Brisbane Street Press. Music. Art. Film. Est. 1979
Beasts Of The Southern Wild Directed by: Benh Zeitlin Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry Reviewed by Stephanie Wong [Rating: 4.5/5] Free-spirited, effervescent and dauntless would be the words you would […]
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Bait 3D Starring: Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Julian McMahon, Lincoln Lewis, Alex Russell Director: Kimble Rendall Reviewed by Danielle Muir [rating: 2.5/5] Just when you thought it was safe to
Alexander Gow of Oh Mercy would like Sam George-Allen to know about the diverse influences at work in their new tunes. After four months in the United States, Oh Mercy
Minx fills Liam McGinniss in on the benefits of winning the She Can DJ competition. Minx, AKA Rachel Phillips, first gained national attention when she won the She Can DJ
‘Portrait of Spain: Masterpieces from the Prado’ has been specially curated for the Queensland Art Gallery by the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (the Prado). It is the largest and most significant
As The Go-Betweens release their most comprehensive retrospective to date, Quiet Heart: The Best of The Go-Betweens, Sean Sennett sits down with Robert Forster and asks the songwriter to discuss
Moonrise Kingdom Starring: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDomand, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward Directed By: Wes Anderson Review: Danielle Muir [rating: 3.5/5] Wes Anderson delivers his next piece
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Moonrise Kingdom Director: Wes Anderson Starring: Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward Reviewed by Mitchell Peters [Rating: 3.5/5] Director Wes Anderson won critics over early with
Director: David Palmer and Dax Shepard Starring: Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold Review by Stephanie Wong [Rating: 3/5] Dax Shepard has come a long way from his
Given that only a few years ago Melbourne-based songstress Lanie Lane was without a record deal and working as a florist, squirreling away cash to finance the recording of her
Various Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War [Sony] Okay, we were glued to the mini-series and loved the music featured. If you missed it, Howzat! dramatised the emergence of Kerry Packer’s World
After four months in the United States, Oh Mercy are back on home soil with a new album, Deep Heat. This album sees the quartet moving out of the sun-
Safe [Icon] Director: Boaz Yakin. Starring: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon. Reviewed by Ben Carey. [rating: 2/5] Jason Statham is one of the biggest names in the action genre;
Total Recall Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston {Rating: 2.5/5] It’s concerning, but not surprising, that Total Recall, the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle primarily remembered
Holy Motors Director: Leos Carax Starring: Denis Levant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue In French w/ English subtitles [rating: 4/5] In today’s world of rehashed ideas and rushed sequels,
Justine Bateman arrives in the foyer of the West Hollywood hotel travelling light. She’s carrying a blackberry, chewing gum and pulling off the look of a European film star enjoying
Jeremy Koren, AKA Melbourne hip hop experimentalist Grey Ghost, talks us through his debut EP. “The Grey Ghost debut EP is my first offering of what I’m calling Post-Rap,” says
The twin sisters of dynamic duo NERVO have lived out of Australia for nearly a decade. We asked Liv Nervo to compile a list of her favourite Australian tunes: in
Back in 2010, with remarkably little promotion, pomp or pageantry, Julia Stone released her first solo album, The Memory Machine, a darkly exquisite and unnervingly assured longplayer. Though it later
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov [Rating: 4/5] This will either be an absolute blast or a
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Lip Service: Season 2 (Icon) [rating: 4/5] When this lesbian drama, produced by BBC Scotland, made its belated debut on Australian television screens late last year, thanks to Foxtel’s Showcase
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Blur 21: The Box (EMI) [rating: 4.5/5] There seemed a strange finality to British band Blur’s announcement back in April that they would be issuing this wonderfully exhaustive and elaborate
It’s just after 10pm at the Hamilton Hotel and there’s a sense of expectation in the air. There’s a jockeying for position in the crowd and then the lights dim.
Step Up 4: Miami Heat Director: Scott Speer. Starring: Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman. Reviewed by Ben Carey. [rating: 2/5] America has a long history flogging the proverbial dead horse when
Robert Pattinson stars in the new David Cronenberg film, Cosmopolis. The film is adapted from a work by the novelist Don DeLillo. Here Pattinson talks about the experience. TOM: Were you familiar
Splendour in the Grass 2012 by Kayla Clibborn [Photo by Stephen Booth] Gumboots were less a hipster accessory and far more a necessity at this year’s Splendour in the Grass
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On the eve of Australian dance duo Pnau’s latest album, Elton John vs. Pnau: Good Morning to the Night, debuting at number one on the UK album charts Heidi Maier
Rock of Ages Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin Director: Adam Shankman Reviewed by Danielle Muir [rating:3.5/5] To be honest, this had me at Russell
Magic Mike Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer Mathew McConaughay, Cody Horn Director: Steven Soderbergh Reviewed by Danielle Muir [rating:4/5] Shame this one wasn’t in 3D. Am I right people? Am
The Dark Knight Rises Director: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman. Reviewed by Ben Carey. [rating:4/5] On my sixth birthday I received a
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Tina Arena and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Lyric Theatre, QPAC 06.07.2012 For a time there, in the early to mid-90s, Melbourne-born songstress Tina Arena was the closest thing Australian music
Bob Dylan Night Lyric Theatre, QPAC 07.07.2012 For legendary American troubadour Bob Dylan, 2012 marks 50 years since Columbia Records issued his self-debut back in 1962. In the interceding
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