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Joe Bonamassa Announces Melbourne Show
0 Comments. 1,072 Views. Posted 30 Apr 2012 @ 9:55am.
With a growing reputation as one of the world's greatest guitar players, Joe Bonamassa is coming to Melbourne to play the Palais Theatre in October. The charismatic blues-rock musician continues to create more and more of a virtuoso mix of roots-influenced Delta sounds and lively 1960s British blues-rock enthusiasm, heard through his work on his last two albums, Dust Bowl, and Black Rock, which... Read More
St Kilda Film Festival 2012
0 Comments. 1,328 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 7:30am.
Now in its 29th year, and renowned as the premiere short film festival in Australia, St Kilda Film Festival screens Australia’s Top 100 short films in competition alongside the best new music videos with the SoundKILDA program. Now it's time to feast your eyes upon the details of the 2012 programme. Highlights from the Top 100 competition include the world premiere of Cryo, directed by Luke... Read More
The Hunger Games
0 Comments. 3,364 Views. Posted 22 Mar 2012 @ 12:35pm.
In this game, teens are slaughtered like chooks, But it helps if you’ve got skills or looks, It’s no Battle Royale, But tickets will sell, To the millions who pre-read the books. Rating: B For more film reviews, visit The Limerick Review. With the Twilight series ending this year, Hollywood saw an opening to launch for a new teen franchise. Much like Twilight, The Hunger Games is based on a... Read More
Olivia Newton John : Mickey
0 Comments. 1,351 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2012 @ 3:19pm.
I think ONJ is probably a nice woman, but the disaster of her Toni Basil cover is only paralleled by the disaster that is her plastic surgery. Lifted from the soundtrack to A Few Best Men –a terrifying return to filmmaking by Priscilla director Stephan Elliot – this queer-as-fuck electro house interpretation of the tongue-in-cheek classic is as tacky as the film’s premise. Read More
Artists Tackle Climate Change
0 Comments. 959 Views. Posted 6 Jan 2012 @ 1:18pm.
We hear about it on the news, read about it in the papers, and now it’s the artists’ turn to discuss the issue of climate change.  This month, ten of Australia’s best artists will take the role of problem solvers in an Australian-first exhibition about climate change. The exhibition will play host to works by John Olsen, Daniel Smith, Deborah Walker, John Forrest, E.L.K., JKB Fletcher,... Read More
We Bought A Zoo
0 Comments. 1,175 Views. Posted 5 Jan 2012 @ 12:25pm.
We Bought A Zoo is a wonderfully saccharine, sweet, cliched and family friendly drama from Cameron Crowe, the former Rolling Stone journalist turned filmmaker, who previously gave us Say Anything, Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire, etc. This is Crowe’s first film in six years, since the failure of Elizabethtown, and it lacks the edge and genuine emotional resonance of his best films. It’s based on... Read More
Tower Heist
0 Comments. 1,693 Views. Posted 5 Jan 2012 @ 12:26pm.
Slickly directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, etc) and featuring an ensemble cast, this clever comedy thriller is the best comic crime caper movie since the first Ocean’s Eleven. A group of working stiffs who work in menial jobs in one of New York’s most luxurious high rise apartment buildings learn that one of their tenants has ripped off their pension fund. Former high flying stockbroker Arthur... Read More
Byron Bay Bluesfest Third Lineup Announcement
0 Comments. 3,640 Views. Posted 19 Dec 2011 @ 10:27am.
Following on from stellar first and second artist announcements, as well as the welcome news that Cold Chisel will headline the festival, Byron Bay Bluesfest has revealed a third batch of performers for the 2012 instalment. Joining the already spectacular bill will be Sublime With Rome, who will be bringing the music from Sublime's much-adored back catalogue with lead singer Rome.   Dweezil... Read More
Moomba Festival 2012 Music Lineup Revealed
0 Comments. 9,456 Views. Posted 13 Dec 2011 @ 2:11pm.
One of the most iconic Melbourne institutions has revealed a stellar array of musical talent for its 2012 incarnation. More than 100 acts will be gracing the stage at next year's Moomba Festival, with folk-rock heroes Josh Pyke and The Panics each headlining respective days at the festival.   Some of the many other acts to grace the Moomba stage include living legends Tex Perkins and Darryl... Read More
Single of The Week - Lana Del Rey : Video Games
0 Comments. 1,427 Views. Posted 8 Dec 2011 @ 4:08pm.
  Lana Del Rey is magnetic. Stunningly beautiful and depressingly talented, lips plumped up to bursting and miles of hair cascading over slender shoulders, she points her doe eyes at the camera and lets loose with a toffee-flavoured croon somewhere between Adele and Joanna Newsom. You know that star quality thing people talk about? She invented it, although her musical chops are not so... Read More
