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Hit TV show Miami Vice was a 1980s style setter.

This 40-year-old show has the best list of guest stars in television history

Miami Vice changed the face of network television. It also gave some big-name celebrities – and musicians – an early start on screen.

  • Craig Mathieson

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Australians Jacob Elordi, Sarah Snook and Joel Edgerton were nominated for Golden Globes.

One Battle After Another leads, Wicked snubbed in Golden Globe nominations

Jacob Elordi was among the Australian names called out, scoring nods in the film and TV categories. Read the full list of nominees.

  • Jake Coyle
Julia Roberts as Alma in After the Hunt.

Julia Roberts’ anti-woke film feels hopelessly dated in Trump’s America

There’s nothing wrong with the film’s premise: an apparently false accusation of sexual assault on the Yale campus. But here’s why it fails.

  • Michelle Goldberg
Ben Hall and Samantha Jade in <i>Pretty Woman: The Musical</i>.

Pretty Woman: The Musical? Yes, it was a pleasure doing business

The beloved - if improbable - tale of squillionaires and sex work turns into a song and dance number with all the charm of Julia Roberts’ irresistible grin.

  • Nick Dent
Julia Roberts in After the Hunt.

Julia Roberts couldn’t be happier her new film is so controversial

After The Hunt has already stirred up controversy after its screening at the Venice Film Festival.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Rachel Griffiths: “I didn’t go to drama school – I got a teaching degree … I’d do everything I could to build some kind of solid [financial] base.”

Rachel Griffiths: What I learnt from Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp and sex workers

The actor has been dazzling audiences for 35 years. Her latest drama series is Madam.

  • Peter FitzSimons
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Rocker Bryan Adams performing in Melbourne last week. Adams co-wrote the songs to the musical version of the hit film Pretty Woman, playing in Brisbane in October 2025.

Bryan Adams musical will open in Brisbane

The musical adaptation of smash hit movie Pretty Woman will make its Australian debut in Brisbane, but will it be a sure thing?

  • Nick Dent
Graham Norton hosts the rebooted Australian version of Wheel of Fortune.

Graham Norton swaps the glamour of his talk show for an Aussie Wheel of Fortune

Over a nearly 30-year TV career, the Irish chat show host has juggled sex stunts, celebrity guests and game shows. This is how he makes it look so easy.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Could Sydney Sweeney be the next Julia Roberts, or is she in a league of her own?

Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie … Sydney Sweeney? The making of a new Hollywood star

The star of Anyone But You is known for playing the bombshell, but her smart choices behind and in front of the camera could see her propelled to massive stardom.

  • Nell Geraets
Crazy Rich Asians, Notting Hill, You’ve Got Mail, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, When Harry Met Sally and 10 Things I Hate About You.

The nine romcoms we can’t stop falling in love with

We asked 10 well-known Australians to divulge their favourites. Some are classics, some might surprise you – and Love Actually is as divisive as ever.

  • Michael Lallo