Nick Galvin looks at what it means to be a spooky man.

Comedian, author and actor Tony Martin says his MO is to "blunder along from project to project".

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling turn out to be very funny in comedy thriller The Nice Guys.

Some of the gloss appears to be wearing off Kyle Sandilands' crown following a sharp decline in the latest ratings for Sydney's FM radio king.

The Dancing with the Stars winner says she's happy to be back in her khakis.

Can Australians Courtney Barnett or Tame Impala walk away with a Grammy? Catch all the action here as Adele, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Johnny Depp perform on music's big night.

One week from the season finale, the lives of four major characters hang in the balance, or worse.

Sydney is under attack in the final trailer for Bryan Singer's big-budget X-Men: Apocalypse.

The best of what's on in art, music, theatre, exhibitions, festivals, markets and more.

In the 1980s, young women everywhere wanted to be like her. Nearly 40 years later, Madonna, 60, and a mother of six, is still a pop culture phenomenon.

The Herald reviewed the ‘sweet harmonies’ and ‘transitory burlesques’ of Princess Rangiriri and her Maori Maids, who had begun their George Street residency.

Hossein Valamanesh, one of Australia’s most versatile and respected artists, died of a heart attack earlier this year.

With artists leaving in droves, audiences reluctant to return to venues and universal crew shortages, even stage survivors are worried.

What will an international audience make of Netflix' ambitious but confusing first Australian series

The Hobbit director has expertly trolled Doctor Who fans everywhere with a cheeky video hinting he might direct an episode.

Let it go ... and get on those ice skates as King George Square transforms for the Winter Festival, complete with snow machine and ice slide. Plus antiques and pregnancy fairs, thought-provoking theatre and more in Brisbane this weekend.

The two actors are appearing at Sydney's Supanova convention over June 16-18 and say they're always touched by meeting fans.

Theories abounded on a special science edition of Q&A, from Einstein's old high-stakes hunches to more recent propositions and pre-occupations. But there was one hypothesis that didn't get a look in, so we are pleased to share it with you here.

One of the most revered and successful Australian bands of all time will be back on stages at home and around the world.

A handful of new Australian films have played to packed houses overseas.

“Good artists copy, great artists steal,” is a familiar aphorism most often attributed to Picasso. But a new exhibition at the National Art School takes the concept further.

Graeme Murphy has replaced inner spiritual calm with external objectification and subjugation as the dominant motif that pervades both moments of love and despair.

Courtney Barnett is becoming loved the world over for her freeform lyrics as well has her honest interviews.

The Wolf and Peter has a light touch and plenty of action.

It's been lavished with praise but the indigenous supernatural thriller is just not that good.