The 2025 AACTA award nominations contain record breakers in both the film and television categories.
A Christmas movie musical set in prison? Paul Kelly's How To Make Gravy gets the film treatment
How do you turn an iconic Aussie song into a movie? In the case of How To Make Gravy, the secret is in the source... material.
Photo shows Australian actor Hugo Weaving with a white beard smiling with a santa het.Damaging stereotypes or saving the hungry? Bob Geldof and Ed Sheeran face off over Band Aid
Sheeran shared his distaste for Geldof's charity project, saying if asked to participate again he would refuse.
Photo shows A composite image of Ed Sheeran and Bob Geldof.Wicked tries to harness Barbie's marketing magic in the hopes of defying gravity at the box office
With Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in starring roles, Wicked will be hoping for Barbie-like success at the box office. So it's no wonder its marketing rollout has parallels to last year's billion-dollar blockbuster.
Photo shows Cynthia Erivo, as Elphaba, and Ariana Grande, as Glinda, stare up above themselves in aweOutback icon known for role in cult classic Priscilla, Queen of the Desert dies aged 85
Broken Hill local June Marie Bennett, who played Shirl in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is remembered by friends and family as "a born performer" with an "incredible love for life".
Photo shows A woman stands next to a large painting of herself dressed in a yellow gown and feather boaAriana Grande brings her skilful falsetto and superb comedic timing to the world of Wicked
After more than 20 years of raging success on stage, the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West has finally made it to the big screen. And the lush, visual spectacular does not disappoint.
Photo shows Two women look into an elaborate mirror'They can't believe it': Three years after an on-set fatal shooting, Rust premieres at low-key film festival
Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial collapsed earlier this year after he shot dead a cinematographer while filming the western. The film's director, who was injured in the incident, said he was "on the fence" about releasing the film.
Photo shows a man with grey-brown hair and beard makes a phone call in desolate dry countrysideJessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard stun in this tender, unorthodox film about the pitfalls of memory
Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star as two damaged people both struggling with the past, their family and things outside of their control. In Memory, they find a strange solace in each other.
Photo shows A man and a woman lean in as if they are about to kiss.More than double the Australian population tuned into Tyson vs Paul but not everyone was happy
Tens of thousands of people lodged complaints that Netflix's buffering speeds on the high-profile sporting event weren't up to scratch.
Photo shows Jake Paul punches Mike Tyson in the face with a left hookWhat Jaws got right and horribly wrong about great white sharks
The 1975 blockbuster Jaws told the story of the hunt for a gigantic, bloodthirsty, rogue shark that attacked numerous swimmers at a fictional beach resort in the US. Its repercussions are still being felt nearly 50 years later.
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Photo shows A man standing on a boat mast with an animatronic shark in the water below him.He's starred opposite Jeff Goldblum and Emilia Clarke, but this Aussie actor is just getting started
After starring in Kaos, this rising actor is back home from his base in London to shoot a new TV show with Sarah Snook, and will also celebrate his starring role in a new Australian feature at Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
Photo shows Daniel Monks, a young caucasian man with brown hair, fringe slicked back off his head, a small stage microphone on his cheekA beefed-up Paul Mescal and sharks in the Colosseum: The Gladiator sequel is here
More than two decades since Russell Crowe fought for democracy, Ridley Scott is back with the sequel to his epic Gladiator – a violent story of revenge and glory.
Photo shows Marcus Acacius fights gladiator Lucius VerusAfter launching the careers of Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant, this 96yo director is telling his own story
'Merchant Ivory' is often used as shorthand for lavish period films. A new doco tracks the remarkable life of the two men behind the production company, and the love that kept them going.
Photo shows An older man smiles while holding an Academy Award as he stands next to another man.Denzel Washington recruited his wife and three children for this haunting film about family legacy
In the latest adaptation from Denzel Washington, a haunted piano forms the centrepiece of this family drama, which grapples with the pain of history and how it can echo across generations.
Photo shows A young girl sits at a piano in a 1930s house.Fans have been waiting a decade for the Wicked movie. Here's how filmmakers recreated the Land of Oz
Fans of the mega-popular stage musical Wicked have been waiting years for a film version to hit screens. We talk to two of the creatives who were tasked with bringing the impossible world of Oz to life.
Photo shows Millions of tulips were planted to enrich the set design of Munchkinland.The newest film from Forrest Gump director has Tom Hanks, age-reversing technology and dinosaurs
It's been 30 years since Tom Hanks and Robin Wright captured our hearts in Forrest Gump. Paired with their old director, the two bring their heart-string-tugging charm to an ambitious, multi-generational epic.
Photo shows Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, altered by AI to look in their early 20s, stand in a living room in 70s clothesSaturday Night is a love letter to the people 'who ripped TV out of the hands of the last generation'
The director of Saturday Night tells us how he wanted the film to capture the wild "antics" of the show, and pay homage to a generation of comics that came before him.
Photo shows The fictional Saturday Night Live cast for 2024 film Saturday Night.Inspired by Muriel's Wedding, this 'irreverent and naughty' comedy is sure to be a cult classic
Audrey is a black comedy about a mum assuming her comatose daughter's identity to further her acting career, and a commentary on the societal expectations we place on mothers. We chat with the stars of the new Australian film, Jackie van Beek and Hannah Diviney.
Photo shows Jackie holds up a green P plate with an insistent expression on her face from driver's seat in a car, wearing pink top, sunniesAriana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in the film adaptation of Wicked
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo head a star studded cast in the film adaptation of the hit musical Wicked. They say it's a full circle moment to play characters they have enjoyed as fans of the theatrical production.
Has Video Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds.The hidden architectural gems in pop culture
Many of our architectural ideas seep into popular culture not through design publications, but through movies and TV shows, becoming part of our visual and design catalogue.
Photo shows A silhouetted window which shows two circles overlapping. Beyond them is a green grassed courtyard. The sky is moodyAriana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in the film adaptation of Wicked
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo head a star studded cast in the film adaptation of the hit musical Wicked. They say it's a full circle moment to play characters they have enjoyed as fans of the theatrical production.
Has Video Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds.