Interviews

Paul Bradley’s lucrative producing career started as many do – hard work and a stroke of luck. Having produced such classics as A Room With a View, Howard’s End and […]

With OXV: The Manual, Writer/Director/Producer Darren Paul Fisher has married two of his passions – philosophy and science – into a film that not only works critically, but has commercial

Sam Ho has had a love affair with culture and the cinema of Hong Kong and China for many years – and as a top academic in the field, he

The extraordinary story of Eric and Pattie Lomax has now been immortalized on screen – after years in development, The Railway Man has finally reached completion due to the driving

TOM: What does music mean to you? Jeremy Marou: I’m from a big Torres Strait Islander family, so I guess for me, it’s somewhat a way of culture. I grew

Universally hailed as a thrilling new figure in music for his edgy, lo-fi debut, The Headphone Masterpiece, back in 2002, Cody ChesnuTT is a soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious

It’s well known that indigenous culture is being threatened by the serious issues that plague the news.  Drugs, alcohol, and also the divide between indigenous and white communities set the

TOM: What does music mean to you? Tim: I think music for me is the avenue in which I best communicate what I’m feeling inside. I don’t always do that

Jessica Mauboy is continuing on her path of Australian and world domination – from appearing on Ellen DeGeneres to launching her single ‘To The End of The Earth’ at the

Multi-layered harmonies, loops, songs of family and romance, tracks written across the globe: Urban Wilderness is the long-awaited return of one of Australia’s most acclaimed songwriters, Alex Lloyd. Five years

TOM Magazine’s Brendan Dousi had a chat to Thanks For Sharing director Stuart Blumberg to find out the path to his directorial debut.   TOM: I was just wondering how

  BIFF Programmer Kiki Fung has been working tirelessly to bring Brisbane the world’s best and brightest films.  With the main event’s program about to be unveiled, TOM Magazine had

Robert Connolly is a busy man.  With dozens of iconic Australian projects like Balibo and The Boys under his belt, you’d think his next project might be a quiet breather

Directors Scott McGhee and David Seigel aren’t newcomers to the film scene, by any means, but their latest project ‘What Maisie Knew’ is something of a unique production. The film

From building a studio up a mountain, to recording a string quartet in a church, Simon Munro from Alex Bell describes the recording adventures of their ‘Petals’ EP. Getting away

Pulling a film together isn’t easy, but it’s even more impressive when your first official producing credit is Kick-Ass 2 – certainly a not to shabby effort. Producer and Sydney

“I know that I can’t sing forever. I know I’ve only got so many years left and then, you know, hopefully I’ll know when it’s my time to step off

It’s no secret what a tough business the film industry is. Any prospective writer or director knows that you’ll most likely spend years or decades getting your first film off

When he graduated college I’m sure Michael Ghegan, saxophonist and composer, didn’t have running away with the circus noted down in his future plans.  Joining the musical side of the

Andre Barreau is on a rush to get on a plane. Bassist with the Bootleg Beatles, Barreau has been with the group since their inception thirty years ago. This is

On the 16th of July Melbourne Central played host to some of the funniest blokes in Britain – Director Edgar Wright and stars Nick Frost and Simon Pegg walked the

  PRODUCER JERRY BRUCKHEIMER BRINGS HIS SIGNATURE FLAIR FOR CHARACTER-DRIVEN ACTION STORIES TO “THE LONE RANGER” Legendary motion picture and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer, whose long list of international blockbusters

MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM DIRECTS THE LOOK OF LOVE Michael Winterbottom reunites with Steve Coogan for The Look of Love, a biopic about London’s soft porn and property baron Paul Raymond. Coogan,

Empire Of The Sun are back with a fantastic new album, Ice On The Dune. “This album is a lot more scoped out than the last one,” explains Emperor Luke

“This feels like new ground,” explains Bernard Fanning. “The production doesn’t reveal itself on the first listen – that was very intentional. I see this album as simply a collection

To mark the release of their fine new compilation Greatest Hits, Kylie Lovejoy sat down with TOM to talk about life in a rock n’ roll band called… Lovejoy.  TOM:

After winning the Triple J Unearthed comp in 2012, Thelma Plum is making a name for herself in the indie music scene, with a fresh face and wicked attitude.  Charlotte

Martha Wainwright returns to Australia to perform a series of shows and promote her new album Come Home To Mama. The album was produced by Yuka Honda in Sean Lennon’s

Bob Mould recently returned to Australia after an hiatus of eleven years. Mould built his reputation with such seminal bands as Sugar and Hüsker Dü. On tour to promote his

    The wait is almost over as J.J Abrams latest installment Star Trek Into Darkness hits Australian screens on the 9th of May.  Karl Urban, reprising the iconic role

Colin Friels is one of the great Australian actors of his, or any other, generation. A master craftsman, Friels is back on stage in Brisbane to take the lead role

One of Brisbane’s better known bands are the eight-piece ensemble, Halfway. With a clutch of fine recordings under their belt, they’re well on the way to finishing a new album.