Category: 5. Entertainment

Liz Moore’s bestselling book, ‘Long Bright River,’ was set in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood where she’d worked on a photo essay. “My own family has a long history of addiction. I was kind of emotionally drawn back to the…

NEW YORK — A man whose conviction was recently thrown out in the killing of hip-hop luminary Jam Master Jay is asking to go free on a $1 million bond while prosecutors appeal, and he continues facing unrelated drug charges.

Since a judge scrapped…

“Melania,” the Amazon MGM-produced documentary following the typically guarded US first lady as she prepares for her husband Donald’s second inauguration, opened in theatres Friday.

The wide release came a day after a lavish premiere at the…

Even after 32 years, actress Toni Collette still hears, “You’re terrible, Muriel,” from fans!

The phrase originated from the 1994 rom-com “Muriel’s Wedding,” starring Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee and Daniel Lapaine.

When On…

Whether a longtime veteran or a relative newcomer, each cinematographer AC tracked down at this year’s Sundance Film Festival expressed a strong sense of nostalgia as this year’s edition marked the last in Park City, Utah.

Lol Crawley, ASC, BSC…

Henner Hofmann, ASC, AMC — a champion for Mexican filmmaking opportunities and education — died January 30, 2026 in Cuernavaca, Mexico at the age of 75.

Hofmann was born in 1950 in Mexico City, into a family rooted in the arts. His mother,…

Regarding Sarah Hemming’s review of the docudrama Here There Are Blueberries (“We must understand how humans did this”, Theatre, Life & Arts, January 24), my question is why must we now understand behaviour via the long-buried images of…

The recent backlash over western brands incorporating elements associated with Chinese “Mandarin jackets” highlights a broader challenge for global companies. Some call it “cultural appropriation” (“The ‘standout’ alternative to the…

It’s a bright Monday morning at Yarra Bend Park, the largest area of natural bushland in inner-city Melbourne. Green and lush, the park gently hums with both natural and human activity: birds tweet overhead, dogs swim in the water, parents and…