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Delta Goodrem is cast as a reading recovery teacher in <i>House Husbands</I>.

Delta Goodrem makes acting comeback in House Husbands

Hugh Jackman was 'the first person I thought of' for a duet, says Barbra Streisand.

Streisand duets with Hugh Jackman, and makes his wife scream

Jackie Chan at a photo call for his new movie <i>Bleeding Steel</i>, which is being shot in Sydney.

Jackie Chan to scale the Sydney Opera House in his next film

John Jarratt as Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek.

Wolf Creek, starring John Jarratt, on track to terrify US audiences

Jared Leto as the Joker in Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad: DC's band of misfits are this generation's Dirty Dozen

The Night We Lost Our Marbles by Michael Leunig.

Our leaders are lunatics, despairs Michael Leunig

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Sonia Kruger and David Campbell on Nine's <i>Today Extra</i>.

Sonia Kruger's Muslim comments reveal a fractious TV culture

COMMENT

<i>Gruen</i> host Wil Anderson.

When it comes to biting satire, Wil Anderson can't be Trumped

Matt Damon stars in a new Jason Bourne movie.

None of this is real: why Matt Damon believes God is a computer simulation

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

Star Trek director Justin Lin takes Enterprise crew back to basics

roughly 13 per cent of Pokemon GO sales should flow to Nintendo.

Pokemon movie starring Pikachu is on the way

Maggie Naouri as Anu Singh in Joe Cinque's Consolation, which is having its world premiere at MIFF.

Joe Cinque's Consolation gets inside the mind of a killer

Leonardo DiCaprio in <i>The Wolf of Wall Street</i>.

Prosecutors claim financier withdrew $US1 million to gamble with Leo

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

Schlocky sound design haunts solid B-movie Lights Out

Jason Bourne poster

Jason Bourne: Spy updated for new generation

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT.

Embrace of the Serpent: Magical tale of the Amazon

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Dough poster

Dough review: Needs a little less sugar

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Star Trek: Beyond

Star Trek: Beyond: Enterprise crew go back to basics

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Weiner

Weiner: A rich study in self-delusion

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters: Reboot vanquishes unbelievers

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Demolition

Demolition: Muddled and disappointing

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Love and Friendship

Love & Friendship: Jane Austen with a dose of cool

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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

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

The Age 29/7/2016 Street Art of Hillary Clinton by Melbourne artist Lushsux. Pic taken from Lushsux Instagram

Council demands small business remove 'offensive' Hillary Clinton mural

A smartphone user gets the green light from Buro North's Smart Tactile Paving.

Why playing Pokemon Go could kill you

Edgar Degas' Woman seated on the edge of a bath sponging her neck is at the National Gallery of Victoria.

Degas a blockbuster better than we have never seen

Dene Kermond in <I>The Slip Lane</I>.

Absurdist suburban satire sometimes bewilders

Keith Robinson in Belvoir Street's Twelfth Night. Photo by Brett Boardman

Twelfth Night never reaches Shakespeare's comedic heights

Parole interview: Arthur Bolkas, left, and David Wood in The Chat.

The Chat puts justice in audience's hands

Paul Capsis's performance is incisively funny.

The incisively witty Quentin Crisp lives again

Theatre review

Actors John Gaden and Heather Mitchell.

Hansard Monologues brings the funniest speeches of Parliament to life

Luciano Pavarotti in 2004.

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

New deal: Liam Payne has signed to Capitol Records UK.

One Direction's Liam Payne announces solo deal, as fans mourn

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'

New Harry Potter already a bestseller

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the last novel finished.

It's a book based on the script of the new London theatre show, but that doesn't seem to have put off too many Australian Potterheads.

Why every US novel is about race

Angela Flournoy

Angela Flournoy is well-practised in dealing with people who see her novel through one prism.

P. J. Harvey's appearance is something of a coup for the festival.

P.J. Harvey tops the bill

The English singer is the surprise headline act for the Melbourne Writers' Festival.

White Sands: Experiences from the Outside World, by Geoff Dyer

White Sands: A journey into a unique world

<i>The Gene</i> by Siddhartha Mukherjee.

The Gene: A thought-provoking exploration

<i>We're All Going to Die</i> by Dr Leah Kaminsky.

We're All Going to Die: A positive spin on the end

A Quiet Palce by Seicho Matsumoto.

A Quiet Place: A ground-breaking crime novel

Breaking Cover, by Stella Rimington.

Breaking Cover: Espionage with inside knowledge

Love and life in crisis in 1916.

Ice Letters: A thoughtful wartime historical romance

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The Middlepause: A poised and poetic look at menopause

Hamilton Hume
Robert Macklin

Hamilton Hume: Macklin's study of early explorer

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Red: A fun journey into into all things red

Bringing the hip-hop ... Mamoudou Athie (left) and Shameik Moore in <i>The Get Down</i>.

First look at Baz Luhrmann's The Get Down

Impressive again ... Virginia Trioli did a fine job as host of <i>Q&A</i> on a compelling episode.

Virginia Trioli shines as Q&A host as abuse story sickens panel

Billie McKay during a guest appearance in the 2016 season.

MasterChef winner's humbling time with Heston

This year's Bachelor, Richie Strahan, with some of the contestants this season. The Bachelor for season 4, Richie ...

How to spot the invisible hands shaping The Bachelor

Mother of dragons, not always dialogue ... Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) gets tongue-tied while trying to deliver ...

HBO releases Game of Thrones blooper reel

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Roots Roots, 2016.

TV picks: Wednesday, July 27

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TV picks: Thursday, July 28

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Trailer: Hacksaw Ridge

Mel Gibson directs an all-star cast in this World War Two action film that follows the story of Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, played by Andrew Garfield, who becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Australian Survivor: extended first look

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