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News12 Stellar Movies From 2018 That You Need to Catch Up On
This year has thrown up plenty of cinema gems so far — here's what you need to see.
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NewsThe World's First Official Studio Ghibli Restaurant Has Opened in Bangkok
Filled with Totoro figures and serving up susuwatari-shaped dishes, it's your next adorable must-visit destination.
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NewsBrisbane's GOMA Is Now Home to a Major New James Turrell Light Installation
The permanent piece now lights up the gallery from sunset to midnight every evening.
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NewsThese Beautiful Mini Wine Barrels Are the Perfect Gift for Every Art-Loving Booze Hound
They're covered in art by three female artists and filled with three litres of Victorian wine.
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NewsKendrick Lamar's DAMN. Pop-Up Shop Is Coming to Australia
The pop-ups will be selling limited-edition 'DAMN.' merch — and Lamar himself may also make surprise appearances.
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NewsSix Dark and Eerie Films to See at the 2018 Scandinavian Film Festival
Including an incredibly dark Icelandic comedy, a 'Stranger Things'-inspired gothic horror and a chilling recreation of a mass shooting.
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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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NewsThe 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Spinoff 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Coming to Australian TVs
"Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."
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NewsThis 'Star Wars' Party Will Let You Battle It Out Like You're a Real Jedi
You'll be able to unleash your inner jedi (or rebel, or sith) at these Battle Wars happening in Sydney and Melbourne later this year.
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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Reveals Its Huge 2018 Program
With 393 features, shorts and virtual reality experiences, it’s the biggest lineup in MIFF’s history.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Staged a Mass Nude Work on a Melbourne Rooftop This Morning
The Prahran Woolworths allowed the artist to access its rooftop carpark.
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GuideSix Melbourne Exhibitions That Will Warm Your Art Receptors This Winter
From Australia's first national survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander design to artworks created entirely on old luxury cars.
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NewsBrisbane Festival Is Throwing a Free Garden Wedding for Eight LGBTIQ Couples
And if you're looking to tie the knot in September, it could be you.
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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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NewsThe Cast of 'Twin Peaks' Is Coming to Australia
Five of the series' stars head down under to chat doppelgängers, David Lynch and life inside the Black Lodge.
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NewsFive Hacks for Going Back to Uni When You're Not Sure You're Ready
First and foremost, start studying something you're actually passionate about.
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NewsThis Unsettling and Immersive Shipping Container Installation Is Returning to Melbourne
The spine-chilling experience is popping up in the Queen Victoria Markets — enter if you dare (and aren't claustrophobic).
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NewsNew South Wales' South Coast Is Set to Score a Huge New Bushland Art Gallery
The new Shoalhaven facility will house more than $43 million worth of art, including pieces by Pablo Picasso, Francisco Goya, Brett Whiteley and Arthur Boyd.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Month Under $20
You don't have to spend your salary to enjoy this city.
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News
The Trailer for 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Spinoff 'Wellington Paranormal' Is Here
"Think Mulder & Scully but in a country where nothing happens."
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EventMinistry of Sound: Testament
Sat, 12 Apr 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Ministry of Sound's massive 90s and 00s parties are returning to Melbourne with Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Utah Saints and more.
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EventState Rose and Garden Show
Sat, 9 Nov - Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Victoria State Rose Garden, Werribee South
Wander through 5000 blooming roses, stock up on new plants (and tips) and sip prosecco among the flowers.
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EventVillage Feast
Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
East Brunswick Village, Brunswick East
Expect DJ sets from Triple R’s Small Fry as well as food and drinks from Rumi, The Rocket Society, Bride Road Brewers and FoMo Cinemas.
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EventWoodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week
Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Snag a sip of a cocktail classic without spending a cent this November at these participating bars.
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EventInto The Vines: Gulp Fiction
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
Consider this mini wine festival the ultimate Thursday night knock-off, preparing you for the slow descent into silly season.
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EventUpstairs @ The Rochey
Multiple single dates
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
The Rochey is hosting intimate electronic gigs every Saturday night in its upstairs bandroom.
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EventVan Gogh at The Lume
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf
Sunflowers, stars and a sublime multi-sensory experience: you'll find them all at this immersive and stunning exhibition.
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EventFrench Impressionism
Fri, 6 Jun - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
After its 2021 season was cut short due to the pandemic, this stunning exhibition is returning to NGV International with 100-plus iconic paintings.
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EventApéritif v Aperitivo Arvos at Molly Rose Brewery
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample Molly Rose's new small-batch gins, pastis, vodkas and vermouths at its aperitivo sessions and masterclasses.
