David Bowie
‘Forgotten’ Bowie movie resurfaces in GOMA film season
Bowie was born for the big screen, but among his famous roles is an obscure gem that Brisbane audiences now have the chance to see.
- by Nick Dent
Latest
‘We weren’t sure what we were doing’: How Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey found their sound
The Powderfinger and Something for Kate frontmen have stepped back to the 1980s for their new joint project Fanning Dempsey National Park.
- by Michael Dwyer
She turned David Bowie into Ziggy Stardust. It changed her life forever
Suzi Ronson was working in a hair salon in London when she gave Mrs Jones’ son the look that defined an era.
- by J.P. O'Malley
‘It’s a fine line portraying addiction’: The making of the Amy Winehouse biopic
British filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson reflects on the challenges of making Back to Black.
- by Jane Rocca
Last week of school holidays: Things to do in Brisbane this week
Parents, don’t despair. There’s plenty to keep kids occupied until the school bell rings again next Monday – and grown-up entertainment for you, too.
- by Nick Dent
Andy Griffiths on the joy of ‘amplifying the anarchic’ and his books in film
What do Nick Cave, Enid Blyton and The Young Ones have in common? Ask this bestseller.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Are entrepreneurs the vampires of our time? Meet the new Nosferatu
Tasmanian townsfolk are seduced by the promise of wealth as a modern-day bloodsucker comes to the Malthouse.
- by John Bailey
Opinion
Death
From Warnie to Olivia Newton-John, 2022 has been a year of real tears
We don’t know most of these high-profile individuals but when celebrities die, a sense of grief often resonates.
- by Stephen Brook
Opinion
Meghan Markle
Is it okay to switch sides in the Megxit wars? Asking for a friend
With sadness, many of us have moved to the same side of the dispute as Piers Morgan – never a comfortable position to find oneself in.
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘I want to live’: The hidden tears that unlocked an epic David Bowie movie
Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen recalls the game-changing moment he heard a rare recording of the late art-rock icon at his most vulnerable.
- by Michael Dwyer
Australia’s biggest Bowie fans thrilled to see previously unreleased material
David Bowie’s local fan club is freaking out over the MIFF premiere of Moonage Daydream, a new documentary about the iconic musician and actor.
- by Michael Dwyer
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