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May

Eva Green on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024.

Cannes’ ban on red carpet nudity could spark protest

With the film festival outlawing sheer gowns, is the red carpet finally ready to move on from a trend both lauded and loathed?

April

Angela Punch McGregor as Connie and Teresa Palmer as Sophie in The Last Anniversary filmed on the Hawekesbury.

The secret Sydney hideaway where billionaires and stars escape by boat

Less than an hour north of the city, a network of secret waterfronts reached only by water is where many heavyweights escape city life.

The five-bedroom house at Pulpit Point in Hunters Hill has raised the suburb’s record to $26.1 million.

‘Abandoned mansion’ sells for $26m, breaking suburb record

Retiring Sydney developer Oscar Gonzalez and his wife Maria have paid a suburb record of $26.1 million for an empty Hunters Hill mansion.

December 2024

Cate Blanchett with Charles Dance and Denis Menochet in Rumours.

Cate Blanchett swears she’s not Angela Merkel in zombie movie

She’s played a monstrous maestro, elf queen and bounty hunter – now the Oscar-winning actress is taking on our narcissistic world leaders.

April 2024

NIDA graduate Sarah Snook at the Olivier Awards

Sarah, Cate, Kip, Baz and Mel are all alumni, but NIDA is broke

Australia’s premier dramatic arts institution produces the biggest names in theatre and entertainment, but it is struggling to get by.

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November 2023

Different Directions, 1964, by Yvonne Audette, carries an estimate of $120,000 to $160,000 in the catalogue for Deutscher and Hackett’s November 22, 2023 auction in Sydney. A diptych, the work measures 128 x 161.5 cm overall. 

Antipodeans old and new carry hopes at end-of-year sales

Smith & Singer is hoping to end the year with a bang to trump Deutscher and Hackett as the top-selling auction house of the year.

August 2023

An emphatic new auction record for Australian sculpture was set by Joel Elenberg’s Mask 1, 1978, which fetched $1,156,250 (including premium) at Smith & Singer’s  August 23, 2023, sale in Sydney. The presale estimate was $350,000 to $450,000. Mask 1 stands 55cm high including the base, and is made of black Belgian marble.

Sculpture smashes $1m barrier as ‘grotesque and meaningless’ painting brings $950k

Joel Elenberg’s depiction of his wife Anna Schwartz set an auction record for a sculpture in Australia, while Arthur Streeton’s cigar box lid had plenty of admirers.

Arthur Streeton’s Evening Game, 1889, painted when the artist was 22, debuted in the historically important exhibition, the 9 by 5 Impression Exhibition, in Melbourne, 1889. The work in oil on cardboard is estimated at $400,000 to $600,000 in the catalogue for Smith & Singer’s August 23, 2023 auction in Sydney.

$600k for a small, ‘grotesque and meaningless’ painting?

Fred Williams might top Smith & Singer’s big mid-year sale of Australian and international art, but the more modest works have the most intriguing stories.

March 2023

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the Oscars.

Michelle Yeoh makes history with Oscars win

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” swept the awards, winning best actress, best picture and five other Oscars.

Grit and gut instinct take women to top of fashion world

Talent and trust in their instincts have helped women succeed in the tough world of fashion, as five leaders recount their struggle to the top.

February 2023

Cate Blanchett, winner of the leading actress award for “Tar”.

‘Extraordinary’ Cate Blanchett wins best actress BAFTA

The British Academy Film Awards are seen as a key indicator for next month’s Oscars.

January 2023

Cate Blanchett accepts the award for best actress for Tar at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards.

I taught Cate Blanchett how to conduct an orchestra

For her new drama, the actor threw herself into the role of musician Lydia Tár – but the transformation was gruelling, says her coach.

Michelle Yeoh with the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

At rehabbed Globes, Yeoh, Spielberg and White Lotus win

Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying the awards needed time to make ‘meaningful reform’.

Australian nominees include Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth Debicki and Baz Luhrmann.

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.

January 2021

Cate Blanchett performing in "Electra" in 1992 while studying at NIDA. The acting school is among the first four recipients of emergency funding for major arts companies.

NIDA gets second act after emergency funding

The performing arts school is among the first four recipients of a $35 million federal lifeline for arts companies crushed by COVID-19.

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December 2020

Courteney Cox starred with David Arquette in The Shrink Is In, unaware of the secret side deals used to fund the film.

The indestructible Devesh Chetty

He might have jail time for forgery, but that's a tribute to the film industry's unflagging ability to look on the bright side of its money men.

October 2020

Cate Blanchett’s former house, Bulwarra.

Cate Blanchett’s former trophy home returns to market for $20m

The historic house, regarded as one of Sydney’s best-known luxury homes, last traded for $18 million and is expected to set a record for Hunters Hill.

September 2020

The Astor apartment of Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton was originally three separate apartments that have since been amalgamated.

Cate Blanchett's $12m Sydney apartment sold

The largest apartment in historic 1923-built landmark building The Astor was bought from Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris five years ago for $8 million.

June 2020

Cate Blanchett puts in a stellar turn as conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America.

Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne shine bright in 'Mrs. America'

There are stars of all stripes in this bingeable series about the battle for equal rights for US women in the '70s, including two Australian standouts.

January 2020

Lisa Havilah’s ambitious plans for Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum

Few cultural institutions in Australia have been as controversial as the high-profile museum project in Parramatta.

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