Television

Spielberg concedes to Netflix in new deal for the small screen
Once Spielberg saw Netflix as a kind of gremlin. Now the little beast has grown so large, he has partnered…

TV Review: Starstruck brings comic fizz to celebrity-normie romance
NZ comedy star Rose Matafeo has created a genuinely charming and hilarious series, says Mel Campbell.

Matt Nable's creative expansion continues with Stan Originals movie
The former rugby player turned novelist, screenwriter and actor is now directing his first feature, 'Transfusion' starring Sam Worthington and…

News in Brief: Screen Aus' new Head of Documentary, a first look at MIFF 2021, and more
This week in the news, Alex West joines Screen Aus, Nitram, Zola and The Drovers' Wife to feature at MIFF,…

Aquarius acquires Clementine Ford's 'Fight Like a Girl' for TV series
The provocative feminist memoir is being turned into a six-part comedy drama with Clementine Ford, Lou Sanz, Nayuka Gorrie and…

Foxtel in for the kill in debate over Australian content quotas
At one minute to policy midnight, the screen sector resists cut to Foxtel obligations, wants to deal with streaming regs…

David Gulpilil celebrated in new Adelaide mural
A striking new piece of public art celebrates the legacy of actor David Gulpilil AM in both the early and…

Queens Birthday Honours 2021 awarded to Mandy Walker and Russell Boyd
The Queens Birthday list might be thin but the awardees have dense, interesting careers with a swerve towards cinematographers, financiers…

'Team up for producing success': The Unusual Suspects' Angie Fielder & Polly Staniford
Their latest show is 'The Unusual Suspects' on SBS, but Aquarius is a company with a broad slate. We talked…

You should watch... Love on the Spectrum on ABC iview
The second season of this thoughtful dating show celebrates romance and neurodivergence, and it has completely stolen Jini Maxwell's heart.