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“You play the opposite. It’s easy,” says Anthony Hopkins on playing Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.

‘I could have killed somebody’: Anthony Hopkins on realising he was an alcoholic

The actor, 87, talks about his childhood, the secret to playing a monster – and the epiphanies that changed his life.

  • David Marchese
Ramy Youssef and Emma Stone in <i>Poor Things</i>.

Fireworks, festivals and Boxing Day blockbusters: Things to do in Brisbane this week

From the best Boxing Day films to the Brisbane International tennis, the big bangs in Brisbane start long before the fireworks.

  • Nick Dent
Sir Antony Hopkins plays Nicholas Winton, who as a young man rescued child refugees from Prague during World War II, in One Life.

Real-life story of man who saved children from Nazis is heartbreaking

Anthony Hopkins’ silence speaks volumes as he delivers another powerful performance as Nicholas Winton.

  • Sandra Hall
Paul McCartney at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium.

Macca’s back: The best things to do in Brisbane this week

With Paul McCartney in town it’s no ordinary week, but former Beatles aren’t the only drawcards as we head into November. 

  • Nick Dent
Pope Benedict and Pope Francis in 2014.

‘Two popes too many’: Is the world ready for three living popes?

For seven centuries the lesson of the hermit pope served as a reminder that it was a job for life. Then Benedict caught the world by surprise.

  • Rob Harris
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Anthony Hopkins gives a belated Oscars acceptance speech after winning the best actor award.

In belated Oscars acceptance speech, Anthony Hopkins honours Chadwick Boseman

Hopkins made a belated acceptance speech in a short video message posted on Instagram, standing in front of the rolling green fields of his native Wales.

  • Lynn Elber
Anthony Hopkins in THE FATHER

Popular culture can help remove the stigma of dementia

Unlike many films about dementia, The Father offers a nuanced and compelling insight into the lived experience of dementia that could make a significant contribution to improving our understanding.

  • Rose Capp
Anthony Hopkins: ″⁣I’m an old sinner, like everyone else is. And yet I’m here!″⁣

Anthony Hopkins, just an ‘old sinner’ who brings a film set to tears

Writer Florian Zeller wanted to achieve two things with The Father: to tell the story of dementia from the inside, and to cast the actor he’d been dreaming of. “I was aware it’s not an easy dream to fulfill, because I’m French and he’s Sir Anthony Hopkins.”

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Michael Sheen as Dr Martin Whitly in Prodigal Son.

'I hate being busy': the business of being Michael Sheen

Despite his seeming ubiquity, Sheen, the star of Prodigal Son, insists he is not at all hungry to work. "People assume I like to be doing things," he says. "I don't."

  • Karl Quinn