Entertainment

Why the Prince of Wales has no plans for a lavish investiture ceremony to mark his new title

After a year of lavish ceremonies, the Platinum Jubilee and the grand pageantry of the Queen’s funeral, it is unlikely ...

Kirstie Clements: Channelling Kim Kardashian for my own version of the Met Gala

I have been invited to deliver a keynote speech at a very formal event next month, which calls for a ...

There’s no Parton the town of Narromine from its love for Dolly

Though Narromine is 15,000 kilometres away, Dolly Parton’s ode could almost be about the rural town in central-west NSW. The ...

Confusion reigns over stripping of Danish royal titles

Prince Nikolai of Demark has reacted with confusion to his Grandmother Queen Margrethe’s decision to strip him and his three ...

October movie guide: Don’t Worry Darling , true crime, Amsterdam and Everything In Between

Putting aside scandals including red carpet snubs, “Spitgate” and gossipy, complicated, high-maintenance, off-screen relationships, US actress and director Olivia Wilde’s ...

The Ferguson Report: Ukraine referendum voted on by last three people left alive

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims support for annexation with Russia received 99 per cent of the ballots cast in Ukraine’s ...

October streaming guide: Kenneth Branagh as PM, The White Lotus, witches and vampires galore

For some, it might be too soon to see former UK PM Boris Johnson immortalised on screen in an original ...

Grammy-winning Gangsta’s Paradise rapper Coolio dies age 59

A “heartbroken” Michelle Pfeiffer has led tributes for American rapper Coolio, one of the biggest names in hip hop in ...

Actors voice concerns over the rising use of AI in film industry

Actor James Earl Jones will no longer voice Star Wars villain Darth Vader in forthcoming film or television projects. Jones, ...

Ryan Reynolds’ bromance with Hugh Jackman enters uncharted territory in Deadpool 3

Ryan Reynolds will always love Hugh. The Hollywood funnyman has once again turned to his long-time Australian buddy Hugh Jackman ...

‘Best system’: Billionaire Gerry Harvey sparks outrage over China take

Billionaire Gerry Harvey has sparked outrage again, this time with his suggestion that Australia should make like China’s authoritarian government ...

Tassie museum buys Bowie lyrics for $339k

Pop icon David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for hit single Starman have been snapped up by a Tasmanian museum for $339,000. ...

Shakira to face trial over tax fraud

Pop star Shakira has been ordered to stand trial on accusations she duped the Spanish government out of millions of ...

Baldwin, others may be charged in Rust shooting: Prosecutor

Actor Alec Baldwin is among up to four people who may face charges in October for the fatal shooting of ...

Netflix series about one of the world’s worst serial killers divides audience

A television series about one of the worst serial killers in history was always going to divide, shock and compel ...

Alan Rickman’s diaries reveal he nearly quit Harry Potter role

Alan Rickman nearly walked away from his starring role as anguished Hogwarts Professor Severus Snape in Harry Potter, excerpts from ...

Royals return to duty as mourning ends

The British royal family and their households are returning to official duties as the period of official mourning in memory ...

Heartbreak High shows class as it explores the diversity of teenage life

Few settings invite drama, messy emotions and chaos like a high school. The original 1990s Heartbreak High ran for seven ...

Rihanna confirms she will headline 2023 Super Bowl half-time act

Rihanna will make her long-awaited musical comeback on one of the most-watched stages in the world. The Barbadian singer confirmed ...

Hilary Mantel was one of the great voices of historical fiction, and so much more

Dame Hilary Mantel was a writer of immense skill and originality, and her death represents an incalculable loss to British ...

Milly Alcock exits House of the Dragon midway as show takes major time jump

Australian rising star Milly Alcock has exited the first series of television’s biggest show this year as House of the ...

AFL grand final’s TV audience was a ratings disaster

A push from AFL broadcasters for a regular twilight grand final is expected to gather steam after record-low ratings accompanied ...

First photo of Queen Elizabeth’s final resting place in St George’s Chapel

The first photo of the ledger stone marking the final resting place of Queen Elizabeth, where she joins her husband ...

Kirstie Clements: Champagne commentator puts her own spin on Queen’s funeral

Like many, I was saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the end of an era, but I ...

Hollywood mourns Louise Fletcher, the original Nurse Ratched, dead at 88

Louise Fletcher, a late-blooming star whose riveting performance as the cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The ...

Renowed Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel dies suddenly at 70

Hilary Mantel, the Booker Prize-winning author of the acclaimed Wolf Hall saga of historical novels, has died aged 70. Mantel ...

The Ferguson Report: Australian film criticised as ‘not sickeningly maudlin enough’

The Australian film cottage industry has created a third movie in the Misery Porn Trilogy: Snowtown, Nitram and now The ...

Some survivors could find healing in Bali 2002, while others may find it triggering

Around 11pm on October 12, 2002, the first of three separate bombs detonated when a suicide bomber entered Paddy’s Bar ...

Barry Crocker to Robbie Williams: AFL grand final entertainment has gone in leaps and bounds

Paul Kelly immortalised the Melbourne Cricket Ground in his lyrics as the sacred home of AFL football, but it’s the ...

‘Humiliated’ Margot Robbie’s big Barbie admission

Australian star Margot Robbie has revealed shooting for the highly anticipated Barbie movie brought “the most humiliating moment” of her life. ...