• News

    Netflix Has Renewed 'Bridgerton' for a Third and Fourth Season Before Its Second Even Streams

    Get ready for more high-society hijinks — and more of Lady Whistledown’s gossip, too.

  • News

    This 100-Metre-Tall Artwork Is Set to Tower Over Melbourne (But You'll Need Your Phone to See It)

    The augmented reality design envisions the future of an imagined child, which'll age from zero to 100 years — all based on input from 14,400 locals.

  • News

    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From April 15

    Head to the flicks to watch a heartwrenching drama, a stunning dialogue-free documentary and a lively music biopic.

  • News

    The New 'Fast and Furious 9' Trailer Teases Rocket Cars, Big Returns and a Fierce Sibling Rivalry

    More than a year after it was originally slated to release, the high-octane franchise's latest instalment is set to speed into cinemas in June.

  • News

    Live At Last Is the New National Tour Hosting Free Intimate Shows By Beloved Local Bands

    Hockey Dad will perform in Sydney and Last Dinosaurs will hit the stage in Brisbane — and to attend, you have to win tickets.

  • News

    The 'Magic Mike Live' Stage Show Is Coming to Melbourne So You Can Relive the Movie IRL

    After being postponed due to the pandemic, the stage version of the Channing Tatum-starring movie is finally bringing its sultry escapades to town this winter.

Latest Guides
  • News

    The First Trailer for Stan's New Byron Bay-Shot Mystery-Drama Series 'Eden' Is Here

    Revolving around the disappearance of a young woman, it's set to hit the streaming platform this year.

  • News

    Music From the Home Front Is Returning in 2021 as a Live Concert That'll Be Streamed Nationally

    Melburnians can head along — and everyone else can watch at home.

  • News

    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From April 8

    Head to the flicks to watch a space-set thriller, a two-time Oscar-nominated documentary and a charming French comedy.

  • News

    Illuminate Adelaide Is the Latest Huge New Winter Arts Festival Making Its Debut This Year

    The South Australian event will deliver 17 jam-packed days of music, art, light projections and performance, including everything from The Avalanches to Van Gogh.

  • News

    'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' Will Start Sashaying Onto Your Streaming Queue Next Month

    RuPaul hosts the eight-part series, which features ten Australian and New Zealand contestants.

  • News

    The First Trailer for 'Rick and Morty' Season Five Is As Delightfully Chaotic As You'd Expect

    The new season starts airing in the US this winter — fingers crossed it makes its way Down Under at the same time.

Latest Places
  • News

    The Sydney Opera House Now Has Its Own Streaming Service Filled with Gigs, Shows and Talks

    It currently features over 30 hours of programming — which spans more than 45 different events.

  • News

    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From April 1

    Head to the flicks to watch a heartbreaking drama, an espionage thriller and the return of a beloved cartoon duo.

  • News

    New Three-Day Music Festival Dream Machine Will Take You Island-Hopping in The Whitsundays

    Dance to tunes from Hayden James and Flight Facilities, then sleep on a yacht or on Daydream Island.

  • News

    Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March 2021

    Get stuck into a movie about literally killer pants, the latest animated gem from the co-creator of 'Rick and Morty' and a twisty new thriller series.

  • News

    Bluesfest Has Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19 for the Second Year in a Row

    The move has been made "to minimise the risk of the highly infectious COVID-19 variant of concern being transmitted in the local area, as well as across states and territories."

Latest Events
  • Event

    BEAST Meat Masters

    Monday, July 1 - Saturday, November 30, 2024

    Beast City, Melbourne

    Everything served at BEAST's Meat Masters takeover series is heavy, meaty and heartburn-inducing. Bring on the food coma.

  • Event

    A Quiet Place: Day One

    Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

    Various cinemas in Melbourne

    The always-excellent Lupita Nyong'o and 'Pig' writer/director Michael Sarnoski take this hit horror franchise back to the alien invasion's beginning in a thoughtful Big Apple-set spinoff.

  • Event

    Sweet Home Dog-abama Fourth of July Party at Moon Dog Wild West

    Thursday, July 4, 2024

    Moon Dog Wild West, Footscray

    Moon Dog Wild West's first-ever Fourth of July party comes with live music, food and drink deals, and an all-American hot dog-eating competition.

  • Event

    The Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Market

    Friday, July 12 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

    Support the next wave of independent artisans at this three-day art and design market that features over 270 makers, foodies and designers.

  • Event

    Horizon — Bangarra Dance Theatre

    Wednesday, August 28 - Saturday, September 7, 2024

    Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne

    The iconic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performing arts company's first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration tells tales from across Oceania.

