We’ve all had something signed by someone fantastically famous at one point or another. Whether it’s a book signing – in my case Hilary St. John Mandel autographing her book Station Eleven at this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival – or a Comic-Con line-up to have photos signed the stars of Continue Reading
Movies
Movie review: Mr Holmes
The Divinyls’ Chrissy Amphlett famously observed that there is “a fine line between pleasure and pain”, but the same could well be said for the all too often permeable barrier that exists between fact and fiction. While many would argue the two are mutually exclusive, never the ‘twain shall meet, Continue Reading
Michael Keaton stars in the captivating true story Spotlight
SNAPSHOT Spotlight stars Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber, and Stanley Tucci. It tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up Continue Reading
Franklin, it’s going to be a great movie! New The Peanuts Movie TV spot
SNAPSHOT In the film, Snoopy, the world’s most lovable beagle – and flying ace – embarks upon his greatest mission as he takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis The Red Baron, while his best pal, Charlie Brown, begins his own epic quest. The Peanuts Movie is being Continue Reading
Movie review: Trainwreck
If you’ve ever been a recipient of Cupid’s mostly-accurate arrow, you would be among the first to admit there is rarely anything “old” or boring above love. But the movie genre that celebrates this most delectable, transportive and logic-scrambling of life events? Ah well, that is another thing entirely. Romantic comedies Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Disney princes imagined as handsome real men by Jirka Väätäinen
You’ve got to admit that when it comes to time in the Disney sun, the Disney princesses get pretty much all the attention. But what about the poor Disney princes? Well fret no more for Finnish-born, Australia-resident Jirka Väätäinen has more than made sure than the likes of Prince Eric Continue Reading
“Let’s blow stuff up!”: Guardians of the Galaxy gets even more animated (teaser trailer)
You might be thinking, and if you are, well congratulations you for not letting those neurons sparkly idly for no reason, that Guardians of the Galaxy, one of my favourite movies from 2014, is already plenty animated enough. After all, save for a few touching, heartfelt scenes, one of Continue Reading
Love & Mercy: what Brian Wilson’s story tells us about genius and music (curated article)
by Liam Viney, The University of Queensland Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see – Arthur Schopenhauer Love & Mercy (2015), currently in cinemas, is a non-fictional recreation of two important and contrasting periods in the life of the Beach Continue Reading
To vocal infinity and beyond! Brock Baker serves up 24 Pixar voices in 5 fun-filled minutes
There is an art to inspired mimicry. It’s not enough to sound like the character you’re impersonating, you must embody their mannerisms and personality too. Effectively, you have to become that character. It’s clearly not a lesson Brock Baker needs to learn. A talented impressionist, who bring a host Continue Reading
Everyone knows She’s Funny That Way (Poster + trailer)
SNAPSHOT From renowned director Peter Bogdanovich, “She’s Funny That Way” is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production. When established director Arnold Albertson (Owen Wilson) casts his call girl-turned-actress Isabella “Izzy” Patterson (Imogen Poots) in a new play to star Continue Reading