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NewsSydney's New Pop-Up Firepit Cinema Is Celebrating Christmas in July with Festive Films, Toasted Marshmallows and Mulled Wine
'Elf', 'Home Alone', 'Die Hard', 'Last Christmas' and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' are just some of the movies on the lineup.
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NewsA World-Premiere Exhibition Dedicated to Crocodiles Is Snapping Its Way Into Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Then Touring Nationally
'Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends' is set to debut in Brisbane before 2025 is out — and also has dates with Sydney, Darwin and Townsville.
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NewsInternational Theatre Hit 'ECHO' Is Bringing Its Completely Unrehearsed and Unpredictable Solo Performances to Australia
The cast for this play's Australian-premiere season: Pia Miranda, Stan Grant, Jan Fran, David Campbell, Michelle Brasier, Nadine Garner and Ben Lawson.
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NewsSydney Film Festival 2025 Broke the Record for the Highest-Selling Event in the Harbour City Fest's History
More than 150,000 attendees went to 242 films across 448 screenings and events — which is up 11 percent on 2024.
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News'Cats' Has Added a 2026 Brisbane Season to the Australian Tour That's Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary Down Under
You can see why this feline-fancying musical has proven a huge theatre hit — even if it didn't translate to the big screen — in the Sunshine State from February.
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NewsThe Latest Trailer for 'Squid Game' Season Three Is Here — and "No Matter How You Look at It, Life Is Just Unfair"
The final games in this enormously popular hit Netflix series' gripping life-or-death contest are almost upon us.
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NewsJust as Cannes Did, Sydney Film Festival Has Awarded Its Major 2025 Prize to Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident'
At SFF's opening night, the Iranian filmmaker was announced as one of the fest's special guests — now, at closing night, he's collected the event's top accolade.
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NewsFrom 'Spaced' and 'Shaun of the Dead' to a Live-Action Adaptation of an Adored Animated Hit: Nick Frost Talks 'How to Train Your Dragon'
Stepping into this beloved franchise, Frost is relieved that the folks making casting decisions "don't think 'oh god, he was cutting someone's head off in a film that he wrote like two years ago. Is that going to be a problem?'."
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NewsTaking a Bite Out of Shark Flicks and Serial-Killer Films in the Same Australian Thriller: Jai Courtney and Sean Byrne Chat 'Dangerous Animals'
"He's so much more than the shark-obsessed serial killer," says Courtney about his latest part. "I thought that this was the role that he was born to play," explains 'The Loved Ones' filmmaker Byrne.
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NewsAlliance Française de Melbourne Is Celebrating the Launch of Its New French Hub in the CBD with Mulled Wine and Live Music
Indulge in French cuisine and brush up on linguistic basics, as this community hub combines heritage and connection.
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NewsMatchmakers, Dating Maths, and Dakota Johnson's Magnetic Chemistry with Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans: Celine Song Talks 'Materialists'
Two years after 'Past Lives' had audiences swooning, Celine Song has again found inspiration in her own experiences — this time from a six-month stint trying to help others find love.
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NewsHow a First-Time Feature Director's Australian Childhood Experiences Sparked a SXSW-Winning Body Horror: Amy Wang Chats 'Slanted'
This Chinese Australian writer/director makes the personal satirical in her debut feature, digging into beauty standards within the realm of US high-school proms.
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News'Parasite' Composer Jung Jae-il Is Coming to Australia to Conduct the Movie's Score Live at 2025's Melbourne International Film Festival
Also responsible for the 'Squid Game' score, Jung is teaming up with Orchestra Victoria — and will play piano himself during two concert screenings of Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning hit.
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NewsDon't Just Watch the Latest 'F1' Sneak Peek — Apple's New Haptic Trailer Will Get You Feeling Every Engine Rev and Roar as Well
Starring Brad Pitt and shot during real Formula 1 race weekends, this high-octane thriller is aiming to be as immersive as possible — including with its trailer.
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NewsKendrick Lamar Has Added Two Solo Stadium Shows to His December 2025 Trip to Australia for Spilt Milk
As well as headlining Spilt Milk to kickstart summer, Lamar is also bringing his 'Grand National' tour to Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThe Full Trailer for Ari Aster's 'Eddington' Is Filled with 2020's Nightmares — and Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Facing Off
After 'Hereditary', 'Midsommar' and 'Beau Is Afraid', Ari Aster is still cultivating unease — this time in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsThis Must Be the Place: David Byrne Is Bringing His New 'Who Is the Sky?' World Tour Down Under in 2026
The iconic Talking Heads frontman is playing his first Australian and New Zealand shows since his 2018 'American Utopia' tour.
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NewsFilled with Fire Sculptures and Candlelit Installations, After-Dark Experience 'Afterglow' Is Making Its World Premiere in Brisbane
Brisbane Festival 2025 is set to light up the City Botanic Gardens with this fiery event, which will also feature live performances.
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NewsA 'The Great Gatsby'-Inspired Cabaret and Pop-Up Club Is Taking Over Twelfth Night Theatre for Brisbane Festival 2025
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic text with martinis, plus a show that gives the book the cabaret and variety treatment.
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NewsBrisbane Festival Is Turning Three of the City's Pedestrian Bridges Into Art Installations — and That's Just the Start of 2025's Program
This year's lineup spans 106 productions and 1069 performances, including a world-premiere dance work from choreographer Benjamin Millepied and LA Dance Project.
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NewsNocturne at Pier Pavilion Is Bringing Dreamy Live Instrumentals to Barangaroo This Winter
This stunning new open-air venue in Barangaroo is hosting a month-long free music series, transforming the space into a moody, sonic wonderland by night.
