TV
Q&A; breaking a few old rules
MICHAEL LALLO There's an art to finding the right mix of panellists who will spark off each other.
Big Bang on hold over pay dispute
MICHAEL IDATO 9:09am Production on series eight is being delayed because of a contract dispute with its top actors.
Positive impact: Why Harry Potter books make kids more tolerant
TV: Big Brother Israel still rolling despite Gaza turmoil
Movies: Who saved film stock?
Television: 5 Offspring predictions
Latest Reviews
Report Card
Bachelor's Grandma steals show
CANDICE BARNES The bachelor's straight-talking grandma is by far the most exciting and interesting woman on the show.
Miracle! Johansson shines as Lucy
JAKE WILSON After a decade of uncertain performances in often thankless roles, suddenly Scarlett Johansson is interesting again.
Cameo
Azalea cast in Fast & Furious
PETER VINCENT It was only a matter of time. Only months after she was a virtual unknown, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has apparently crossed over into Hollywood.
Hoffman's last movie affirms his talent
PHILIPPA HAWKER A Most Wanted Man is austere, melancholy, a character study rather than a thriller. It’s a film about different ways of working, different notions of intelligence, different approaches to the idea of security.
Top spot
5SOS top US chart in best ever debut by Australian act
The debut album for Australian teen pop-rock band Five Seconds of Summer has debuted at No.1 in the US.
Duet
Lady Gaga: Jazz is easier than pop
Lady Gaga is a bonafide pop star, but the singer says recording jazz music was easier than pop. Gaga has spent two years recording an album of jazz standards with Tony Bennett called Cheek to Cheek.
Exodus cops 'racist' complaints
PATRICK BEGLEY Director Ridley Scott's new biblical blockbuster Exodus: Gods and Kings has come under fire for "whitewashing" African history, casting four white leads to tell a story of Israelities and Egyptians.
Ratings
MasterChef shatters Glasshouse
MICHAEL LALLO MasterChef hit a new low last year. But viewers have fallen in love with the cooking show all over again, leading a ratings resurgence for Ten.
Casting
The Slap signs two US names
MICHAEL IDATO Despite having been in development for two years, the US remake of the critically exalted Australian drama has signed two major stars as its leads.
Video Red Carpet Popped Culture Pick of the Flicks Movie Extras Trailers The Guide
Australia's love affair with Poirot
After 25 years as a master sleuth in Agatha Christie's Poirot, David Suchet returns to tread the boards in The Last Confession. (05:17)
