Culture | TV, Movies, Music and the Arts, News & Reviews | The Age

We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.

The Age

The Age

Culture

Advertisement

Charlotte Wood.

Literature prizes

Australia breaks eight-year Booker Prize drought

Charlotte Wood has been long-listed for Stone Yard Devotional, the first book by an Australian on the prestigious list in eight years.

by Kerrie O'Brien

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves had a vision. Then things got really weird

by Kylie Northover

Robert Menzies as King Lear

Melbourne live reviews

Once again Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear isn’t quite right

by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Jessica Nicholas

Young Woo Kim as Cavaradossi in Opera Australia’s 2024 production of Tosca.

Arts

Five days to get gala ready? ‘Yes it was stressful, but I’m a tenor’

by Elizabeth Flux

Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Live music

Celine Dion pushed aside a devastating illness to stun Paris. Vegas looks next

by Michael Idato

Movies

Ezra

★★★½

Review

De Niro plays yet another grumpy old man - but this time it works

Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale play the parents of a nine-year-old with autism in this engaging drama.

2 hours ago
by Sandra Hall

Russell Crowe plays a retired detective suffering from Alzheimer’s in the thriller Sleeping Dogs.

★★★★

Review

Russell Crowe has never allowed vanity to dictate his career – and that’s why he’s great

In the noir thriller Sleeping Dogs, Crowe proves again what an exceptional character actor he is when he plays a retired detective with Alzheimer’s disease who is revisiting an old case.

2 hours ago
by Sandra Hall

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Analysis

Film & TV production

Could Deadpool & Wolverine have hit No.1 without an underage audience?

by Michael Idato

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie.

Cinema

Barbie was supposed to be a game changer. What happened?

by Nicole Sperling

Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) welcomes new emotion Anxiety (Maya Hawke) in Inside Out 2.

Cinema

Inside Out 2 becomes the biggest animated movie in history

Advertisement

TV & radio

TV Guide

Richard Rankin as John Rebus in the new BBC adaptation.

Streaming

Ian Rankin’s detective Rebus is back - and he’s badder than ever

Outlander star Richard Rankin brings to the role a kind of demonic charisma, a dangerous edge, that makes him more faithful than his predecessors to the author’s vision.

2 hours ago
by Jake Kerridge

In this image released by FX, Matthew Rhys, left, and Keri Russell in The Americans

★★★★★

Streaming

Binge all six seasons of this remarkable drama while you can

The Americans was a masterful production with painfully nuanced performances by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.

by Craig Mathieson

Lisa Kudrow in Time Bandits.

Streaming

Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits is a rare remake that gets it right

by Craig Mathieson

Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Giant in 1955.

Celebrity life

Lost tapes reveal Elizabeth Taylor’s struggle with fame and shame

by Karl Quinn

Celine Dion performs on the Eiffel Tower for the Paris Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Live music

Celine Dion pushed aside a devastating illness to stun Paris. Vegas looks next

by Michael Idato

Starring Tom Blyth, brand new episodes of Billy The Kid are now streaming, only on Stan.

Every pleasure has a price. The brand new Stan Original Series Hotel Cocaine is now streaming.

Music

Martin Phillipps was regarded as one of New Zealand’s finest songwriters.

Pop music

‘A true original’: Music industry mourns ‘Dunedin sound’ pioneer

by Hamish McNeilly

Billy Joel’s last show at Madison Square Garden.

Performing arts

Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years

by Caryn Ganz

British Blues pioneer John Mayall performs with this band the Bluesbreakers at the Deutsche Museum in Munich in1970.

Opinion

Performing arts

The supreme influencer: A bluesman who shaped rock legends

by Warwick McFadyen

Pop culture

Musician, model, producer: what the world needs now is Eartheater

by Sarah-Jane Collins

Grammy nominated musician Jess Cerro has backed calls for an ACCC review.

Australian music

‘Anti-competitive’: Calls mount to break corporate live music domination

by Linda Morris

Sydney hardcore band Speed

Australian music

The Australian hardcore band that’s on the precipice of unlikely stardom

by Nick Buckley

Advertisement

Live reviews

Robert Menzies as King Lear

Melbourne live reviews

Once again Bell Shakespeare’s King Lear isn’t quite right

by Cameron Woodhead, Andrew Fuhrmann and Jessica Nicholas

Girl in Red performs at Margaret Court Arena on July 17, 2024.

Melbourne live reviews

Charming, awkward: This pop star’s joy is infectious

by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way and Sonia Nair

Ryan Gonzalez is a hugely engaging, welcoming and convincing portal into the show.

★★★½

Sydney live reviews

Love Hamilton? Then you should see this as well

by James Jennings, Frances Howe and John Shand

Celebrity

Snoop Dogg cheers during the gymnastics on day two at Bercy Arena.

Olympics

The glamour games: Celebrities take over the Paris Olympics

by Gemma Grant

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha has died.

Vale

Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha dies at 72

by Rachael Ward

Celebrities including Jamie Lee Curtis, Spike Lee, Cher and Robert De Niro have expressed support for Kamala Harris (centre).

US Votes 2024

From George Clooney to Robert De Niro: The power of celebrity endorsements

by Kerrie O'Brien

Stage

They shoot surfers, don’t they? Today I Feel A Soft Breeze is a 24-hour dance piece for two dancers to be performed on Evandale Lake, Surfers Paradise.

Gold Coast

Lizzie and Ryuichi will dance continuously on a lake for 24 hours

by Nick Dent

Now picture him getting chased by a shark.

Opinion

Olympics

The Paris Olympics have been fine. Here’s how they could be improved

by Richard Glover

sad

Performing arts

John Waters might be seeing ghosts but he still doesn’t believe in them

by John Shand

Marney McQueen will play pop legend Celine Dion.

Stage shows

Camp take on Titanic film celebrates Celine Dion

by Nyk Carnsew

Art & design

Ella Lee Fowler won the 5-8 age group at the Young Archie for a portrait of her best friend.

Visual art

Fish, family and friends: Young Archie winners on show

Sophie Cape, in the pose of The Dying Gladiator collecting salt.

Visual art

The best way to understand Australian landscape art? Go feral in the remote wild

by John McDonald

Double or nothing: Vincent Namatjira’s portraits of Gina Rinehart were the subject of requests for removal.

Exclusive

Art

Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits

by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw

Arthur Boyd at Bundanon.

Review

Arthur Boyd’s renowned landscape paintings shown together for the first time

by John McDonald

Books

Review

What to read next: A comedian’s first novel and memoir of East Germany

2 hours ago
by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll

Charlotte Wood.

Literature prizes

Australia breaks eight-year Booker Prize drought

by Kerrie O'Brien

Books to warm a cold winter’s night.

Review

Sick of winter? Survive the chilly nights with these eight books

For better or worse, there’s wiggle room in our squiggles.

Opinion

WordPlay

The English language is full of surprises. Here are my three favourites

by David Astle

Popular in Culture

Loading

Advertisement