This Month
Gladiator II is a dumber, prettier rerun of the original
Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe, but to paraphrase old Maximus from the first Gladiator: you will still be entertained by its sequel.
- Michael Bodey
July
Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and piece of Oscar party history
An overexcited incident with the actor’s Gladiator statuette created a piece of history that is now going to auction with other art from Sydney restaurant Darcy’s.
- Elizabeth Fortescue
March 2023
The alchemy of luxury: from hand-painted wallpaper to home automation
Hand-loomed wall panels, private members’ clubs, magnesium pools, wine concierge, colour-synced lighting – this is how to feather a luxury nest in 2023.
- Bonnie Campbell
January 2023
Life-changing win for wildcard doubles heroes
Aussie duo Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler played their wildcard to perfection and won’t be “living off the smell of an oily rag” this season.
- Ayesha de Kretser
November 2022
‘Most torturous year of my life’: Russell Crowe on making Poker Face
‘I did the thing that I think my dad would have wanted me to do and that’s to keep 288 crew members employed,’ the film star said.
- Edmund Tadros
August 2022
Battle over Olivia Newton-John’s heritage
After the death of the superstar singer, different nations are clamouring for recognition.
- Liam Walsh
October 2020
- Opinion
- Mergers & acquisitions
M&A deals are back in town
Global deal volumes fell off a cliff in the first half of 2020 but have picked up unexpectedly quickly since then.
- Chelsey Drake, Nicole Pedler and Diana Nicholson
June 2020
Charlie Aitken's still got his ego
Charlie Aitken hasn’t had a bad three or six months, he’s had a bad five years.
- Joe Aston
March 2020
Why Peter Carey is happy his book was broken
True History of the Kelly Gang, a novel about the convict stain, has been turned into a film about toxic masculinity.
- Duncan White
January 2020
Australia's worst movies: a screen test
So long as we see our first priority as being ‘supportive’ to our film industry, Australia will continue to make movies that nobody wants to watch.
- John McDonald
- Opinion
- Bushfires
Emotional stars need a climate change reality check
The best evidence so far is that weather patterns, not climate change, increases the danger of catastrophic fires.
- Robert Hadler
Golden Globes stars' outpouring of support over bushfires
The Golden Globes winners had a political message for Australia.
- Mark Kennedy
Crowe uses Golden Globes stage for climate change message
Russell Crowe used a victory speech at the award ceremony to declare the bushfires are the result of climate change, as other celebrities voiced their support for Australia.
November 2019
Firefront threatens homes in resort town Noosa
As crews fight back against 80 fires burning across the state a blaze zeroes in on the Sunshine Coast.
- Mark Ludlow
June 2019
Roger Ailes again stirs controversy, this time from the grave
A new TV series has the potential to shape perceptions and evoke reactions like few pieces of contemporary entertainment.
- Steven Zeitchik