  • Event

    Scandinavian Film Festival

    Friday, July 19 - Wednesday, August 7, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Whether you're after the latest 'Department Q' mystery or a documentary about the Norwegian wilderness, this film festival has something for you.

  • Event

    Disaronno at Palace Cinemas in Melbourne

    Monday, May 27 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024

    Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

    Where to taste an authentic amaretto sour across Melbourne.

  • Event

    Bastille Day

    Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Queen Victoria Market will be filled with buttery pastries, cooking masterclasses, live music and more to celebrate France's national day.

  • Event

    Queen Victoria Market's Australian Sake Festival

    Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, 2024 

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Take your pick from more than 200 different sakes at the Australian Sake Festival, coming to Queen Vic Market this winter.

  • Event

    The Promised Land

    Thursday, June 20 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    More than a decade after 'A Royal Affair', Mads Mikkelsen and filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel have made another grand and gripping drama set in Denmark's past.

  • News

    'Game of Thrones' Is Coming to the Stage (and Hopefully to Australia) in 2023

    George RR Martin's fantasy world will live on in the theatre, with a stage production now in development.

  • News

    UK Stage Hit 'Ghost Stories' Is Bringing Its Spooky Chills and Thrills to Melbourne This Year

    The popular West End show being brought to Australia for the first time by the team behind unsettling shipping container installations 'Seance' and 'Flight'.

  • News

    A Huge Exhibition Dedicated to Disney Animation Is Coming to Melbourne's Newly Revamped ACMI

    'Disney: The Magic of Animation' will feature more than 500 original artworks covering the Mouse House's animated delights across the past century.

  • News

    Melbourne's New Winter Arts and Culture Festival Rising Has Announced Its Huge 2021 Program

    Across 12 nights, more than 750 Victorian artists will help reawaken the city in a big way.

  • News

    Five Summertime Clips to Watch When You Want to Forget You're Back at Work

    Let those warm, fuzzy summer vibes wash right over you.

  • News

    A New Sitcom From the Creator of 'The Good Place' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Is Coming to Stan

    'Rutherford Falls' reunites writer/creator Michael Schur with 'The Office' star Ed Helms — and you'll be able to stream it from late April.

  • Feature

    'Hamilton' Australia Easter Eggs

    To celebrate the Melbourne opening, we sat down with two of the Australian production's stars to discuss the hidden gems to watch out for throughout the show.

  • News

    Supervillain Sequel 'The Suicide Squad' Has Dropped Its Lively and OTT First Trailer

    Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn and Idris Elba joins the cast in this confusingly named follow-up.

  • News

    An Extra $135 Million Will Be Injected Into Australia's Pandemic-Hit Arts and Entertainment Industry

    The money will help fund existing and new music festivals, stage shows, art galleries and more across the country.

  • News

    The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From March 25

    Head to the flicks to watch a big creature feature battle, a fascinating documentary about art theft and a drama about dubbing artists.

  • News

    'Cruella' and 'Black Widow' Will Release in Cinemas Down Under and on Disney+ at the Same Time

    And Pixar's next film 'Luca' will bypass the big screen and head straight to the streaming service.

  • News

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Tony-Winning 'Cinderella' Musical Is Coming to Sydney

    It's the first time the Broadway production will hit the stage in Australia.

  • News

    The First Episode of 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Was Disney+'s Most-Watched Premiere Ever

    The second MCU series to grace the streaming platform, it nabbed more viewers than 'WandaVision' and 'The Mandalorian'.

  • News

    The Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

    Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

  • News

    Sydney Solstice Is the New Winter Arts and Food Festival Popping Into Vivid's Usual Mid-Year Slot

    Set to run across 13 days in June, it'll focus on dining, drinking, entertainment, arts and culture.

  • News

    Dark Mofo Has Cancelled the Controversial First Artwork Announced for Its 2021 Festival

    Understandably, the decision to display a British flag immersed in the blood of First Nations peoples received instant backlash.

  • News

    The Avalanches Are Touring Australia's East Coast This Autumn

    The iconic Australian electronic act will be hitting up Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney to play its first live shows since releasing 'We Will Always Love You' in late 2020.

  • News

    A Heap of Aussie Stars Are Pushing for Streaming Platforms to Make More Local Movies and TV Shows

    Actors Simon Baker, Bryan Brown, Marta Dusseldorp and Justine Clarke are among the Australian creatives campaigning for the government to enforce local content quotas.

  • News

    Teamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms

    Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.

  • News

    Reko Rennie Has Transformed a Melbourne Basketball Court Into a Colourful Public Art Installation

    The basketball court will be open for a limited time and is currently available for public bookings.

  • News

    Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony-Winning Musical 'The Phantom of the Opera' Is Coming to Sydney

    The music of the night will croon its way into the Sydney Opera House from September.

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