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HBO’s Casey Bloys with some of its programming’s biggest stars.

Dragons, dynasties and The White Lotus. Inside the HBO hit machine

There are plenty more White Lotus ideas to come, says the boss of award-winning television studio HBO.

  • Calum Jaspan

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Michelle Williams (right) as Molly and Jenny Slate as Nikki in the comedy Dying for Sex.

What to stream this week: Dying for Sex and five more shows to add to your list

This week’s picks include Michelle William’s five-star comedy, the return of Wolf Hall and the final season of an underrated police procedural.

  • Craig Mathieson
Rachel Zegler as Snow White.

Disney’s Snow White is mired in controversy. But does it pass the kid test?

I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren’t they?

  • Nicole Elphick
Rachel Zegler stars in Disney’s Snow White, the live-action remake of the 1937 animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Cursed: How Disney’s plans to bring Snow White back to life went awry

The reimagining of the studio’s most treasured property has been a long time in the works, and its birth has been extraordinarily difficult.

  • Karl Quinn
Amy Manford stars in Disney in Concert.

She wrote down her Disney dream as a joke. Three years later it came true

What two friends began as a lockdown project has led to performing their favourite songs from childhood on some of the most prestigious stages in Australia.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Historic Linden Hotel in Old Town Fort Collins.

Disneyland in real life: The gorgeous town that inspired the theme park

Cinderella Castle took cues from Germany’s Neuschwanstein. But when it came to the blueprint for Main Street, Disney found a muse closer to home.

  • Julia D'Orazio
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Jason Momoa stars in A Minecraft Movie.

From Minecraft to Superman and 28 Years Later: 20 movies we can’t wait to see

Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.

  • Craig Mathieson
What to stream this week: Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge; Kardo Razzazi in The Are Murders; Vietnam: The War that Changed America; and Laverne Cox in Clean Slate.

What to stream this week: Five TV shows and a movie to add to your list

Including a bare-knuckle Victorian saga from the creator of Peaky Blinders and a romantic-horror starring Anya Taylor-Joy.

  • Craig Mathieson
Rocker Bryan Adams performing in Melbourne last week. Adams co-wrote the songs to the musical version of the hit film Pretty Woman, playing in Brisbane in October 2025.

Bryan Adams musical will open in Brisbane

The musical adaptation of smash hit movie Pretty Woman will make its Australian debut in Brisbane, but will it be a sure thing?

  • Nick Dent
Moving ESPN to Disney+ is a big moment for Australian sports streaming.

Sports streaming wars erupt as Disney+ gets serious

The media giant is adding major sporting chops to its streaming platform Disney+ in a move that could reshape the future of rights negotiations in Australia.

  • Calum Jaspan

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