entertainment
The best new movies of 2025 from Sinners to KPop Demon Hunters
From Australian-made gore to sugar-rush animation, here are the films that had our critics seated and watching this year. Source link
Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube from 2029, academy says
In a seismic shift for one of television’s marquee events, the Academy Awards will depart US broadcaster ABC and begin streaming on YouTube, beginning in 2029. Source link
A fan of awards season? Prove it with our prize-winning quiz
The 2026 Oscars are just around the corner but let’s give this year’s arts award winners just a couple more moments in the sun. Source link
Warner Bros rejects rival $163bn bid from Paramount
In a letter to shareholders, the board wrote that Paramount had “consistently misled” Warner Bros shareholders that its $US30-per-share cash offer was fully guaranteed, or “backstopped,” by the Ellison family, Source link
We keep giving each other books at Christmas we may never read
As Christmas approaches, it’s time to prepare for a great but undeclared festive tradition: Not reading the many books we’ll be kindly given as presents. Why do we do this to each other? Source link
Rob Reiner's classic films and the lines that have endured
Rob Reiner directed some classic films, many of which contained quotable lines that stuck around long after he yelled “cut!” Source link
Jane Austen's love of music still reverberates on her 250th birthday
250 years after Jane Austen’s birth, her love of music lives on in the characters from her books and screen adaptations. Source link
Bendigo Writers Festival debacle continues as sponsor is asked to apologise
The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival, which will not run next year, again embroils sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid calls for more transparency and accountability. Source link
Filmmaking program giving storytellers with disabilities a platform
Aspiring Darwin filmmakers with disabilities have been getting job-ready, developing skills in scriptwriting, directing, cinematography and editing. It’s the first time the program has been offered in the NT, with plans for it to expand even further. Source link
Jane Austen would have turned 250 today. Here's why she is still relevant
Her books like Pride and Prejudice and Emma were written hundreds of years ago, but have themes that still resonate in today’s society. Source link