Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star in Fox’s remake of 1974s’ Murder on the Orient Express. Originally directed by Sidney Lumet, Kenneth Branagh will be helming the modern version in addition to to starring as Hercule Poirot. Branagh will also produce the film along with Ridley Scott, Simon Kinberg and Mark Gordon. Michael Green who is working on Blade…
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Universal Pictures is heading up a Battlestar Galactica film adaptation, penned by Westworld’s Lisa Joy. No director has been attached yet, though Hunger Games’ Francis Lawrence is rumoured to be interested. The 1978 series had a very popular resurgence on the Sci-Fi channel in 2009, with the new series gaining a legion of followers and earning a spot on…
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Keith Stanfield, who you might remember as Snoop Dogg in Straight Outta Compton, will co-star with Nat Wolff in Death Note for Netflix. Adam Wingard will write and direct the show which is an adaptation of the Japanese manga series. There is no word on who Stanfield will play yet. Death Note revolves around a student (Wolfe)…
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Acivision have announced that Jon Snow himself, Kit Harrington is set to star in the upcoming Call of Duty game, Infinite Warfare. Harington will play the leader of the enemy faction, The Settlement Defence Front and as an added bonus, director Guy Ritchie (Snatch, The Man from U.N.C.L.E) has directed all of Harrington’s scenes. While the…
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Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis has let slip that his creation Scarlet, is coming to television, on HBO subsidiary Cinemax. Bendis, whose other characters and properties Jessica Jones and Powers have also received the TV treatment, stated that the series is still very early in development. Scarlet follows a young woman who sparks a second…
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Despite the chilly Melbourne weather pop culture fans aplenty (many of whom are in cosplay) make their way to the Melbourne Exhibition & Convention Centre for Oz Comic Con. Slowly trickling into the venue the queues begin to grow as the crowds start lining up to make their way inside. Over time Oz Comic-Con has turned…
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Adam McKay may have won an Oscar for his directorial efforts on The Big Short but he hasn’t quite fulfilled his lust for tackling the big issues just yet. The rumour mill has purported that McKay and Jennifer Lawrence are attached to an untitled project that centers on Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the health-technology and medical-laboratory-services company…
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Paramount will be bringing Star Trek Beyond stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban and director Justin Lin to Australia next month to promote the release of the new Star Trek film. They’ll be walking the red carpet for the Australian Premiere of the film at 6.30pm on Thursday July 7 at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter in Sydney. Star Trek…
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Frontier comedy have announced that they’re bringing Police Academy’s Michael Winslow to Australia for his largest tour ever down under. The “Man of 10,000 Voices” sold out his shows when he came to Australia for the 2014 Comedy Festival and now he’ll be running his mouth from June 29 all through August. A mix of…
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Rock & roll conquers all in John Carney‘s latest film, Sing Street, where the young and introverted Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) starts a band in order to impress a girl (Lucy Boynton). It’s to the film’s credit, however, that this is only the spark that sets off the movie and there’s a lot more going on here than just…
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Director Argyris Papadimitropoulos has a darkly comical voice with which he approaches his new film Suntan, willing to lighten the mood with a playful, enjoyable middle but never quite losing focus of the uncomfortable message at the end of it all. His style is most evident in the cautionary tale of Kostis (Makis Papadimitriou), a…
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The dark comedy is, in my opinion, one of the hardest genres to accomplish. To take serious and taboo themes and put a humourous view on it requires an assured hand on all aspects of the storytelling. If the story is shown too serious, the humour will be seen as out of place. If the…
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Craig Boreham’s Teenage Kicks made its worldwide premiere last weekend as part of this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Our reviewer, Simon, called it, “a beautifully filmed coming of age tale…that leaves you thinking long after the final credits have rolled.” Fergus Halliday caught up with the director himself and star Miles Szanto to talk about the film, the ideas…
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As Sydney Film Festival comes to an end, one door closes and another one opens! Next month, film lovers in Queensland can enjoy the jam-packed program offered in this year’s Queensland Film Festival. From feature films to shorts to documentaries, there’s a little something for everyone! The Queensland Film Festival will be running from July…
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The tenth Treasure Island Music Festival has unveiled its line up for this year and, for its final year being held on the island in San Francisco Bay, the organisers have planned a memorable list of artists. Headlined by Sigur Rós and Ice Cube, the Treasure Island Music Festival also features James Blake, Purity Ring and Sydney’s Flight Facilities (the…
