Now that we’ve brought our best songs of 2014 countdown to an end, it’s time to get to the albums. And what an incredible year it’s been for the album – this was definitely the harder of the two lists to put together. Both at home and across the globe, 2014 was an amazing year…
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In this dramatic thriller biopic The Imitation Game examines the life of Alan Turing, an English mathematician and logician who along with his team of code-breakers, crack the German Enigma code and helped the Allies win World War II. The film examines the parallels of Turing’s personal and early life and how it shaped him…
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One Last Time. It’s the hashtag that’s being used to promote the last film in the epic Lord of the Rings universe – a reference to a line in the film, but also a clever reminder about how we’re supposed to feel about the film. NOSTALGIC. This is (hopefully) the last time we’ll have the…
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If you remember the sixties, you weren’t there. But this is no longer a problem thanks to the 10-part documentary series, The Sixties. The program is an informative and in-depth account of a formative and tumultuous decade, especially for America (and it is from this slant and perspective that this TV series is told). The…
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“Earth is all that live here.” The magic of Japanese cinema is its vibrant, often startling diversity; perhaps most favoured for samurai action flicks, or dream-like anime films, Japanese filmmakers have become synonymous with movie masterpieces. More prominently, however, dramas have similarly come to the fore; following the 2012 film Bread of Happiness, Yukiko Mishima’s…
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Kat Czornij counts down her five favourite motion picture soundtracks of 2014. To avoid any confusion, this list only takes into account the original soundtracks – the ones that feature the film scores and original compositions – rather than the soundtracks inspired by a motion picture. You know, the one that has 14 tracks that…
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A new six-part drama series, Glitch, tells the discovery of 6 people who have inexplicably risen from the dead in perfect health. Although without any memory of their identities, it’s not long before the links to why they have risen start to show. Written and produced by the team from Matchbox Pictures (The Slap, Old…
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They’re really getting on the nostalgia train to promote the final in The Hobbit trilogy aren’t they? Well, this recent trailer is no different. Highlighting the journey from Lord of the Rings to now, the featurette is a culmination of everything leading up to the defining chapter of the Middle-earth legend. In their own promotional…
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ABC TV recently announced that Emmy award-winner Guy Pearce is set to return as Jack Irish in the six-part, highly acclaimed political thriller, The Code for its second series, after receiving critical acclaim in its first, which screened earlier this year. Head of ABC Fiction, Carole Sklan, said, “We are delighted to be partnering again with…
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With a new take on the classic characters created by J.M Barrie, the story of action-adventure film, PAN, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement and Pride & Prejudice), is about an orphan who is taken away and brought to the magical and unknown place of Neverland. Here, he begins to find the fun and also dangers…
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Today we conclude our list of best songs of 2014, as voted by the AU’s amazing group of contributors… in case you haven’t been keeping up to date on where we’ve gotten to so far, you can check out 40-31, 30-21 and 20-11. 10. Kingswood – ICFTYDLM (I Can Feel That You Don’t Love Me)…
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Monday The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC 2, 7:53pm AEST Join Jimmy Fallon on Monday for what is sure to be a fantastic show with Amy Adams and Nick Offerman. Offerman, in particular, is always a good interview with his unique sense of humour and surprising talents. Castle, Ch. 7, 9:30pm AEST Enjoy Castle’s…
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In the next installment of the Night At The Museum film franchise our hero, night security guard Larry must discover why the magical tablet that brings all the museum displays to life is beginning to lose its power. As one of a handful of family friendly films released for the Christmas holiday period we check…
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Influential Virginia rock band Mae will be touring Australia nationally in March 2015 for the first time in seven years to celebrate the anniversary of their album The Everglow. Earlier this month, I caught up with lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Elkins to talk about the tour, and the return from their hiatus. Following their hiatus in 2010, Dave Elkins…
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We continue on with our best songs of 2014, as voted by the AU’s amazing group of contributors… in case you haven’t been keeping up to date on where we’ve gotten to so far, you can check out 40-31 and 30-21. 20. Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars 19. Courtney Barnett – Pickles in…
