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The bad lessons from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for victims of abuse

When women are condemned for speaking out against abuse by men, other victims won’t name their abusers, fearing the same treatment

Place of woe: A photograph of an unknown artist’s illustration of the Star Chamber, circa 1800. Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images

OPINION| Social media: The new Star Chamber

People can be judged, found guilty and punished for posts they made years before and in a specific context

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Boycott predators’ films. Or not

We’d miss out on the work of the talented, but a stayaway is a vote for values – and for their victims

Johnny Depp will help run an imprint that will be a home for “authentic

Actor Johnny Depp to help run publishing imprint

The first project for Johnny Depp’s publishing imprint, Infinitum Nihil, will be a book by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.

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The tide is high

<b>Shaun de Waal</b> wonders if he would be able to last through the whole <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides</i>.

Got a plot?

Got a plot?

It comes about 50 minutes into the movie: the moment at which <i>The Tourist</i> begins to fall apart writes <b>Shaun de Waal</b>.

Cops and robbers

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Peter Bradshaw reviews Public Enemies

Hollywood hunts star to play first man on the moon

It was one small step for man, but could be one giant leap in the career of an actor. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is to be the subject of a Hollywood biopic. The…

Coen brothers lead the Oscars pack

No Country for Old Men was living up to its front-runner status at Sunday’s Academy Awards, winning best adapted screenplay for the Coen brothers and best supporting actor for…

Singing for your supper

<b>MUSICAL OF THE WEEK:</b> Peter Bradshaw reviews Tim Burton’s <i>Sweeney Todd</i>, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

Oscars: Coen brothers and oilman drama in the lead

Joel and Ethan Coen’s No Country for Old Men, a gory meditation on moral decline, and There Will Be Blood, a gritty drama about a pioneering California oilman, led the…

Golden Globe winners are also losers

If a movie wins a Golden Globe, but there’s no ceremony, does the prize still count? That’s the issue faced by the Hollywood studios behind such films as Atonement and Sweeney…