Appearances are everything in the glittering world of the Steven Soderbergh-directed Liberace biopic Behind the Candelebra. From the extravagant multi-layered crystal-studded costumes that Liberace, masterfully played by Michael Douglas, wore at his twice nightly Las Vegas shows to the self-described “palatial kitsch” of his homes and apartments and even Continue Reading
Animate me! Despicable Me’s minions go Hollywood, future Disney and Zombie Scooby Doo
Animated movies have become quite the thing of late. With the really good ones combining a mixture of intelligent writing, winning characters, and delightful pop culture knowingness, they now appeal to a broad range of demographics, and not just the children of old. It all probably started with movies like Continue Reading
Forgetful Jedi: Geek Week’s hilarious Star Wars parody
So here’s the thing. You’re a noble Jedi Knight sworn to uphold freedom and justice throughout the length and breadth of the Galactic Republic. To do that you need to battle evil, cunning Sith lords from time to time, light sabres at twenty paces. And as in all titanic Continue Reading
Falling Skies review: “Brazil” (s3, ep10)
After all the long horse rides in the country, ruminations on life, the universe (pretty much literally in an alien apocalypse) and everything (usually the Masons), and lethargic inactivity of late (with the exception of the penultimate season 3 episode “Road to Xibalba” which bristled with more energy than Continue Reading
Nowhere left to run: “The Walking Dead” cast on set season 4 trailer
In the seemingly eternal lead up to the return of The Walking Dead on 13 October, AMC have released a four minute look at the filming of season 4 of the series based on the comic books by Robert Kirkman (who also acts as one of the executive producers Continue Reading
Plethora of TV and movie posters 2: Agents of SHIELD, Don Jon, Grimm, Rush
One of the best parts of keeping an eagle eye on the pop culture landscape is witnessing the amazing outpouring of creativity that goes into the promotion of TV shows and movies. Admittedly keeping tabs on this tsunami of promotional activities can all feel a little overwhelming at times but Continue Reading
“Sequel! SEQUEL!” The Muppets Most Wanted’s Animal-istic new teaser trailer
SNAPSHOT “The idea of this film is that our gang is on this global tour, and we’re selling out these grand theaters all over Europe—in Berlin, Madrid, London—but we sort of get into a little bit of trouble when we run across my doppelganger. He’s the world’s number one criminal Continue Reading
In concert: P!NK – The Truth About Love tour, Sydney, Wednesday 7 August 2013
“Love is sunshine and puppies, flowers and nipple clamps” (Rubix Von Füchenhürtz aka P!NK’s concert host Jimmy Slonina) It’s a rare thing to turn up at a concert of one of your favourite music artists and feel like you really matter to the performer on stage. (Beyond, of course, Continue Reading
Cookie Monster? I love him! (And he loves Icona Pop … and cookies)
Cookie Monster is back, cookies naturally enough in hand! But this time he is willing to wait for his tasty treats … well longer than normal at least. As a prelude to their 44th season, which launches on 16 September, Sesame Street has unveiled its latest parody song, a Continue Reading
Movie and TV trailer-palooza returns! Paradise, Sherlock, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
More trailers for everyone! Yes I appreciate that sounds like the sort of the slogan that a movie mogul running for re-election would use – you know, assuming they had to run for re-election, which you know, they, um, don’t … moving on … – but it is exactly Continue Reading