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EventMelbourne Queer Film Festival
Thu, 14 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
This year's MQFF boasts a 42-feature lineup stacked with LGBTQIA+ must-sees — and a celebration of music videos.
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NewsTen Things We Learned Chatting with Greg Sestero About 'The Room', Tommy Wiseau and 'Best F(r)iends'
The new film is based on the time Tommy Wiseau thought Sestero was going to kill him.
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NewsMIFF Will Feature a Whopping 43 Films From Cannes in Its 2018 Lineup
Including the Palme d'Or winner, Gaspar Noé's latest and a film based on a Haruki Murakami short story.
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NewsBoutique Festival Lost Picnic to Return to Sydney and Makes Its Melbourne Debut
Last year's festival copped some negative feedback, but organisers say they've listened to feedback and made changes that should ensure this one runs smoother.
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NewsArrested Development's Alia Shawkat Is Coming to Melbourne for a One-Off Talk
Best known for her role as Maeby Fünke, Shawkat will speak about her career as an actor and artist as part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
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NewsChildish Gambino Announces Australian Tour
The US hip hop star is hitting up Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra this November.
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NewsChildish Gambino Leads Spilt Milk's Stacked 2018 Lineup
The Canberra festival is set to mark its third outing with a star-studded musical lineup on November 17.
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NewsA Crowdfunding Campaign Is Underway to Reopen Melbourne's Historic Capitol Theatre
The revamped space, which dates back to 1924, will be used for festivals, film screenings, concerts and conferences.
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NewsYou Can Now Watch the Aussie Town of Yass Receive Its Fabulous 'Queer Eye' Makeover
And the Fab Five were officially crowned Yass Queens.
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NewsDaria Is Heading Back to Your TV Screen Courtesy of an All-New Reboot
La la la la la — everyone's favourite sardonic 90s teen is heading back to the small screen.
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NewsBIGSOUND Has Announced Its First 75 Acts for 2018
Brisbane's massive annual live music event returns this September.
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NewsClient Liaison's New Curated Music Festival Has Announced Its Full Lineup
The duo will take to the stage with none other than John Farnham, plus eight other acts.
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NewsThis Colourful Forest Installation Is Entirely Made Out of Discarded Plastics
Danish artist Thomas Dambo worked with hundreds of volunteers to turn three tonnes of plastic waste into art.
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NewsMona Foma Will Officially Make the Move From Hobart Up to Launceston in 2019
MONA's summer arts and music festival will move north permanently thanks to a three-year funding commitment from the Tasmanian Government.
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NewsSydney's Legendary Rainbow Crossing Is Going to Be Joyously Reinstated
Five years after it was removed, the pride artwork will return to Taylor Square — permanently, we hope.
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NewsSydney Opera House's Antidote Festival Has Just Announced Its Thought-Provoking 2018 Lineup
Over one weekend, Sydney will hear from trans activist Chelsea Manning, 'Black Panther' writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and one of the journalists that helped expose Harvey Weinstein.
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GuideSix Must-See Exhibitions Happening in Australia This Winter
Featuring Picasso, Dalí, a field of 3000 flowers and an electric ode to the radical artists of post-war Germany.
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NewsParaguayan Film 'The Heiresses' Takes Out Top Prize at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival
And a film about a Sydney ghost hunter won best documentary.
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NewsLaurie Anderson Is Bringing Her Concert for Dogs Back to Australia
Coming to the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, the 20-minute show features melodies, frequencies and riffs composed specifically for dogs.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Visit a James Bond Museum Built Into an Austrian Mountain
Explore the world of Britain's most famous fictional spy on one of the mountains seen in Spectre.
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News'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Is the Latest Wizarding Movie Getting the Live Orchestra Treatment
Another night of muggle movie and music magic, this time screening the fourth film in the franchise.
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NewsArtist Spencer Tunick Will Stage a Mass Nude Work on a Melbourne Rooftop After All
The Prahran Woolworths will now allow the artist to access its rooftop carpark.
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NewsThere's an Ansett Museum in Regional Victoria and It's Full of Creepy Mannequins and Packet-Fresh Merch
The airline may have died in 2001, but its legacy (and swag of branded merchandise) lives on in a hangar in Hamilton.
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NewsHow Musician Joyride's Ultimate Aim Is to Raise the Net Positivity in the World
And how being creative doesn't happen by just saying, "okay, I will now create".
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NewsSydney's Famed BridgeClimb Will Cease Operations This September
Scenic World will take over operations in October.