Sugar Mountain Final Lineup Revealed
1 Comments. 2,445 Views. Posted 7 Dec 2011 @ 9:58am.
Following on from premium first and second lineup announcements, the full roster of the 2012 Sugar Mountain artists has been finalised. Joining the likes of Deerhoof, Shabazz Palaces, Tune-Yards, Thee Oh Sees, John Maus, Julianna Barwick, Sun Araw, Prince Rama and World's End Press, Absolute Boys, Yamantaka Eye , Fox & Sui, Lost Animal, Pets With Pets, The Harpoons, This Thing will be... Read More
The Ides Of March
0 Comments. 1,184 Views. Posted 23 Nov 2011 @ 7:38am.
Ever since Julius Caesar copped it in the Senate way back in 44AD, the phrase the ides of March has carried with it sinister overtones of treachery and political skulduggery. It’s the perfect title for this cynical look at the power plays, strategies, backroom machinations and deals, and scandals that can make or break a politician. Ideals, dignity, integrity and vision meet political expediency... Read More
The Cybec Readings
0 Comments. 730 Views. Posted 23 Nov 2011 @ 9:39am.
Award-winning actors reading out plays by award-winning playwrights – what could be sweeter?  This year, join Rush's Catherine McClements and Winners & Losers' Stephen Phillips amongst a whole troupe of actors as they read three new plays by Melbourne playwrights: Paul Galloway's Reykjavik, Melissa Reeves' Happy Ending and Robert Reid's Eating Alone. These works typify the great range,... Read More
Summadayze 2nd Announcement
0 Comments. 2,661 Views. Posted 10 Nov 2011 @ 4:37pm.
Following on from a huge first announcement which included the likes of Snoop Dogg, Calvin Harris and Flying Lotus, Summadayze has added a handful of reverred international DJs and a swag of local talent to the mix.  Added to the line up are none other than Nervo, Ruby Rose, Radio Slave, Andy Murphy and Ajax plus 1928, Azmac, A13 & Affiks, Aaron Trotman, Agent 86, Airwolf, Aram,... Read More
Our Idiot Brother
0 Comments. 2,052 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 2:31pm.
Ned's a nice guy but he's slow, And after jail he has nowhere to go, So his sister's take turns, And each of them learns, How to cope with their idiot bro. Rating: A Find more at The Limerick Review. Paul Rudd is a very loveable guy. But after his big break as the dorky older brother in Clueless it took a while for him to find a role that people would notice – that role came in the form of Brian... Read More
Single Of The Week - Tully On Tully : Hard to Breathe
0 Comments. 1,410 Views. Posted 26 Oct 2011 @ 3:13pm.
Formerly Tully & the Thief, Natalie Foster has relaunched herself as Tully on Tully and released this very excellent debut single. Hard to Breathe is a lovely big tune, full of thundering beats and a huffy, determined melody. Nat’s voice is raw but honest, and hearty as hell – she sounds like a sweet, parochial version of Florence Henderson. Read More
The Three Musketeers 3D
0 Comments. 1,542 Views. Posted 21 Oct 2011 @ 12:15pm.
Not as good as O’Donnell and Sheen’s, But will appeal to more than just teens, Plenty of fighting, 3D, it’s exciting, It’s Pirates lacking Depp in the scenes. Rating: C+ For more, visit The Limerick Review. They could have just named this Pirates of the Caribbean: The Three Musketeers. After all, it’s clearly replicating the basic formula – the story even revolves around flying pirate ships... Read More
Even More For Falls Festival
0 Comments. 2,009 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 8:43am.
Remember the ridiculously drawn out but undeniably awesome drip-feed of Falls Festival acts? Wasn't that fun? Well guess what, the acts just keep on coming!  Leading the charge of the presumably final announcement is Cali rockers Grouplove, who will be making a quick return after a stellar slot at this year's Splendour In The Grass.   Also gracing the Lorne and Tassie stages... Read More
Crazy, Stupid, Love: Reviewed in Limerick
0 Comments. 1,676 Views. Posted 29 Sep 2011 @ 9:54am.
When Carrell is dumped by his wife, He tries to accept single life, Gosling helps him slick up, So that he can pick-up, Which eventually gets them both in strife. Rating: A Check out more at The Limerick Review. Before watching Crazy, Stupid, Love, you wouldn’t be wrong in thinking that you’d seen it all before. A romantic comedy with Steve Carrell learning how to date women, Ryan Gosling... Read More
