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Bad news: a whole new generation could well get sucked in now that Sandler's film is getting a sequel.
Thirty years in the making, it sees the comedian return to play his titular character, the short-tempered ex-hockey player who discovers he has a latent talent for golf. Ben Stiller is also back reprising his role, along with Christopher McDonald as pro-golfer Shooter McGavin and Julie Bowen as Gilmore's love interest, Virginia Venit.
If you've seen the trailer, then you'll know we're likely in for lots of fun, though plot specifics are still a closely guarded secret. What we do know is that Gilmore is headed back to the circuit to try to raise some much-needed cash, and he's got a brand-new rookie caddy along with him for the ride.
In good news for golf fans, some familiar faces from the sport pop up. Joining the roster are John Daly, Paige Spiranac, Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris, who all make cameos. None of these people mean much to me, but if you're across the game, you'll probably be getting excited.
This could either be the best thing you see this year or the worst — there is no middle ground with Adam Sandler, and that's why we love him.
I've never been much of a fan of the Piano Man — I've always found him pompous and a little smug. But after dipping into this expansive two-part doco, I have a new appreciation of the six-time Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. I'm a tad embarrassed that I wrote him off without knowing much about where he came from and how he got to the top. This sheds some light via home movies, photos and intimate one-on-one chats — what a life he has lived.
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Before there was Kourtney, Khloe and Kim, there were the infamous Mitford sisters, women every bit as trailblazing, scandalous and fascinating as their modern equivalents. These real-life figures are the focus of this period drama 'set against a backdrop of glamour, political upheaval and social change'. Starring Bessie Carter as Nancy (my fave sister), this has been getting heaps of great reviews — pop it on your watch list and be prepared to be outraged!
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4 hours ago
- The Advertiser
'Pop is not a dirty word': Illy's living the Good-er Life on tour
The old saying, never meet your heroes, doesn't wash with Illy. The genre-defying, ARIA Award-winning hip-hop artist otherwise known as Alasdair Murray has met his, and not only are they now his best mates, they've influenced every step of his career to date. "The people in Australian hip-hop that I look up to, like Drapht and Hilltop Hoods, they are examples of how to conduct yourself in this business," he says. "I started rapping in an Australian accent because of the Hoods and they're some of my best mates now, you know? I've been at their weddings, they're coming to my birthday overseas later this year, we're really good friends and they deserve their success. "I still look up to them, same with Drapht." Illy is about to hit the road for the 27-date Good-er Life Tour, having toured Australia's capital cities for the Good Life Tour in March. The regional run follows the recent release of Good Life Deluxe Edition, a follow-up to his seventh studio album, Good Life, released in November 2024. The deluxe edition includes a 2023 standalone single Hopeless (featuring Indiana Massara), new track Free Hand and acoustic versions of singles Kids and Good Life. "Finally getting to do the Good Life tour was, no shit, life-affirming. I loved every second of it, whether it was playing the new album, the big bangers, or meeting people after," Illy says. "I even loved the hungover flights the next morning (maybe not as much). "So now that we've got a taste for it, I am ready and counting down the days 'til the Good-er Life tour starts. "We're the most locked in we've been in years on stage, and when we're in this mode, no one does it better." Illy has seamlessly straddled the line between hip-hop and pop throughout his career, embracing new sonic inspirations on each of his albums. On Good Life, it's clear he now has it down to a fine art. He even sings on the album, drawing on a few years of singing lessons and ever-growing confidence in his abilities. "I've done a few interviews about this album now, because it is the one that goes in the most different directions," he says. "I have known, from the very start, that I couldn't make the same album over and over again and still be doing it on a seventh album. I just couldn't. "If I was just doing this as a gig, and not for love, and rehashing the same shit