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NewsMinistry of Sound Classical Is Seeing Out Spring and Welcoming Summer 2025 with an Orchestra-Meets-Dance Music Festival
Cassius are headlining in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, while Sneaky Sound System are doing the honours in Brisbane.
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NewsIf You Don't Want 2025's Sydney Film Festival to End, Four Extra Days of Screenings Have Been Added to the Program
'Eddington', 'The Mastermind' and Palme d'Or-winner 'It Was Just an Accident' are among the movies that are scoring added sessions.
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NewsComing Soon: 'Wonderstruck' Is the Huge Free GOMA Exhibition That's Giving Yayoi Kusama's 'Obliteration Room' Another Brisbane Run
Opening at the end of June, this showcase features over 100 works, including pieces by Patricia Piccinini, Ai Weiwei and American artist Nick Cave.
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NewsSarah Snook Just Added a Tony to Her Trophy Cabinet for the Broadway Season of Sydney Theatre Company's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'
The Australian star won Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play — and the production also picked up Best Costume Design.
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NewsJamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan Have Even More Body Swaps to Deal with in the Full 'Freakier Friday' Trailer
How is this sequel living up to its name? By also getting Lohan's character's daughter and future stepdaughter in on its identity crisis.
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NewsTackling Trauma, Secrets and Family Complexities in a Tasmania-Set Murder-Mystery: Thom Green and Shannon Berry Talk 'The Survivors'
After 'The Dry' and 'Force of Nature', this is the latest bestselling Jane Harper novel to reach the screen — this time as a six-part Netflix series.
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NewsFollowing in Ralph Macchio's Footsteps While Starring Beside Him (and Also Fighting Jackie Chan): Ben Wang Chats 'Karate Kid: Legends'
This nostalgic franchise's latest martial-arts prodigy was a fan of the films first, and shares more than off-screen fighting skills with his character.
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NewsNow Open: Works by Monet and Renoir Are Among the 100-Plus Masterpieces on Display at the NGV's 'French Impressionism' Exhibition
This huge exhibition first hit Australia in 2021, but was forced to close quickly due to the pandemic — so it has made a stunning return.
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NewsTeeing Up Streaming's Next Charming Sports Comedy: Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño and Judy Greer Talk 'Stick'
Apple TV+ already gave the world 'Ted Lasso' — now, with 'Stick', it's bringing small-screen humour and heart to golf.
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NewsXenomorphs Aren't the Only Terrifying Threat in the Full Trailer for Disney+'s New 'Alien: Earth' Streaming Series
On streaming, you'll soon be able to hear humanity's screams, with this spinoff from the iconic sci-fi films teasing "five different life forms from the darkest corners of the universe".
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NewsWhere To Eat, Play And Stay During Vivid Sydney
Fiery kitchens and underground gigs—the city comes alive during Vivid Sydney.
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News"Think of What We Could Do Together": The First 'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Returns to Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
2024's Oscar-nominated 'Wicked' proved a stage-to-screen smash — and now this second effort will wrap up the story in November 2025.
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NewsUncontained Arts Festival Returns to South Sydney This June, Featuring Interactive Art Installations and Food Trucks Galore
Get immersed in light and sound, as this family-friendly arts festival offers open-air winter fun.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Has Unveiled Its First 26 Movies for 2025 — and There's Already Plenty to Look Forward To
This year's Palme d'Or winner, an Australian time-loop comedy and the latest from 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' filmmaker Michel Gondry are just some of the highlights so far.
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NewsAcclaimed Iranian Director and 2025 Cannes Palme d'Or-Winner Jafar Panahi Has Arrived in Australia for Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival's 2025 'Jafar Panahi: Cinema in Rebellion' retrospective just gained the best guest possible: the filmmaker himself.
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NewsIf You Can't Get Enough of British TV, Britbox Is Adding Dedicated Drama, Documentary and Entertainment Channels to Its Streaming Lineup
You'll be able to watch David Attenborough documentaries, comedy quiz shows like 'Would I Lie To You?', Agatha Christie murder-mysteries and more.
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NewsHere's the Stacked First Batch of Events That's Taking Over Brisbane for Melt Festival's 2025 LGBTQIA+ Celebrations
Reuben Kaye, the Miss First Nation drag contest, a queer wrestle party, 'Femme Follies Burlesque': they're all on the lineup so far.
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NewsMaking the Call to Give an Eerie Ethan Hawke-Starring Horror Hit a Sequel: Scott Derrickson Chats 'Black Phone 2'
This time, 'The Black Phone' filmmaker Scott Derrickson "wanted to make a high-school coming-of-age movie instead of a middle-school coming-of-age movie".
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NewsFrom Cannes to the Harbour City: Nine New Movies Have Just Joined Sydney Film Festival's 2025 Program
The Joel Edgerton-starring 'The Plague', the latest from 'The Worst Person in the World' director Joachim Trier and Gael García Bernal playing Magellan are all new to the SFF lineup.
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NewsSchool's Back: Here's the Teaser Trailer for 'Gen V' Season Two Ahead of 'The Boys' Spinoff's September Return
Godolkin University has a new Dean and Homelander's actions in 'The Boys' are having an impact in this college-set series' second season.
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NewsAdam Sandler, Bad Bunny Caddying, Cameos, Callbacks: They're All in the Full Trailer for 'Happy Gilmore 2'
This star-studded 29-years-later sequel will tap, tap, tap its way into your streaming queue in July.