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The Making of Boyhood is a ten-minute feature about the film of the same name that was written, produced and directed by Richard Linklater (Dazed & Confused, School of Rock). Boyhood is a film that was 12 years in the making and is partly fictional and partly autobiographical. It’s also one that could be renamed…
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After the success of their debut event in February this year, the launch of The Projects Short Film Festival will be back for 2015. Once again hosted by The Projects Enmore, one of Sydney’s newest and hippest art venues, the festival will bring together a collection of the greatest shorts from around Australia. The team…
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Good news for PlayStation 4 (PS4) owners, from today, all users will have access to one of Australia’s favourite internet TV service, ABC iview. The new ABC iview app for PS4 will make it even easier for users to enjoy ABC TV on demand through a cinematic and easy-to-use big-screen interface. In addition, the latest version…
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In our 9th installment of our series “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Brisbane’s The Brave, and chat about their debut EP, Endless. Band Name: The Brave Social Media: Facebook Genre: Rock Members & their roles: Nate – Vocals Kurt – Guitar Dan – Bass Brent – Drums Dave – Guitar What music or artists inspired you?…
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As we come to the end of 2014, we’ve been talking to a lot of our favourite local and international artists about their year in music. Few have had bigger years than Bluejuice‘s Jake Stone, who has spent the last few months playing shows to bring his time in Bluejuice to an end (though Falls…
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Following on from yesterday’s first ten tracks, today we bring you the next ten songs that have been voted as the best of the year by the AU review contributors. So, without any wasted time… 30. Taylor Swift – Blank Space Jules LeFevre: Tongue in cheek with a devastating hook – “Blank Space” is proof…
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It’s that time of the year again when the AU team vote on their favourite songs of the year, resulting in our annual top 40 song list… taking in a mix of local and international music that we haven’t gotten enough of this year. We start things local though at number 40… 40. Thelma Plum…
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Last Monday, in an Australian first, a mix of media, travel industry and 100 Facebook competition winners got the chance to party on board Australia’s largest cruise ship – Royal Carribean’s Voyager of the Seas – in a Facebook Party at Sea. The party marked the relaunch of the ship after a huge multi million…
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Welcome to our new series where we take you on a culinary journey around the world, picking up our favourite food treats along the way. We begin in Hong Kong – a city for business, a city for shopping and a city for FOOD. It’s hard to go wrong when it comes to a good…
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the AU review sat down with Jason Mraz during his brief December 2014 Australian tour. In part one of the interview, Mraz talks about his experiences touring Australia, Asia and the world. He talks about sharing his “tools of transformation… to remind people that our thoughts, speech, actions and attitudes… that’s what dictates our life…
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In our final AU session for 2014, we capture South Carolina’s Trevor Hall performing his track “Wish Man” in a park in Sydney, Australia. The track is taken from his record Chapter Of The Forest, out now. Trevor will return to Australia in 2015 to play Bluesfest and shows with Michael Franti. Photo by Gwendolyn…
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Thursday Stephen Fry’s Key to the City, ABC, 9:21 pm AEST In this special program, the ever-charming Stephen Fry takes the viewer on a tour around the city of London, divulging some of the hidden mysteries of this fascinating city. A must-see for history buffs and Fry fanatics alike. Friday Heart and Souls, Eleven, 7:30…
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Following the cancellation of Blur at this year’s Big Day Out, the group’s lead singer Damon Albarn called time on their reunion shows to release his debut self-titled album Everyday Robots. The album, while well received, essentially ensured that Blur wouldn’t be making it to Australian shores anytime soon. But hope remained that Albarn –…
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While at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, we asked Allday to share with us what he reckoned were the best Aussie Hip Hop albums of 2014. Here’s what he had to say:
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It was a dusty start for punters on the second day of Festival of the Sun, as the weather shined on us once again. Most were slow to hit the stage as they tried to wash their hangovers away – some quite literally with the ocean just metres away. A little late to enter ourselves,…
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