over and over again, I would have been doing something else years ago." He's copped some criticism from diehard hip-hop fans, but he takes it in his stride. "When people say some of my songs are pop songs, they say it as a dismissive thing because it's not what I'm known for," he says. "The thing is, I'm not embarrassed about that, I don't think it's a dirty word. "You know, the title track alone is somewhere between Oasis and an Aussie pop song. Doing that shit is hard, and it takes balls. "Staying in your lane and doing the same thing, nothing impresses me about doing that. "When people are like 'I don't really rock with this new stuff' or whatever, I pretty much say 'I appreciate you supporting me, I appreciate your honesty, I want you to like this stuff but if you don't, I get it, but I'm not going to not challenge myself for the sake of appealing to as many people as possible'. "I'd rather do what I'm doing and stay inspired and enthusiastic about it." Not being afraid to follow his creativity where it takes him is a sign of maturity for Illy. He recognises it himself. He's never been more passionate about his craft and his career. "I have, in the past, not kept healthy, and not taken care of myself, but then I realised that to keep doing what I do, I needed to put more effort into eating right, getting sleep and exercising," he says. "I quit smoking a couple of years ago, which has helped my voice, and we don't drink before the shows. "I still have fun, of course I do, but this is my favourite thing to do in the world. It's all I've ever wanted to do, I have to give it the respect it deserves. "And you're not going to be around very long as an artist if you're not taking it seriously and not giving the audience their money's worth, either." The old saying, never meet your heroes, doesn't wash with Illy. The genre-defying, ARIA Award-winning hip-hop artist otherwise known as Alasdair Murray has met his, and not only are they now his best mates, they've influenced every step of his career to date. "The people in Australian hip-hop that I look up to, like Drapht and Hilltop Hoods, they are examples of how to conduct yourself in this business," he says. "I started rapping in an Australian accent because of the Hoods and they're some of my best mates now, you know? I've been at their weddings, they're coming to my birthday overseas later this year, we're really good friends and they deserve their success. "I still look up to them, same with Drapht." Illy is about to hit the road for the 27-date Good-er Life Tour, having toured Australia's capital cities for the Good Life Tour in March. The regional run follows the recent release of Good Life Deluxe Edition, a follow-up to his seventh studio album, Good Life, released in November 2024. The deluxe edition includes a 2023 standalone single Hopeless (featuring Indiana Massara), new track Free Hand and acoustic versions of singles Kids and Good Life. "Finally getting to do the Good Life tour was, no shit, life-affirming. I loved every second of it, whether it was playing the new album, the big bangers, or meeting people after," Illy says. "I even loved the hungover flights the next morning (maybe not as much). "So now that we've got a taste for it, I am ready and counting down the days 'til the Good-er Life tour starts. "We're the most locked in we've been in years on stage, and when we're in this mode, no one does it better." Illy has seamlessly straddled the line between hip-hop and pop throughout his career, embracing new sonic inspirations on each of his albums. On Good Life, it's clear he now has it down to a fine art. He even sings on the album, drawing on a few years of singing lessons and ever-growing confidence in his abilities. "I've done a few interviews about this album now, because it is the one that goes in the most different directions," he says. "I have known, from the very start, that I couldn't make the same album over and over again and still be doing it on a seventh album. I just couldn't. "If I was just doing this as a gig, and not for love, and rehashing the same shit over and over again, I would have been doing something else years ago." He's copped some criticism from diehard hip-hop fans, but he takes it in his stride. "When people say some of my songs are pop songs, they say it as a dismissive thing because it's not what I'm known for," he says. "The thing is, I'm not embarrassed about that, I don't think it's a dirty word. "You know, the title track alone is somewhere between Oasis and an Aussie pop song. Doing that shit is hard, and it takes balls. "Staying in your lane and doing the same thing, nothing impresses me about doing that. "When