This Month
Inside the smackdown of Sam Altman at elite Hollywood party
As Mick Jagger danced and Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos steamed at a Vanity Fair party, the Open AI boss was confronted about his tech by a playwright.
A journalist reported a missile strike. Then came the death threats
War correspondent Emanuel Fabian found out that his report on a strike in Israel had triggered a dispute over bets on the prediction market Polymarket.
Inside the Oscars party stars leave actual Oscars ceremony to attend
At his annual fund-raiser, the rock star also hosted Donatella Versace and Brooklyn Beckham for a private Oscars party in West Hollywood.
Pink and red should always be seen (and other Oscars style lessons)
While some awards ceremonies show prevailing trends that set the course of style for the next year, this year’s Oscars was a grab bag of gowns (and suits).
‘One Battle After Another’ takes best picture prize at the Oscars
Australia’s Rose Byrne and Jacob Elordi missed out on golden statues as “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” battled for Academy Awards supremacy.
Australia ‘won’t send’ ship to Hormuz; ‘Universal basic income won’t be needed in AI age’; War giving GFC vibes
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Deepfakes, wigs and the war on truth
Every image we see now, and especially on social media, requires some basic verification. Even trusted news sources have been caught out.
What to expect at this week’s Oscars
This has been an unusually fluid season in which several categories still feel wide open as we head into Monday’s (AEDT) awards ceremony.
Plenty of perks and worldwide attention: the life of an Oscar voter
For some, the invitation to join comes as a happy surprise. Others lobby hard to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Timothée Chalamet has just done opera and ballet a huge favour
The Oscar-nominated actor thinks “no one cares” about these performing arts. He’s just been proved wrong - and given both a much-needed boost.
February
Rose Byrne can, and does, do it all
An Oscar nominee for a movie in which everything crashes down on her (literally), the Australian actor is shifting gears with Broadway comedy Fallen Angels.
Decidedly horny Wuthering Heights has one demographic in its sights
Emerald Fennell’s version of the Bronte classic is a two-hour thirst trap with two hot leads who have real chemistry but are occasionally dwarfed by the film.
From prison to the Oscars: Director’s potent strike against Iran
With “It Was Just An Accident”, Jafar Panahi delivers a compelling ethical dilemma, revenge thriller and comedy all at once.
January
They don’t make movies like this any more – but they should
Richard Linklater’s “Blue Moon” is a lovely anachronism, and Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke is fantastic as the complex and conflicted Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart.
Byrne and Elordi lead Aussie charge at a record-breaking Oscars
Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi, Nick Cave and Fiona Crombie all secured Academy Award nods, as vampire epic Sinners landed a record 16 nominations.
Marty Supreme crackles with humour, violence and vitality
Timothee Chalamet has all but willed himself to the best actor Academy Award, but this sometimes exhilarating film has a confusing message.
Valentino, fashion designer for Hollywood and royalty, dies
The famous Italian couturier, whose glamorous gowns adorned famous women from Princess Diana to Julia Roberts and who built a fashion empire, has died in Rome.
Hamnet is captivating and deeply moving
Jessie Buckley is a surefire Oscar winner as the emotional heart of the Shakespeare story, while Ralph Fiennes is spellbinding in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
Rose Byrne, Timothee Chalamet win their first Golden Globes
Chalamet won for best actor in a movie, musical or comedy for his role in “Marty Supreme”, Byrne for “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”.
The Golden Globes are on. Here’s what to look for
Hollywood is coming off a disappointing box office year and now anxiously awaits the fate of one of its most storied studios, Warner Bros.
