. Don’t miss the band on their Rock and Roll Weakling EP Tour, which ends at Sydney’s Goodgod Small Club this Friday, September 19th! We talk about the tour, the EP and much more…
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Taking footage from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Phantom of the Opera and more classic silent films, and splicing it together with some recent live footage, London’s Crash Island have delivered a lo-fi video for an incredibly catchy song. Describing themselves as a “four-piece dark tropical indie rock band”, with members coming from all…
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Directed by Michael Shanks and starring Ryan O’Connell and Alice Watson, follow the antics of two wayward teenagers looking to get their kicks on a secluded hillside road in the just-released music video from Melbourne’s Hudson & Troop, “Flying Close” The track is teh second single off H&T’s forthcoming EP Daytrip Enquiries. Watch the standout…
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There’s often a risk with getting two will-they-won’t-they characters into a relationship; shows such as Castle and Bones spend seasons upon seasons building up the sexual tension, with the result, more often than not, resulting in a season’s worth of happiness before the inevitable break up. The Mindy Project has bucked that trend by beginning…
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The first trailer for upcoming Australian film Paper Planes has been released online. It’s a great trailer and positions the film as a fun and exciting experience for the whole family. Australian films often deal with darker themes and material, so it’s always nice to occasionally see one that skews a bit lighter. Paper Planes boasts an incredible ensemble cast, including…
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It has been a dark 48 hours for Australian film fans, as the ABC announced yesterday that legendary film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton would not be returning in 2015 for another season of their film review show At the Movies. The show has been screening on the ABC since 2004, and Margaret and David had previously…
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Thursday Clueless, Eleven, 9:30 pm AEST An oldie but undeniably, a goodie. Starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd and the late Brittany Murphy, Clueless offers a satirical insight into the glamorous life of ultra rich teenagers. You may wince and gag at Cher’s precocious behaviour but the heartwarming ending and nostalgia-inducing soundtrack are sure to win…
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…Or also known as “The One That Screwed With the Canon. Again.” Steven Moffat’s scripting of this Season 8 adventure sees our favourite Time Lord and his companion work their way through a narrative which would ultimately leave the fandom divided and talking. We all know Moffat is at the top of his game when he’s…
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While at Oz Comic-Con in Sydney, The Iris’ Chris Singh caught up with Buffy star Emma Caufield to talk about her roles, the event and more… ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The Iris and may have formatting errors – images may not be showing up, or duplicated, and…
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Brilliant Creatures is a two-part television series that celebrates four iconic Australians. Feminist and libertarian, Germaine Greer; writer/broadcaster/memoirist and poet, Clive James; the late firebrand, art critic, Robert Hughes; and savage satirist Barry Humphries all share things in common. The most important thing is that they left Australian in the fifties and sixties in order…
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If you’re a fan of amazing CGI effects, a rollicking soundtrack and Hollywood superstars lending their voices to bring a story to life, then The House of Magic, produced and directed by Ben Stassen, is probably not going to sit well with you. If you’re after a simply story to help while away 80 odd…
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