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Gasp at a ghost and have a laugh this weekend

The Woman in Black, Overweight Lightweight and more are on.

The Canberra Times

‘We knew a banjo house record would annoy the techno bores’: how the Grid made Swamp Thing

‘It was a smash in loads of countries. When we played it at London’s Ministry of Sound club, there was a girl staring at Roger’s banjo like she’d never seen one before’

The Guardian - UK

The Phenomenon of Chappell Roan's Concert Outfits

We spoke with the pop sensation's stylist about her on-stage style, which includes drag homages, campy theatrics, and a few history lessons.

Marie Claire

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John Waters talks Trump on "Real Time"

Speaking to Bill Maher, Waters says that while most prisoners smuggle in cell phones, Trump will have other needs

Salon

The Woman in Black review – a playfully meta ghost romp with heavy-handed jump scares

Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide, then touring nationallyLed by TV mainstays John Waters and Daniel MacPherson, this Australian run of a workmanlike West End staple is a safely spooky night at the theatre

The Guardian - AU

On my radar: CMAT’s cultural highlights

The Irish musician on her favourite traditional pub, converting to the cult of baseball, and gigs in a western movie set

The Guardian - UK

Be gay, do crime! A brief history of the lesbian thriller

As Love Lies Bleeding blood-splatters its way into cinemas, we’re delving into the sapphic criminal underworld

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John Waters' Career-Spanning Exhibition Draws Crowds At Academy Museum

Explore the career of iconic director John Waters through a career-spanning exhibition at the Academy Museum, showcasing his boundary-pushing films and end...

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'A thrilling ride': Daniel MacPherson, John Waters to star in The Woman in Black

It is the second longest-running play on the West End.

The Canberra Times

Darby and Joan season 1: cast, plot, trailer, filming locations, and everything you need to know

Darby and Joan season 1 stars acting legends Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi.

WhatToWatch

‘It was the ultimate outsider cinema’: the indelible influence of London’s Scala

In the 1980s and early 90s, the King’s Cross picture house attracted all manner of freaks, geeks, itinerants and outcasts to its cult movie all-nighters. The makers of a new documentary discuss its rise, fall, and quite heroic legacy

The Guardian - UK

The Best LGBTQ+ shows and movies to watch for free online

Finding quality LGBTQ+ content is hard. Finding such content without having to pay is nearly impossible. However, here's what we found to watch for free.

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Newcastle Herald

Your Weekender reads: city style-setters; John Waters; Kevin McCloud; Georgia Maher; Lizotte's Wayne Rogers and James Hingston

What's in the Hunter's best weekend liftout.

The Guardian - UK

‘I am not that much in pursuit of happiness’: Werner Herzog on beer, yoga and what he would ask God

The pioneering German film‑maker, actor and writer answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including John Waters, Nicole Kidman and Wim Wenders

The Guardian - US

‘I’m so respectable I could puke’: John Waters has his Hollywood moment

A new exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures celebrates the director - and Waters is taking the elevation in stride

The Guardian - AU

Three things with John Waters: ‘I was delighted but I wondered how to get it on to a plane’

In our weekly interview about objects, the former Play School host shares a prized family heirloom – and an accessory that revolutionised his guitar-playing

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Hairspray review – subversive spirit shines through John Waters’ high-camp 80s musical

The original 1988 bubblegum musical comedy, starring Ricki Lake, satirises racism and body-conformism with left-field flair

GamesRadar

The heist at the end of the world... Ed Brisson details his apocalyptic crime comic, Sins of the Salton Sea

The writer delves into his new miniseries for AWA Studios

Cinemablend

15+ '80s And '90s Comedies That Aren't Quite Classics But Are Still Worth Watching

In an era of classic comedies, a few were bound to fall through the cracks, so we're giving them the credit they deserve.

The Guardian - UK

Helmut Berger obituary

Film actor whose hypnotic presence was central to a trio of films directed by Luchino Visconti in the late 1960s and early 70s

France 24

'Pope of Trash' John Waters on perversions, pop culture and pathological liars

Celebrated as a cult filmmaker for his masterful handling of bad taste and seediness in films like "Pink Flamingos", "Female Trouble" and "Hairspray", John Waters has now published his first novel, "Liarmouth". Featuring a rich tapestry of iconoclastic characters, including trampolining enthusiasts, talking body parts and a trans pet, the…

The Guardian - UK

Sick of Myself review – jet-black Norwegian comedy

Terrible people do awful things, deliciously, in this satire of a competitive relationship between artists

The New Daily

Skeletons in the closet, a royal scandal and a shock war story: Aussie celebs share their origin stories

Iconic satirist Barry Humphries and entertainer Rhonda Burchmore headline the 14th season of compelling SBS series, Who Do You Think You Are?

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