The weirdest,most wonderful shops to browse in Brisbane

The weirdest,most wonderful shops to browse in Brisbane

Buy unique,nerdy or specialist items at Brisbane’s best shops and outlets for the bizarre,the quirky and the unexpected.

  • byNick Dent

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With a new film and season,can Star Wars get its groove back?

With a new film and season,can Star Wars get its groove back?

Two of Star Wars’ most popular TV characters,the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda,are heading to movie screens. This is the way.

  • byMichael Idato
Couch surfer in his 30s. Oscar winner in his 40s. Why the whole world wants Taika

Couch surfer in his 30s. Oscar winner in his 40s. Why the whole world wants Taika

One of New Zealand’s most original creative exports,filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi is the king of the oddball.

  • byKonrad Marshall
An actual,original sci-fi blockbuster has arrived. It could be one of the year’s best

An actual,original sci-fi blockbuster has arrived. It could be one of the year’s best

Gareth Edwards’ new film The Creator explores a bleak future with humanity and the technology at war.

  • byMichael Idato
A new Star Wars series takes flight,and strikes the right chords

A new Star Wars series takes flight,and strikes the right chords

From the pages of a 1991 spin-off novel,the stage is set for the debut of a new “big bad” Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars:Ahsoka.

  • byMichael Idato
Disney delays Avatar,Star Wars films in major shakeup

Disney delays Avatar,Star Wars films in major shakeup

Two upcoming films in Marvel’s multibillion-dollar Avengers franchise will be delayed,along with the third instalment of Avatar.

  • byThomas Buckley
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May the flop be with you:Why Disney’s Star Wars hotel failed so fast

May the flop be with you:Why Disney’s Star Wars hotel failed so fast

After investing hundreds of millions in its much-vaunted ‘immersive’ Star Wars hotel,Disney announced its closure after just 14 months.

  • byHannah Sampson
Disney to close its Star Wars hotel less than two years after opening

Disney to close its Star Wars hotel less than two years after opening

At $7200 for two guests,some Star Wars fans had complained the cost of staying at the Disney World hotel was too high.

A Rey of hope? After a long wait Star Wars is back in the film business

A Rey of hope? After a long wait Star Wars is back in the film business

At the Star Wars Celebration convention in London,Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy confirmed the billion-dollar studio is finally getting its movie plans in order.

  • byMichael Idato
Star Wars’ biggest mistake,and how The Mandalorian plans to fix it

Star Wars’ biggest mistake,and how The Mandalorian plans to fix it

It’s testament to the power of The Mandalorian that the series has made good on a made-for-TV special that even George Lucas regrets.

  • byMichael Idato
20/23 visions:cultural resolutions you’ll actually want to keep

20/23 visions:cultural resolutions you’ll actually want to keep

From sampling new theatre to rediscovering old books and “working from home” in a gallery,here are 16 ideas to refresh your new year calendar.

  • byJohn Bailey