entertainment

Summer is here and so are those long leisurely days of nothing following Christmas. Here are five documentaries that will help you while away the time.  Source link

Kazuaki Ono wanted to entice people from Japan to visit Australia by showing we have as much to offer with our food culture as we do with our iconic scenery. Source link

From homegrown heroes to visiting legends, here are Australia’s favourite classical music and jazz stories this year. Source link

The soaring mercury has you craving the cool, dark sanctuary of the cinema. But what to see? The art-house awards-season hopeful? The psychological book adaptation? The one with the big snake? Source link

As film photography surges in popularity among younger generations, technicians who repair analogue cameras are retiring, raising concerns it will become a dying art.    Source link

Academy Award-winner Brendan Fraser speaks to ABC News about his new film and why human connection is the antidote to an increasingly polarised world. Source link

The actor talks about why she felt compelled to make the Christmas-themed film and why she was lucky to get Helen Mirren to play the titular role. Source link

Which Christmas hits didn’t do as well on the charts as you’d think? Test your knowledge of festive cheer. Source link

Our favourite podcasts of the year include tales of art forgery, a documentary about the life of Fela Kútì and a true-crime thriller about a dead body in the ocean. Source link

Once December rolls around, there’s nothing the minor movie studios love more than getting their most unhinged Christmas tropes out of cold storage. Source link