Arts and Entertainment Archive

Firmly established in its 24th year as one of the premier music festivals of the world, the Byron Bay Bluesfest continues to top its already heady highs. The lineup for this year’s festival was a dream program for lovers of blues and …

In an episode of US comedy FRIENDS Monica discovers that a woman has stolen her credit card and is using her identity. She realizes that not only is the ‘thief’ having the time of her life at Monica’s expense, but she does …

The angry eye of a dinosaur glares through the cage, the scared eyes of a park-handler surrender to the glare and many eyes concealed behind 3D glasses in a cinema stay wide open in awe: this is the power of a single …

Although My Bloody Valentine has a history spanning from the early 1980s, it was only last month the band released their highly anticipated third album entitled m b v. Such a gap is mostly due to frontman Kevin Shields being such a …

This film is a beautifully orchestrated symphony of on-screen action violence filled with an overdose of guns, bullets, machines, blades, swords, mayhem, manhood, and in the case of Bruce Willis’s character, a bit of “cholesterol” as well. GI Joe: Retaliation picks up …

Katurian is a writer with little success but great self belief. He is the Grimm Brothers incarnate, spinning twisted tales about secluded houses in the woods and little girls swallowing razor blades. But the strangest story of all is the one in which Katurian …

Animated movies have always had their attraction: kids love them, and since parents have to accompany them, these movies end up raking in at the box-office. Occasionally a movie comes along that has a new story to tell, and that becomes a …

Michael Haneke’s French-language Amour will tug longingly at your emotions until you give in to its stark but poignant will. Released in 2012, the French drama has already claimed 52 awards worldwide, including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. Haneke’s controversial …

Short + Sweet, the world’s biggest short play festival, delivered an interesting selection of short plays this year with a quirky movement-based piece taking out first prize last Saturday night at the Seymour Centre. After a nine-week season showcasing 170 ten-minute plays …

It has been ten years since Bruce Springsteen last brought his legendary E Street band to Australia, but in a blistering show at Allphones Arena in Sydney on Wednesday night he reminded everyone why he is still the boss. In a set …