people are like 'I don't really rock with this new stuff' or whatever, I pretty much say 'I appreciate you supporting me, I appreciate your honesty, I want you to like this stuff but if you don't, I get it, but I'm not going to not challenge myself for the sake of appealing to as many people as possible'. "I'd rather do what I'm doing and stay inspired and enthusiastic about it." Not being afraid to follow his creativity where it takes him is a sign of maturity for Illy. He recognises it himself. He's never been more passionate about his craft and his career. "I have, in the past, not kept healthy, and not taken care of myself, but then I realised that to keep doing what I do, I needed to put more effort into eating right, getting sleep and exercising," he says. "I quit smoking a couple of years ago, which has helped my voice, and we don't drink before the shows. "I still have fun, of course I do, but this is my favourite thing to do in the world. It's all I've ever wanted to do, I have to give it the respect it deserves. "And you're not going to be around very long as an artist if you're not taking it seriously and not giving the audience their money's worth, either." The old saying, never meet your heroes, doesn't wash with Illy. The genre-defying, ARIA Award-winning hip-hop artist otherwise known as Alasdair Murray has met his, and not only are they now his best mates, they've influenced every step of his career to date. "The people in Australian hip-hop that I look up to, like Drapht and Hilltop Hoods, they are examples of how to conduct yourself in this business," he says. "I started rapping in an Australian accent because of the Hoods and they're some of my best mates now, you know? I've been at their weddings, they're coming to my birthday overseas later this year, we're really good friends and they deserve their success. "I still look up to them, same with Drapht." Illy is about to hit the road for the 27-date Good-er Life Tour, having toured Australia's capital cities for the Good Life Tour in March. The regional run follows the recent release of Good Life Deluxe Edition, a follow-up to his seventh studio album, Good Life, released in November 2024. The deluxe edition includes a 2023 standalone single Hopeless (featuring Indiana Massara), new track Free Hand and acoustic versions of singles Kids and Good Life. "Finally getting to do the Good Life tour was, no shit, life-affirming. I loved every second of it, whether it was playing the new album, the big bangers, or meeting people after," Illy says. "I even loved the hungover flights the next morning (maybe not as much). "So now that we've got a taste for it, I am ready and counting down the days 'til the Good-er Life tour starts. "We're the most locked in we've been in years on stage, and when we're in this mode, no one does it better." Illy has seamlessly straddled the line between hip-hop and pop throughout his career, embracing new sonic inspirations on each of his albums. On Good Life, it's clear he now has it down to a fine art. He even sings on the album, drawing on a few years of singing lessons and ever-growing confidence in his abilities. "I've done a few interviews about this album now, because it is the one that goes in the most different directions," he says. "I have known, from the very start, that I couldn't make the same album over and over again and still be doing it on a seventh album. I just couldn't. "If I was just doing this as a gig, and not for love, and rehashing the same shit over and over again, I would have been doing something else years ago." He's copped some criticism from diehard hip-hop fans, but he takes it in his stride. "When people say some of my songs are pop songs, they say it as a dismissive thing because it's not what I'm known for," he says. "The thing is, I'm not embarrassed about that, I don't think it's a dirty word. "You know, the title track alone is somewhere between Oasis and an Aussie pop song. Doing that shit is hard, and it takes balls. "Staying in your lane and doing the same thing, nothing impresses me about doing that. "When people are like 'I don't really rock with this new stuff' or whatever, I pretty much say 'I appreciate you supporting me, I appreciate your honesty, I want you to like this stuff but if you don't, I get it, but I'm not going to not challenge myself for the sake of appealing to as many people as possible'. "I'd rather do what I'm doing and stay inspired and enthusiastic about it." Not being afraid to follow his creativity where it takes him is a sign of maturity for Illy. He recognises it himself. He's never been more passionate about his craft and his career. "I have, in the past, not kept