• News

    An Immersive Harry Potter World Has Taken Over Singapore's Changi Airport

    Wander around snow-filled Hogsmeade Village and Diagon Alley, dress up in Hogswart robes and practise your Quidditch skills.

  • News

    Melbourne's Century-Old Capitol Theatre Will Reopen in 2019

    The stunning theatre will be put to use once more, acting as a temporary home for ACMI while it undergoes a refurbishment.

  • News

    Netflix Is Beginning to Test Cheaper Mobile-Only Plans

    The cut-price option is almost half the regular cost, and is currently being trialled in Malaysia.

  • News

    Melbourne Might Be Getting a New Major Pride Festival

    The European-style event would take place in Fitzroy's Smith Street and Gertrude Street in 2021.

  • News

    This Super Bleak New Board Game Is Based on an Episode of 'Black Mirror'

    The anthology series' 'Nosedive' episode has been turned into a game, with players trying to amass maintain an impressive Social Score.

  • News

    The Trailer for the Tear-Jerking Live-Action 'Dumbo' Remake Is Here

    The cute little elephant with oversized ears is back, with an all-star cast that includes Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Michael Keaton and Eva Green.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce Their First Aussie Headline Tour in Over a Decade

    Next year, they'll be singing songs to you (but probably not beneath marquees).

  • News

    Moonlight Cinema Has Revealed Its Huge 2018–19 Summer Lineup

    The open-air cinema season kicks off across Australia later this month.

  • News

    Future to Headline Huge Hip Hop Festival Rolling Loud's First-Ever Australian Event

    It's billed as the world's biggest hip hop festival — and it's coming to Sydney next year.

  • Guide

    The Best Gigs and Parties Happening at Melbourne Music Week 2018

    Be serenaded in the sky, dance in AC/DC Lane and roller skate to live disco — and see many gigs in-between.

  • News

    'Breaking Bad', 'The Walking Dead' and 'Deadwood' Are All Being Turned Into Movies

    The three TV hits will live on — or add spin-offs — in film format.

  • News

    This New Collection of Audiobooks Has Been Specifically Curated for Dogs

    The new Audible for Dogs collection aims to calm down canines left home alone.

  • News

    Major Monet, Matisse and Picasso Exhibitions Will Hit Australia in 2019

    The famous artists will feature in two new exhibitions at Canberra's National Gallery of Australia.

  • News

    King Street's New Chandelier-Filled Live Music Venue Is Now Open

    A former Melbourne strip club has been reincarnated as a sprawling live music venue, now dubbed Geddes Lane Ballroom.

  • News

    Coming Soon: All the New Trailers You Need to Watch This Week

    'True Detective' returns, Robert Pattinson heads into space and Netflix knows how much you love dogs.

  • News

    Star-Studded New 'Star Wars' and Marvel Series Are Officially Coming to Disney's Streaming Service

    You'll soon be watching a 'Rogue One' prequel starring Diego Luna, as well as a dedicated Loki series starring Tom Hiddleston.

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

    Japan's Latest Dazzling Interactive Art Exhibition Is Taking Over a 400-Year-Old Castle

    From the folks behind Tokyo's new digital art museum, it'll feature a field of glowing oval balls that change colour when they're pushed, as well as floral animals roaming the castle's walls.

  • News

    Adelaide Festival Has Announced a Massive 2019 Program Worth Heading Interstate For

    Including soap made from human fat 'Fight Club'-style, real-time theatre across two days and Tim Minchin's new show.

  • News

    The One and Only Kylie Minogue Is Bringing Her 'Golden' Tour to Australia

    The Aussie pop icon will be spinning around the country in March.

  • News

    This Immersive 'Dirty Dancing' Experience Will Give You the Time of Your Life

    Underground Cinema will let you check into Kellerman's Mountain House for Swayze-style painting classes, volleyball games and dance lessons.

  • News

    'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Coming to Sydney

    She'll speak at the Sydney Opera House and share her thoughts on today's key issues — and what sort of dystopian futures they might foretell.

  • News

    Eight Epic Sculpture Parks in Australia Worth a Road Trip

    From sculptures among vineyards and wildflowers to metal figures appear that sit on the surface of a gigantic salt-crusted lake.

  • Guide

    All the Best Music Festivals Happening in Melbourne and Around Victoria This Summer

    From camping festivals with with farm feels to a one-day inner city dance parties, this list has something for every musical inclination (and intensity).

  • News

    A Collection of 100 Famous Picasso Pieces Is Coming to Victoria

    Dive deeper into the Spanish artist's output when this travelling exhibition comes to the Ballarat Art Gallery.

  • News

    You Can Now Pay for Your Copy of 'The Big Issue' Simply by Tapping Your Card

    Many vendors of the charity magazine are offering cashless payment options from today.

  • News

    How 'Halloween' and 'Get Out' Producer Jason Blum Helped Bring Horror Back to the Big Screen

    Been enjoying the recent resurgence in big-screen scary movies? You have this guy to thank.

  • News

    Nelly and Craig David Are Hitting a Bunch of Wineries for Another Nostalgic R&B Tour This Summer

    They'll be joined by All Saints and Amerie for the Australian tour of RNB Vine Days.

  • News

    Netflix's New 'Dogs' Docuseries Is All About Adorable Canines from Around the World

    One episode explores life in a dog sanctuary in the Costa Rican rainforest, another relays the tale of a Siberian Husky trapped in Syria. Grab the tissues.

  • News

    The 13 Scariest, Spookiest and Most Unsettling Horror Movies of 2018

    Start planning a Halloween movie marathon — these are the best horror films of the year so far.

  • News

    Childish Gambino Has Cancelled His Upcoming Australian Tour

    Promoter Live Nation is working to reschedule the US hip hop star's Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra dates.

  • News

    Wes Anderson Has Curated His First Art Exhibition, and It Opens Next Month

    Along with partner Juman Malouf, the 'Isle of Dogs' director is overseeing an art exhibition for Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum.

  • News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2018 British Film Festival

    From a Scottish teen-zombie-musical-comedy to a tragic drama about Oscar Wilde’s final days and Idris Elba’s directorial debut.

  • News

    Pitch Music & Arts Festival Returns with a Massive 2019 Lineup

    The multi-day Victorian camping festival is back with 45 musical acts, light installations and immersive art.

  • News

    Melbourne Zoo Has Unveiled Its Full 2019 Twilight Gig Program

    Summer is officially around the corner (and so is Cat Power, Marlon Williams and The Internet).

  • News

    The Trailer Has Just Dropped for Netflix's First Original Australian Series 'Tidelands'

    Filmed entirely in Queensland, the eight-part supernatural drama is hitting the small screen this December.

  • News

    Australia's Huge National R&B Tour Is Getting a Star-Studded After Party

    Lil Jon, Estelle, Fatman Scoop and Ginuwine will all do double duty after the main shows.

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