month : 08/2024 40 results

New Light: Photography Now + Then Exhibition is coming to MoB!

With the power to freeze and preserve time, photography has captured imaginations for centuries. This August, step into New Light: Photography Now + Then, an exhibition where past and present converge in a mesmerising display of photography spanning 1890 to 2024. Immerse yourself in the remarkable tale of amateur Brisbane photographer Alfred Henrie Elliott (1870-1954), whose extraordinary images lay dormant for decades until they were discovered in 1983, stored in cedar cigar boxes ...

Alien: Romulus – Chestburster Screening is coming to Dendy Cinemas!

Feel the terror in your chest and get an early seat on the escape pod for the highly-anticipated new Alien film ALIEN: ROMULUS with a smoking Acid Blood Cocktail on arrival! Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla) stars in the spine-tingling new chapter in the phenomenally successful Alien franchise, as acclaimed director Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe) and producer Ridley Scott take the horror back to its roots.   //   While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict ...

A Special Q&A screening of The Demon Disorder is coming to Dendy Cinema Coorparoo!

Graham Reilly, a man who has retired from life, lives alone in his garage workshop and hides from the world. It has been this way since the death of his father and the estrangement from his two brothers.   //   Haunted by his past, this is a life he has accepted. Then one day, his brother calls. Visiting without warning, Jake confides in Graham that something is horribly wrong with their younger brother, Phillip. Jake believes that Phillip is possessed by their deceased ...

Check out the new trailer for Blink Twice – coming to cinemas August 22!

The film’s ensemble cast includes BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie (“The End of the F***ing World,” “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”), Channing Tatum (the “Magic Mike” films, “The Lost City”), Golden Globe winner Christian Slater (“Mr. Robot”), Simon Rex (“Red Rocket”), Adria Arjona (“Andor”), Kyle MacLachlan (“Fallout,” “The House with the Clock in Its Walls”), with Oscar winner Geena Davis (“The Accidental Tourist”), and Alia Shawkat ...

Volcano is coming to the Brisbane Festival!

The multi-award-winning Volcano invites audiences into a voyeuristic journey played out across four performances full of surprise and intrigue. A serialised live performance miniseries spanning four 45-minute episodes, Volcano crosses the boundaries of experimental theatre, contemporary dance and psychological sci-fi thriller. Existing in a liminal space, a living room in disrepair, a room without a door, two characters recreate the greatest hits of old lives: a night at a rave, a ...

Lightscape returns to illuminate Brisbane with a Dazzling all new experience!

Reimagined for 2024, the globally renowned Lightscape phenomenon of light, colour and sound returns during Brisbane Festival to dazzle visitors with all-new lightworks and installations by local and international artists. Direct from New York, Chicago and London, tickets are now on sale for internationally renowned Lightscape in Brisbane. Two exclusive sculptural installations created by Queensland First Nations artists Paul Bong (aka Bindur Bullin) and Michelle Yeatman will take ...

Private View is coming to the Brisbane Festival this September!

Private View invites audiences to become voyeurs; to observe people in their domestic spaces and discover their romantic dreams and hidden desires.   //     Haunting melodies from Carla Lippis are deeply intertwined within the work and serve as the heartbeat of each scene, underscoring the dancers’ stories and intensifying their emotional resonance. Private View breaks down societal myths and misinformation and sets the viewer on a path to twist their ...

A Special Q&A screening of The Blind Sea is coming to Dendy Cinema Coorparoo!

The Blind Sea is an inspirational and breathtaking documentary about Australian Matt Formston, Paralympian and 4x World Champion blind surfer. Diagnosed with Macular Dystrophy at age five, Matt shares some of his processes that have enabled him to succeed at the highest level - both in and out of the water, despite facing a lifetime of judgment and prejudice. This thought- provoking account explores the remarkable career of one of the greatest blind surfers of all time.   // ...

Everyone’s favourite love affair, the St ALi Italian Film Festival returns this spring!

Multi-talented Italian-Australian food writer, TV producer and host Silvia Colloca will invite audiences to enjoy ‘la dolce vita’ as this year’s ST. ALi Italian Film Festival Ambassador, sharing her love of all things Italian with festival audiences! This year’s diverse program includes award-winning drama, documentary, laugh-out-loud comedy and historical epics starring an array of iconic talent. The first highlights offer a glimpse into the programme which celebrates Italian ...

The President’s Wife Movie Review

Based ever so slightly on real life, National Treasure Catherine Deneuve plays Bernadette Chirac, wife of France’s 22nd President Jacques Chirac. After years of servitude to her husband’s career, when the time arrives for her to take residency in the Elysée, she doesn’t take kindly to the marginal position she is expected to live in.   //     Her emergence from the shadows cast by Jacques underlines most of the film’s humour. It’s marvellous to see ...