Highly deserving of its Oscar buzz, the adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 bestseller The Help offers stellar performances, political savvy and a heart-wrenching narrative.
CD review: Kimbra
At 21, Kimbra is young, pretty and peppy, but her music favours jaunty burlesque, cabaret and Bjork-style quirkiness, refreshingly eschewing the pop-tart mould.
Tech review: iPod Touch and Nano
The new iPod Touch is like a better version of yourself: slimmer, lighter, more powerful and highly intelligent. It even comes with a not-so-imaginary friend.
Interview: Dating blogger Courtney Beck
When 29-year-old Courtney Beck decided it was time for another relationship, she got creative by sending her love-life resume viral.
Interview: Clare Bowen
If you believe in fate, Nashville star Clare Bowen should be your poster girl.
Interview: Scissor Sisters
From sex and sleaze to relationship needs, Scissor Sisters have a change of heart — and they’re scaling sexy back. Whaaaat?
Interview: Elizabeth Banks
Jews, fat Americans, Asians, illegal immigrants, war-mongering Germans and women get a bollocking in musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2 — but director Elizabeth Banks says it could have been much worse.
Interview: Slipknot
Some artists get knickers, soft toys or flowers thrown at them on stage. But for US heavy metal band Slipknot, it’s more likely they’ll be dodging flying prosthetic limbs than a personalised teddy or bunch of homegrown daisies.
Interview: Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman knew he’d done a good job in his latest film, Prisoners, when his wife stopped holding his hand during a screening, and shifted in her seat away from him.