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George Clooney is giving up romance at 63. Don’t people of his age deserve love?
The star says he’s too old to play any more romantic leads. But something odd has happened: that kind of big film has almost vanished
Oscars 2026: Will Hamnet with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley get a best picture nomination?
It might be early, but we’re betting on these 10 movies getting the all-important Oscars nod next year
My three nights at Taylor Swift cost me €47 an hour. Cheaper than therapy
Stevie Nicks and Julia Roberts were there, and Swift played ‘my’ surprise song. Who knew one song had such healing powers?
Taylorwatch: Dublin pub says ‘great to welcome’ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after three Aviva gigs
The weekend-long celebration of Swiftness has passed but the memories remain
I was first to read The Handmaid’s Tale, that’s my claim to fame: Valerie Martin on friendship with Margaret Atwood
American novelist’s latest book, Mrs Gulliver, reimagines Juliet as a cunning blind brothel worker
Sydney Sweeney’s rise: Hollywood finally has an old-school movie star on its hands, and it has no idea what to do
Donald Clarke: The embrace of Sydney Sweeney as a new Elizabeth Taylor is one thing. Whether the movie industry is set for a reboot is quite another
Could he BE any more like Chandler? Matthew Perry’s memoir is fizzing and frank
Friends star tells his story with flair, from teen neuroses and sudden stardom to dating (and dumping) Julia Roberts, plus years of substance abuse and rehab
Matthew Perry in his own words: Vicodin, impotence and sexy faxes with Julia Roberts
From beating up a young Justin Trudeau to 6,000 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, the Friends star’s memoir is a bombshell read. Here are the highlights
Oscars 2022 red carpet: Jessie Buckley and Caitríona Balfe among best dressed stars
From exuberant to understated, here are the fashion highlights from the Academy Awards
George Clooney: ‘I was offered $35m for one day’s work’
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Nic Cage: The strange career of the former Nicolas Coppola
As his peers retire, he still works like a maniac – and may even have defined his own genre
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How filmmakers have attempted to balance the demands of entertainment against the sensitivities of politics
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