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NewsPsychedelic Rock Legends The Flaming Lips Are Coming to Australia
Expect confetti canons, elaborate costumes and the highly acclaimed 'The Soft Bulletin' album in full — in both Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThe Visually Stunning First Trailer for Netflix's 'Dark Crystal' Prequel Series Is Here
The streaming platform steps back into the story first told in Jim Henson's 1982 film.
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NewsHBO's Chilling and Horrifying 'Chernobyl' Is the Next Powerful Drama Screaming for a Binge-Watch
It's as masterful as it is haunting and shocking.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Crew Is Opening a 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar in Melbourne Next Month
Juke's Karaoke will be a haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.
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NewsHere's What ACMI Will Look Like After Its Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
The museum is set to reopen in mid-2020 with new exhibitions, revamped cinemas and a bar.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2019 Films
A 14-hour epic, Ai Weiwei's latest doco and a new zombie comedy starring Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong'o — and that's just in the first announcement.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsA Look at the NGV's New Exhibition of Ancient Terracotta Warriors and Contemporary Chinese Art
Here we pick out the works you need to see, from the awe-inspiring original members of the Terracotta Army to Cai Guo-Quiang's large-scale works made from gunpowder.
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NewsBong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Has Won the Palme d'Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival
The 'Okja' and 'Snowpiercer' filmmaker made history, becoming the first Korean director to nab Cannes' top award.
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NewsAward-Winning Aussie Novel 'Boy Swallows Universe' Is Coming to the Brisbane Stage
It will world premiere at Brisbane Festival in 2020.
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NewsA Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo
The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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NewsArnold Schwarzenegger Is Back (Again) with the First Teaser for 'Terminator: Dark Fate'
And so are Linda Hamilton and James Cameron
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News'The Babadook' Director Jennifer Kent Returns with Her Brutal New Film, 'The Nightingale'
Five years after her debut hit, the Australian filmmaker returns with a different kind of horror.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsThornbury Social Club Is Northside's Huge New Multi-Room Music Venue in an Old Warehouse
Prepare to party until 5am in an old ballroom — and on squash courts — with some of the world's best DJs.
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NewsTony Award-Winning Musical 'Hamilton' Is Finally Coming to Australia
Lin-Manuel Miranda's game-changing musical will hit Sydney in 2021.
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NewsThe Full Trailer Has Dropped for Quentin Tarantino's Star-Studded 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'
It charts the end of Hollywood's golden age and the Manson Family murders — and features everyone from Brad Pitt to Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio to Margot Robbie.
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News'Westworld' Returns with a Futuristic Season Three Trailer — and Aaron Paul
This season explores the 'Blade Runner'-esque world located outside of the titular amusement park.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing
Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a European-style night market and lock yourself into a cosy fondue-filled 'igloo'.
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NewsFeel-Good Crowd-Pleaser 'Blinded by the Light' Turns Bruce Springsteen's Music Into a Coming-of-Age Movie
Set in the 80s, it earned rave reviews at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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EventTogether for Lebanon Fundraiser
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
Abla's, Carlton
Abla’s, A1 Bakery, Alimentari, Larderfresh and Linden Cook are joining forces to raise money for people in Lebanon.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.
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EventLego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition
Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.
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EventThe Rose Street Market
Sat, 23 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Rose Street Artist's Market, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's weekly artisan design and art market is a must-hit if you're up for some weekend shopping and wandering.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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NewsHBO Has Dropped the First Trailer for Its Next Big Fantasy Series, 'His Dark Materials'
Adapting Philip Pullman's award-winning young adult trilogy of the same name, it stars James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Logan' scene-stealer Dafne Keen.
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NewsCheck Out the Latest Trailer for 'Midsommar', the Unsettling New Horror Movie From the Director of 'Hereditary'
It follows a holidaying couple as they visit a rural Swedish community — and it promises a nightmare in daylight.
