Many things should be off the table at 79 – and becoming a parent is top of the list

Many things should be off the table at 79 – and becoming a parent is top of the list

Five months into first-time fatherhood,and I have never felt older in my entire life,so you can imagine my surprise when I read this headline:Robert De Niro “just had a baby” at 79.

  • byThomas Mitchell

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From the Archives,1981:True-life performance weighs De Niro down

From the Archives,1981:True-life performance weighs De Niro down

For his tour de force performance as Jake La Motta in Raging Bull,Robert De Niro took his character immersion to uncomfortable extremes.

Controversies,courtrooms and lessons learnt

Controversies,courtrooms and lessons learnt

This year has been like no other in my decades in the news business,much of it dedicated to reporting on the great theatre of life – warts and all – as it is played out on these pages week after week.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Hollywood all stars seduce in the wildly enjoyable Amsterdam
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Hollywood all stars seduce in the wildly enjoyable Amsterdam

The director of American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook delivers a gorgeous epic with an impressive performance from Margot Robbie.

  • bySandra Hall
I spent 10 minutes with Robert De Niro and Christian Bale at 5am

I spent 10 minutes with Robert De Niro and Christian Bale at 5am

If I’m going to get up early for anyone,it’s Batman and Raging Bull,especially to talk about why Christian Bale is obsessed with Australians.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Back on track,Packer ‘building something beautiful’ with Robert De Niro

Back on track,Packer ‘building something beautiful’ with Robert De Niro

After painfully-public health and business battles,James Packer is back in the game,building a Carribean resort with long-time pal Robert De Niro.

  • byAndrew Hornery
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Everything old is younger again:the software changing the face of the film industry

Everything old is younger again:the software changing the face of the film industry

Hollywood loves a handsome lead,but giving actors digital facelifts is something a little bit different – and could be an industry game changer.

  • byGreg Callaghan
Sports books,films to fill the void in the absence of the real thing

Sports books,films to fill the void in the absence of the real thing

Here are our reporters'suggestions for what to read and watch,and the sporting moments they'll be revisiting with the real thing off the air during the sporting shut down.

  • byStaff reporters
Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller have a message for New Yorkers:Stay home!

Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller have a message for New Yorkers:Stay home!

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has gone straight to the people to spread his stay-at-home message – the famous people,that is.

  • byChristie D'Zurilla
Missed a best picture nominee? Catch up with our critics

Missed a best picture nominee? Catch up with our critics

Our critics review the best picture nominees from this year's Oscars.

  • byPaul Byrnes,Sandra Hall andJake Wilson
'Russell Crowe said don't cry':Nicole Kidman and others reflect on first Oscar

'Russell Crowe said don't cry':Nicole Kidman and others reflect on first Oscar

It happens in an instant:The envelope is opened,a name is called and the Oscar winner's life and career are changed forever.