• 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’.

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    S-Town Creator Brian Reed Is Coming to Sydney and Melbourne

    The creator of Serial and This American Life's latest podcast will be doing two talks on his visit.

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    An Interactive Performance Art Bar Is Popping Up at Carriageworks

    La Rosa Social Club will come from LA to Sydney's Semi Permanent this month.

  • News

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

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

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    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.

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    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

    Session Time: What's On in Sydney Cinemas This Week

    These are the just-released films you should spend your pocket money on this week.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Picks for the 2017 Auckland Writers Festival

    Not strictly for the bookish and writing obsessed.

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    The New Zealand International Film Festival Teases Its Full Program With Eight Features

    Behind the curtain of a horror theme park, a sweeping giant screen epic, and a Mexican erotic bio-sci-fi.

  • 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.

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    Sydney Fringe Is Launching a Massive New Warehouse Festival Hub

    The festival's announced a 7000 square metre space for exhibitions, installations and immersive art experiences.

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    Sydney Film Festival Announces Stacked 2017 Program

    See Sofia Coppola's new Civil War thriller, Ben Mendelsohn play a convicted sex offender and a slew of stars in an Austin music scene-set love story.

  • Guide

    Five Sydney Theatre Shows to Shake Up Your May

    Autumn is the perfect time to see theatre in Sydney — so pick the shows folks are talking about.

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    Cirque du Soleil's Avatar-Inspired Show is Coming to New Zealand

    The contemporary circus act is here to fill in the colours of the habitable moon while we wait for four sequels.

  • News

    The Five Best Things to See at LUX Light Festival 2017

    The kaleidoscopic festival is back and ready to glow.

  • 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

    Footscray Is Getting a New Eight-Screen Cinema Complex

    Coming in 2019 or 2020 from the team behind Yarraville's iconic Sun Theatre.

  • News

    Five Films to See at NZIFF Autumn Events

    Prepare yourself for the full NZIFF lineup with these cinematic treats.

  • News

    Five Hugely Topical Films to See at the 2017 Human Rights Arts and Film Festival

    Visit Manila's slums, follow a PNG community fighting for justice, and see how civil servants would respond to a hypothetical nuclear attack.

  • 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.

  • Guide

    Eight Bold New Melbourne Art Exhibitions That Will Make Your May

    See paintings that climb off the canvas, a survey of Christian Thompson's work and the NGV's long-awaited Van Gogh exhibition.

  • Guide

    Ten Bold New Sydney Art Exhibitions That Will Make Your May

    Looming asteroids, the end of an era for Stills Gallery and a pop-up barbershop.

  • 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

    The Emerging Writers' Festival Unveils 2017 Program

    This year, the writerly festival includes a play on climate change, a masterclass on food writing and a Looking for Alibrandi-inspired formal.

  • News

    This Is Your Chance to Cruise Through Vivid Sydney on a Pirate Ship

    All in celebration of Starz's Black Sails, of course.

  • 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.

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    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.

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    Carriageworks Announces Brand New Artist Residency Space

    Seven contemporary artists and one architecture firm will take over The Clothing Store.

  • 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.

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    Sculptureum is Matakana's Extravagant New Gallery-Zoo-Vineyard Hybrid

    There's even a live rabbit exhibition called Rabbiton.

  • 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

    Hot Tub Cinema Is Coming to Sydney

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

  • 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.

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    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.

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