In one scene in Dying,Lissy (Corinna Harfouch) tells her son that she never liked him.

The mother in this film is so awful she couldn’t be anything but real

Director Matthias Glasner turns his bleak upbringing into an award-winning – and unexpectedly funny – film.

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Brenda Blethyn in a scene from the final season of Vera.

After 14 years as Vera,Brenda Blethyn finds out why she got the role

As DCI Vera Stanhope hangs up her sludge-coloured hat,her creator,crime writer Ann Cleeves,lets the actor who played her in on a secret.

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Jacob Elordi as young doctor Dorrigo Evans in The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

From Snowtown to Narrow Road,Justin Kurzel has found his way home

A personal connection spurred the Australian director to tackle Richard Flanagan’s Booker Prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

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Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong in Small Things Like These.

An Oscar changes everything for most actors. Not Cillian Murphy

The Oppenheimer star went straight back to the low-key life he loves. In his latest film,he delivers his best performance yet.

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Harvey will appear at the writers’ festivals in both Sydney and Melbourne in May.

How astronauts on the space station inspired an insomniac writer

Samantha Harvey’s 2024 Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital follows a single day in the lives of six astronauts.

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“I never want to work any other way”:Toni Collette talks up Mickey 17 at the Berlin Film Festival.

‘Why would you make us do it again?’:The secret to Toni Collette’s acting success

The Australian actor jumped at the chance to work with South Korean master Bong Joon-ho on new film Mickey 17.

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Claes Bang isn’t sure why he’s so often cast as villains:″⁣I think I’m quite nice.″⁣

A film villain finally gets to play the hero. Just don’t hold his hand

Dark,handsome and vaguely dangerous,Claes Bang has embodied some of the most odious men on screen. William Tell makes a pleasant change.

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Fernanda Torres is up for best actress for her role in the Brazilian film I’m Still Here.

The surprising awards season success that’s leaving Oscar favourites behind

Its star pipped Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie to win a Golden Globe,now there are high hopes for Brazilian drama I’m Still Here as the Oscars unfolds.

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It took a lot to play Pansy. Dropping the morning run was just the start

Marianne Jean-Baptiste quickly realised that being too peppy during rehearsals for Hard Truths was never going to work.

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Spies? They’re a lot like actors,says Cate Blanchett

Playing an undercover agent in Black Bag was a familiar journey into ambiguity.

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