Why ‘Rocketman’ is actually a fairly sad story despite all its flash and brilliance
Rocketman could have ended up an exercise in bombastic vanity, given that its subject, Elton John, is one of music’s biggest-selling artists and a star as…
Netflix set a premiere date for its ‘Dark Crystal’ reboot series
Just in case you haven’t seen enough ’80s nostalgia on the telly – from The Goldbergs to Stranger Things and reboots aplenty – Netflix has announced…
A Feast for the Senses: Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort’s Feast Market Brunch
Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort can boast yet another reason for its growing superiority in the heart of one of the world’s best-known beach areas. Every Sunday…
WIN! Family Passes to see ‘Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion’
He’s the dude with the rolly-polly bod and the cool braided hair who ruled the roost of comic books in the early 1960s. Now Asterix is…
Golden Books Rebooted for The Modern Age
Turn back now if you get squeamish around the subjects of drugs, disease and (general) dysfunction. Or leave your hoighty attitude at the door and enter…
International audiences blown away by Kate Miller-Heidke: 9th place at Eurovision
Australian singer and all-round kookster Kate Miller-Heidke has placed ninth in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Overnight in Tel Aviv, Israel, Kate took to the…
Twilight’s Robert Pattinson looks set to be the next Batman
We’re used to seeing him play a vampire in Twilight – albeit dressed more human-like than vamp – but soon we may see actor Robert Pattinson…
Are you ready for a hip-hop version of ‘Romeo & Juliet’?
Baz Luhrmann lent Shakespeare’s classic tale Romeo & Juliet a postmodern edge, and now director Solvan ‘Slick’ Naim is developing a hip-hop musical of the Bard’s…
Cream’s Top 5 Tunes from the ‘Gloria Bell’ Soundtrack
In the film Gloria Bell, Julianne Moore plays a divorced woman looking for a little more joy in her life. Hanging out in retro-themed singles bars…
Doris Day has died, aged 97: the darker side to the squeaky clean actor’s life
Actor/singer Doris Day died of pneumonia last night, surrounded by family and friends at her Carmel Valley home in San Diego, US. She had turned 97 last…
Happy World Cocktail Day!
It’s unfortunate that World Cocktail Day should fall on a Monday this year, today being that very day. Having it fall on a Friday or Saturday…
POMS: Two cheers only for a film that aims to take the art of ageing to new comical heights
Class act Diane Keaton teams up with Australian acting royalty Jackie Weaver in this easy-to-watch comedy that realises the dreams of a retiree, exploring friendship and…
Coke release its own line of mixers to lighten up your Jack or Johnny
It’s not enough that Coca-Cola has stamped its name on everything from yo-yo-s to yoga mats, beach towels to theme parks, now the fizzy drink has…