healthy, and not taken care of myself, but then I realised that to keep doing what I do, I needed to put more effort into eating right, getting sleep and exercising," he says. "I quit smoking a couple of years ago, which has helped my voice, and we don't drink before the shows. "I still have fun, of course I do, but this is my favourite thing to do in the world. It's all I've ever wanted to do, I have to give it the respect it deserves. "And you're not going to be around very long as an artist if you're not taking it seriously and not giving the audience their money's worth, either." The old saying, never meet your heroes, doesn't wash with Illy. The genre-defying, ARIA Award-winning hip-hop artist otherwise known as Alasdair Murray has met his, and not only are they now his best mates, they've influenced every step of his career to date. "The people in Australian hip-hop that I look up to, like Drapht and Hilltop Hoods, they are examples of how to conduct yourself in this business," he says. "I started rapping in an Australian accent because of the Hoods and they're some of my best mates now, you know? I've been at their weddings, they're coming to my birthday overseas later this year, we're really good friends and they deserve their success. "I still look up to them, same with Drapht." Illy is about to hit the road for the 27-date Good-er Life Tour, having toured Australia's capital cities for the Good Life Tour in March. The regional run follows the recent release of Good Life Deluxe Edition, a follow-up to his seventh studio album, Good Life, released in November 2024. The deluxe edition includes a 2023 standalone single Hopeless (featuring Indiana Massara), new track Free Hand and acoustic versions of singles Kids and Good Life. "Finally getting to do the Good Life tour was, no shit, life-affirming. I loved every second of it, whether it was playing the new album, the big bangers, or meeting people after," Illy says. "I even loved the hungover flights the next morning (maybe not as much). "So now that we've got a taste for it, I am ready and counting down the days 'til the Good-er Life tour starts. "We're the most locked in we've been in years on stage, and when we're in this mode, no one does it better." Illy has seamlessly straddled the line between hip-hop and pop throughout his career, embracing new sonic inspirations on each of his albums. On Good Life, it's clear he now has it down to a fine art. He even sings on the album, drawing on a few years of singing lessons and ever-growing confidence in his abilities. "I've done a few interviews about this album now, because it is the one that goes in the most different directions," he says. "I have known, from the very start, that I couldn't make the same album over and over again and still be doing it on a seventh album. I just couldn't. "If I was just doing this as a gig, and not for love, and rehashing the same shit over and over again, I would have been doing something else years ago." He's copped some criticism from diehard hip-hop fans, but he takes it in his stride. "When people say some of my songs are pop songs, they say it as a dismissive thing because it's not what I'm known for," he says. "The thing is, I'm not embarrassed about that, I don't think it's a dirty word. "You know, the title track alone is somewhere between Oasis and an Aussie pop song. Doing that shit is hard, and it takes balls. "Staying in your lane and doing the same thing, nothing impresses me about doing that. "When people are like 'I don't really rock with this new stuff' or whatever, I pretty much say 'I appreciate you supporting me, I appreciate your honesty, I want you to like this stuff but if you don't, I get it, but I'm not going to not challenge myself for the sake of appealing to as many people as possible'. "I'd rather do what I'm doing and stay inspired and enthusiastic about it." Not being afraid to follow his creativity where it takes him is a sign of maturity for Illy. He recognises it himself. He's never been more passionate about his craft and his career. "I have, in the past, not kept healthy, and not taken care of myself, but then I realised that to keep doing what I do, I needed to put more effort into eating right, getting sleep and exercising," he says. "I quit smoking a couple of years ago, which has helped my voice, and we don't drink before the shows. "I still have fun, of course I do, but this is my favourite thing to do in the world. It's all I've ever wanted to do, I have to give it the respect it deserves. "And you're not going to be around very long as an artist if you're not taking it seriously and not giving the audience their money's worth, either."
