Mamma mia, here we go again … Australia is back in the Eurovision fold
Australian contenders Electric Fields have hit the stage in Sweden with a two-pronged mission: Eurovision victory, with a side serve of world peace.
- by Michael Idato
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Nicole Kidman receives historic Hollywood honour
The first Australian to be honoured by the American Film Institute, Kidman paid tribute to her parents Janelle and Tony and their unwavering faith in her.
- by Michael Idato
‘None of us had a choice in this’: How these man-made chemicals will affect us for generations
A new Stan documentary explores the impact toxic man-made chemicals are having on all of us.
- by Michael Idato
Women in action films have the same backstory. Not for Elisabeth Moss
The star of Mad Men and The Handmaid’s Tale upends what you think you know about spy thrillers in new series The Veil.
- by Michael Idato
Why this actor found adapting a wildly popular novel to TV ‘extremely upsetting’
The TV adaptation of Heather Morris’ bestselling book is extraordinary. For its 28-year-old star, it was also the toughest role he has ever undertaken.
- by Michael Idato
The knockout audition that set a rising Australian actor on the road to Hollywood
The producers wanted Steve McQueen-grade movie charm. Australian-born actor Hoa Xuande delivered it.
- by Michael Idato
Emmysborough: Australia’s Neighbours cracks daytime TV’s big time
The long-running soap opera has become the first Australian TV drama to be nominated at America’s annual Daytime Emmys.
- by Michael Idato
Michael Douglas, at 79, is done with difficult people
As “master seducer” Benjamin Franklin in the new Apple TV+ series, the veteran actor makes a rare foray into the past.
- by Michael Idato
The TV series that confirms computer games are taking over TV
The sophistication of computer game storytelling is next level, says Fallout star Kyle MacLachlan.
- by Michael Idato
The British romantic tragedy that will rip your heart out
Your instinct is to assume Alice & Jack is a British romantic comedy with a few dark twists, but the dark twists are very dark. But to call it a “romantic tragedy” undersells one key detail.
- by Michael Idato
‘I’m no longer the person who feels like they shouldn’t be at the party’: Kirsten Dunst
She’s been a movie star since she was 11, but it’s only now, 30 years later, that the actor feels that she’s arrived.
- by Michael Idato