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Perth Now
7 days ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Alcoa Mandurah Arts Gallery gets another three years
Alcoa's Pinjarra Alumina Refinery has announced a three-year partnership with the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. The $90,000 partnership will help fund the Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery and its exhibition collaborations with local artists, shows and events. The Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery houses two spaces showcasing both emerging and established artists as well as touring exhibitions. Your local paper, whenever you want it. Pinjarra Alumina Refinery manager Jodie Giraudo said Alcoa was proud to support local artists to present and promote their creative talents through the gallery which is a vibrant local arts community. 'Alcoa's funding not only offers enriching art experiences for everyone to enjoy, it also provides educational opportunities and community engagement programs for the region,' Ms Giraudo said. Local landscape and botanical artist Robyn Lowry has her collection of floral artwork on show as part of the gallery's Plein Air Artist of the Month program. Alcoa's Katherine Stevens with Mandurah Performing Arts Centre CEO Marc Missiaen and Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery curator Lotte Waters. Credit: Supplied Lowry said painting enabled her to respond to the environment she was exploring, creating form, colour and interpreting the landscape in her own way. Upcoming exhibitions include Proof Positive - Peel Printmakers group exhibition (Main Gallery) and The Gardener, the Midwife and the Sailor - Three painters (Foyer Gallery).
Metro
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
New Netflix show watched more than 12,000,000 times in a week
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Netflix fans can't get enough of a new thriller series that's being compared to the (mostly) beloved crime drama Dexter. Created by Miguel Sáez Carral, The Gardener – which is currently number one on the streaming platform's top 10 chart for non-English shows around the world – follows a gardener named Elmer (Álvaro Rico). Elmer isn't your typical horticulturist, though. He's actually a deadly assassin, with less of a green thumb and more of a red one. Under the strict guidance of his controlling mother, La China Jurado (Cecilia Suárez), the pair run a successful garden centre and murder-for-hire business. Things are complicated, however, when the usually emotionless Elmer falls in love with his next target, the kindly teacher Violeta (Catalina Sopelana). Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro's TV Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your show in the link we'll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you. Despite only premiering on Netflix a few weeks ago, the show has been watched by more than 19million people so far and 12.3million just this week. Last week, it was third on the top 10 chart in the US, alongside international hits like Adolescence, Black Mirror season seven, and Pulse. Fans online have been spreading the love for the Spanish-language show like a careful gardener spreading compost on their favourite flowers. @jasmineci_ wrote on X: 'The Gardener on Netflix 10/10. I love a good murder romance,' while @tmrtalks added: 'The Gardener on Netflix is so good!' It was @gab_div who perhaps had the highest praise for the show, telling her followers: 'Ok…#TheGardener ended in a way I did not expect 😂…Netflix is really 'the goat' streaming service.' Others were keen to point out the similarities to Dexter. @Bella1L1 wrote: '#TheGardener is like a twisted Spanish Dexter—but with a manipulative mom instead of a moral dad. La China doesn't manage Elmer's darkness, she nurtures it.' The Gardener – 12,300,000 views The Glass Dome – 9,200,000 Resident Playbook – 2,800,000 When Life Gives You Tangerines – 2,700,000 How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast): Season 4 – 1,800,000 Weak Hero: Class 1 – 1,800,000 Karma – 1,700,000 Kian's Bizarre B&B: Season 1 – 1,400,000 The Lady's Companion: Season 1 – 1,300,000 Project UFO – 1,100,000 Over on Reddit, however, viewers weren't quite as enthusiastic about Elmer's misadventures. While some, like lilsmallpuf, thought the 'The show was well made', more than a few were disappointed with The Gardener, with at least one fan (although they'd probably object to us using that word) saying it was like a 'fake' Dexter. The main complaint seemed to be that it's derivative of better TV series and that even when it was in full bloom, it was only ever okay. However, not everyone was as keen to pour weedkiller on Sáez Carral's