month : 06/2019 61 results

Oscar Wilde’s Slingsby’s The Young King is coming to QPAC this July!

The achingly beautiful and tender language of Oscar Wilde joins the intimate and magical world of internationally acclaimed Adelaide theatre company, Slingsby. Journey in wonder, to a land of challenging choices and rich rewards. “In his tale The Young King, Oscar Wilde employs his trademark alluringly ornate language to draw us into a story that forces us to confront our notions of beauty, leadership and compassion. First published in Oscar Wilde’s A House of Pomegranates alongside ...

Check out the new Child’s Play featurette “Bringing Chucky to Life”

CHILD’S PLAY is directed by Lars Klevberg and stars Aubrey Plaza, Gabriel Bateman, Brian Tyree Henry and Mark Hamill.   //   CHILD’S PLAY releases in Australian cinemas on June 20, 2019. www.facebook.com/roadshow

Doris Day Tribute Screening at Metro Arts

On Saturday 6 July, Kristian Fletcher pays tribute to Doris Day with a special screening of CALAMITY JANE at Metro Arts, 109 Edward St, Brisbane CBD. The 1953 musical film tells the story of the Wild West heroine Calamity Jane, her local saloon and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.   //   In the film, star Doris Day (who passed away earlier in May) sang the hit song Secret Love which won an Academy Award. Calamity Jane Doris Day Tribute Screening Saturday 6 July ...

Check out the official trailer for Diego Maradona!

On 5th July 1984, Diego Maradona arrived in Naples for a world-record fee. For seven years all hell broke loose. The world’s most celebrated football icon and the most passionate but dangerous city in Europe were a perfect match for each other. On the pitch, Diego Maradona was a genius. Off the pitch, he was treated like a God. The charismatic Argentine loved a fight against the odds and led Napoli to their first-ever title. It was the stuff of dreams.   //   But ...

The Innocent and the Damned: The films of Luchino Visconti is now showing at GOMA

Born into the luxuriance of Milanese aristocracy, Visconti would nevertheless begin his career by crafting deeply sympathetic portrayals of the downtrodden in early neorealist classics. His work would adopt a newfound resplendence with the vividly envisioned costume drama Senso 1954 – a milieu to which he would repeatedly return, most celebratedly in his Palme d’Or winning masterpiece The Leopard 1963. Endlessly dynamic, his later output grew more openly lurid and psychosexual, with the ...

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Movie Review

Then add all the other he’s and she’s from the monster kingdom (including but not limited to Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidorah) and you have one hell of a party on your hands. It brings to mind the kind of murky party that plays in your head after you did your best to over-consume and still be in a state of consciousness.   //   The story as it is revolves around big G coming back around to save the puny earthlings from themselves as well as handling all the unwanted party ...

Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish are coming to Australia for The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Promotional Tour!

Hart, who lends his voice to the larger than life Snowball a super hero pet bunny, returns to the popular franchise with Tiffany Haddish joining the cast for the very first time to voice new character Daisy an adorable Shih Tzu with attitude.   //   Illumination’s tenth animated feature, The Secret Life of Pets 2, is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2016 comedic blockbuster that had the biggest opening weekend ever for an original film, animated or otherwise. ...

Dope Lemon 2019 Australian Tour

“The openhearted spirit of this music transports the listener and if you shut your eyes you can almost hear waves crashing in the distance and taste the sea air, fragrant with eucalyptus.” The Saturday Paper These will be fans first chance to catch tunes from Dope Lemon’s second studio LP, Smooth Big Cat, written and recorded over just three months at Belafonte, Angus’ ranch studio hidden in the wilderness of northern New South Wales and is out Friday 12 July via BMG Australia...

German Film Festival – Styx Movie Review

During her journey she encounters a ship that starts out as an enigma. She can plainly see the craft but is unable to make radio contact. Upon closer inspection she discovers it is a broken down trawler filled with what appears to be refugees. In a radio call to the Coast Guard, they ask her a series of questions she cannot answer while appearing to care little about the trawler or its occupants, even warning her to stay away. She decides she must do something to help. There is morality ...

Killer Queens will rock you this July at the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Five ferocious females ascend the glam rock throne. Embracing the exaggerated pomp of prog rock and heavy metal, as well as vaudevillian music hall, the KILLER QUEENS immerse audiences in the music of Mercury with an electrifying fusion of jaw-dropping vocals and camp theatrics complete with tight shorts, leather and leotards.   //   Backed by a dynamic array of rock musicians, the KILLER QUEENS embody one of greatest queer characters in contemporary culture, featuring ...