music
DocPlay’s superb music selections ease the pain of not going to gigs
A phenomenal selection of music documentaries are on offer.
13 May
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard turn it up to 11 at your place on Saturday
Bring the party to your living room this weekend.
17 Apr
Judy gives the world the perfect chance to re-discover Judy Garland’s genius
We explore this unforgettable star’s enduring legacy.
07 Oct
You’ll feel every drop of sweat in the stunning Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin’s performance will blow you away.
04 Sep
Ron Howard’s Pavarotti documentary will close this year’s Lavazza Italian Film Festival
His voice was so powerful it probably caused nosebleeds.
24 Jul
‘I didn’t want to do a cartoon.’ Hans Zimmer on composing The Lion King
We sit down with the legendary Hollywood composer, who wasn’t keen to work on the original Lion King.
24 Jul
Mystify: Michael Hutchence succeeds in separating the man from the myth
It’s close to amazing that this documentary about the late INXS frontman works as well as it does
05 Jul
Legendary Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer is touring Australia in October
The legendary Hollywood composer is coming to Australia.
04 Jul
Rolling Thunder Revue is a brilliant, mind-bending film about performance and fakery
Martin Scorsese’s new Netflix documentary explores Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour from the 1970s.
14 Jun
Wild Rose and other films about musicians cracking the big time
Audiences will never tire of stories about aspiring musicians trying to crack the big time.
13 Jun
The best and worst musical biopics, from Walk the Line to Jersey Boys
Rocketman is the latest in a long line of films exploring famous musicians.
30 May
The Beatles-inspired comedy Yesterday will close this year’s Sydney Film Festival
Good news, Sydney peeps: Yesterday has been announced as the Closing Night Film of this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
28 May
Rocketman is a fabulous, glitter glue-bound musical biopic
Elton John’s musical biopic is bold, personal and fabulously entertaining.
28 May
Tickets are now on sale to advanced screenings of Rocketman
Before Rocketman’s theatrical release, preview screenings are taking place across Australia on May 25 and May 29.
10 May
Fyre Fraud is finally arriving in Australia. Should you bother watching?
Both films are compulsively watchable in a shield your eyes sort of way, appealing to the sadist in all of us.
03 May
The King at the movies: films to watch before Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic
Flamboyant Aussie director Baz Luhrmann’s next project is a biopic of Elvis Presley.
02 May
Channel Seven will broadcast Fyre Fraud this Sunday night
Finally, four months after premiering in America, FYRE FRAUD is coming to Australia.
01 May
First reviews arrive for the ‘standout’ documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence
The reviews have so far been very positive – and claim the film contains new revelations.
01 May
There’s a Bob Dylan documentary coming to Netflix, directed by Martin Scorsese
This would not be the first time that the words “fever dream” and “Bob Dylan” have been used in the same sentence.
01 May
The KoRn documentary Loud Krazy Love arrives in Australia next month
KoRn fans: listen up, because your week just got more interesting.
10 Apr
Motley Crüe biopic The Dirt captures the ecstatic truth of ‘80s hair metal
Rude, crude, wilfully offensive and shamelessly self-aggrandising.
24 Mar
The long-anticipated documentary Mystify: Michael Hutchence will soon arrive in cinemas
This documentary is about a legend, made by a legend.
12 Mar
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