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NewsNearly One Million Unhappy 'Game of Thrones' Fans Want the Show's Final Season to Be Remade
Upset over the way the series is wrapping up, they're demanding a do-over without showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
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NewsNetflix's Next Big Rom-Com 'Always Be My Maybe' Is Here (With Bonus Keanu Reeves)
Sparks fly as Ali Wong plays a celebrity chef and Randall Park re-emerges as her childhood best friend.
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NewsNetflix Has Dropped the Release Date and Trailers for the Latest Season of 'Black Mirror'
More bleak technological tales are on their way — this time featuring robots, police standoffs and Miley Cyrus.
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NewsMelbourne Will Host a Huge New Annual Winter Arts Festival from Next Year
It will combine Melbourne International Arts Festival and White Night and move them to a new winter timeslot.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Passes for You and Your Mates to This Mini Festival in a Wildlife Sanctuary
Spend your long weekend sipping merlot and meeting marsupials — on us.
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NewsFive Contemporary Chinese Works You Need to See at the NGV's New White Rabbit Exhibition
From an intricate sculpture made from 14,000 sheets of paper to a three-metre-long silk sheet embroidered with bullet holes, this new show features works from 26 of the most exciting Chinese artists working today.
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NewsA Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Episode of 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Is Coming to Your Netflix Queue
After the success of 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch', the streaming platform is getting into interactive content in a big way.
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NewsWatch the Trailer for Netflix's New Australian-Made Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller 'I Am Mother'
Rose Byrne voices a maternal robot in this new movie, which was shot in Adelaide and screened at Sundance.
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NewsPalace Has Launched Its Luxe New Premium Cinema Experience in Melbourne
Palace Platinum has launched at the Como in South Yarra.
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NewsThe US TV Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows' Has Been Renewed for a Second Season
You'll be able to sink your fangs into ten more episodes in 2020.
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NewsThe Full Trailer for the Star-Studded Second Season of 'Big Little Lies' Has Just Dropped
This time around, Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz face off against Meryl Streep.
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NewsDylan Moran Is Bringing His New Comedy Show to Australia
The 'Black Books' star is touring the country for two months between October and December.
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NewsTony Costa's Portrait of Fellow Artist Lindy Lee Has Just Taken Out the 2019 Archibald Prize
You can check out all the winners and finalists at the AGNSW when the exhibition launches tomorrow.
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NewsThe Housemuseum Is the Stunning New Art Gallery Hidden on a Residential Melbourne Street
Inside you'll find immersive artworks and installations by some of Australia's best artists — including Patricia Piccinini and Callum Morton.
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NewsThe First Creepy 'IT: Chapter Two' Trailer Has Arrived to Reignite Your Clown Phobias
27 years later, Pennywise is back — and this time he's terrifying Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and James McAvoy.
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NewsTen Years After the Movie, the First Teaser for the New 'Watchmen' TV Series Is Here
With 'Game of Thrones' finishing, HBO hopes this will be its next pop culture phenomenon.
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NewsWe're Giving Away an Epic Trip to Sydney for Two During Vivid
Enjoy Sydney's festival of lights with luxe meals, a harbour cruise and a shopping spree — on us.
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NewsThe New 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Trailer Picks Up Where 'Avengers: Endgame' Left Off
It even comes with a spoiler warning from star Tom Holland.
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Guide
Seven Epic New Melbourne Art Exhibitions That Will Get You to the Galleries This Autumn
Cast your eye over eight of the original terracotta warriors, walk through a neon field of contemporary Chinese art and see John Lennon's legendary glasses IRL.
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NewsSBS Is Launching a New Free-to-Air Channel Showing World Movies 24 Hours a Day
It launches on July 1, and will screen more than 700 movies each year.
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NewsCheck Out the Trailer for 'Crawl', the New Killer Alligator Movie Snapping Its Way Into Cinemas
Taking place in Florida just as a huge hurricane hits, it pits a father and daughter against a creature with quite the bite.
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NewsHulu's 'Fyre Fraud' Documentary Is Finally Screening in Australia
You've seen Netflix's doco — now the other Fyre Festival film finally makes its way to Aussie screens.
