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The world’s biggest actors are still on strike. What are the sticking points?
US film and TV production has come to a standstill as Hollywood’s actors and writers go on strike. They say this is a moment of truth. What do they want?
- by Karl Quinn
Latest
The QAnon-adjacent film that’s become a massive box office hit
Sound of Freedom, which has been championed by the likes of Steve Bannon and My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, will crack the $US100 million mark soon.
- by Garry Maddox
I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer
Described as the greatest voice of our time, this new bio-pic on Whitney Houston tells an even greater story. Discover the Whitney Houston you never knew in I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
‘Joy you get only a few times in your life’: Cillian Murphy on Oppenheimer casting
The actor plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist behind the development of the nuclear bomb, in Christopher Nolan’s political thriller.
- by Michael Idato
Opinion
Industrial relations
Why the actors’ strike isn’t just about celebrities – it’s about all of us
You might not think much about background actors, but how different is their role to yours? In the grand scheme, most of us are background players.
- by James Poniewozik
Drescher accuses Hollywood studios of delaying strikes to ‘promote Barbie’
“I think we were duped, maybe, to allow for more promotion of summer movies before we struck,” the former star of The Nanny and now president of SAG-AFTRA said.
- by Susie Coen and Rozina Sabur
In Hollywood, the strikes are just part of the problem
Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality. But the crisis in which the entertainment capital now finds itself is different.
- by Brooks Barnes
Flags, nudity and dotted lines: Why Hollywood films are so eager to appease China
Barbie has already created a diplomatic row over a nine-dash line on a map, highlighting the minefield that awaits films with global aspirations, especially when it comes to anything to do with China.
- by Andrew Hornery
Oscar winners join the picket lines as Hollywood’s strike intensifies
The cost to the city of Los Angeles in non-production losses to retail and other services is around $44 million every day.
- by Michael Idato
Southern exposure: Meet the filmmaker giving Albany a starring role
Adam Morris has taken the rare step of leaving the big smoke to make movies in the Great Southern, enabling him to bring something fresh to Australian cinema.
- by Mark Naglazas
How Barbiecore turned the world hot pink
Why do some trends take off? When it comes to Barbiecore, there’s more to the story than Margot Robbie.
- by Melissa Singer