Parallel Mothers Movie Review
Continuing her long association with Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz plays Janis a world-class photographer who becomes pregnant after a night of passion with Arturo (Israel Elejalde) a forensic archaeologist. She enlists his help to appeal to the government to excavate a mass grave site this possibly contains the remains of her family members. They were victims of fascist aggressors during the Spanish Civil War.
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In the maternity ward, Janis meets Ana (Milena Smit) a ...
Discover the BrisAsia Festival – Connection through culture
The theme for this year is 'connection through culture' and is a call to action to reach out to others, participate and be part of Brisbane's evolving cultural story. Over three weeks from 1-20 February, audiences can experience the transformative power of live performance, learn and grow through immersive workshops and travel the length and breadth of Asia across the incredibly packed festival program that has something for everyone.
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Blue Bones by Merlynn Tong is coming to Metro Arts!
Just in time for the return of international travel, be transported to Singapore with all its beauty, rigidity and insistent chaos for this funny, confronting, but ultimately uplifting story of love, abuse and survival - Blue Bones by nationally renowned performer and playwright Merlynn Tong.
When a woman finds scars left by her ex-boyfriend of many years ago etched into her bones, she is compelled to unpack her past and discover how he got under her skin.
Based on the true story of two ...
Watch The Bat and The Cat Trailer – The Batman, in Aussie cinemas March 3!
From Warner Bros. Pictures comes Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne.
Starring alongside Pattinson (“Tenet,” “The Lighthouse”) as Gotham’s famous and infamous cast of characters are Zoë Kravitz (“Big Little Lies,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”) as Selina Kyle; Paul Dano (“Love & Mercy,” “12 Years a Slave”) as ...
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!
The Little Red Company creators of smash-hits Christmas Actually and There's Something About Music bring to life Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves as the third production in its soundtrack songbook trilogy.
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Sisterhood, individuality, diversity, inclusion and the unifying power of music. The audience can expect to be captivated by heaven-sent hits from Diana Ross and the Supremes, Lauryn Hill and Tina Turner, performed by divine divas Prinnie Stevens, Angela ...
See Tom Holland in a new behind-the-scenes vignette from Uncharted!
Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago.
What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs.
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If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the ...
Nightmare Alley Movie Review
We follow the life of Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) a drifter who finds a purpose at the feet of Pete (David Strathairn), a grifter running the psychic medium scam at a traveling carnival with his partner Zeena the Seer (Toni Collette). Stanton learns the trade and sees himself as capable of more and aggressively makes those ambitions come to fruition.
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The story is told in two distinct parts and part two features Cate Blanchett as the sultry Dr. Lilith Ritter. ...
Watch the trailer for Queen Bees – in Aussie cinemas January 27!
Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying “mean girls” the likes of which she hasn’t encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of home.
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But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics Helen discovers that it’s never too late to make new friends and perhaps even find a new love. A heartwarming and humorous look at ...
A Girl’s Guide to World War is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!
In 1916, a handful of Australian lady doctors decide they want to go to war. When the army turns them down – they go anyway. What follows is a year that changes their lives forever, a year filled with passion, freedom and power.
Featuring the award-winning all-girl band Vix and the Slick Chix, as well as unforgettable characters, stirring songs and rollicking humour, it is at its heart a truly uplifting love story. After sell-out shows, this home-grown smash-hit won the 2019 Matilda ...
The Grigoryan Brothers are coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse this February!
Crafted around 18 personally selected and culturally significant objects, The Grigoryan Brothers will perform a program of original works, influenced from classical to jazz and contemporary music, on a variety of guitars including electric, 8 string tenor ukulele, 12 string and classical guitars that take us from the deep past of early Indigenous Australians to the making of contemporary Australian society.
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The Grigoryan Brothers
25 February 2022
Brisbane ...
