• News

    Four Films Have Been Announced For NZIFF Autumn Events

    The pocket-sized film series welcomes a 40-year epic, a seminal concert film, one of cinema's great follies, and a Woody Allen classic.

  • Guide

    The Ten Best Sydney Theatre Shows to See This March

    Autumn is the perfect time to see theatre in Sydney. But laidback shows these are not.

  • News

    Gold Coast Film Festival Unveils 2017 Program

    Watch some of 2017's best films by the water, in a brewery and on a boat.

  • Guide

    The Ten Best Events to Check Out at the 2017 Auckland Arts Festival

    From multi-sensory installations, an off-beat cabaret with flapping appendages, and a Shortland Street musical.

  • News

    IMDB Adds New 'F for Female' Rating to Highlight Women in Film

    This well-timed new feature lets you search by female director or female protagonist.

  • News

    Six Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

    See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.

  • News

    Ten Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

    See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.

  • News

    Inside Carriageworks' Daring New Theatre Performance About Death

    A provocative new play from the award-winning Back to Back Theatre company.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Autumn Reading List

    From hilarious local poetry to photography dissection and the war on drugs, this list seeks to satisfy every type of literary appetite.

  • News

    The Full Lineup Has Been Announced For The 2017 NZ International Comedy Festival

    Expect half-naked solo shows, stream-of-consciousness rants and kitsch comedy.

  • News

    YouTube is Bringing Live TV Streaming to All of Your Devices

    The US service will allow viewers to watch live TV wherever they happen to be and enjoy unlimited recording.

  • News

    Banksy Opens Walled Off Hotel in the West Bank

    Set up in secret over the last 14 months and set to open on March 11, the Bethlehem guesthouse is expected to run for a year.

  • News

    Art Month Sydney Is Hosting a Charity Ceramics Workshop

    Get your hands on some clay with celebrated young artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.

  • News

    The Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit New Zealand Cinemas

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

  • News

    The Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

  • News

    Five Formidable Recent French Films You Might Have Missed

    Brush up before the Alliance French Film Festival rolls into town.

  • News

    Austrian Street Artist Nychos Unveils Colossal Mural in Sydney

    It's a homage to famous Victorian painting Flaming June.

  • News

    Win Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

    Pick from over 45 formidable films, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

  • News

    Vivid Sydney Announces Fleet Foxes as First Artist on 2017 Program

    Five years after their last Australian tour, the American folk-rock band will play four exclusive shows at the Sydney Opera House.

  • News

    Sydney Street Artist MCRT Is Taking Over the Walls at Paddington's Ampersand

    Catch some live art this week over your morning latte.

  • News

    City of Sydney Announces Further Spending to Boost Live Music and Nighttime Economy

    New small grants have been unveiled, as an addition to the council's Live Music and Performance Action Plan.

  • Guide

    The Six Best Things to See at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2017

    From late night comedy gems to mainstage headliners, this year's program is brimming with festival favourites.

  • News

    Why La La Land Shouldn't Win Best Original Score at This Year's Academy Awards

    And why you should care about the oft-forgotten Oscars category.

  • News

    NGV Announces Most Ambitious Summer Blockbuster Exhibition to Date: The NGV Triennial

    Featuring over 60 artists from around the world, including Yayoi Kusama, Adel Abidin, Guo Pei and more.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Annual Oscars Drinking Game: The 2017 Edition

    The only way to get through the 89th Academy Awards in one piece.

  • News

    New App Choovie Aims to Bring Fluid Ticket Pricing to Australian Cinemas

    If cinemas jump on board, audiences will drive demand — and, by extension, how much they pay at the door.

  • News

    Batman v Superman Cleans Up at the 37th Annual Razzie Awards

    The superhero showdown took home four awards, but missed out on worst film of the year.

  • News

    London Could Be Getting a Permanent Public David Bowie Memorial

    A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a three-storey monument to the entertainment icon.

  • News

    Australia's Village Roadshow Is Seeking to Block 41 Additional Piracy Sites

    After successfully blocking The Pirate Bay last year, the film company is expanding their efforts.

  • News

    Secret Garden Festival Hosted Its First Ever Real Legally-Binding Wedding

    Music and matrimony combined, complete with Peter Pan-themed vows and a confetti cannon.

  • News

    Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement

    The acclaimed animator is currently preparing to make his next full-length film.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race

    Who will win, who should win, and who got snubbed at the 89th Academy Awards.

  • News

    Dark MOFO's House of Mirrors Is Coming to Victoria

    Lose yourself in a dark kaleidoscopic maze.

  • News

    A Shortland Street Musical is Coming to Auckland Arts Festival

    The most exciting development for the soap since 'penis-gate'.

  • News

    The Other Art Fair Is Coming to Melbourne

    After events in Sydney, London's four-day accessible art fair is finally making its way to Melbourne.

  • News

    Concrete Playground Meets Australian Multi-Instrumentalists Hermitude

    Get acquainted with some Blue Mountains electronica and score a double pass to the group's show this Friday.

  • News

    Ten Brilliant Things to See and Do at the Auckland Fringe Festival

    Look beyond your average night out at the movies.

  • News

    Ten Things to See, Do and Visit at Art Month Sydney

    Conventional and unconventional spaces will be taken over by the city's best artists.

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