Tasmania welcomes the Winter Solstice with twelve days of music and art. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Eisenstein and Prokofiev made one of the great war films. But how did they manage to keep Stalin happy? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

One part musical, one part romance and one part weepie.

Reminiscent of the 1962 Burt Lancaster drama The Birdman of Alcatraz - though with one major change.

Despite the success of 1970s teleseries Roots, cinema has dragged its heels on serious depictions of the slave era.

Turturro stars stars as a hard-up, middle-aged man persuaded by his former employer to rent out his sexual services.

How did one composer document, and survive, the 20th century’s most brutal political experiment? Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Whether this delights or sends you screaming up the wall, there’s no mistaking this film’s uniqueness.

Legendary Hollywood child-star, TV and musicals actor (and husband of eight), passes away at 93. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Carnegie Hall ensemble releases YouTube clip featuring mashup of 43 cartoon favourites. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

The music of John Williams deserves to be heard in the concert hall, says the SSO’s new Chief Conductor. Continue reading Get unlimited digital access from $4 per month Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in

Thus Spake Zarathustra is Richard Strauss’ most recognisable work. But what ideas lurk behind the fanfare?