West Australian
5 hours ago
- West Australian
The Open: Marc Leishman only Aussie to make cut as tough conditions test world's best at Royal Portrush
Driving rain, brutal rough, relentless winds howling off the Atlantic — welcome to links golf in Northern Ireland. It's tough to hit fairways at Portrush. And getting into the rough can destroy a round in a heartbeat. It grades from long, chunky rough where you can still play a recovery shot — often just a low runner along the ground — to fescue which is unpredictable and leads to flyers or pulls. Big-name scorecards suffered, with Adam Scott's second-round 79, Tom Hoge's 81 on Thursday and Bryson DeChambeau's opening round 78 glaring examples of world-class players failing the stern test. At least DeChambeau fought back with a stunning 65 to jump 91 places and make the cut. Nine Australians started their chase for The Open Championship on Thursday but just one, Marc Leishman, will play all four rounds. Leishman was the only Aussie under par heading into the weekend after taking advantage of the stiller morning conditions on Friday to fire a second round 68. Scott was still in the hunt when he teed off on Friday morning in his 96th consecutive major after a first round 72. However, double bogeys at 3, 11 and 16 destroyed his charge. The 215-metre par-three 16th surrounded by dense rough lived up to its 'calamity corner' and 'card wrecker' monikers as the winds picked up and rain teemed down for the later starters. It was compulsive viewing and hundreds of locals grabbed prime spots early to watch the carnage unfold. Of the other Aussies, world No.30 Jason Day missed the cut by one shot while 23-year-old Elvis Smylie and Lucas Herbert will also be heading home early. And the three-man West Australian contingent — Min Woo Lee (five-over-par) and Open debutants Curtis Luck and Ryan Peake (both eight-over) — all missed the cut. For Lee it was his third missed cut in five Open appearances, continuing a moderate record with a best finish of tied 21st in 2022. 'It's a course where it can bite you in the butt pretty quickly. So yeah, I didn't obviously play too good,' Lee said after his second round. Luck had no luck with the draw, hitting off in the second last group in Thursday's opening round, not teeing off until after 4pm local time and carding an 80 to effectively end his chances. He fared much better on Friday with a 70. Peake played alongside multiple major champion Phil Mickelson, who attracted a strong gallery from the word go just after 7am on Thursday. After a nervy start, he was far from disgraced with a 77 and showed his grit with a second round 73, much of it played in driving rain. 'I'll reflect on the experience later down the track, but it was disappointing not playing the weekend,' Peake said The former star junior golfer turned Rebels bikie who was jailed for assault before rediscovering his love for the game said he enjoyed playing alongside fellow left-hander Mickelson, the 55-year-old qualifying for the weekend again after finishing at even-par. 'Playing with Phil obviously was great,' he said. 'I was trying to play my game as well, but he was friendly, he was chatting,.' Cameron Smith, the 2022 champion, was erratic off the tee and finished tied 138th alongside Luck and Peake on eight-over. Northern Irish home favourite Rory McIlroy was fortunate to avoid the teeming rain in Thursday's opening round and somehow able to keep his nerves in check to fire a one-under-par 70. He followed it with a 69 in the second round to ensure he'll play the weekend at Portrush this time after missing the cut here in 2019. Inside the ropes with the McIlroy group provided but an amazing glimpse of the adoration the Irish and Northern Irish fans have for the champion Ulsterman. And the enormous pressure from scores of fans. On Thursday, he had to delay his initial tee shot on the 1st because the cheering of the fans went on so long. It felt like they were finally congratulating him for the Masters win in person. But then total silence as thousands watched him pull his long iron left into the fescue and breathed a collective sigh of relief. That opening tee shot was as nerve-wracking as it gets for McIlroy after he hit it out-of-bounds in 2019 at Portrush on his way to a quadruple bogey and missed cut. And it was typical of McIlroy to miss a short putt on that same hole and make bogey. While he grimaced the fans' audible disappointment must have been hard to wear for McIlroy. Constant calls of 'c'mon Rory, c'mon Rory' were relentless from the 20-deep galleries around the greens, fairways and tees. Fans were even 10-deep in the hospitality areas 50m away and as loud as any football match as McIlroy left the green for the next tee box. When he sunk a remarkable birdie on the second hole the full-throttled Rory Roar was off the charts.
