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Emotionally contemporary: Actors Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Anne Hathaway in a scene from The Devil Wears Prada 2. The original film explored the sacrifices attached to ambition. The sequel shifts the question entirely. Photo: Supplied

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the slow death of the newsroom

A stylish and emotionally resonant return to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ universe, the film trades glamour for something far more urgent: a meditation on the collapse of media and…

An Oscar statue is seen outside the Dolby Theatre during preparations for the Oscars in Hollywood

Fun facts about this year’s Oscar nominees

"The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" are expected to do battle for the main prizes at the Oscars.

Non-Americans often ask me what it has been like to live through President Donald Trump’s administration after the heady years of Obama. The answer, for me, is complicated.

Feminism’s got its groove back

The Trump era seems to have revitalised the urgency to tackle gender inequality

Actor Donald Glover poses with his award during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

8 reasons to catch the Golden Globe awards tonight

The awards ceremony will be re-screened tonight on M-Net channel 101 at 8.30pm.

Families hold vigil for the 143 mental health patients who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Now
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Meryl Streep uses Golden Globes to excoriate Trump in tearful acceptance speech

Acceptance speeches at the 2017 Golden Globe awards used to attack and pillory the US president-elect.

Suffragettes’ story still in the making

Recalling the history of the movement reminds us there are still places where women cannot vote.

Helen Mirren in The Tempest.

Crowe Magnon misses the point

Actor Russell Crowe is grossly mistaken when he thinks that there are enough roles for older women if only they’d not want to play 21-year-olds.

Silent film steals the show at the Golden Globe Awards

This year’s Golden Globes ceremony honoured a diverse selection of shows and films, including silent film <i>The Artist</i>.

Su-per-per trouper-pers

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews the ABBA-inspired musical, <i> Mamma Mia!</i>, starring a singing, dancing Meryl Streep.

Dancing queen

She has played a concentration camp survivor and a working-class whistle-blower, but in Mamma Mia! Meryl Streep sings, dances — and does the splits.

Hollywood boys who just don’t want to grow up

When to slow down and retire? For most people in their 60s the decision is a no-brainer — the sooner the better. But in the rare air of movie stardom, where careers are fuelled…

Jaws actor Roy Scheider dead at 75

Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in Jaws and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in All That Jazz,…