Film Study: ‘Paris Is Burning’ and trans as artform and necessary expression
Our Film Study series wraps this week with a film that sees drag and decadence combine in the name of necessary visibility. Rohan Stephens delves into…
Film Study: ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and its voyeuristic look at adult relationships
This week’s film studies kick off with Rohan Stephens picking an unusual Stanley Kubrick movie: Eyes Wide Shut, the controversial film in which Tom Cruise and…
Film Study: ‘Taxi Driver’ and what life was like before Uber
Cream presents our regular column Film Study that covers the films you ought to have seen by now but perhaps haven’t. From cinema’s early days of…
RIP Matthew Perry: ‘Friends’ star dead by drowning
Actor Matthew Perry has died, reportedly from drowning. He was 54. The actor, who was best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead…
Shoes your partners wisely… Kylie’s sharp ad campaign for Jimmy Choo and Jean Paul Gaultier
It’s exciting enough when a beloved celeb collaborates with a great fashion house, but when I saw the results of the Jean Paul Gaultier / Jimmy…
Embracing the Madness: an interview with Róisín Murphy
Róisín Murphy has been making music for close to 30 years. And it is music that has alway, always stood out from the common crowd. Cream…
Games without frontiers: Powerhouse Museum to celebrate all manner of gaming for one night only
Powerhouse Museum is bringing together the games community for one night only with its mammoth event Powerhouse Late: Gaming – celebrating Australian game innovation via live…
Henry Winkler announces tour of Australia; chatting about making pictures, and life’s ups and downs between takes
Henry Winkler is well-known for his pose of two-thumbs-up followed by an ‘Eyyyyy’, but his legacy in pop culture will show much more than that. Winkler’s…
‘Mary Poppins’ more than just a musical: part magic show, part circus, even part fever dream
Musicals can often come across as twee, especially when the subject is syrupy, and while you might assume a musical version of the childhood classic Mary…
‘Guinness World Records 2024’ packed with fascinating facts and surprising finds; WIN one of 10 copies!
Some people require a lot of incentive to practise being good at something – be it in sport, entertainment and especially career, money and status are…
Bertie Beetle turns 60 this year… so why are there no Bertie Beetle bags at this year’s Perth Royal Show?
Australian chocolate favourite Bertie Beetle turns 60 this year, the chocolate initially created in 1963 from leftover bits of Violet Crumble to result in a crispy, crunchy,…
How McDonald’s has conveniently removed the shame from obvious product placement in television and film
Do you remember the days of blatant product placement in film and TV? You’d see a can of Pepsi in a scene, strategically placed on the…
Ministry of Sound’s Classical concert series touring Australia in October and December
Ministry of Sound’s acclaimed orchestral concert series Classical will be touring Australia from October to December 2023. Having recently thrilled Australian and New Zealand fans through…
