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'Can you actually hear me now?' singer and guitarist Thom Yorke asked while performing at Coachella.

Radio silence: Radiohead battle audio failure at Coachella

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina is not going anywhere from Veep.

How Veep comments on Trump in surprising new season

Chastain accepting an award at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last month.

How a stranger's act of kindness set Jessica Chastain on her path

The documentary <i>Cultivating Murder</I> is dedicated to Glen Turner, who had a genuine concern for the environment.

New documentary looks behind 'political' killing over land clearing

Garry Maddox

Bryan Dawe and John Clarke were one of television's most enduring comedic partnerships.

'The injustice of it': Dawe breaks his silence on death of Clarke

Tony Wright

Teresa Palmer's life is bathed in a particularly gentle light, but she is drawn, she says, to dark material.

Zen goddess Teresa Palmer went to the dark side with Berlin Syndrome

Karl Quinn

Singer/songwriter Billy Bragg says we need to fight our own cynicism.

'Every generation has to find a way to deal with the blues'

Kerrie O'Brien

Ukrainian authorities have imposed a travel ban on Russia's Eurovision contestant Yulia Samoylova.

Eurovision 2017: Russia gives song contest cold shoulder

Broede Carmody

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in the original <i>Star Wars</i>.

A princess' final bow: Carrie Fisher's final screen appearance

Teresa Palmer's life is bathed in a particularly gentle light, but she is drawn, she says, to dark material.

Golden girl Teresa Palmer goes to the dark side in sex thriller

Isabelle Huppert says acting is ''a little like drinking alcohol''.

'It is not difficult': Isabelle Huppert on the role no American wanted

Tom Wilkinson delivers a superb performance as Richard Rampton in <i>Denial</I>.

Battling against the original and most terrifying fake news

Charlize Theron and Vin Diesel in The Fate of the Furious.

The Fate of the Furious a bit too shiny for villainous fun

Stills from the film "Frantz"?

Francois Ozon's desperate quest for meaning comes up empty

Colossal

Colossal: Anne Hathaway stars in film like no other

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious: Too shiny for villainous fun

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Denial

Denial: Courtroom drama of many pleasures

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Raw

Raw: Horror story with a hunger for human flesh

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Personal Shopper

Personal Shopper: Strange, scary and compelling

Rating:

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Frantz.

Frantz: Melancholy delight pervades post-war tale

Rating:

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Chips

Chips: Wretched attempt at an action-comedy

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Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

Dance Academy

Dance Academy: Grounded in realism, not soap

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

A Silent Voice

A Silent Voice: Anime that lacks emotional force

Rating:

Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars

Poster for the film Ghost in the Shell.

Ghost in the Shell: Johansson's absent body parts

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie: Not even Daleks can save it

Rating:

Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars

Smurfs: The Lost Village: A lesson in gender equality

Rating:

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Denise Scott (left) and Judith Lucy.

Review: Denise Scott and Judith Lucy bring audience to their feet

COMEDY FESTIVAL
Michael Bachelard

Patti Smith whipped the crowd into a spiritual frenzy.

Patti Smith delivers uplifting and powerful sermon at Hamer Hall

Review
Hannah Francis

Tom Walker

Hannah Gadsy and Sammy J vie for Barry Award

Comedy Festival
Debbie Cuthbertson and Melissa Cunningham

'Can you actually hear me now?' singer and guitarist Thom Yorke asked while performing at Coachella.

Radio silence: Radiohead battle audio failure at Coachella

Beyonce's <i>Lemonade</i> video album reinvigorated the form.

How Rage kept rocking in the YouTube era

Eddie Vedder in concert with Pearl Jam in Melbourne in 2009.

Pearl Jam bassist uses speech to protest overlooked bands

Easy, laidback and superb - Bonnie Raitt nailed her Sydney show.

Review: From curtain up to lights on, Bonnie Raitt is utterly great

Flume's four songs in the Triple J Hottest 100 contained 16 expletives.

Flume fires up again at APRAs

Inspector Morse creator Colin Dexter dies

John Thaw as Inspector Morse, left, and co-star Kevin Whatlely as Lewis in 1996.

The actor who starred as Inspector Morse's sidekick Lewis has paid tribute to the detective's 'warm and friendly' creator, Colin Dexter, who has died aged 86.

Comedian adds bestselling children's author to credits

Now top of the pops with Kids: Peter Helliar and his first children's book, Frankie Fish and the Sonic Suitcase.

The advantage of a celebrity TV profile in book publishing has been underlined with Peter Helliar's first outing as a children's book author.

Stephen King has taken aim at President Trump in a series of hilarious, but haunting, tweets.

Stephen King trolls Trump’s tweets as only a horror writer could

There's a fan theory that best-selling author and master of horror fiction Stephen King predicted the rise of Donald Trump in one of his novels.

To Know My Crime. By Fiona Capp.

To Know My Crime: The dodgy lives of the rich

<i>Only: A Singular Memoir</i> by Caroline Baum.

Only: Baum's brave memoir of her childhood

The Cross. By Robin M. Jensen.

The Cross: Symbol of mystery and power

from the Wreck. By Jane Rawson.

From the Wreck: Bravura novel of history with edge

Beyond the Rock. By Janelle McCulloch.

Beyond the Rock: The life and times of Joan Lindsay

The Silent Invasion. By James Bradley

Silent Invasion: First in absorbing YA trilogy

The Hearts of Men, by Nickolas Butler.

The Hearts of Men: An assured family saga

The World made Straight. By Ron Rash

The World Made Straight: A taut, suspenseful tale

Ithaca. By Alan McMonagle.

Ithaca: Comedy of a family and country in strife

Arthur & Sherlock. By Michael Sims.

Arthur & Sherlock: The birth of Sherlock Holmes

Dear Quentin. By Quentin Bryce.

Dear Quentin: Correspondence with former GG

The Gamekeeper by Portia Simpson.

The Gamekeeper: Life for the first woman in the role

British actor Peter Capaldi, in costume as Doctor Who, and Pearl Mackie as his new companion Bill Potts, pose with a ...

Capaldi's Doctor Who to go out fighting

Lisa Wilkinson misses out again at the Logie Awards.

Lisa Wilkinson's Logies omission remains a puzzle

John Clarke 'was a great dad', says daughter Lorin Clarke on ABC radio.

Clarke's daughter says 'nothing could have been done' to save him

Caught out: <i>Today Show</i> newsreader Alicia Loxley presents an old news story found on the internet.

Today Show news rehashes Sydney racist bus video four years later

Author Liane Moriarty, second from left, with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and producer Bruno Papandrea.

Big Little Lies' Liane Moriarty confirms plans for season two

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