October 2024
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power. Will it matter?
As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range of celebrities.
- Dan Merica
March 2024
Spurned, slighted, rejected: Oscar snubs critics will never get over
There are some movies and artists that memorably – and some would say outrageously – got the brush off from the academy.
- Brooks Barnes
March 2021
‘Most diverse’ Oscar nominations ever as minorities lead field
For the first time in Oscars history, two women are up for Best Director while Steven Yeun becomes the first ever Asian-American nominated for Best Actor.
- Lisa Richwine and Jill Serjeant
November 2020
Former Talking Head's utopian musings
This latest movie concerning the music of David Byrne, directed by Spike Lee, is a remarkable spectacle as engaging as anything he has delivered before.
- John McDonald
October 2020
David Byrne of Talking Heads is still making sense
The musician and author talks about his new concert film with Spike Lee, US politics and why clothes – and those suits – maketh the man.
- Robert Armstrong
February 2020
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
Classic looks (and green hair) on the Oscars red carpet
Pink has dominated the awards season, but the range of colours at the Oscars was plentiful. Princess and other classic silhouettes were the norm as fewer stars took fashion risks.
January 2020
Sopranos actor tells jury Weinstein raped her in mid-1990s
Annabella Sciorra told the jury that the burly Weinstein barged into her apartment, threw her on a bed and forced himself on her as she tried to fight him off.
- Michael Sisak and Tom Hays