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Tom Cruise's stunt goes horribly wrong; Karl Stefanovic and Tim Minchin slam the government's marriage equality plebiscite, and Rhinestone Cowboy singer Glen Campbell dies.
Indeed it was more of an oration than a thank you when Napoleon Perdis went up to collect his award at the Prix de Marie Claire gala evening in Sydney this week.
Go behind the scenes of the heartwarming comedy that has been judged the best Australian feature by Fairfax's film critics, the latest in a string of prizes. Vision courtesy Madman Entertainment.
Tom Cruise's stunt goes horribly wrong; Karl Stefanovic and Tim Minchin slam the government's marriage equality plebiscite, and Rhinestone Cowboy singer Glen Campbell dies.
The total solar eclipse - during which the moon will pass between Earth and the sun, plunging the day into complete darkness - will be visible to everyone in North America and certain swathes of South America, Africa and Europe on August 21.
At that exact moment, Tyler will perform the tune on Royal Caribbean's Total Eclipse Cruise as it winds its way from Florida to the Caribbean islands, in what the liner calls the "optimal spot at sea" to view the eclipse.
"The eclipse of the sun lasts two minutes and 40 seconds, unlike my song," Tyler told Time, explaining the epic seven-minute album cut will need to be chopped to fit the celestial event.
It's a canny bit of cross-promotion by the luxury cruise liner. The song's popularity has surged during previous eclipses, with Spotify noting streams spiked 75 per cent during 2015's solar eclipse, Time reports.
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The Welsh singer, who recently toured Australia in May, has called the hit ballad "evergreen" and "everything I ever wanted", while remaining dumbfounded by its status as a karaoke standard.
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Total Eclipse singer Bonnie Tyler sporting her famous 1980s look. Photo: Universal Pictorial Press Photo
The upcoming eclipse has been labelled the "Great American Eclipse" by US media, as it marks the first time in 99 years a complete solar eclipse will be visible across the mainland States, from coast to coast.
For Aussie viewers wary of missing out, the event will be streamed live on NASA's official website. Cue up your playlists, bright eyes.