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Last year, Adelaide avant-pop band Ghyti took their particular brand of alternative rock to Toronto for the Canadian Music Week festival. They have written a detailed yet entirely unreliable account of the tour, and sent it to us with a selection of grainy smartphone photos. Behold! DAY 1 Flying. Lots of flying. Once upon a time,…
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This interview was so much more than your standard interview, and Barry Conrad is so much more than meets the eye. Here is a guy who has worked on fulfilling every part of his being and genuinely wants to leave his mark on the world. Not only is he undeniably talented, but he has a good…
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Time to Get Schwifty. Announced on their Facebook page last night, the furious duo of Brooklyn’s El-P and Atlanta’s Killer Mike – collectively known as Run The Jewels – have gotten into the often overcrowded world of collaborative fashion by teaming with Adult Swim series Rick & Morty and clothing label Daylight Curfew. The fusion…
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There’s a lot going on around Sydney, and while most of it’s fun there’s some tearful goodbyes too as we farewell two of the city’s biggest events – Sydney Film Festival and Vivid Sydney – for yet another year. This is your last chance to charge up with the energy of both events while also…
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Slumberhaze today complete their epic Rhyme, Rhythm & Reason EP trilogy release, dropping the third instalment for you all to get around! Most recently, we’ve been loving their single “Neon Demon” and as we’ve come to learn from the Sydneysiders, this conjuring of awesome sounds into some well-produced and catchy songs is very much just the beginning. Listen to the…
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Bear’s Den have recently released an expertly shot and delivered music video for their single “Auld Wives”, a particularly stand out piece of music from the UK duo. The single, to be featured on their sophomore album Red Earth & Pouring Rain (due out in Australia on July 22nd), saw the band link up with acclaimed director Sam…
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It’s a good day for Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals fans. Even better if you’re planning on hitting up the Queenscliff Music Festival this year! For the festival’s special 20th anniversary celebration, it has been announced that the US band will headline the festival – an impressive addition to the QMF’s three day event. Ben…
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The now Melbourne-based Flower Drums have continued to conjure up excitement surrounding the forthcoming new record with the release of their new single, “Idle Time”. The duo have a penchant for creating music that is perfect for hazy nights, ideal to get lost in and this latest cut is another perfect example of the amount of…
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Overnight, Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders made their US TV debut, hitting the Burbank studios to perform on Conan. Currently in the US reaping in the praise off the back of recent live dates, the band are laying the groundwork for what’s set to be an impressive return later in the year. With festival dates (including…
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The tenth Treasure Island Music Festival has unveiled its line up for this year and, for its final year being held on the island in San Francisco Bay, the organisers have planned a memorable list of artists. Headlined by Sigur Rós and Ice Cube, the Treasure Island Music Festival also features James Blake, Purity Ring and Sydney’s Flight Facilities (the…
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NSW’s Strawberry Festival returns with another great run down of names doing their thing within the electronic music scene, revealing its first artist announcement today! With the likes of George Fitzgerald, Henry Saiz (with a full live band), Marcel Fengley and Patrick Topping, punters can expect some quality sets over the weekend of November 17th – 20th this year. In…
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They’re two of our favourite songwriters and performers, so to see the link up between BANFF and Caitlin Park has made us extremely happy. After seeing BANFF at The Great Escape last month and being blown away and of course, knowing the solid quality Caitlin brings to her craft, this partnership is a complete no-brainer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OrkbrcEToM&feature=youtu.be The musicians recently…
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Here’s some nice, soothing sounds for your Thursday morning. Melbourne songwriter Kathleen Mary Lee is soon to be releasing her debut EP next month and today, we’re excited to be premiering her new single from it – “Hey, Very Good Friend”. There’s a timid, delicate approach to the song’s delivery that first caught our attention – a…
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As part of this year’s Sydney VIVID Ideas Program, CLIPPED Music Video Competition announced their winners over two buzzing nights over at The Works in Glebe last weekend. The event included a six-category competition and award ceremonies; innovative discussion panels featuring international and local speakers; screenings and crafty exhibition spaces. The panel of judges for the competition…
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Event Cinema’s ‘In the House’ cult screenings return to their George Street location in Sydney this July, bringing cult classics from the last 40 years back to the big screen. Audiences can catch screenings of films like Francis Ford Coppola’s seminal gangsta flick The Godfather (1972), Ridley Scott’s nightmare Aliens (1979) in 70mm and fantasy cult classic Big Trouble…
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