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Bryan Brown hated English as a kid. One book changed everything
Literature meant nothing to the future actor when he was growing up in Sydney. But a long plane flight unlocked his inner storyteller.
- Kylie Northover
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
Morgan Freeman told me: ‘If you don’t cast me ... I’ll hunt you down’
Bruce Beresford’s career almost ended before it began because no-one would hire him after he made The Adventures of Barry McKenzie in 1972. Luckily, it didn’t.
- Peter FitzSimons
Why this legendary director never rewatches his old films
There are personal elements to Bruce Beresford’s new film about a set designer who returns home to Australia to deal with his ageing parents.
- Garry Maddox
- Opinion
- Parenting
Bryan Brown met his dad just 10 times. He was determined to turn up for his kids
“It was like he was just another man, not my father,” the famous actor recalls this Father’s Day.
- Peter FitzSimons
Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch need a new $184,000 driveway
Life never stands still if you are a Murdoch.
- Matt Wade and Stephen Brook
Leunig, artist of little people, is farewelled at a mighty cathedral
Michael Leunig, one of Australia’s most loved cartoonists for more than half a century, is farewelled at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
- Tony Wright
‘Misogynistic massacre’: Sydney Writers’ Festival closing address dedicated to Bondi Junction victims
A feminist author used her closing address to call out “himpathy”, where men who commit violence receive “disproportionate and undue sympathy”.
- Helen Pitt
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up
More than 35 stars of the international literary scene will feature as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival.
- Helen Pitt
The accidental author: Bryan Brown can’t get used to being invited to literary events
Despite great reviews for his debut short story collection, Sweet Jimmy, the legendary Australian actor struggles with the label “author”.
- Mark Naglazas