Murder is Easy: The Agatha Christie revival for TV continues
Murder is Easy is an ambitious take on the Queen of Crime’s 1939 novel, though not as complex as some predecessors.
Television
Sunny – a cross-cultural immersion-aversion complete with robots
Rashida Jones plays a grieving widow in Japan whose life is further upended by secrets about her husband and a cybernetic helper that shows up on her doorstep.
‘Diva’ Dunaway still distracts fans, critics
The actress’s varied film career and enigmatic persona are the subject of a documentary by Laurent Bouzereau.
Is The Bear really comedy?
It’s earned a record 23 Emmy nominations. But the question many are now asking is how a show that spotlights suicide and emotional abuse is considered funny?
Emmy Nominations 2024: see the full list
Australian stars Naomi Watts and Elizabeth Debicki notch nominations, while hit drama series Shogun dominates with 25 nods.
Troubled actor dubbed ‘the Hollywood bad girl of the 90s’
Child stardom has a habit of leading to a troubled adulthood, and so it was for Shannen Doherty.
Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills: 90210, dies at 53
The actress, who also had roles in the hit TV series Charmed and the cult classic comedy Heathers, had been battling breast cancer since 2015.
Man sows seeds of seediness as the next Netflix villain
A new Netflix documentary emphasises the decline in standards of a once leading production house.
Five things to watch this weekend
The smash hit restaurant drama returns for thirds – and an unflinching look into Celine Dion’s battle with stiff-person syndrome.
Witnesses to Port Arthur massacre tell their story
A new documentary series from producer Kirk Docker takes viewers deep into important – and tragic – moments of history.
Mentor Bella ready to square the ledger
For actress Bella Heathcote, winning the Heath Ledger Scholarship was ‘a godsend,’ now she’s ready to return the favour.
Hotel Cocaine: a biting tale of avarice and violence
Chris Brancato’s Hotel Cocaine traces the rise and fall of charismatic gangsters and is promoted with a line that says it all: ‘There’s No Business Like Blow Business’.
Golden Boy swallows Logies award nods
The TV hit based on Trent Dalton’s Boy Swallows Universe has claimed 11 Logies nominations, with the awards night to return to Sydney for the second time in 37 years.
Ladies are back in black in a clever and droll TV series
A TV series inspired by Madeleine St John’s novel takes up the thread where the hit film version left off.
Comedian takes viewers to the edge of humour’s acceptability
Shane Gillis was fired as an SNL cast member before he even got on the air because of what were deemed offensive jokes on his podcast. So the philosophy of Tires is to go for broke.
How Austin Butler’s career shifted into high gear
In the wake of his BAFTA and Golden Globe Award winning performance as Elvis, Austin Butler has become one of Tinsel Town’s most sought-after actors. His latest film tracks the rise and fall of an outlaw motorcycle gang in 1960s and 70s Chicago.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s dark turn
Benedict Cumberbatch shines in Eric, a new six-part series about a missing child. It is a show as compelling as it is odd.
‘Being in the Bridget Jones films wasn’t good for my love life’
Sally Phillips on playing Shazza in Bridget Jones, her role in the new ABC comedy Austin – and mending a rift with Hugh Grant.
‘Baby Reindeer’ inspiration sues Netflix for $260m
Fiona Harvey, who has identified herself as the delusional, violent woman at the centre of the hit series, claims its claim to be true is the ‘biggest lie in TV history’.
Gore and vengeance aplenty as Dragon returns
If you thought you had built up a cast-iron stomach, immune to whatever horrors the Game of Thrones franchise may hurl your way, think again.
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