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Weeping Woman

The days that NGV wept over Picasso's Weeping Woman art theft

Adam Whittington (left) at Beirut airport with his lawyer Joe Karam as he prepares to fly out of Lebanon.

Whittington leaves Lebanon with warning to 60 Minutes

The children of The Family, many of whom had their hair dyed blonde to make them look like siblings.

Inside the creepy world of 'blonde kid' cult The Family

Luciano Pavarotti in 2004.

Basta! Pavarotti's family demand Trump drops the famous aria

A photo from Neil Holland's examination of the returned Picasso painting Weeping Woman on August 20, 1986.

Picasso's Weeping Woman: Could 1986 art heist mystery be solved?

EXCLUSIVE

Rihanna.

Rihanna steps into the tub for famous Psycho shower scene

Matt Damon stars in a new Jason Bourne movie.

The unreal life of Matt Damon (which might be a computer simulation)

Growing up in a communist household gave Alexei Sayle a particular perspective on life.

Alexei Sayle, comic revolutionary, returns to stand-up

Anton Yelchin (Chekov), Chris Pine (Kirk) and John Cho (Sulu) on the deck of the Enterprise.

New director Justin Lin takes Enterprise crew back to basics in Star Trek: Beyond

Alden Ehrenreich, who will play Han Solo, attends the Star Wars Celebration 2016 at ExCel on July 17, 2016 in London, ...

Ehrenreich prepares to play young Han Solo in new Star Wars movie

Get over it, dudes: Ghostbusters doesn't belong to you

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Teresa Palmer in <i>Lights Out</i>.

Schlocky sound design haunts solid B-movie Lights Out

Mark Ruffalo goofs around on the set of <i>Thor: Ragnarok</i> on the Gold Coast.

Forget the Hiddleswift frenzy: Thor cast are enjoying themselves

Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie.

Gay kiss gets cut from sexless Tarzan movie

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters: Reboot vanquishes unbelievers

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Demolition

Demolition: Muddled and disappointing

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Love and Friendship

Love & Friendship: Jane Austen with a dose of cool

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Swiss Army Man.

Swiss Army Man: Radcliffe's 'farting corpse movie'

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Our Kind of Traitor in cinemas July 14

Our Kind of Traitor: Struggle for right in le Carre's world

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Sing Street

Sing Street: Teen musical riffs on familiar theme

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Maggie's Plan

Maggie's Plan: A fertile jaunt along gender lines

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz: Revolution as US melodrama

Rating:

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan: Muscle and CGI action abounds

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Goldstone

Goldstone: Style rises over plot's flaws

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Central Intelligence

Central Intelligence: Disjointed plot

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

The BFG

The BFG: Roald Dahl classic gets Spielberg magic

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The Measure of a Man

The Measure of a Man: Barely suppressed rage

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues

Belle & Sebastian: A beautiful, simple fantasy

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence: Sequel doesn't take flight

Rating:

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Everybody Wants Some

Everybody Wants Some: More forced than funny

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course: Franchise frozen in time

Rating:

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

The Wait

The Wait: Atmosphere eclipses drive

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Finding Dory

Finding Dory: Sequel immerses us in soothing world

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Warcraft

Warcraft: Bombastic epic best left to the nerds

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Me Before You

Me Before You: Clumsy foray into euthanasia politics

Rating:

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

Downriver

Downriver: Dark tale takes us somewhere fresh

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Mustang

Mustang: Sisters defy marriage game in Turkey

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

TMNT 2: No one's idea of a must-see movie

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2: A supernatural thriller with flair

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead: 'Biopic' trumpets tone over truth

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day: Tragic weirdness of wartime logic

Rating:

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Mr. Right

Mr Right: Assassin in love misses the target

Rating:

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Money Monster

Money Monster: Movie battles its own demons

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2: All-star cast can't work magic

Rating:

Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

Construction site at the Brutalist Newport Islamic Centre, soon to be completed.

m23-cover-breakout: Open House Melbourne 2016 – talks and films

An impression of the Newport Mosque, featuring in this year's Open House Melbourne.

Behind closed doors

Weeping Woman

NGV chief conservator recounts Picasso's Weeping Woman theft

Luciano Pavarotti in 2004.

Basta! Pavarotti's family demand Trump drops the famous aria

Strained chumminess ... Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes in Betrayal.

Betrayal captures lighter moments but avoids the seams of emotional sadism

The Rabble's Cain and Abel.

The Rabble's Cain and Abel tackles violence against women in Biblical tale

Artist impression of a new 2000-seat theatre for Canberra, by Williams Ross Architects and Farzin Lofti-Jam.

Stage set for new Canberra theatre in next decade

OzAsia Festival director Joseph Mitchell says Australia’s major arts festivals are failing to seriously engage with Asia.

Australia's arts festivals failing to seriously engage with Asia

Still influencing music lovers ... Jeff Buckley released his only studio album <i>Grace</i> in 1994.

Jeff Buckley's record collection available to browse and stream

The Avalanches, from left, James Dela Cruz, Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi.

Don't worry Splendour fans, The Avalanches are still coming

Kim Kardashian, Kanye, West and Taylor Swift.

Swift hits back over Kardashian snapchat 'painting her a liar'

Sydney architect Alfie Arcuri won the 2016 season of The Voice Australia.