work. Appropriate-Dog-525 wrote on the Netflix section of Reddit that while it was 'a little Dexterish,' they gave it a chance and enjoyed it enough to want a second season. Sadly, that seems unlikely. The Gardener was conceived as a limited series with no plans for a follow-up. Still, there are more than a few 'limited series' that got a second run after a popular first season – I'm looking at you, Shogun, The White Lotus, Good Omens, and The Flight Attendant. Online, there's definitely demand for another Elmer adventure with @QueenT_20 writing on X: 'Damn I need a Season 2 of The Gardener ASAP! More Trending @OldKatalyst meanwhile tagged Netflix on their socials to let them know, 'We need season 2 of The Gardener.' Only time will tell whether The Gardener blooms into a bigger franchise. The Gardener is available to stream now on Netflix. View More » A version of this article was published on April 16, 2025. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Netflix fans have just hours to binge 'funniest British TV show ever' MORE: Netflix quietly adds 'striking' movie about beloved author MORE: Prison drama that's 'as good as the Godfather' has Netflix viewers hooked
New York Times
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘The Gardener' Is a Great Pop-Goth Spanish Murder Series
A lot of foreign murder shows are about misery, about agony. Bereft parents bicker in muted kitchens while determined detectives avoid but inevitably confront their own personal failings; grim neighbors offer ominous condolences. Let us gaze at the violent, morose ocean. And then, let us gaze at the violent, morose ocean within. The Spanish series 'The Gardener' (in Spanish with subtitles, or dubbed), on Netflix, takes a campier, soapier approach. It still has ample bloodshed and intrigue, but it is a lot more soda than scotch. 'The Gardener' has plenty in common with slick, dark shows like 'Dexter' and 'You,' though it more often feels like 'Wednesday,' not only in its pop-goth vibes but also in its reliance on its protagonist's wide-eyed stare. Elmer (Álvaro Rico) is a young man with a passion for horticulture. Well, maybe not 'passion': He has no emotions, according to his witchy mom, China (Cecilia Suárez), a fount of Freudian oddities. They were in a car accident when Elmer was little, which caused brain damage that affected his ability to experience and interpret feelings. China has had to teach him how to emote, how to fake it, practicing facial expressions with him as a child and directing his speech and behavior as an adult. Sure, there are downsides to raising a blank sociopath. But the upside is that you can craft him into a perfect hit man, which is what China has done. They use their gardening business as a cover for their murder-for-hire work, and they use the literal gardens to bury the bodies — superb fertilizer, the characters say. And then one day Elmer is dispatched to dispatch Violeta (Catalina Sopelana), a young schoolteacher, and suddenly he wonders if maybe he isn't so empty inside. Maybe he has a lot of feelings, and maybe those feelings are mostly about Violetta and how much he likes her. Maybe instead of killing her, he'll woo her. Maybe this is love! Or … maybe it's a brain tumor. You don't have to know all the #boymom lore to guess that China is no fan of Violeta and that, in fact, Violeta could never understand Elmer the way she does, never love him for who he truly is, as she does. A boy's best friend is his mother and all that. This adds up mostly to indulgent, histrionic fun: Scenes are scored with organ music, and everything is very dun-dun-duuuuun when the focus is on Elmer and China. Far less interesting is the inevitable police subplot, but where goes a TV murderer, so goes a dogged female cop with boundary issues. SIDE QUESTS
Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Netflix fans gripped by '10/10' crime thriller with impressive Rotten Tomatoes score - raving over 'haunting twists and terrific ending'
Netflix fans are gripped by a '10/10' crime thriller with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and have raved over its 'haunting twists and terrific ending'. The Glass Dome hit the popular streaming platform last week and has already been praised by viewers. It delves into the story of criminologist Lejla Ness (Léonie Vincent), who joins the search for her friend's missing daughter. However, she soon realises how similar the case is to her own childhood abduction and 'must confront the haunting trauma' of her past experience, according to the synopsis. The Swedish thriller consists of six episodes and stars Johan Hedenberg, Johan Rheborg, Farzad Farzaneh, Ia Langhammer, Cecilia Nilsson and Emil Almén. It has an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes of 86% and has received rave reviews online. One fan penned on X: 'Anyone looking for an addictive Swedish crime series I recommend #TheGlassDome on Netflix.' 