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Tom's Guide
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Ring in the new financial year with Binge's birthday offer — now 50% off for 5 months
With the cost of streaming services in Australia steadily rising, scoring a discount on a subscription is becoming rare. However, Australia's own Binge has just turned five, and to celebrate, it's offering a juicy discount on its Basic tier. From today (June 24) to June 30, Binge has slashed the price of its Basic subscription in half to just AU$5 p/m for five months — that's AU$25 total. This subscription usually retails at AU$50 over that time, so new and returning customers will save a massive 50% off. With some upcoming new originals, select on-demand sporting events, lifestyle content, and more available within, Binge's birthday offer is not one to miss. You'll need to act fast to nab this discounted offer, as this deal will end on June 30, 2025. Typically costing AU$10p/m for a Basic subscription, this Binge deal will save you AU$25 over the first five months. For a nice AU$5 per month, you can access all of Binge's content catalogue and stream in HD on one screen. Note that this is an ad-supported tier, meaning you'll experience around 5 minutes of advertisements for every hour of viewing. Despite losing the HBO catalogue in recent months with the launch of Max, Binge is still thriving on its own. A slate of new originals is heading to the platform, including the comedic documentary "SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream?" coming on July 21, which explores Australia's housing crisis. Notably, the recent mini-series "Mix Tape" has received rave reviews after its debut last month. The show stars Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess as Alison and Daniel, as the series moves between their teenage romance in Sheffield, England, in 1989, and modern-day reality as they reconnect through a song from their shared past. Binge is also home to "Colin from Accounts", "The Last Anniversary", which is based on a Liane Moriarty novel of the same name, and new seasons of "Selling Houses Australia", "Mr Inbetween", "Real Housewives of Sydney", "The Twelve", and "Love It Or List It Australia". Binge likewise features some popular international series, including "Day of the Jackal", "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills", and complete boxsets of fan favourites like "The Office" and "The Walking Dead". As for sports fans, select NRL and AFL games will be streamed live and available on-demand with no ad-breaks during play, thanks to an integration with sister site, Kayo Sports. And considering both Kayo tiers just experienced a price increase, with Binge, you can watch fan favourite games for as little as AU$5p/m until November. That means you'll be able to stream the NRL Grand Final on October 5 and the AFL Grand Final on September 27 for less. You beauty! But what does a Binge Basic subscription actually include? Here's what this discounted rate will get you: What you miss out on — compared to higher tiers — is the comfort of ad-free viewing and the ability to stream select titles in 4K resolution (a feature that's only available on Standard and Premium plans). If you're okay with watching up to 5 minutes of ads per hour, then this is a good way to access all of Binge's exclusive shows, movies, and sports. And if you find that the streamer isn't up your alley, you can always cancel your Binge subscription at any time.
News.com.au
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess reunite 17 years after almost starring together in Hollywood film
British actor Jim Sturgess and Australian actress Teresa Palmer play high school sweethearts who reunite after decades apart in the new Aussie series Mix Tape. In a case of life imitating art, both Sturgess and Palmer also experience a reunion of sorts on the set, as they actually met years ago in Hollywood. That year was 2008 and Palmer had auditioned for a role in the drama 21, a film about a group of genius college students who use maths to win big at blackjack in Las Vegas. Sturgess scored the lead opposite Kevin Spacey, but Palmer didn't get the role. 'Kate Bosworth got the role ultimately. She was a lot more famous than me back then,' Palmer, 39, told But doing the audition process together at the time marked the start of a beautiful friendship between the stars. 'When they do those screen tests, they really kind of put you through it. And so me and Teresa spent a whole day together and got on really well,' Sturgess, 47, tells 'I'd always been aware of her work since that day and always sort of follow [her career].' 'Then literally 20 years later we're coming back and shooting Mix Tape together. We messaged each other about it and we were excited that we were both getting on board.' Stream Mix Tape now on BINGE, available on Hubbl. In Mix Tape, which is now streaming on BINGE, Sturgess and Palmer play former 80s high-school sweethearts Daniel and Alison who are now living in Sydney and Sheffield, respectively. As high-school sweethearts, the pair would make each other mix tapes, but a tragic event pulls them to opposite ends of the world. Through modern technology, they reconnect after a chance encounter and discover that the songs from their shared past evoke feelings that never went away. Off set, Sturgess and Palmer also connected through music – not through mix tapes, but through playlists. 