Why The Voice winner's single has flopped in charts

ANALYSIS

Katy Perry has released a new song, Rise, for the Rio Olympics.

Rating Olympic songs, from Katy Perry to Freddie Mercury

Big win for collection of essays

Lucy Treloar (left) and Fiona Wright, winners of the Kibble Awards for women's life writing, at the State Library of NSW ...

Poet and essayist Fiona Wright has won the $30,000 Kibble Literary Award for women's life writing.

When is it OK to abduct a child?

Author Sarah Armstrong.

After her daughter was born, Sarah Armstrong found herself worrying about all the children who could not rely on the adults around them.

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Out of King's shadow

Why hit horror writer Joe Hill hid the fact he was the son of the successful author.

<i>A Divided Spy</I>, by Charles Cumming.

A Divided Spy and Devour: Thrillers get heart racing

<i>Where the Light Falls</i>, by Gretchen Shirm.

Where the Light Falls: A deftly written first novel

<i>Liberty or Death: The French Revolution</i>, by Peter McPhee.

Liberty or Death: Brilliant history of French Revolution

<i>Whole Wild World: A Memoir</i>, by Tom Dusevic.

Whole Wild World: Making sense of an early life

Augustown, by Kei Miller.

Augustown: Powerful novel with simmering tension

The Sound, by Sarah Drummond.

The Sound: Stark, violent novel set on whaling ship

Everything I Don't Remember, by
Jonas Hassen Khemiri.

Everything I Don't Remember: Cool, thought-provoking book

Out of the Ice, by Ann Turner.

Out of the Ice: A chilly place-based thriller

A Prescribed Life, by Tony Atkinson.

A Prescribed Life: Adventures, huge entertainment

Sex Object, by Jessica Valenti.

Sex Object: Narcissistic confessions

Busted, by Keith Moor.

Busted: How the cops smashed a Mafia drug deal

Rosetta
Alexandra Joel

Rosetta: A thrilling study of reinvention

Headwaters
Anthony Lawrence

Headwaters: Poetry with a touch of nature

The Art of Time Travel
Tom Griffiths

Art of Time Travel: Sure-footed look at historians

Asylum
John Hughes

Asylum: A tough-minded fantasy based in reality

<i>Error Australis</i> by Ben Pobjie.

Error Australis: An irreverent take on Australia's history

The Worst Woman in Sydney
Leigh Straw

The Worst Woman in Sydney: Empress of the underworld

Golden Hill
Francis Spufford

Golden Hill: Joyous 18th-century New York romp

What is Not Yours is Not Yours
Helen Oyeyemi

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours: Brilliant fairytales

When Michael met Mina
Randa Abdel-Fattah

When Michael Met Mina: A lively teen romance

Everone is watching
Megan Bradbury

Everyone is Watching: Pinning down NY essence

Comrade Corbyn
Rosa Prince

Comrade Corbyn: How British Labour got surprise leader

The Great Acceleration
Robert Colvile

Great Acceleration: The quickening pace of life

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The Radium Girls: A tragedy that could have been avoided

Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler

Vinegar Girl: Shrew in straitjacket is no fun

The Violet Hour by Katie Roiphe

The Violet Hour: Close-up on the death of the author

In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi

In the Darkroom: A father's search for her identity

<i>Negroland</i>, by Margo Jefferson.

Negroland: Eloquent report from the Third Race

Wood Green by Sean Rabin

Wood Green: Debut delivers incisive portrait of Hobart

The Crime Writer by Jill Dawson

The Crime Writer: Fictional portrait of Highsmith

Burn Patterns by Ron Elliott

Burn Patterns: An arsonist targets a school

Seeds & Skeletons: 30th UTS Writers' Anthology

Seeds & Skeletons: The 30th UTS Writers' Anthology

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Watercolourist: Artist in a 19th-century Italian garden

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Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story by Matti Friedman

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A Long Time Coming: Essays on old age

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Offshore: Behind the Wire on Manus and Nauru

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Esther the Wonder Pig: A pig that changes lives

<i>The Paper House</i> by Anna Spargo-Ryan.

The Paper House review: Imaginative look at loss

<i>The Hatred of Poetry</i>, by Ben Lerner.

The Hatred of Poetry: Chronicle of disappointment

Sheridan Palmer's <I>Hegel's Owl: The Life of Bernard Smith</i> is a brisk but ample biography.

Hegel's Owl: The man who put art on Australia's map

<i>The Teacher's Secret</i> by Suzanne Leal.

The Teacher's Secret: A modern tale of good and evil

Richie Strahan, the star of Channel Ten's hit dating show.

The Bachelor appears to have found love despite inner struggle

"There is a correlation between the number of Muslims in a country and the number of terrorist attacks": Sonia Kruger.

Sonia Kruger tops a year of bruising scandals for Nine

Comedian James Corden has a reputation for poking fun at newsworthy topics.

James Corden spoofs Kardashian video of Kanye-Swift phone call

Documentary series <i>Making A Murderer</i> chronicles the strange US case of Steven Avery, who is a serving time in ...

Netflix orders more episodes of Making A Murderer

Season seven delayed ... Emilia Clarke will not appear as Daenerys Targaryen in <i>Game of Thrones</i> until winter 2017 ...

Why Game of Thrones filming is officially delayed

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