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The Irish Film Festival 24 is coming to Dendy Cinemas!

Celebrating all things community and culture at Dendy Cinemas; we’ve sourced innovative, quality films that showcase the culture, traditions, history and character of Ireland and the Irish people. Enjoy some of the finest Irish stories on screen never seen before in Australia that will move you in the way only Irish stories can. Following humble beginnings with their first festival in 2015, the Irish Film Festival has gone from strength to strength to premiere moving dramas, inspiring ...

The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art is coming to GOMA this month!

Seventy artists, collectives and projects from more than 30 countries will feature in the eleventh chapter of the flagship Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) exhibition series, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Bringing compelling new art to Brisbane, the Triennial is a gateway to the rapidly evolving artistic expression of Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Alongside artists and makers whose work has not been previously seen in Australia are a raft of ...

Cinematic – Film scores from A to Zimmer is coming to QPAC this month!

🪐Soar with the epic space odyssey of Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar and feel the bloom of a tender romance with Carl Davis’s soul-stirring accompaniment to Pride and Prejudice. With iconic themes from Forrest Gump, Batman, Downtown Abbey and many more, this is a guaranteed great time for the whole family.   //   🦸 As always, our musicians will perform in costume, making this concert a riot of colour and characters. Grab some popcorn, kick back, and relive your ...

Dog Friendly Screening of Gladiator II is coming to Dendy Powerhouse!

Put your paws (and swords) up for our Dog Friendly Screening of Ridley Scott's highly-anticipated sequel Gladiator II! Bring along your favourite furry warrior and experience this action-packed epic, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington. Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is ...

ADC 40th Anniversary Gala is coming to The Calile Hotel

Guests will get a first glimpse of ADC’s 2025 Season with performance excerpts from works honouring the company’s legacy and heralding the future – all while raising funds for the Collective. ADC Artistic Director & CEO, Amy Hollingsworth said: “This Gala is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate 40 years of the company’s extraordinary commitment to our artform and our artists. We will continue to embrace our intergenerational focus and exhilarating interdisciplinary ...

The Dictionary of Lost Words is coming to QPAC in 2025!

In 2023, acclaimed Australian playwright Verity Laughton adapted the book into a stage production which played to sell-out audiences and five-star reviews in Adelaide, Sydney, and Melbourne. State Theatre Company South Australia (STCSA) and Sydney Theatre Company (STC) are bringing the show back for a national tour including its Queensland debut presented with QPAC. Published in 2020, Australian author Williams’ debut novel was a runaway success. It quickly became a bestseller in ...

Asia Pacific Triennial Cinema is celebrating Tsai Ming-liang!

A major figure of the second wave of Taiwan New Cinema, Tsai's films transcend formal boundaries, increasingly drawing on his concurrent practice as an acclaimed video artist to devise new ways of conceiving cinema. His films are known for their long takes, meditative pacing and engrossing depictions of lonely figures living on the edges of urban metropolises. Key to his practice is his long-standing partnership with his collaborator and muse Lee Kang-sheng, an enigmatic screen presence who ...

Brisbane International Film Festival – Aquarius: Dreamers, tree-huggers and radical ratbags Movie Review

The festival was created with the help of the National Union of Australian University Students and Nimbin was their third edition after events in Sydney and Melbourne. It was, however, the first event under the Aquarius moniker. Its stated intent was to celebrate alternative thinking and sustainable lifestyles and lasted for ten days. It is credited for starting Australia's hippie movement. This doco tells the story through archival footage and interviews with event organisers, perform...

Brisbane International Film Festival – Teaches of Peaches Movie Review

The documentary Teaches of Peaches tells this story in her own words and the words of friends mixed with archival live footage and well-known video clips. Her journey has been a fascinating one and her bravery in not following expectations shows a true punk rock spirit. Few in the music business have been this courageous or immune to the expectations of others. Her concerts are such a joyous communal experience because they are so inclusive. Looking out into her audience will defy your ...

Brisbane International Film Festival – Daddio Movie Review

The set-up is basic as we catch a preoccupied-looking Johnson exiting the airport and grabbing a cab from the rank to transport her back into Manhattan. Behind the wheel is Clark (Penn) a twenty-plus-year veteran of driving people where they want to go. He is a keen observer of the human condition and those decades have not been wasted. They soon strike up a conversation that will slowly reveal hidden secrets and expose the depths of their internal conflicts. It is fascinating watching, ...