'We made each other some playlists, but it was about as unromantic as you could imagine,' he laughs. 'We were sending each other hip-hop music basically. T's a big hip-hop fan, and I was sending her a lot of English sort of grime, hip-hop music, and she was sending me stuff back.' But fun and music aside, Mix Tape is more than just a rom-com. The four-part series explores missed opportunities, second chances, and childhood trauma. 'It sort of exists in this really interesting space where it's gritty enough and romantic enough and it's all these things just coming together to make the show. So that's all really of exciting and deeply nostalgic,' Sturgess says. 'This is definitely not a gushy kind of romance film. It's difficult and it's traumatic at times.' Palmer's character of Alison lives through a traumatic experience that forces her to leave town for Sydney where she now resides with her husband (played by Ben Lawson). But her troubled and impoverished childhood in Sheffield is never far from her mind. And in some ways, Palmer could relate to Alison. 'I would not say my upbringing was anywhere near what Alison went through. Not even close, but I grew up in government housing,' Palmer reveals. 'I went to a private Catholic school that my dad paid for, but I lived with my mum who was on a disability pension. I remember feeling like I was the one at school who couldn't have people over to my house because my house was so tiny and embarrassing and I didn't really want to have a lot of friends over.' 'But my place ended up being the place everyone wanted to go to because my mum was very open with her rules. We didn't really have any rules, to be honest. So all my friends suddenly were like, 'We want to be at our house. We're going to go to Teresa's house.'' Mix Tape will hit home for many people who have ever asked 'what if' – and both Sturgess and Palmer loved the 'beautiful, nuanced way' the story was told. 'I think it is hugely romantic for anyone looking back,' Sturgess says. 'There's a generation of 40 year olds that are really going to be moved by the nostalgia of it.'
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aussie actor Teresa Palmer makes shock MeToo confession: 'I was taken advantage of'
Teresa Palmer has reflected on the moment she nearly quit acting after she was 'pressured' to hook up with her male co-star. The Aussie actress, 39, who made a name for herself in hit films such as The Choice and Hacksaw Ridge, revealed she was fired from a movie after experiencing her own MeToo moment. Speaking to Daily Telegraph, Teresa shed light on the darker side of Hollywood that saw her meet some really 'nefarious' people in the industry, people that pushed her to 'hook up' with actors on film projects to better their on-screen 'chemistry'. 'I had my own MeToo experience. I was taken advantage of,' she told the publication. The moment made her question her dream of being an actress and almost saw her turn her back on it for good. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Aussie actress, 39, who made a name for herself in hit films such as The Choice and Hacksaw Ridge, revealed she was fired from a movie after experiencing her own MeToo moment 'I was 20, and I had just been fired off this job because I had refused to participate in some really coercive control stuff that was happening, and so I got fired,' she revealed. Soon after, Teresa returned to Adelaide, convincing herself that her dream was over and that it was time to settle into a job as a drama teacher. However, her agent Ann Churchill-Brown - who also represents Hollywood heavyweight Nicole Kidman - wouldn't let her give up. 'She was like, "Look – that was an awful experience, but I'm telling you, there are other experiences that you're gonna have that's just going to be the salve."' Teresa went on to star in many career-defining film roles, proving her agent right. Now, Teresa continues to make movies but gave up the hustle and bustle of the US for a happy, relaxed life in Byron Bay. She shares four biological kids with her husband Mark Webber, as well as a stepchild, and is currently expecting her fifth. Teresa recently showed off her baby bump at the premiere for her latest film project. She was absolutely glowing on Wednesday night as she promoted her new movie, Mix Tape, at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney alongside her husband Mark. The actress, who is 28 weeks pregnant, opted for a skin tight-dress in a black tone with glittering threading throughout. The long sleeved number clung to her blossoming belly and she added some patent heels to the look. Teresa chose a clean makeup look with a smoky eye and pink matte lipstick while wearing her blonde locks down in mermaid waves. Mark meanwhile matched his wife in an all black ensemble as he shared her red carpet moment.