The Change-Up
0 Comments. 1,245 Views. Posted 7 Sep 2011 @ 4:50am.
In the classic To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck) says: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” That philosophy has driven a number of role-swapping comedies in which people come to learn some truths about themselves and the people around them when they magically swap identities... Read More
Zookeeper
0 Comments. 1,661 Views. Posted 7 Sep 2011 @ 4:46am.
Kevin James is one of the least funny men in movies, and has graced some of the lamest comedies of the past decade (I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry, etc). But thanks to friends like Adam Sandler he keeps getting work. But his latest effort is easily his least impressive film to date. Zookeeper is a shrill, dull, and laugh free romantic comedy, and is little short of a vanity project for the... Read More
Friends With Benefits
0 Comments. 1,712 Views. Posted 26 Aug 2011 @ 3:36pm.
Writer/director Will Gluck’s previous film Easy A was one of the sharpest, cleverest and savviest teenage comedy to emerge from mainstream Hollywood in quite some time. Therefore it is a little disappointing that his latest film is so formulaic. And if its central plot about a cute couple who form a relationship based purely on sex until real feelings and emotions complicate matters sounds... Read More
The Beaver
0 Comments. 1,527 Views. Posted 19 Aug 2011 @ 5:31pm.
There have been a number of films dealing with the issue of depression and mental breakdowns, but The Beaver is a challenging film that takes an unusual and bizarre route, and makes for uncomfortable viewing. Jodie Foster’s films as a director (Little Man Tate and 1995’s more comedic and lightweight Home For The Holidays) are shaped by psychological insights into dysfunctional characters and... Read More
Larry Crowne
0 Comments. 733 Views. Posted 11 Aug 2011 @ 3:19pm.
Despite featuring two of America’s top box office draws in Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, the feel good romantic comedy Larry Crowne has tanked at the box office. This is a light weight and somewhat predictable Capraesque romantic comedy that marks Tom Hanks’ return to the director’s chair for a feature film since 1996’s marvellous That Thing You Do. Hanks brings his likeable presence to his role... Read More
Emmanuel Jal Tour
0 Comments. 3,472 Views. Posted 1 Aug 2011 @ 10:55am.
Hailing from South Sudan (now the newest nation on Earth), Emmanuel Jal is an incredibly lauded renowned hip-hop artist, peace activist and novelist, and he's on his way to Australia for a run of dates. The politically-charged artist has gained respect from many big names, inclusing Peter Gabriel and Nelson Mandela. Emmanuel will be supported by DJ Silvastone and DJ Dexter at his Melbourne... Read More
Stake Land
0 Comments. 2,197 Views. Posted 7 Jul 2011 @ 3:41pm.
Seemingly inspired by George A Romero’s cycle of zombie films, Stake Land is a low-budget independent American horror film that comes across as an aggressive cross between The Road, Near Dark, The Book Of Eli, and even the recent Zombieland, as well as any number of other post-Apocalyptic films. A man known only as Mister (Nick Damici) and Martin (Connor Paolo, better known for his role in... Read More
Godskitchen 2011
0 Comments. 4,017 Views. Posted 30 Jun 2011 @ 9:43am.
Trance fans, rejoice! Godskitchen is hurling towards Melbourne at warp speed bringing an array of the world's finest DJs along for the ride.  Dubbed the year of the trance odyssey, Godskitchen 2011 will see Marco V, Richard Durand, John Askew and Ben Gold turn Melbourne into an electronic land of aural delights. They'll be joined by some of Australia's finest playing old skool classics late... Read More
Bridesmaids
0 Comments. 2,191 Views. Posted 16 Jun 2011 @ 1:50pm.
This bittersweet, raunchy comedy is an attempt to make a female buddy comedy along the lines of The Hangover and its ilk, and for the most part it is quite successful. Bridesmaids is full of puerile and scatological humour, and it’s no surprise that Judd Apatow (best known for The 40 Year Old Virgin) is on board as a producer. Bridesmaids is an exploration of female friendships, neurosis,... Read More
Go Font Ur Self Tonight
0 Comments. 2,083 Views. Posted 9 Jun 2011 @ 1:11pm.
That amazing exhibition of type-based art is back again and you can go and celebrate it tonight in town. Go Font Ur Self are launching their second book and auctioning off some past submissions.   All proceeds raised will be donated to the Penright Museum Of Printing!   There are 100 free copies of the book in each city available at the launches.   It features incredible type-... Read More
The Ladybug Transistor : Clutching Stems
0 Comments. 1,763 Views. Posted 7 Jun 2011 @ 11:26am.
  The title-track from The Ladybug Transistor’s new album has a sunny rhythm and a faded romantic tone, similar to Jens Lekman’s music, but a little sweeter and maybe a little less distinctive. The kicking pace and earnest vocals also remind me of Belle And Sebastian, or pretty much anything from that pale pool of fey indie pop that is now almost retro. Sweet.       Read More
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