Archive for September, 2017

Macklemore to donate Australian proceeds of song Same Love to ‘yes’ campaign

Saturday, September 30th, 2017

Macklemore has indicated he will donate his portion of Australian proceeds from his song ‘Same Love’ to the Yes vote campaign.

Ben Gerrard opens a door to Barbra Streisand’s world in play Buyer and Cellar

Saturday, September 30th, 2017

An American play takes audiences into the strange world of Barbra Streisand.

Killer start to AFL grand final entertainment mixes politics and sport with Oils tribute

Saturday, September 30th, 2017

Just when we thought the NRL had the politics-in-sport debate sewn up for the weekend … along came a band from Las Vegas at Saturday’s AFL Grand Final to stake an early claim on the idea that kicking a ball around a vast patch of green need not be divorced from sending a message.

Sydney Architecture Festival launches audio tour of brutalist landmarks

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Architect Glenn Harper is one of the few public admirers of Sydney’s off-maligned concrete heritage. Sadly for Mr Harper, his favourite example of brutalism in Sydney, the “bold and heroic” building formerly known as the Bidura Children’s Court is under threat of demolition.

Will and Grace review: As if we never said goodbye

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Fans of Will and Grace were left pretty disappointed when the series wrapped in 2006.

Cinema’s 10 most memorable battles of the sexes

Friday, September 29th, 2017

The question of inequality underlies many of the cinematic creations Hollywood has conjured.

Learn how to create your own gore with special effects artist at Oz Comic-Con

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Special effects artist Kel McQueen has been trying out ways to create gruesome looks since she was 13.

Fred Smith on forging peace and music

Friday, September 29th, 2017

This Australian diplomat and singer-songwriter reflects on the satisfactions of reconstruction and composing.

Final Portrait review: Geoffrey Rush at his best in story alive with gleeful wit

Friday, September 29th, 2017

This film is pitch perfect in its tale from the life of sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti.

Grasshopper to leap again as reboot of hit 1970s TV series Kung Fu takes flight

Friday, September 29th, 2017

It is 45 years since David Carradine’s TV series became a major hit, which must mean it’s time to dust it off and go again.