Bryan Brown gives a barely perceptible nod of welcome after I arrive by ferry at Balmain wharf, as he steps out from under the semicircular roof of the late 19th-century timber shelter here, the last of its kind on Sydney harbour.
“How’s it…

Bryan Brown gives a barely perceptible nod of welcome after I arrive by ferry at Balmain wharf, as he steps out from under the semicircular roof of the late 19th-century timber shelter here, the last of its kind on Sydney harbour.
“How’s it…

Rodrigo Teixeira touches down at the Marrakech Film Festival this weekend to show first footage of Lebanese bank heist drama Wolves by filmmaking duo Rami Kodeih and Nora Mariana in its Atlas Workshops project event.
Set against the…

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Proclaimers are to headline a Surrey music festival in 2026.
Organisers of GuilFest said Rudimental, Kula Shaker and The Lottery Winners are also on the line-up for the festival, which will return to Stoke Park,…

Happy Thanksgiving one and all. To us international folk still on the daily grind, here’s Max Goldbart taking you through another busy week of news and analysis. Read on. And sign up here.
Microdramas Reach Europe

Earlier this year, we launched a range of tiny cocktails in collaboration with drinks writer Tyler Zielinski to reimagine Italian classics in miniature form, all designed to serve as light, pre-dinner tipples. This one’s suitably red, to go…

Joel Edgerton is ready to punch his awards season ticket.
Ever since debuting at Sundance Film Festival in January, “Train Dreams” (streaming…

Musicians including Neneh Cherry, Nadine Shah, Celeste, Mabel, Leigh-Anne and Brian Eno have joined the bid for the Christmas No 1 spot with a single to raise funds for Palestinian-led organisations.
Lullaby, a reimagining of the traditional…