Total Recall
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 […]
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Holy Motors
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
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
Grey Ghost
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
Nervo
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
Julia Stone
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
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
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
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
James Reyne Live
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
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
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 Review
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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Elton vs Pnau
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
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
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
Batman – The Dark Knight Rises
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 Live
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 Tribute Night
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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Katy Perry
When Katy Perry invited two young filmmakers to document her life on the road during an epic, at times gruelling, world tour, she gave them access to all areas. Nothing,
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady [Icon] Director: Phyllida Lloyd Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent. Reviewed by Ben Carey. [rating:3.5/5] First things first: this is not a feminine twist on Iron Man or
Mad Men – Season Five
What a ride the long-awaited, much-anticipated fifth season of American drama Mad Men has been. After waiting more than 18 months between seasons four and five, viewers had what might
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Kimbra
There are certain times in our lives that define us; moments, days, months, years. These defining moments are often only realised in retrospect, once we can reflect and consider
The Colours Trilogy
Three Colours Trilogy (Icon) The extraordinary career of Polish auteur Kryzysztof Kieslowski ended long before it should have, with his untimely death at the age of 54 in 1996, but
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Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
If you’re in the business of writing great rock songs, it doesn’t hurt to be ‘pissed off about something’. That’s according to Bruce Springsteen whose new album Wrecking Ball illustrates
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Remix
CRAK! CRASH! POP ART COMES TO BRISBANE Roy Lichtenstein: Pop remix Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Art Museum, Brisbane, presents Roy Lichtenstein: Pop remix, a National Gallery of Australia exhibition
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ADELE & GLENN – CARRINGTON STREET
ADELE & GLENN CARRINGTON STREET (Indie) Album of the year? Possibly. It’s modesty probably counts against those kinds of big accolades. Lets just say that Carrington Street represents a perfect
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Ted
TED Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane (voice) Director: Seth MacFarlane Reviewed by Danielle Muir [rating:4/5] The trailer for Ted looked horrific. I had people ask me whether it
Prometheus
Prometheus Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce Director: Ridley Scott Reviewed by Danielle Muir [rating:3.5/5] As soon as I heard the words ‘this will make
Marina & The Diamonds
The London-based singer/songwriter talks to Heidi Maier about creating a performative persona, writing songs in “stolen moments” and exactly what it took to create the concept behind her recently released
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Tina Arena On Tour
Though Australian songstress Tina Arena makes her home in France nowadays, she returns to Brisbane this week for two performances at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre. She has collaborated with the Queensland
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MADONNA – MDNA
MADONNA MDNA (Universal) Madonna returns with her first album since the misfiring 2008 effort Hard Candy. That album was a misstep where the Queen of Pop tried her hand at hip-hop.