• News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2017 Scandinavian Film Festival

    With odes to real-life figures of sexual freedom and explorations of indigenous plights, Nordic noir is just the start of this Scandi film offering.

  • News

    Shakespeare's Historic Globe Theatre Is Popping Up in Melbourne

    Partyeth like it's 1614 with performances of Much Ado About Nothing and Othello at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

  • News

    Red Bull Music Academy Weekender Returns to Australia for Its Second Year

    The globally acclaimed festival will tour Australia, then return to Sydney for four days of live gigs across the city.

  • News

    This Dream-Like New York Gallery Installation Changes Colour With the Weather

    Turning the courtyard at MoMA PS1 into a environmentally responsive, colour-changing wonderland.

  • News

    A Look Inside ACMI's Cracking New Wallace & Gromit Exhibition

    Get a glimpse at the magic and creative process behind beloved animation studio Aardman.

  • News

    Broad City's Abbi Jacobson to Host New Modern Art Podcast

    A WNYC and MoMA collaboration, this ten-episode series will unpack Duchamp, Polloclk et al. with Questlove, Hannibal Buress and RuPaul.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Sydney Opera House Announces Ambitious New Ideas Festival, ANTIDOTE

    It will replace the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in 2017.

  • News

    Queensland Film Festival Announces Packed 2017 Program

    See Isabelle Huppert, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in films coming straight from Cannes.

  • News

    We're Giving Away Tickets to See Baby Driver

    See the highly anticipated SXSW Audience Award winner about a talented getaway driver with a killer personal soundtrack.

  • News

    Hungarian Film On Body and Soul Wins 2017 Sydney Film Festival Official Competition

    It is the first film that's been directed by a female filmmaker to win the Sydney Film Prize.

  • News

    More Australian Content Might Be Coming to Netflix and Stan

    The Australian government are considering enforcing local content quotas.

  • News

    Hot Tub Cinema Is Coming to Brisbane

    The only cinema you're like to get pruny at — hopefully.

  • News

    Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Announces Full 2017 Program

    See 20 features from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland — including the winner of the Silver Bear for best director at this year's Berlinale.

  • News

    The Brisbane International Film Festival Is Coming Back

    The resurrected festival returns in August, screening around 60 films in Palace's Brisbane locations.

  • News

    Artisan Brunch Is the Photo Series Turning Your Favourite Meal Into Famous Works of Art

    Giving iconic artworks the food-focused makeover no one ever realised they needed — until now.

  • News

    Breaking Bad Is Coming Back as a Virtual Reality Experience

    Prepare to follow in Walter White's footsteps.

  • News

    Lorde Announces 2017 Australian Tour of Outdoor Venues

    She'll play the Opera House Forecourt, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

Latest Events
  • Event

    Mould x Pinot Palooza

    Fri, 23 May - Sun, 25 May 2025

    RNA Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley

    Iconic pairing alert: this pinot noir festival and cheese fest are joining forces to throw a three-day Brisbane wine and cheese party.

  • Event

    Affordable Art Fair Brisbane

    Thu, 8 May - Sun, 11 May 2025

    Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

    Bargain alert: this global event is making is returning to Brisbane across four May days, with artworks for sale from $100.

  • Event

    World Science Festival Brisbane

    Fri, 21 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    Whether you're interested in the a peek inside Queensland Herbarium, the physics of skateboarding or seafaring cinema, this fest has you covered.

  • Event

    Innocent Bystander Tasting Bar at Babylon Garden

    Thu, 27 Feb - Sun, 16 Mar 2025

    Babylon Garden, Brisbane City

    Come for the pop-up cellar door from this Yarra Valley winery, stay for the Harry Styles lookalike contest, free tattoos, and gin and wine masterclass.

  • Event

    Big Gay Day

    Sun, 4 May, 2025

    The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

    The Wickham's queer street festival is turning 25 with Peach PRC and The Presets leading the lineup.

  • Event

    OHM

    Fri, 28 Feb - Sat, 22 Mar 2025

    Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

    From King Stingray to Brisbane's largest neuro-inclusive silent disco, Brisbane Powerhouse's Festival of Other Music boasts a stellar 2025 lineup.

  • Event

    Margs-a-Million

    Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

    Southside Restaurant, South Brisbane

    This returning margarita festival at Southside is pairing 'ritas, mariachi tunes, and a mezcal and tequila tasting station bites with whipped up with the Baja crew.

  • Event

    March Into Margarita

    Sat, 1 Mar - Mon, 31 Mar 2025

    Fish Lane, South Brisbane

    Fish Lane is dedicating the entire month of March to margaritas and marg-fuelled events.

