Film and drama
Lotus May Thompson and the Acid Girl legacy

A century ago, on 1 February 1925, Australian silent film star Lotus May Thompson made headlines ...  
Civil War offers grim peek at America's potential future

In a dystopian future, four journalists travel across the United States during a nationwide ...  
Academy Award-winning 'Angel' Meryl Streep in Australia

This image of Meryl Streep was taken in Hobart when the actress was on a promotional tour for the ...  
David Williamson — 'Don's Party' was just the beginning

This pensive pic of David Williamson was shot at his Diamond Creek home in Melbourne just before ...  
The Apprentice tells Trump's supervillain origin story

A new movie chronicling the early days of Trump's rise to power and the man who built the mons ...  
How Jerry Springer sold his soul to turn trash into gold

A new Netflix documentary goes behind the scenes of what was labelled the worst show of all time ...  
#8 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Julian Lennon — Like father, like son

Julian Lennon was in the news during 2024, leading to this photo by acclaimed photojournalist Bill ...  
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#10 TOP IA STORY OF 2024: Comic banned after Zionist heckler calls in big guns

THE TOP TEN IS BACK! Celebrate the holidays with our top 10 stories of 2024 over the next week and ...  
Forty years on, Threads still delivers chilling nuclear message

One movie event in the '80s shocked us with its depiction of the effects of nuclear war. Decades ...  
Terrifier 3 slashes its way into cinematic history

Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they ...  
Major theatrics in Melbourne!

Japanese Kabuki performers took the stage in Melbourne, electrifying audiences with their un ...  
Funny dunny-man, Shane Jacobson

Actor Shane Jacobson posing in a toilet during a photoshoot to promote 'Kenny' — a hilarious ...  
Longlegs reinvents the crime genre with pure nightmare fuel

In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve ...  
Montie Montana: The greatest trick roper of his time

Cowboy star Roy Rogers called Montie Montana the greatest trick roper of his time. Photojournalist ...  
The 'Man from Snowy River' makes a comeback 

Six years after the release of one of Australia's most iconic movies, the country town of Mansf ...  
Critics of Glazer's Oscars speech prove the relevance of 'The Zone of Interest'

A recent open letter from Hollywood creatives, condemning Jonathan Glazer's Oscar acceptance ...  
When Scott Morrison met Nemesis

There are few surprises in the final episode of Nemesis, the three-part account of how the Liberal ...  
The Trust Fall: When the truth doesn't set you free

A new documentary chronicling the life and persecution of Julian Assange provides one of the most ...  
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