Arts and Entertainment Archive

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang takes off at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney delivering a fun night out for young and old. The original inspiration for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a children’s book written by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond novels. …

The 12th annual Bondi Short Film Festival has selected 14 of Australia’s most talented up and coming from over 200 submissions for its 2012 shortlist of finalists. Screening this Saturday at the Bondi Pavilion, the filmmaker-focused festival will be judged by a panel …

Resplendent in purple sequins and high-heeled boots, 65-year-old Sir Elton John still cuts a dashing figure. He is perhaps the only 5’7” gay man capable of inciting mass hysteria by tarting it up atop a piano in top hat and tails. The enigma …

It’s not often you get to see a band this good play a venue this small. When we rock up to get in I’m gobsmacked to see they haven’t sold out this venue. I suppose they mustn’t be getting much, if any, …

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve racked up a truly ridiculous number of hours in Firaxis’ recent relaunch of the much-loved XCOM/UFO franchise, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In XCOM, you take the role of the supreme commander in charge of co-ordinating Earth’s …

“Jazz” according to acclaimed Sydney pianist Mike Nock, “is the most fun you can have with your clothes on”. Tucked away in fertile wine country between the gushing Ovens and King rivers of north east Victoria lies the sleepy town of Wangaratta. …

Whether you’re in the mood for a holistic relaxing weekend, a tepee experience, fancy dress parade or just want to brush up on your Bollywood dancing techniques, Peats Ridge has you covered. Boasting a three-night sustainable music and arts program just two …

Dan Freeman from Fanny Lumsden and the Thrillseekers, caught up with Dianne Cohen to talk about their upcoming gig at this year’s Peats Ridge Festival. We’re in Juice’n Java in Surry Hills where all the locals go for lunch and seem to …

The name’s Craig; Daniel Craig! Before you accuse me of using the wrong phrase, let me say this: Skyfall is being touted as the best Bond movie, ever. And who else but Craig could recreate Ian Fleming’s iconic British secret-agent-with-sexy-panache character to …

Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain of 1917 – his infamous display of a porcelain urinal (signed R Mutt) as a work of art – was the Big Bang of all art that followed. Art could now be Thought and not necessarily Action. That was …