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Stephanie Bunbury is a film and culture writer for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.

Saoirse Ronan was happy to make men squirm but one thing still terrifies her

Saoirse Ronan was happy to make men squirm but one thing still terrifies her

At 30, the 21-year film veteran sparked a global discussion about violence against women without the usual backlash.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury

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He might be a Coppola but Jason Schwartzman is his own star

He might be a Coppola but Jason Schwartzman is his own star

The actor didn’t start in the family firm, making his name with Wes Anderson instead.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
Women dominate Booker shortlist, but all bets are on Percival Everett

Women dominate Booker shortlist, but all bets are on Percival Everett

This year’s shortlist includes five books by women – the highest number in the prize’s 55-year history. But it’s the only man on the list who is holy tipped to win the coveted prize.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
Forrest Gump stars reunite: Robin Wright and Tom Hanks on growing old on film

Forrest Gump stars reunite: Robin Wright and Tom Hanks on growing old on film

The Forrest Gump co-stars age from 18 to 80 in Here. Discombobulating is one word for it.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
Why playing a disfigured man taught Sebastian Stan a lot about fame

Why playing a disfigured man taught Sebastian Stan a lot about fame

The Marvel star’s performance in A Different Man has brought unexpected insights - and Oscars hype.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
A woman, her stepson and the film that shocked France

A woman, her stepson and the film that shocked France

Female sexual taboos have offered rich pickings for filmmakers. But this time around, a familiar tale caused outrage in Cannes.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
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Jane Campion receives lifetime achievement gong, and teases a return to filmmaking

Jane Campion receives lifetime achievement gong, and teases a return to filmmaking

Jane Campion, the director of The Piano and The Power of the Dog, has won the lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

The actors star in the ‘really weird’ Kinds of Kindness, which was made before the Oscar-winning Poor Things was even released.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
His crime shocked France. This film reveals why his wife stayed silent

His crime shocked France. This film reveals why his wife stayed silent

A Silence unpacks the complicity that allowed a celebrated lawyer to commit horrific acts. For its director, it was also a reckoning.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
The star of this shocking play about rape wishes you hadn’t been warned

The star of this shocking play about rape wishes you hadn’t been warned

Carolina Bianchi will be drugged and probed while on stage in her Rising performance. But that’s not what she’s annoyed about.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury
George Miller’s latest Mad Max instalment sends crowds wild at Cannes

George Miller’s latest Mad Max instalment sends crowds wild at Cannes

During the six-minute standing ovation, star Anya Taylor-Joy directed cameras to Miller, standing next to her. Hemsworth slapped his shoulder. All three were wreathed in relieved smiles.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury

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