Following last year, the festival will be showcasing the film sequel of Spanish Affair 2 as this year’s opener. In the opening night of the film and party, audiences will find out why director Emilio Martínez Lázaro and stars Clara Lago and Dani Rovira have teamed together in making the sequel. It’s anticipated that it will make audiences…
Read MoreFor one night only, Something for Kate are bringing you an exclusive “Greatest Hits” show at the Spectrum Now Festival at the Domain on Saturday, March 12. Made up by Paul Dempsey, Stephanie Ashworth, and Clint Hyndman, Something for Kate has been around for twenty years, and is one of Australia’s most respected and successful…
Read MoreHailing from New Bedford, Massachusetts, A Wilhelm Scream are set to bring their energetic live shows across eight cities in Australia this May. The complete tour dates for A Wilhelm Scream, with links to where you can purchase tickets, can be found below: Thursday May 19 – Rosemount Hotel, Perth (18+) | Tickets here Friday…
Read MoreAlready announced to play at Bluesfest this year, American rockers Eagles of Death Metal have revealed that they will be including Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle in their visit to Australia next month. Eagles of Death Metal tour dates can be found below: Friday March 25 – The Croxton, Melbourne Sunday March 27 – The Metro,…
Read MoreIn light of director Cameron Crowe‘s latest music series, Roadies, Showtime have announced a three-day music-thon to be held at Clive Bar on Rainey Street, Austin, as part of this year’s South By Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival. From March 16-18, there will be bands performing every hour in the afternoon and evening, featuring…
Read MoreMark Seymour has been entertaining us for many years, both as the lead singer of classic Australian rock band Hunters and Collectors and in recent years as Mark Seymour and the Undertow. Ahead of a performance at Taronga Zoo and in the middle of a regional tour, he sat down with AU Review reporter John…
Read MoreThere will be no new major Assassin’s Creed game in 2016, the first break in the series’ annual release schedule since 2009, according to a new blog post from publisher Ubisoft. The dev team will instead use the extra time up their sleeves by “stepping back and re-examining the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Read MoreIn a bit of a surprise reveal, Ubisoft says that we’ll be seeing a new Watch Dogs game come to market within the next 12 months. The news comes from Ubi’s earnings release for Q3 of the 2015-16 fiscal year.
Read MoreIt would appear that Bungie’s wildly popular shoot-aliens-with-your-friends-simulator Destiny is still set to receive a full and proper sequel, but it’s likely we won’t see it until 2017. Destiny publisher Activision confirmed the unnamed sequel today during their earnings report for their 2015 fiscal year.
Read MoreFast and Furious fans, you may wanna keep a watch on this one! It’s been circling around the internet that Universal have offered Charlize Theron to play the new villain of the next Fast and Furious movie. Although negotiations have been made unclear, it’s been said that the studio are eager to add Theron to…
Read MoreThe UK’s Channel 4 have announced they partnering with Fox Searchlight to co-financing Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The news broke over at Deadline, who are also reporting that the film will be produced by Blueprint Pictures’ Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin alongside McDonagh. Filming is expected to begin in April. McDonagh’s previous…
Read MoreTaking a lead on a new venture, creator of Hannibal, Bryan Fuller has been announced as the new showrunner of television series, Star Trek. Alongside Alex Kurtzman, he will also serve as an executive producer for the sci-fi reboot. “My very first experience of Star Trek is my oldest brother turning off all the lights in the…
Read MoreUniversal have released the first trailer for the third film in The Purge franchise, subtitled Election Year. Though the success of prior Purge films can probably be attributed more to their fascinating premise than their actual quality, it’ll be interesting to see where Election Year takes the series. Writer and director James DeMonaco is set…
Read MoreShowtime has announced a three-day music lineup from March 16-18 in celebration of the premiere of Cameron Crowe‘s new series, Roadies, as part of the 2016 South By Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival. Roadies delves into the lives of people who live their lives on the road, all for the love of music; a…
Read MoreABC is partnering with US streaming platform Seeso to take the second series of Soul Mates global. Shooting has just begun on the second series of the show and ABC’s Head of Comedy, Rick Kalowski says: “It’s a thrill for ABC to be among SeeSo’s first international partners, especially on Soul Mates, which showcases some…
Read MoreWhen I was a teenager in the late Nineties and early 2000’s, I was into anime in a big, bad way. I devoured every show and movie I could get my hands on and, towards the end of my fascination with it, I discovered Naruto. I ravenously followed the adventures of this boisterous ninja kid for…
Read MoreThere has been enough fuss over Johnny Depp going into Black Mass that the commercial reception of the film is pretty much locked in; the trailers released in the lead up have all signalled a substantial turn for Depp, whose biggest role in recent times has been as a highly exaggerated and energetic pirate. Any doubts…
Read MoreWhile big-end productions like Cats rely on star power (even though the whole play is quite a boring production in itself), there are amazing little events who also conjure up those upcoming stars. But what is you had absolutely no idea on who was playing what was going to happen and only a smidgen of…
Read MoreTooth and Sinew in association with bAKEHOUSE Theatre present Year of the Family, written by Anthony Neilson. This production is an incredibly dark comedy that had me laughing at what could arguably be described as rather inappropriate circumstances. Highlighting how truly dysfunctional families can be, the play follows the relationships of half-sisters Fliss and Claire as…
Read MoreMeatstock is finally here! It’s time for Sydney Showground to be transformed into one large, two-day BBQ with some of the best of the best meat-pros heading out to Olympic Park to showcase, compete, and cook. Starting tomorrow, Saturday 13th February, and continuing through the weekend, Meatstock will be a celebration of meats cooked exactly…
Read MoreSydney has turned the heat back on just in time for you to enjoy the last two weekends of summer in this beautiful harbor city. Hanging to the beach is a no-brainer or Sydney life, but there’s also a handful of really cool events happening in various corners around the city and surrounds. Here are…
Read MoreValentine’s Day is almost upon us and it can be tricky to find something a little special for the day, we’ve already let you know our top set menus in single locations, but there’s also the option to just roam around on a good ol’ fashioned food and drink crawl. Luckily Sydney has many dining…
Read MoreIn continuing their fabulous Champagne Brunch sunday series, quintessential French restaurant Ananas Bar & Brasserie in The Rocks will be bringing back their popular Atlantic Lobster and Champagne brunch this month, following an incredible reception when they debuted the theme last year. Not only is it a chance to dig into some Atlantic lobster, which…
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