Netflix Is Making a Movie About the Youngest Person to Sail the World

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia’s pay-TV leader Foxtel is expanding its on-demand offering by adding A+E Networks’ LMN-Lifetime Movie Network to its film lineup.The package, which targets a predominantly female audience with made for television movie content, will be made available from Sept. 1, at no extra charge to subscribers of the Foxtel Movies bundle.Foxtel says that LMN already offers more than 1,000 movies on demand.

Francesca Farago is moving on!

Rapper and singer The Kid LAROI has stayed in the spotlight over the past year, name-dropping TikTok star Addison Rae and releasing one Cole Bennett-directed music video after the other. Laroi was born in Australia, where he began rapping at the age of seven.

rap-rock is having a bit of a comeback right now. Distancing itself from the nu-metal scene of the early ‘00s, “glock-rock” (as it’s been dubbed) is seeing hip-hop stars revive the precarious crossover with thrilling results.

Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die climbs to the chart summit in Australia, as Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)” enters a fourth consecutive week atop the national singles survey.Legends Never Die, which has ruled the albums chart on both sides of the Atlantic, now completes the job in Australia where it rises 3-1 in its second week.It’s the second posthumous hip-hop LP to top the survey in three weeks, following the No.

If you were completely engrossed with the Michael Jordan doco, The Last Dance, you’ll be delighted to hear his 90s classic Space Jam is coming to the site.

Netflix and beat the chill? The streaming juggernaut has dropped its full schedule of new releases for August, and there’s plenty to keep you entertained at home.WATCH: The Guilt Trip with Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand trailer Whether you’re avoiding the chilly weather or you’re wisely following lockdown restrictions as the nation faces increasing coronavirus cases, Netflix has you covered.If you were completely engrossed with the Michael Jordan doco, The Last Dance, you’ll be delighted to

Lime Cordiale land their first No. 1 in the Land Down Under, while Juice WRLD makes a big entrance with his posthumous album release Legends Never Die.

Beyond Cinema has announced it’ll bring its Floating Cinema production to a swath of cities in the US and Australia. The experience will be in New York for one week, from Sept.

Netflix is developing a family feature about Jessica Watson, who became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world in 2009 at the age of 16. The movie based on Watson's memoir True Spirit will be directed by fellow Australian Sarah Spillane, while Princess Diaries producer Debra Martin Chase will produce.

What’s the story?The series follows main character Sofie, as an Australian citizen struggling with mental health issues who is detained after fleeing a cult.As with many Netflix series, this is based on a true story.Stateless loosely chronicles the life of Cornelia Rau, an Australian-German woman who, fifteen years ago, was unlawfully detained for a period of ten months between 2004 and 2005 as part of the Australian Government's mandatory detention program.Like her on-screen version, Rau was

drowned Wednesday while he was spearfishing in an artificial reef on Australia's Gold Coast. He was 32 years old.A nearby snorkeler first noticed Pullin's body the morning of the incident and reported it to local authorities.

#RIP https://t.co/EuNhIJBqwSAt the time I met Alex Pullin I must admit I had no idea who he was . I was sitting next to him in airport .

Stateless (now streaming) that I just can't get out of my head. It's said by Ameer (Fayssal Bazzi), an Afghani refugee seeking Australian protection visas for both himself and his young daughter, Mina (Soraya Heidari).

Also Read: Elizabeth Banks Hops Aboard 'The Magic School Bus' Live-Action Film as Ms. FrizzleThe books were published in Australia by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing and are now available in 10 territories, including North America, where it was recently released by Random House Children’s Books.