• News

    Why Down Under's Abe Forsythe Made the Cronulla Riots Into a Comedy

    There's never been a more timely moment to release a film about the Cronulla riots (even though they were ten years ago).

  • News

    London Grammar and Childish Gambino to Headline Falls Festival 2016

    The rest of the lineup will be announced this arvo.

  • News

    The Italian Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2016 Program

    Another ace year of excellent Italian cinema.

  • News

    Fairgrounds Festival Announce Stellar 2016 Lineup for Second Year

    Rodriguez will headline country NSW's freshest festival.

  • News

    Lost Paradise Drops Stellar 2016 New Year's Eve Festival Lineup

    Planning your NYE camping adventure? Here's a spanner in the works.

  • News

    Beyond the Valley Drops Huge 2016 Festival Lineup

    Time to start making New Year's plans.

Latest Guides
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    Five Must-See Films at the 2016 Korean Film Festival in Australia

    With lovers, killers, monsters and reverse mermen, this year's festival has it all.

  • News

    Unpacking Iranian Horror with Under The Shadow Director Babak Anvari

    A haunting set in '80s Tehran, a time when the city was being bombed by neighbouring Iraq.

  • News

    Win a Double Pass to the Cine Latino Film Festival

    See everything from cinematic poetry to Peruvian horror films at Australia's first fest dedicated to Latin American cinema.

  • News

    Suicide Squad Fans Are Actually Trying to Shut Down Rotten Tomatoes

    At the time of writing, this petition has 17,614 signatures protesting against the site.

  • News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2016 Cine Latino Film Festival

    See everything from cinematic poetry to Peruvian horror films at Australia's first fest dedicated to Latin American cinema.

  • News

    Bedroom Producers: Inside the DIY Studio with Kllo

    Melbourne's one-to-watch duo take us into their self-made studio space — they're not using a doona as a vocal booth any more.

  • News

    Going Viral and Getting James Wan's Attention with Lights Out's David F. Sandberg

    The Swedish horror director caught Hollywood's eye with a two-and-a-half-minute short.

  • GALLERY: Sonos and Concrete Playground's Byron Bay Beach Break

    We threw a party by the beach with Banoffee and Kllo, and it felt like summer all over again.

  • News

    The Very Best Eats and Beats at Splendour in the Grass 2016

    What we ate, drank and threw shapes to at this year's blue sky-happy Byron shindig.

Latest Events
  • Event

    The Great Artist Market

    Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    This riverside brewery is celebrating Brisbane's creative community with a one-day market featuring over 70 local talents.

  • Event

    Armand Van Helden at The Tivoli

    Fri, 10 Apr, 2026

    The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

    Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.

  • Event

    Archie Moore: kith and kin

    Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.

  • News

    How to Adapt Jane Austen for 2016 with Love and Friendship's Whit Stillman

    "I hated the title Lady Susan, it wasn't Jane Austen's title."

  • News

    Australia's Largest Bamboo Structure Is Being Constructed for MPavilion 2016

    And with it will come a four-month program of cultural activities.

  • News

    Brisbane Writers' Festival Has Revealed Their 2016 Program

    Revisit Looking for Alibrandi, get tips on getting published and learn how to write the cryptic.

  • News

    Edinburgh Festival Programs Controversial Opera, Then Offers Refunds Before It Opens

    Programmed unseen, Christophe Honoré's 'Così fan tutte' has been slammed for "volatile, violent racism".

  • News

    Ivan Sen And Aaron Pedersen Talk Goldstone and Carving a Genre for Aussie Outback Noir

    We speak to the only duo to make not one, but two politically-charged Australian films with an Indigenous cop as the main character.

  • News

    Mona's Dark Mofo Just Got $10.5 Million in Funding from the Tasmanian Government

    There's many more dark wintry art times in Hobart ahead.

  • News

    How to Take the Ultimate Photo of Australian Life

    You don’t need to be a pro photographer to win $10,000.

  • News

    Australia's New Cine Latino Film Festival Has Revealed Its First Ever Program

    Australia's first national festival dedicated to showcasing the best in Latin American cinema.

  • News

    A Couple's Guide to Visiting Queenstown and Wanaka

    Sometimes you just need a little escape.

  • News

    The Seven Best Films To See at the Queensland Film Festival 2016

    New Studio Ghibli, a witch looking for love, secret government plots and Naked Lunch.

  • News

    This New App Is the Tinder of Art

    Swipe right on the perfect painting.

  • News

    The Finalists for the 2016 Archibald Prize Have Been Announced

    Time for your yearly dose of prestigious portraits of prominent Aussies.

  • Guide

    Five Fascinating Brisbane Art Exhibitions to See in July

    Bundle into Brissie's warm galleries this winter.

  • News

    Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas Announces Provocative 2016 Program

    From #BlackLivesMatter to teenage communists and our own Federal Government (TBC).

  • News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2016 Scandinavian Film Festival

    Catch an Icelandic rom-com, see a Finnish post-war drama and get into Nordic Noir.

  • News

    Four Indigenous Aussie Hip Hop Artists You Should Know

    Damn good local music to get in your ears before Klub Koori.

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