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NewsVivid Has Postponed Its Already-Delayed 2021 Festival From August to September
Due to Sydney's current outbreak and lockdown, the citywide arts festival has been pushed back a month.
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NewsThe Best Books to Keep You Entertained According to Our Writers
Treat yourself to a literary feast with our writers' favourite books, novels and non-fiction.
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NewsAmazon Has Scrapped Its 'Tiger King' Drama So Nicolas Cage Will No Longer Don a Blonde Mullet
It's one of two shows about the former Oklahoma private zookeeper that were greenlit following last year's hit Netflix docuseries.
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NewsPixar's Next Movie 'Turning Red' Follows a Teen Who Becomes a Red Panda When She's Excited
The beloved animation studio's next film is directed by Domee Shi, who won an Oscar for her delightful 2018 short 'Bao'.
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News'The Mandalorian', 'The Crown' and 'WandaVision' Lead the 2021 Emmy Nominations
'The Handmaid’s Tale', 'Ted Lasso', 'Lovecraft Country', 'The Queen's Gambit' and 'Mare of Easttown' also picked up a swag of nods.
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NewsSmall Businesses That Earn Under $75,000 a Year Are Finally Eligible for Financial Support During Lockdown
It follows Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Scully’s petition to broaden the reach of support for small businesses in NSW.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or a couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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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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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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NewsMelbourne International Film Festival Has Just Announced Its Jam-Packed Complete 2021 Lineup
After staging a digital-only festival in 2020, MIFF is returning this year with a hybrid physical and online event — and with 283 titles on the bill.
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NewsDocumentary Streaming Service iWonder Is Halving Its Subscription Fees for Viewers in Lockdown
The platform boasts more than 1000 factual titles in its catalogue.
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NewsThe Second Season of 'The Witcher' Finally Has a Trailer and Release Date
The Henry Cavill-starring Netflix series will return to your streaming queue this December.
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NewsHBO's Next Big Miniseries Will See Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain Navigate a Fraying Relationship
'Scenes From a Marriage' will air — and stream — in Australia this September.
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NewsKing Street Crawl Is Returning This September as a Three-Day Multi-Venue Music Festival
King Street Crawl has become King Street Carnival and its bringing along Yothu Yindi and Confidence Man.
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NewsThe Trailer for 'Nitram' Promises a Haunting Exploration of the Events Leading Up to a Horrific Tragedy
Directed by Justin Kurzel ('Snowtown', 'The True History of the Kelly Gang'), the Australian drama explores the events leading up to the Port Arthur massacre.
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NewsHBO Has Finally Dropped the Suitably Savage First Trailer for 'Succession' Season Three
Two years after the last batch of episodes wrapped up, the award-winning HBO series is set to return.
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NewsThis Petition Is Calling for Increased Support for Small Businesses During Sydney's Lockdown
Currently, only businesses earning more than $75,000 a year are eligible for government support.
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NewsNicolas Cage Is Set to Play Himself in Self-Parody 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'
He's broken out of Alcatraz, sung Elvis songs, pretended he was a vampire and shouted expletives — and now he's taking on himself.
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NewsThe ABC Is Screening (and Streaming) Two of the Best Australian Docos of 2021 for NAIDOC Week
'Firestarter — The Story of Bangarra' and 'My Name Is Gulpilil' will both be available to watch for free from this week.
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NewsSeven Cultural Events to Hit Up in Darwin This Winter That Are Well Worth the Trip
The Top End is celebrating First Nations culture and creativity this August with exhibitions, runway shows, art fairs and a one-night celebration of an Aussie music icon under the stars.
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NewsThe 12 Best Films of 2021 So Far
This year has only just reached the halfway point, but it has already delivered plenty of big-screen gems — here's what you need to see.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Thu, 19 Jun - Sun, 3 Aug 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventAll About Women
Sat, 8 Mar - Sun, 9 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House and online, Sydney
2025's two-day lineup includes events with Kate Berlant, Gina Chick, Kara Swisher, Rachel House, Jaguar Jonze, Grace Tame and more.
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EventMardi Gras Film Festival
Thu, 13 Feb - Thu, 27 Feb 2025
Various cinemas in Sydney
Recent award-winners, beloved classics, must-see documentaries, star-studded shorts, 'Sister Act' sing-alongs: they're all on the 2025 MGFF lineup.
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EventAn Evening with David Sedaris
Mon, 10 Feb - Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
David Sedaris is bringing his latest tour to Sydney Opera House in February to delight NPR obsessives.
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EventNative Australia Degustation at NEL
Tue, 14 Jan - Sat, 14 Jun 2025
Nel Restaurant, Sydney
The Sydney fine diner is kicking off 2025 with a 12-course degustation exploring the culinary riches of the Land Down Under.
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EventDUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Sat, 8 Mar 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
This live 'Dungeons & Dragons' show has finally rolled into Australia for its Down Under premiere at the Sydney Opera House.
