Villeneuve’s Dune: review
As Dune adaptations go, Villeneuve’s new effort is far from a disaster. It just isn’t terribly engaging. Continue reading Villeneuve’s Dune: review
Category: Art & Culture
Art, media, local and international culture
ABBA and the Holograms
Is ABBA about to change the face of modern music? In London next year, the most co-ordinated salvo yet will be fired in the ongoing assault of the hologram artist. Continue reading ABBA and the Holograms
Australians are spending more on music, but will the COVID pandemic spell the end of the album?
The Australian music industry’s revenue has surged 37 per cent thanks to a boom in streaming subscriptions since online platforms like Spotify were first introduced in 2012. But streaming platforms risk globalising the local industry in unprecedented new ways. Continue reading Australians are spending more on music, but will the COVID pandemic spell the end of the album?
‘Sunset’ for Tina Arena?
Tina Arena may be set to star in her next blockbuster musical. The iconic Aussie singer is rumoured to headline a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster Sunset Boulevard in 2022. Continue reading ‘Sunset’ for Tina Arena?
Steady on, it’s just Chess
A little less time spent in earnest consideration of what it all meant and a few more rehearsals and this production might have been a fun, camp night out. Continue reading Steady on, it’s just Chess
French Exit: a movie about toxic, white privilege, or just a toxic, white privileged movie?
French Exit is either a racist, narcissistic, consumerist nightmare or a brilliant black comedy. A significant portion of the movie is inevitably spent wondering which. Continue reading French Exit: a movie about toxic, white privilege, or just a toxic, white privileged movie?
Toxic journalism triggered Turner’s PTSD
Ms Turner, 81, says she decided to talk about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband and former co-star to try and put the trauma of her past abuse behind her. Continue reading Toxic journalism triggered Turner’s PTSD
The age of Hamilton is over
Through the Black Lives Matter movement, through public lynchings, through a painful, powerful dialogue about cultural representation and racism in the West, people still love Hamilton, blindly, passionately, almost operatically. Continue reading The age of Hamilton is over
Tab Hunter Syndrome: dragging Hollywood out of the closet
Tab Hunter syndrome relies on the gay community celebrating any public figure happy to join their ranks. In recent years, it’s become far more complex. Continue reading Tab Hunter Syndrome: dragging Hollywood out of the closet
Judgement at Nuremberg at 60: how times, and America, have changed
It speaks to Hollywood’s skill for marketing the American Dream that Judgement at Nuremberg’s characters still appear as fragile and well-intentioned now as they did 60 years ago. Continue reading Judgement at Nuremberg at 60: how times, and America, have changed
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