'Really liked #theglassdome on #netflix Interesting twists. As scandi noir goes I'd recommend. Leonie Vincent very good.' 'Finished #TheGlassDome and it's one of the best shows I've watched this year. Suspense in almost every scene that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Very well done.' '#TheGlassDome is a chilling Swedish thriller on #Netflix that grips you from the start. #LéonieVincent shines as Lejla, a criminologist facing her dark past while solving a haunting kidnapping case. 'Solid Nordic noir with twists, but the ending feels slightly rushed. Worth a binge.' 'The glass dome on Netflix is actually 10/10... I recommend.' According to the Express another penned: 'Unexpected and brilliant! This thriller has a terrific ending.' Though not everyone has been as impressed, and some viewers wrote on Rotten Tomatoes: 'The plot seemed predictably unpredictable to me, of course the most unlikely suspect is the obvious killer, the characters were totally unrealistic and the pacing was off.' 'Too predictable to be enjoyable.' It comes after another Netflix thriller, The Gardener, received raving reviews from fans too. It has an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes of 86% and has received mostly raving reviews online The Gardener delves into the dark tale of Elmer (Álvaro Rico) who works at his mother's, La China Jurado (Cecilia Suárez) garden centre. Under the guise of a horticulturist, Elmer is actually an assassin and is a hit man for his mother. However, things take a turn when he falls for a woman, Violeta (Catalina Sopelana), who is supposed to be their next victim. The six-part Netflix limited series only hit the streaming platform earlier this month and has already stormed up the charts. It has been watched by more than 7million people, and has received some glowing reviews from fans online.
Express Tribune
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
4 hidden Netflix gems you can't miss this April
Netflix always offers a steady stream of new content each month, but with so many shows to choose from, it's easy for some hidden gems to get lost in the shuffle. While some original series steal the spotlight, there are a few underrated shows in April 2025 that deserve your attention. From intense family dramas to thrilling mysteries and a few surprising historical twists, these series are perfect for anyone looking for something fresh to binge. We've rounded up four standouts that might not have the buzz they deserve but are certainly worth adding to your watchlist. The Residence (2025) Imagine a murder mystery set in the White House — but with a twist of quirky characters and high drama. The Residence brings the intrigue with its unique setting, following Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba), an eccentric detective who's tasked with solving the murder of Chief Usher A. B. Wynter (Giancarlo Esposito). As Cordelia works through a long list of wealthy and powerful suspects, she must unravel why Wynter was murdered before everything makes sense. If you're a fan of Knives Out, this is definitely one to watch. The Gardener (2025) This Spanish miniseries is shaping up to be one of April's biggest breakout hits. The Gardener introduces Elmer (Álvaro Rico), a young man raised to be a ruthless hitman under his mother, La China Jurado (Cecilia Suárez). His life takes a turn when he falls for Violeta (Catalina Sopelana), a woman he was supposed to kill. This complicated romance not only threatens their family business but forces Elmer to protect Violeta from his own dangerous mother. American Primeval (2025) For fans of gritty Westerns, American Primeval will be a must-watch. Set in the bleak Old West, this series follows Sara Holloway (Betty Gilpin) and her young son as they embark on a dangerous journey across the frontier. Along the way, they are joined by Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier), a woman on the run from her tribe. Their journey is further complicated by Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), a man with his own tragic past. Together, they must survive the perils of the unforgiving West. Project UFO (2025) What if UFO sightings were much more widespread than we thought? Project UFO takes you to 1980s Poland, where a UFO sighting sparks Cold War-era hysteria. The show follows a political landscape embroiled in alien rumors, as well as a nation unsure of what to believe. Set against the backdrop of a society gripped by UFO panic, this miniseries explores what might happen when the truth about extraterrestrial life is no longer a theory, but a reality.
