October
- Opinion
- Global economy
The curious case of America’s Benjamin Button economy
Movie buffs will remember the title character, played by Brad Pitt, ages in reverse. The US economy is doing something similar.
- Jared Franz
March
Why the biggest celebrities in the world trust this photographer
New York-based artist Ryan McGinley has road-tripped with Brad Pitt, hung out with Kate Moss and got Troye Sivan to strip. Now he’s in Melbourne to explain what drives him.
- Stephen Todd
January 2023
Elvis v Avatar: Golden Globes battle for credibility after scandals
One of the glitziest awards ceremonies is back on the Hollywood calendar after the event was abandoned over controversy around race and ethics.
- Lisa Richwine
December 2022
Sale values Brad Pitt’s Plan B at $440m
The actor’s independent production house is ready to go “grander and more global” after a deal to sell a stake to France’s Mediawan.
- Updated
- Alex Barker and Leila Abboud
October 2022
Do you trust these people to know what’s good for your skin?
Beauty experts are tired of celebrities “cashing in on skincare” – and Brad Pitt is just the latest of many.
- Janna Mandell
December 2021
2022 is a big year for big films
January will see the year off to an exceptionally strong start and if the cinemas only manage to stay open, we’ll have something good to remember.
- John McDonald
- Analysis
- Obituaries
Anne Rice, who spun gothic tales of vampires, dies at 80
Anne Rice was a largely unknown writer when she turned a short story she had written in the late 1960s into ‘Interview With the Vampire’.
- Neil Genzlinger
April 2021
Nomadland makes history at an Oscars with a difference
Chloé Zhao’s meditation on grief and the damaged American dream, won Academy awards for best picture, director and actress at a surreal ceremony.
- Updated
- Brooke Barnes
February 2021
Angelina Jolie sells Churchill’s WW2 painting for FDR
Christie’s hopes Winston Churchill’s ‘most important’ painting, gifted to the US president in Morocco before being bought by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, will fetch more than $3 million.
- JILL LAWLESS
February 2020
Oscars praise lavished on women but men scoop top gongs
Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho stole the show, during which women were dubbed "superheroes" and praised for their contributions to the film industry.
- Lauren Sams
Men just want to have fun on Oscars red carpet
Janelle, Florence, Margot and Renee amp up the glam – but men are having more fun with fashion
- Lauren Sams
'I just don't have the balls': Rebel chides BAFTAS
World War I epic 1917 was the big winner at Sunday's British Academy Film Awards but the talking point was the fact no women were nominated for best director and all 20 nominees for lead and supporting actor were white.
January 2020
'Parasite' scores historic upset at SAG awards, boosting Oscar chances
The social satire about the wealth gap in South Korea, was the first film in a foreign language to win the top prize of best cast ensemble in the 26 year-history of the SAG awards.
- Jill Serjeant
September 2019
To Neptune and beyond
Brad Pitt shines in this space odyssey where all the futuristic paraphernalia is merely a backdrop for a personal crisis.
- John McDonald
Why it took guts to make Ad Astra
It's taken almost 25 years for Brad Pitt and James Gray to get round to making Ad Astra.
- Lindsey Bahr