News.com.au
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
British actor Jim Sturgess joins Teresa Palmer at the Australian premiere of new Aussie series Mix Tape
British actor Jim Sturgess added some international star power last night at the Australian premiere of the new Aussie series Mix Tape. The 47-year-old – who has gained fame on hit films such as 21 with Kate Bosworth, One Day with Anne Hathaway, and The Other Boleyn Girl with Scarlett Johansson – walked the black carpet at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory to promote the new BINGE Original Series, which premieres tonight on the streamer. In this series, his leading lady is played by Aussie actress Teresa Palmer, who, while heavily pregnant with her fifth child, accompanied the actor to the event. Sturgess and Palmer, 39, play former 80s high-school sweethearts Daniel and Alison who are now living in Sydney and Sheffield, respectively, but reconnect in the modern world through songs from their shared past. The pair's romance ended abruptly when they were kids, so when a chance encounter brings them back together after 20 years, they are forced to confront their past. Stream Mix Tape from June 12 on BINGE, available on Hubbl. The series is already generating buzz overseas. Back in January, it was selected to premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film and Television Festival in Austin, Texas, where it won the coveted TV Spotlight Audience Award. It is a story about love and loss, family and friendship, and the power of music – and this resonated strongly with viewers at the festival. 'To have had Mix Tape even selected to premiere at South by Southwest was massive,' Palmer previously told 'I was hearing rumours of it, maybe this was happening. Then when we found out that we got into South by Southwest – that was just a huge accomplishment.' 'And then to find out we won the Audience Award, which is the award that you want because we know that it resonates with an audience, it's huge. It's truly exciting.' Also in attendance at the premiere were co-stars Ben Lawson, Julia Savage, Jacqueline McKenzie, Chika Ikogwe and British actor Rory Walton-Smith, who plays the younger version of Daniel. Bridgerton star Florence Hunt, who did not attend the event, plays the younger version of Palmer's character Alison. caught up with Savage on the Sydney set last year and she couldn't contain her excitement about the 4-part miniseries, directed by Australian filmmaker Lucy Gaffy. 'I'm so privileged and so lucky and grateful to be part of it because I think Aussies have some cool stuff going on,' 18-year-old Savage – who was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the 2022 AACTAs for her stellar performance in the psychological drama Blaze – told us. 'We make great project and it's really cool to be being part of these other great projects in Australia and be able to really show how our film industry works and what we can do when we are given the chance.'
The Guardian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Mix Tape review – it's easy to fall for this sweet and intense romance
The question 'will they or won't they?' permeates many romantic stories, and it is almost always answered with 'they do eventually'. In the four-part Irish-Australian drama Mix Tape, that evergreen question is still there, more or less, but it has been deepened and expanded in interesting ways. It's not really about whether Alison and Dan will get together because we know they already did – one of the show's two distinctly different timelines follows them as lovestruck teenagers in the 1980s. But the other timeline, set in the present day, reveals Alison and Dan went their separate ways and haven't seen each other for many years. There's the possibility they might get back together, despite each being married with children to other people. But for me, it was more interesting to contemplate whether either of them could finally find healing and closure for their deeply unresolved feelings. The past is a lonely place, as they say, and it has left big sandbags weighing down their minds. Which all sounds rather heavy. But this series – directed by Lucy Gaffy and written by Joe Spain, adapting Jane Sanderson's novel of the same name – is staged with lightness of touch and is a real pleasure to watch. At its core are four beautifully judged performances: from Teresa Palmer and Jim Sturgess as adult Alison and Dan in the present day, and Florence Hunt and Rory Walton-Smith as their younger selves. The latter convey giddy, intoxicating young love while the former are more plaintive and yearning. As adults, Dan is a Sheffield-based music journalist while Alison is a bestselling novelist living in Australia. When a radio interviewer inquires about her upbringing in Sheffield, she gently infers she'd rather talk about something else. The script is full of small but salient moments like these, fleshing out the characters' lives and emotions without dumbing things down or applying highlighter pen. We're introduced to the leads at a house party in Sheffield in 1989, when young Dan spots Alison from across the room. They get to know each other partly by swapping mix tapes, which of course enables plenty of needle drops (think Joy Division, the Cure, New Order). I initially feared a cheesy 'soundtrack of love' element, but Gaffy strikes a good balance: sweet but never cloying. The characters' intense connection is tempered by the knowledge they'll ultimately split, the circumstances gradually revealed. When Dan sends Alison a friend request years later, we can tell by the look on her face that it's welcomed. Visually conveying this kind of emotional information isn't easy, though it helps to have complex and enigmatic eyes like Teresa Palmer, who is very good at saying a lot with a little. She often plays roles that require her to balance relatability with concealed depths, such as the recent miniseries The Last Anniversary, Disney+'s cult-themed drama The Clearing and Cate Shortland's kidnap movie Berlin Syndrome. Sturgess is excellent too as Dan, a man who seems to be constantly running things over in his mind, haunted by gaps in his life that might never be filled. The terms 'flashback' and 'flashforward' feel too sharp and simple for Mix Tape. The jumps back and forward in time are more like joins, feeling fluid and instinctual; props to editors Katrina Barker and Christine Cheung. The trick – also demonstrated recently in Justin Kurzel's psychologically complex series The Narrow Road to the Deep North – is to make each timeline feel both independent and interconnected: satisfying on their own terms, but also inseparable. I was moved by both story strands in Mix Tape, which really do feel like two sides of the same coin. At four episodes of roughly one hour apiece, the runtime felt just right: more than enough to truly get to know these people. I left wishing the best for them. Mix Tape is on Binge in Australia now, with a UK release yet to be announced.