Perth Now
5 hours ago
- Perth Now
Leishman only Aussie to make cut in tough Open conditions
Driving rain, brutal rough, relentless winds howling off the Atlantic — welcome to links golf in Northern Ireland. It's tough to hit fairways at Portrush. And getting into the rough can destroy a round in a heartbeat. It grades from long, chunky rough where you can still play a recovery shot — often just a low runner along the ground — to fescue which is unpredictable and leads to flyers or pulls. Big-name scorecards suffered, with Adam Scott's second-round 79, Tom Hoge's 81 on Thursday and Bryson DeChambeau's opening round 78 glaring examples of world-class players failing the stern test. At least DeChambeau fought back with a stunning 65 to jump 91 places and make the cut. Nine Australians started their chase for The Open Championship on Thursday but just one, Marc Leishman, will play all four rounds. Leishman was the only Aussie under par heading into the weekend after taking advantage of the stiller morning conditions on Friday to fire a second round 68. Scott was still in the hunt when he teed off on Friday morning in his 96th consecutive major after a first round 72. However, double bogeys at 3, 11 and 16 destroyed his charge. The 215-metre par-three 16th surrounded by dense rough lived up to its 'calamity corner' and 'card wrecker' monikers as the winds picked up and rain teemed down for the later starters. It was compulsive viewing and hundreds of locals grabbed prime spots early to watch the carnage unfold. Of the other Aussies, world No.30 Jason Day missed the cut by one shot while 23-year-old Elvis Smylie and Lucas Herbert will also be heading home early. And the three-man West Australian contingent — Min Woo Lee (five-over-par) and Open debutants Curtis Luck and Ryan Peake (both eight-over) — all missed the cut. For Lee it was his third missed cut in five Open appearances, continuing a moderate record with a best finish of tied 21st in 2022. 'It's a course where it can bite you in the butt pretty quickly. So yeah, I didn't obviously play too good,' Lee said after his second round. Luck had no luck with the draw, hitting off in the second last group in Thursday's opening round, not teeing off until after 4pm local time and carding an 80 to effectively end his chances. He fared much better on Friday with a 70. Peake played alongside multiple major champion Phil Mickelson, who attracted a strong gallery from the word go just after 7am on Thursday. After a nervy start, he was far from disgraced with a 77 and showed his grit with a second round 73, much of it played in driving rain. 'I'll reflect on the experience later down the track, but it was disappointing not playing the weekend,' Peake said The former star junior golfer turned Rebels bikie who was jailed for assault before rediscovering his love for the game said he enjoyed playing alongside fellow left-hander Mickelson, the 55-year-old qualifying for the weekend again after finishing at even-par. 'Playing with Phil obviously was great,' he said. 'I was trying to play my game as well, but he was friendly, he was chatting,.' Cameron Smith, the 2022 champion, was erratic off the tee and finished tied 138th alongside Luck and Peake on eight-over. Northern Irish home favourite Rory McIlroy was fortunate to avoid the teeming rain in Thursday's opening round and somehow able to keep his nerves in check to fire a one-under-par 70. He followed it with a 69 in the second round to ensure he'll play the weekend at Portrush this time after missing the cut here in 2019. Inside the ropes with the McIlroy group provided but an amazing glimpse of the adoration the Irish and Northern Irish fans have for the champion Ulsterman. And the enormous pressure from scores of fans. On Thursday, he had to delay his initial tee shot on the 1st because the cheering of the fans went on so long. It felt like they were finally congratulating him for the Masters win in person. But then total silence as thousands watched him pull his long iron left into the fescue and breathed a collective sigh of relief. That opening tee shot was as nerve-wracking as it gets for McIlroy after he hit it out-of-bounds in 2019 at Portrush on his way to a quadruple bogey and missed cut. And it was typical of McIlroy to miss a short putt on that same hole and make bogey. While he grimaced the fans' audible disappointment must have been hard to wear for McIlroy. Constant calls of 'c'mon Rory, c'mon Rory' were relentless from the 20-deep galleries around the greens, fairways and tees. Fans were even 10-deep in the hospitality areas 50m away and as loud as any football match as McIlroy left the green for the next tee box. When he sunk a remarkable birdie on the second hole the full-throttled Rory Roar was off the charts.
