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Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada 2.

The Oscars are over. Here are the 12 big movies we can’t wait to see next

Family franchise sequels, buzzy horror counter-programming, stars getting their arthouse groove on, and blockbusters expected to gross $1 billion are all on the schedule.

  • Craig Mathieson

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Unsealed court documents have revealed just how many celebrities are linked to the It Ends With us legal case, which is shaping up to be more star-studded than Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

What happens when a court unseals your private texts? Half of Hollywood just found out

The trial hasn’t started, but the celebrities embroiled in the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film It Ends With Us are already dealing with “epic fallout”.

  • Bronte Gossling
What to stream in January: The Night Manager, The Pitt, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms; Goolagong; and Hijack.

The best new TV shows to stream in January

Highlights include the return of The Night Manager and The Pitt, a new Game of Thrones spin-off and the biopic Goolagong.

  • Craig Mathieson
Matt Damon (left) and Casey Affleck have been friends ever since they were introduced by Casey’s older brother, Ben.

Matt Damon on his 43-year friendship with the other Affleck (Casey, that is)

The pair star in The Instigators, a heist comedy that brought them back to their hometown of Boston. Not everyone, though, was pleased.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Matt Damon at Victoria Derby Day on Saturday with race goer Adriana Perri.

Good bet hunting: Matt Damon brings Hollywood glamour to the Birdcage

Flemington had a touch of Hollywood glamour on Derby Day with movie star Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso joining A-listers in the exclusive Birdcage enclosure.

  • Cara Waters
Pop culture report card time!

Half-yearly report card: the best pop culture of 2023 (so far)

What you should have watched, listened to, read and clicked on in the first half of the year.

  • Robert Moran and Melanie Kembrey
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Michael Jordan’s worn 1985 Player Sample Air Jordan 1s | Sizes 13, 13.5

Rare Air: How sport’s most famous endorsement deal took flight

In the new movie AIR, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tell the story of Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan. This is the backstory about the creation of the iconic Air Jordan - the shoe that changed the world of sporting apparel forever.

  • Ben Coady
“It was really messy and really public and really dramatic and that is a really good f…ing story,” says Driver of her early days of fame.

‘A f---ing good story’: Minnie Driver on Damon, Weinstein and being ‘difficult’

Harvey Weinstein didn’t fancy her and she was seen as “difficult” during her career peak – two things the actor is now very thankful for.

  • Louise Carpenter
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The Aussie Super Rugby coach who taught Matt Damon to tackle

As a former South African sevens captain, Melbourne Rebels coach Kevin Foote got a call in 2008 to be Matt Damon’s body double - and rugby tutor - for the film Invictus. But one sizeable problem emerged.

  • Iain Payten
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Why the cringey Matt Damon crypto ad is no laughing matter

The sniping reaction to the cringeworthy crypto commercial could be sending interesting signals to investors.

  • Lionel Laurent