  • Event

    Beermuda

    Sat, 29 Mar, 2025

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    This four-stop brewery crawl will take you hopping and sipping your way through the southside's busy beer scene.

  • Event

    Feel Good Program

    Sat, 1 Mar - Thu, 1 May 2025

    South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

    Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through spring at South Bank's free exercise classes.

  • News

    We're Giving Away Double Passes to Kilter's Upcoming National Tour

    Celebrate the release of Kilter's debut album, 'Through The Distortion', with tickets to his upcoming show.

  • News

    Woolloongabba's Getting a New Dine-In Cinema

    The new eight-screen complex will boast both large and boutique theatres — and Gold Class-like nosh options.

  • News

    A Look Inside GOMA's Massive Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe Exhibition

    Take a walk through GOMA's blockbuster exhibition, featuring over 600 Marvel costumes, props and artefacts.

  • News

    Studio Ghibli Is Building Its Very Own Theme Park

    The Totoro-themed park is scheduled to open in 2020 — and if it doesn't feature a catbus, we'll eat this susuwatari.

  • News

    A Giant, Inflatable Sad Kanye Is Coming to Splendour in the Grass

    The next SITG project from Hungry Castle, the folks behind the 'Nicholas Cage in a Cage' jumping castle.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Brisbane During BIGSOUND

    Where to stay, eat, drink and party around Brissie during this epic music festival.

  • News

    Victoria Is Getting a New Coastal After-Dark Winter Arts Festival

    Headed for Apollo Bay in the Otways, WinterWild is made up of four Saturdays of music, film and storytelling themed around the elements.

  • News

    Placebo Are Coming to Australia for a National 20th Anniversary Tour

    And yes, they'll play old songs like 'Pure Morning’ and 'Nancy Boy’.

  • News

    Five Films from Cannes 2017 We Can't Wait to See in Australia

    Now showing in French Riviera cinemas between May 17 and 28, and hopefully coming soon to a screen near you.

  • News

    This Short Film Competition Gives Filmmakers the Chance to Work With Dominic West

    Write a killer seven-page script and The Wire's Jimmy McNulty could star in it.

  • News

    Netflix Is Finally Making an Original Australian Series

    Tidelands' ten episodes, each running for 50 minutes, will be shot in Queensland in 2018.

  • News

    A National Geographic Animal Photography Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne Zoo

    It will be the first time Photo Ark has visited the southern hemisphere.

  • News

    Brisbane's GOMA Is Getting a Major New James Turrell Light Installation

    It will be Australia's third permanent Turrell piece, with the others at Hobart's Mona and the NGA in Canberra.

  • News

    The Lord of the Rings Design Workshop Is Bringing an Insane Insect Exhibition to Australia

    Get up close and personal with large-scale creepy crawlies at this immersive showcase.

  • News

    The Creators of Wallace & Gromit Are Coming to Australia

    Peter Lord and David Sproxton will help launch ACMI's massive Aardman Animations exhibition with a series of talks and masterclasses.

  • News

    The New York Times Officially Launches Australian Coverage

    With the launch of a Sydney newsroom, the publication will extend their coverage to Australian news and issues.

  • News

    Brisbane Loses Another Cinema Icon with The Schonell Ending Its Regular Film Sessions

    The St Lucia site will cease its cinema operations and become a venue for hire.

  • News

    A Look Inside the NGV's Blockbuster Van Gogh Exhibition

    Take a walk through the NGV's huge winter exhibition, featuring over 60 works from the Dutch post-impressionist master.

  • News

    Australia's Getting a Bingo Rave

    The UK's wildly popular and highly unexpected cult event is launching in Sydney and Melbourne. Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.

  • News

    'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game

    Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.

  • News

    How Modern Filmmakers Are Tackling the Complex Topic of Psychological Manipulation

    With the release of Cate Shortland's Berlin Syndrome, we look at how victims and perpetrators of psychological abuse are portrayed in modern film.

  • News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2017 Spanish Film Festival

    Our picks from the 39 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to a sumptuous period piece and a classic cat-and-mouse thriller.

  • News

    Blues, Roots and Langos: A Journey Through Bluesfest's 2017 Food Lineup

    From Yemeni bread to vegan pasta and those organic doughnuts — here's what we ate at Bluesfest this year.

  • News

    Five Films Worth Making the Drive to the Gold Coast Film Festival to See

    Road trip to see Australia's answer to 24, Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson, and a black-and-white boxing flick that's also a love story.

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