Sunday 5 April 2015

'I have a director's arrogance' Russell Crowe on his new career and being scared





RUSSELL CROWE speak about how he was driven to make The Water Diviner and how his sons and own anti-war beliefs shaped the World War I drama


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Thunderbirds: Thundering to the rescue

Thunderbirds Are Go debuts on TV2 next Sunday. This remake of the classic 1960s series is a co-production between Britain's ITV and Wellington-based Pukeko Pictures. In the new animated series, Gone Girl star Rosamund Pike is the...


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Joni Mitchell getting 'stronger' every day

Joni Mitchell is getting "stronger" every day.The 71-year-old star is currently in hospital after being found unconscious in her home earlier this week but her condition is improving.A statement on her official website reads:...


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Unbreakable take on life in the Big Apple

Here's some good news: the daffy ethos of 30 Rock lives again in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. And why shouldn't it, since this new Netflix comedy, with 13 episodes now available for streaming, was spawned by 30 Rock co-creators...


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Simon Cowell: Natalia Kills 'sounded mad'

The X Factor creator Simon Cowell has lashed out at Natalia Kills and Willy Moon after their appearance as judges on the New Zealand version of the show last month."It was hateful. She sounded mad. It didn't even make sense," Cowell...


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Spy: The people driving Auckland into the Fast Lane

1. Barnaby Marshall and Valentin Ozich: The cool kids Marshall, 26, and Ozich, 29, are the founders of the increasingly successful fashion brand I Love Ugly, which has a rapidly growing reputation both on the Auckland fashion scene...


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Australian Crawl: Rockers plan to Light Up the night

James Reyne is best known in New Zealand as the frontman of Australian Crawl and the voice of Aussie tunes like Reckless and The Boys Light Up . But the question, asks the singer, is how much of his solo work do we know on this...


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Paleo Pete dropped from salad chain deal

Sumo Salad's Head of Marketing, Petra Orrenius told news.com.au Evans' two-year contract expired this month."We had a really good collaboration and we made the decision a really long time ago that we wouldn't renew the contract,...


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Cinderella fans say 'yes' to the dress

Cinderella - played by Downton Abbey's Lily James - has to dance and run away into the night, and I wanted the dress to look as light as air, a watercolour in motion. Costume-maker Jane Law and I achieved that with the choice of...


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Leonardo DiCaprio builds an eco-resort

Leonardo DiCaprio is turning an uninhabited island into an eco-resort.The Wolf of Wall Street star bought Blackadore Caye island, off the coast of Belize in Central America, after visiting the site to dive in 2005 and has revealed...


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Chas's Rock 'N' Roll Allotment on making compost in your garden





I AM GOING to give the “no dig” method an experimental go on a small bit of ground that I spread manure over last December.


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Bag it: The best totes of the season





GET CARRIED away with brilliant new spring colours and styles.


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Frank Sinatra's confidante, Charlie Pignone: 'Nobody could do what he did now’





AS THE world gets ready to celebrate 100 years since the birth of its greatest popular singer, Clair Woodward meets his confidante and archivist Charlie Pignone, who tells some remarkable tales


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Cath Kidston, Amazon, Oasis and Apple: The things we're lusting after this week





THERE'S something for every budget in this week’s must-have selection.


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Wine 2015 Spring Collection: The best fizz of the season





FROM the finest champagne to cheap and cheerful cava, our expert picks the best bubbly.


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Glow for it: The best fake tans for spring





SUNSHINE may not be guaranteed in spring – but you can still look sun-kissed with our beauty editor’s pick of the best fake-tan solutions.


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Corrie's Debbie Rush: 'The bravest thing I've ever done is change career'





DEBBIE, 48, plays Anna Windass in Coronation Street. She lives in Manchester with her husband Andrew and they have three children, Tom, Poppy and William.


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Silent Witness' Emilia Fox: 'Being a mum is the most important thing in my life'





FABULOUS at 40, Silent Witness star Emilia Fox has put her roller-coaster love life behind her to focus on her four-year-old daughter Rose.


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Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles: The history of their perfect partnership





SHE HAS always been described as his true love. And 10 years on since they married, Sunday Express Royal Editor Camilla Tominey celebrates Charles and Camilla’s perfect partnership


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How to handle rejection: Tips on bouncing back when life knocks you down





FROM missing out on a job to being spurned in love, here’s how to turn your negatives into positives.


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