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Honey, Sophie, Lola, Raf, Nikki, Chiara and CEO of Palace Cinemas Ben Zeccola taking part in the Minecraft movie craze, where punters throw popcorn in the air at the Chicken Jockey scene.

A game of chicken (jockey): Melbourne cinemas embrace Minecraft mayhem

Theatres were prepared for the phenomenon when it arrived in Australia last week, even buying industrial vacuums to clean after each screening.

  • Alexander Darling

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The late Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Their home has been found to have had a rat infestation before their deaths.

Gene Hackman’s home infested with rats carrying disease that killed wife

The Oscar-winning actor and his wife died within a week of each other in February. Their bodies weren’t found for almost a fortnight.

  • Daniel Bates
Cate Blanchett has said she is “giving up” up acting, and wants to focus on other things.

Cate Blanchett says she is ‘giving up acting’ – again

The Australian star is currently playing a fading actor on stage in London. The role seems to have hit a nerve.

  • Cindy Yin
Val Kilmer GIF

Before his career began, Val Kilmer made a telling choice. It showed in his films

A dramatic journeyman, Kilmer’s career was defined in many ways by the roles he knocked back.

  • Michael Idato
The cast of the Beatles biopics Paul Mescal, from left, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan, and Harris Dickinson in Las Vegas on Monday.

The Beatles biopics: Your five big questions answered

Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan have been cast as the Fab Four across four movies. But how is this epic going to work?

  • Neil McCormick
Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Shogun and The Thorn Birds, has died.

King of the miniseries (and the original hot priest) Richard Chamberlain dies

The 1960s heartthrob starred in The Thorn Birds, the 1980 version of Shogun, and as the original Jason Bourne.

  • Patricia Reaney
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Rachel Zegler as Snow White.

Disney’s Snow White is mired in controversy. But does it pass the kid test?

I took my children, aged four and eight, to a preview screening of the seemingly cursed remake. They are the target audience, aren’t they?

  • Nicole Elphick
 Seth Rogan at the premiere of ‘The Studio’.

Seth Rogen’s new TV show will lift the lid on Hollywood

The Studio is a showbusiness satire with a raft of A-listers playing themselves.

  • Michael Idato
Adam Sandler in the audience during the Oscars.

What we know so far about Happy Gilmore 2

Seeing Adam Sandler at the Oscars has us all wondering – when is the sequel to the beloved 1996 film coming out, and who is coming back?

  • Nell Geraets
Shaken, not stirred … superspy James Bond.

What the Amazon deal means for the world of James Bond

After Amazon’s James Bond takeover, anything is possible in the world of the world’s most stylish super-spy.

  • Michael Idato

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