BERLIN — Constantin Film, the No. 1 German independent behind the “Resident Evil” franchise, is teaming with German public broadcaster ZDF to produce “The Palace,” (“Friedrichstadt-Palast”) a period drama set at the celebrated Berlin music hall. Global Screen will handle international distribution. “Last Exit to Brooklyn’s” Uli Edel will re-team with Constantin Television, directing the six-part series from a screenplay […]

Amazon Prime’s new series “Hunters” has come under fire from the Auschwitz Memorial for being historically inaccurate. The memorial’s Twitter account called a violent scene featuring a human chess game “dangerous foolishness” and a “caricature.” In the scene, which is depicted in the opening credits of all 10 episodes and plays out in the first episode, a Jewish chess master […]

When Lisa Ryan was on maternity leave with her second son Jax, now 17 months, she struggled with attending playgroups. The 38-year-old felt anxious around other mums and decided to create something a little different – the baby spa. The sessions – which involve a bubble bath, facial and positive touch – claim to help mums’ bond with their baby […]

The Rite of Spring ★★★★Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Sydney Town Hall. February 19 Considering Matthew Shepard ★★★★Sydney Philharmonia-Vox. City Recital Hall. February 20 Considering Matthew Shepard, performed by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs’ VOX choir.Credit:Robert Catto The first of the SSO’s new one-hour Town Hall concerts featuring Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring recalled the first Australian performance of that work, given by the […]

Paul McCartney apparently doesn’t like to be not married. He likes having a companion and life-mate. The former Beatle has been married three times: first to Linda McCartney, who died of breast cancer just short of their 30th wedding anniversary; then to Heather Mills in 2002, a union that lasted just six years. In 2011, McCartney married Nancy Shevell and […]

Jane Austen has been through a lot on screen in recent years. From watching details of her own life contorted into a romantic comedy framework in “Becoming Jane,” seeing her most enduring masterpiece invaded by the undead in “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” or observing the cottage merchandising and tourism industry that has sprung up in her wake in “Austenland,” […]

BN biscuit lovers can now have the sweet snacks once again, thanks to Home Bargains. The discount store has started selling the cheeriest biscuits on the shelves for just 99p. The box contains four packs of two “BN pockets”, meaning they are just over 12p per biscuit. Despite being a cult favourite among biscuit lovers, the French snacks are hard […]

We know authoritarian regimes such as China surveil their citizens with an omniscient high-tech eye, and that their fates are being decided by micro-transgressions they committed in what they thought were private moments. A quip at a family dinner. Laughter at the wrong joke. Downloading the wrong book. The apostate will give herself away eventually. So will you. Capitalist Australia […]

“The Inheritance,” a sprawling and ambitious epic that grappled with the legacy of the AIDS epidemic, will close on March 15. The two-part play has struggled mightily at the box office despite receiving strong reviews. Last week, it grossed $345,984, or 52% of its capacity, a dispiriting number for a show that was reported to have a budget of $9.5 […]

Socialites Emma Afra, 63, and Viviane Brahms, 75, were traveling from upscale Fisher Island to Miami Beach. Two women were found in an embrace in the backseat of a sunken car that had rolled off a ferry in Florida on Tuesday. Socialites Emma Afra, 63, and Viviane Brahms, 75, drowned while hugging after Afra’s Mercedes fell into the 50-foot deep […]