https://www.scmp.com/rss/328911/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Any list compiled of the greatest on-screen performances of recent years would surely include at least one of Meryl Streep’s mesmerising turns. The New Jersey-born star has been a staple of the Hollywood elite for decades now, and her record of most Academy Award nominations – which stands at 21, with three wins – only goes a certain way to explaining Streep’s contribution to the entertainment world. After each film I would do I would tell my husband, ‘OK. That’s it. I’m not going to work... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3112904/meryl-streep-talks-family-retirement-metoo-big-little-lies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3112904/meryl-streep-talks-family-retirement-metoo-big-little-lies?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:00:13 +0000 As a former soldier, law graduate and beauty queen, Gal Gadot’s backstory already reads a little like that of a comic book character. So perhaps it is fitting that this one-time Miss Israel was given her break on the big screen as one of the DC Universe’s most iconic creations: Wonder Woman. And while the character’s initial appearance was in Zack Snyder’s less than fantastically received Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Gadot’s first solo outing as the Amazonian protagonist in 2017’s Wonder... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3104199/wonder-woman-1984s-gal-gadot-israeli-dc-comics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3104199/wonder-woman-1984s-gal-gadot-israeli-dc-comics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2020 07:06:14 +0000 Even in an industry known for producing precocious talents, the rise and rise of Billie Eilish has been marked out as different from the beginning. Discovered via a SoundCloud recording of what would go on to become hit single Ocean Eyes – a collaboration with her brother and producer, Finneas – Eilish can now count a bestselling album, number one single and collection of five Grammy Awards to her name … and all at just 18 years old. “I really started singing and composing when I was 13 years... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3091230/billie-eilish-gen-z-singer-james-bond-theme-song-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3091230/billie-eilish-gen-z-singer-james-bond-theme-song-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:00:14 +0000 Renée Zellweger was already a seasoned silver screen pro and Oscar winner, by virtue of her performance in 2003 epic Cold Mountain, by the time she hit the red carpet this year. She had already scooped a handful of trophies on the way, from a Golden Globe to a Hollywood Film Award. Which Hollywood actress gained more than 20kg for a role? But the journey she took from the screen to the Oscars stage that night as the lead in Rupert Goold’s Judy Garland biopic, Judy , was anything but easy. “I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3064627/meet-renee-zellweger-star-who-won-oscar-her-portrayal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3064627/meet-renee-zellweger-star-who-won-oscar-her-portrayal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2020 02:00:07 +0000 Naomi Scott was not even born when Aladdin, the original Walt Disney animated feature film, first hit the screen in 1992, but by the time she was a young girl, Princess Jasmine had become a firm favourite for the future actress. This year, with Aladdin becoming the latest animated classic to enjoy a live-action update, Scott hoped her portrayal of the princess would be as exciting for contemporary fans as it was for her younger self. “It’s important to present Jasmine as a strong, clever, yet... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3037729/aladdin-metoo-and-charlies-angels-naomi-scott-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3037729/aladdin-metoo-and-charlies-angels-naomi-scott-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Nov 2019 18:00:15 +0000 Widely heralded as a modern masterpiece, Heath Ledger’s bravura turn as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight remains the only comic book character to have won an individual award on film’s biggest awards night – despite it being an achievement mired in tragedy, after Ledger’s untimely death. Even if comic book characters have come to dominate the blockbuster scene in Hollywood, the huge box-office takings generated by the Avengers franchise have not attracted equal success come... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3030983/i-dont-even-think-about-money-joaquin-phoenix-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3030983/i-dont-even-think-about-money-joaquin-phoenix-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:00:07 +0000 With its stunning scenery and slew of fine British acting talent, ITV’s Downton Abbey was always destined to be popular with its fellow countrymen and women. I come from a working-class background where we had very little money and so I’ve had to try to reimagine myself as Lady Mary on many different levels Michelle Dockery Whether anyone could have predicted the global impact of the series, which ran from 2010 to 2015, is another matter entirely – but this year, after months of fervent... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3026934/i-never-watch-tv-series-or-films-i-act-michelle-dockery?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3026934/i-never-watch-tv-series-or-films-i-act-michelle-dockery?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:00:11 +0000 If Brie Larson ever considered the manner in which she would move from Hollywood’s resident indie darling to mainstream movie star, she might not have imagined that such a leap could be executed in as stylish manner as she has managed over the past five years. Since her acclaimed under-the-radar turn in 2013’s Short Term 12 , Larson has put her name to a string of intriguing projects. From the small-time but hugely successful Room, for which she won an Academy Award in 2016, to the blockbuster... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2188228/brie-larson-talks-captain-marvel-womens-empowerment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/2188228/brie-larson-talks-captain-marvel-womens-empowerment?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:32:30 +0000 You’d be forgiven for thinking that Zoë Kravitz owes her acting success to her mother, Cosby Show alumni Lisa Bonet. But as Kravitz’s rock-god father Lenny’s own forays into Hollywood make clear, when it came to the silver screen, he was certainly no slouch either – dad Kravitz appeared in films such as Zoolander and The Hunger Games. “My father is a huge film buff, and he and my mother often went to see art-house movies in small theatres. They would bring me along, even when I was still pretty... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2172107/lestrange-life-zoe-kravitz-goes-x-men-fantastic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/2172107/lestrange-life-zoe-kravitz-goes-x-men-fantastic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 02:00:30 +0000