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It’s curtains: Paddington’s Chauvel cinema down to ‘its last days’
Having shut the Verona this year, the Palace arthouse chain said its last Oxford Street cinema might not last beyond this month.
- by Garry Maddox
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Sunrise presenter diagnosed with leukaemia
Sunrise presenter Edwina Bartholomew has shared her cancer diagnosis with viewers.
- by Garry Maddox
Long after Xena, Lucy Lawless directs a film about another warrior princess
The documentary Never Look Away is about “a wild woman in terms of sex, drugs and punk music” – maverick photojournalist Margaret Moth.
- by Garry Maddox
The joyful Soweto choir that even Nelson Mandela wanted to join
The three-time Grammy Award winners are back with a concert about the struggle against apartheid.
- by Garry Maddox
The return of Smell-O-Vision: How cinemas are stimulating the five senses
It might be low-tech, but there is an audience for watching a movie with accompanying smells. It’s one of many ways cinemas are enhancing the viewing experience.
- by Garry Maddox
Days out from cancer surgery, the ABC’s James Valentine made a life-changing choice
Returning to the airwaves six months on from his shock cancer diagnosis, the popular broadcaster explains his last-minute decision to switch treatments.
- by Garry Maddox
‘It’s got to be really pretty’: secrets of a perfect TV title sequence
Patrick Clair says the best title designs are a lot more than just “wrapping” for a show.
- by Garry Maddox
The one rule at this daring new show? Don’t bring a friend
The idea for Australian actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey Sydney Fringe show came to her when she locked down in Los Angeles.
- by Garry Maddox
Ahead of the Tour de France, here are the cycling shows you should watch
There are some gripping shows to catch before the world’s two biggest cycling races for male and female cyclists.
- by Garry Maddox
‘Bigger than Barbie’ Italian movie wins Sydney Film Festival competition
There’s Still Tomorrow has a surprising light touch for a film about a woman trapped in a toxic marriage.
- by Garry Maddox
With Megalopolis, Coppola makes Baz Luhrmann seem like a shy introvert
Francis Ford Coppola’s ambitious sci-fi drama has had its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.
- by Garry Maddox
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