How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement
Mar 18, 2024 09:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Dune, widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors envision the future. Of course, there are Denis Villeneuves visually stunning films, Dune:...
Debate: The amorality of ‘Oppenheimer’
Mar 16, 2024 07:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
As part of the research for Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath, published in 2013 by Penguin Random House (UK) and Pan Macmillan (US), author Paul Ham interviewed 80 survivors of...
Mar 16, 2024 07:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Walking through Chippendale on my way to Sydneys Belvoir Street Theatre, where this production of Holding the Man is playing, I pass by the York Theatre. This was the theatre where, in 1985, Timothy Conigrave, author of...
Netflix, Bath & Body Works Collaborate to Release “Bridgerton” Fragrance Collection
Mar 13, 2024 03:16 am UTC| Business Entertainment
Netflix and Bath Body Works will collaborate to launch a new fragrance collection inspired by the hit historical fiction-romance drama series Bridgerton. Through this team-up, fans of the show will be able to bring their...
As ‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at the Oscars, we should ask how historical films frame our shared future
Mar 12, 2024 06:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Box office receipts for Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer had already approached the billion-dollar mark worldwide before the 2024 Oscars ceremony. To this financial success, along with film awards for Best Director,...
Nintendo, Illumination to Produce 'Super Mario Bros.' Movie Prequel
Mar 11, 2024 10:49 am UTC| Business Entertainment
Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Illumination, formerly known as Illumination Entertainment, announced their plan to release a new Super Mario Bros. movie. The animated film will be based on the world of Super Mario. It will be a...
Taylor Swift's Exclusive Singapore Concerts Stir Diplomatic Buzz at ASEAN Summit
Mar 10, 2024 06:06 am UTC| Entertainment Business
Amidst discussions on pressing regional issues at the ASEAN summit, Singapores Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended the city-states exclusive deal with Taylor Swift, sparking a mix of admiration and controversy among...