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Favreau has 'healthy concern' about AI in filmmaking

The Mandalorian and Grogu director Jon Favreau thinks people should exercise caution when using artificial intelligence in filmmaking.

May 19, 2026 10:20 am
 

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Cancelled pianist denies misleading MSO on Gaza music

Pianist Jayson Gillham has given evidence in his court case against a major symphony orchestra, which will test the limits of free speech in the workplace.

May 19, 2026 9:11 am
 

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Musicians vanishing from Australia's major productions

Disney has cut parts from its orchestra and replaced them with synthesised keyboard technology, leaving local musicians out of a job.

May 19, 2026 8:09 am
 

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Travolta's directorial debut draws criticism at Cannes

The star’s directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach has premiered at Cannes – and one critic dubbed it a ‘disaster’. It’s the latest example of an A-lister heading behind the camera with baffling results.

May 18, 2026 5:15 pm
 

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Film concerts boost classical music audiences in Australia

Classical music isn’t dead, but who’s listening, and how, is changing.

May 18, 2026 5:08 pm
 

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Rochelle Gregory makes short film on mental health

Melbourne fashion designer Rochelle Gregory found success in 2018 when one of her custom-designed leather jackets was worn by actress Ruby Rose in a cosmetics billboard campaign.

May 18, 2026 4:38 pm
 

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Mortal Kombat II uses Gold Coast studios for new film

Thrumming, stone arenas adrift in purple hyperspace, neon green acid pits, a Mad Max-esqe dust bowl landscape teeming with human-adjacent creatures sporting giant rows of fangs more commonly seen on angler fish.

May 18, 2026 3:11 pm
 

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Nic Cage as Spider-Noir

A show about a seemingly peaceful neighbourhood stuck in a previous era’s aesthetics while multi-limbed monsters lurk in the background? No, Netflix isn’t rebooting Stranger Things already; this is the rap sheet for the streamer’s new sci-fi series The Boroughs.

May 18, 2026 2:15 pm
 

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Bloomshed makes it to centre stage with comedy classic

For a theatre company started in the backyard shed of a suburban rental, it’s fitting that Bloomshed has made it to the main stage with a comedic take on Australia’s housing crisis.

May 18, 2026 1:15 pm
 

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Bulgaria welcomes home Eurovision winner Dara

Hundreds of cheering fans waving Bulgarian flags have welcomed Eurovision Song Contest winner Dara upon her return home.

May 18, 2026 12:09 pm
 

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Cameron looks to slash budgets for final Avatar films

James Cameron is hoping to cut costs for his next Avatar movies.

May 18, 2026 11:05 am
 

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The actress who could make Oscars history

No film star is having a year as good as Sandra Hüller. With Project Hail Mary smashing the box office, and new film Fatherland earning rave reviews at Cannes, she could do the unprecedented.

May 18, 2026 10:11 am

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