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FILE - This undated publicity film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Bryan Cranston, left, as Jack O'Donnell and Ben Affleck as Tony Mendez in 'Argo,' a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. 'Argo' earned a adapted screenplay nomination from the Writers Guild on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, for outstanding screen writing. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claire Folger, File)
Leigh Paatsch

Mega weekend free-to-air TV movie guide

A true story set at the height of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979 brings the thrills in Argo and a soft-hearted fairytale will have viewers hooked from the opening scene in Slumdog Millionaire. This weekend’s TV offerings are jam-packed with entertainment.

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Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from the movie Joker. Supplied by Warner Bros. Picture: Niko Tavernise

Joker director doesn’t care about the movie’s backlash

Joker has topped the Oscars with 11 nominations and raked in $1.5 billion at the box office, yet the movie hasn’t been without its critics and controversy. But director Todd Phillips says it’s ‘appropriate that a movie called Joker makes people crazy’.

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