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EventWhat We Leave Behind
Sat, 4 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The Rocks
This evolving sculpture weaves together our collective hopes for the future of our environment.
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EventTelly Tuita: The Ta and Va of Tongpop
Sat, 4 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
Eye-popping colour, a bold mix of cultural and urban symbolism, and a playful irreverence are the trademarks of this Tongan artist.
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EventEnigma: Immersive Sound and Video Art
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 - Tue, 28 Jan 2025
Walsh Bay, Walsh Bay
This avant-garde revue showcasing some of Australia's most innovative artists combines video installations, sound sculptures and more.
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NewsAmazon's Straight-to-Streaming 'Cinderella' Musical Has Just Dropped Its Lively First Trailer
Camila Cabello plays the titular character — and Billy Porter co-stars as Fab G, her fairy godparent.
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NewsThe Ten Best Straight-to-Streaming Films and Specials of 2021 So Far
This year's streaming gems so far include a potent Oscar-nominated drama, a caustic and twisty thriller, and a movie about a killer pair of jeans.
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NewsThe 12 Best New TV Shows of 2021 So Far That You Need to Catch Up On Right Now
From powerful dramas to hilarious comedies, these are the best brand new TV shows that've graced screens and streaming queues so far this year.
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NewsNetflix Has Turned RL Stine's 'Fear Street' Horror Novels Into a Gory Slasher Film Trilogy
A different film will hit the streaming platform across the first three Fridays in July, delivering bumps and jumps in instalments set in 1994, 1978 and 1666.
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NewsThese Hilarious Memes By the Art Gallery of NSW Are the New Highlight of Lockdown
Someone deserves a pay rise.
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NewsThe First Trailer for 'The Many Saints of Newark' Explores Tony Soprano's Origin Story
The big-screen prequel to ‘The Sopranos’ stars Michael Gandolfini, son of the late, great James Gandolfini.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June 2021
Get stuck into a phenomenal comedy special about spending too much time at home, a savvy 80s-set comedy and Loki's leap to the small screen.
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NewsThe 'Halloween Kills' Trailer Brings Michael Myers Back for Another Slasher Sequel
More than four decades after it first hit the big screen, the slasher franchise returns — again.
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NewsSplendour's Nine-Day Sydney Pop-Up Festival Has Been Cancelled
"With Greater Sydney currently in lockdown until 9 July and COVID-19 outbreaks now evolving in other states, it has become impossible to progress with plans to move artists and staff around the country."
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NewsMarvel's Martial Arts-Heavy 'Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings' Has Dropped Its New Trailer
The 25th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hits cinemas in September.
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NewsYour Introductory Guide to NAIDOC Week
This year's NAIDOC Week theme is 'Heal Country!' which calls for the recognition, protection and maintenance of all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in June That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Including Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham's latest, multiple horror movies, an Oscar-nominee and a lockdown-set heist flick.
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NewsFive Great Sydney Pubs Where You Can Catch a Live Gig
Cosy pub vibes are that much better when there's live music — here's where to get your fix of both in Sydney.
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FeatureAn Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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News'Starstruck' Is the Delightful and Hilarious New HBO Rom-Com That's Ridiculously Easy to Binge
Starring New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo, the supremely charming London-set series riffs on 'Notting Hill' — and it has already been renewed for a second season.
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News'Six the Musical' Is Touring Its Blend of History and Pop Tunes Around Australia in 2021 and 2022
The West End hit explores the stories of Henry VIII's six wives — by getting them to sing at a pop concert.
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NewsThe New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From June 24
Head to the flicks to see a Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, a powerful documentary about Australia's best female skateboarder and a Brazilian drama
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NewsThe New 'Candyman' Trailer Is Here to Scare You Out of Looking in the Mirror
Almost three decades after the original film hit cinemas, this horror franchise is making a comeback.
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Guide
Eight Vivid Sydney Highlights to Add to Your Diary If You Want to Farewell Winter with a Bang
Put these big-ticket items on your hit list, stat.
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NewsThe Latest Trailer for 'The Suicide Squad' Pairs Up Old Favourites with New Supervillains
Margot Robbie is back as Harley Quinn — and she has plenty of star-studded company.
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NewsLet Them Eat Cake Is Returning for Another Huge New Year's Day Party
The electronic music and arts festival is making a comeback on January 1, 2022.
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NewsAustralia's Annual Scandinavian Film Festival Has Announced Its Noir-Led 2021 Lineup
Showcasing films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the festival will tour the country in July and August.
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NewsHistoric Macquarie Street Buildings Are Set Be Transformed Into a Multimillion-Dollar Cultural Hub
The revamp will include a public plaza between the CBD and The Domain.
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NewsLorde Will Return to the Stage with a Huge Australian and New Zealand Tour Next Year
And her new album is less than two months away.
