A star fights her own wars
At 21 she was plucked from a bit part in Casualty to appear in the world’s biggest movie franchise. Daisy Ridley had to reinvent herself.
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This film made me want to walk the Camino — even with dicky knees
As the title suggests, the central character in The Way, My Way has firm opinions on how he should walk the popular 800km pilgrimage path through Spain.
Part of the fun of this film is guessing the cameo voice roles
If the voice actors in IF, a whimsical comedy about children’s imaginary friends, had been paid their going rate for appearing on screen, the budget would have broken any bank.
New face of an old crime-solving icon
Author Ian Rankin’s famously crusty cop has been reborn as a younger version of himself, grappling with modern day sleuthing.
Saturday Night Fever dancefloor for sale
The illuminated dancefloor from the 1977 movie classic Saturday Night Fever is to be auctioned, in a sale that has disco divas salivating.
How Hollywood overcame its ‘cougar’ issues
The film The Idea of You presents a no-judgment romance between a 40-something woman and a 20-something man.
Trump camp threatens legal action over biopic that depicts him as a rapist
A Trump campaign spokesperson labelled The Apprentice, which earned an eight-minute standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival, ‘pure fiction which sensationalises lies that have been long debunked’.
OpenAI to ‘pause’ voice linked to Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI says ‘Sky’ is not an imitation of star’s voice after users compare it to her chatbot character in the 2013 film Her.
Rowling trans rift with Potter actors turns into a stage drama
Its plot is so explosive the biggest Edinburgh Fringe promoters turned it down, but a show dramatising the rift between JK Rowling and the stars of the Harry Potter film series is to go ahead.
How Tom Holland jumped from Spider-Man to Shakespeare
As the British heart-throb begins his run of Romeo and Juliet in the West End, we join his fans in the theatre and track his rise from ballet school to Marvel pin-up
Coppola’s epic of hot air and waffle is a Megaflopolis
The 85-year-old director has spent 40 years on his near-future New York, but an all-star cast and $US120 million can’t disguise a threadbare film.
If your brain was replaced with pig’s, would you be human or pig?
… or would you be neither? That’s one of the puzzling questions posed in this intricate Japanese film.
Furiosa drives Cannes mad with 7-minute standing ovation
The fifth instalment in George Miller’s postapocalyptic action franchise received rapturous applause after the closing credits rolled at its Cannes Film Festival premiere.
I’m not so mad for this Max saga – but don’t take my word
The original Mad Max in 1979, starring an unknown Mel Gibson, changed the face of Australian film-making. Does Furiosa live up to the hype?
‘Revolutionary’ cult filmmaker dead at 98
Director Roger Corman, best known for hundreds of low-budget films and discovering Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro, has died aged 98.
Musketeers meet their match in Eva Green’s Milady
In the big-budget remake of the classic French tale, the former Bond girl is at the heart of the action, fighting her own battles.
Anatomy of a mother and son’s relationship
Anyone with a teenager in their life will sympathise with Nina, a Berlin-based orchestra conductor in this atmospheric German drama. But anyone who has been a teen will feel for Lars.
Swashbuckling adventure from the classics
The French swords and muskets adventure The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan is a lavish production from the first frame til the last. And if you enjoy it, I have some good news.
Planets fail to align for this lacklustre sequel
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is a direct sequel to its 2017 predecessor, War for the Planet of the Apes, but set three centuries afterwards. It’s a disappointing instalment in a franchise I’ve been a fan of from the beginning.
‘I will not be speechless’ — Kevin Spacey hits back at sex allegations
In a video interview posted on Twitter/X the actor and director responds to allegations of abuse that go as far back as high school
Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79
The British actor earned worldwide recognition playing Theoden, King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings, and Captain Edward Smith in Titanic.
Sitcom megastar creates a cereal killer
That Jerry Seinfeld and his writing team mash-up a flake fracas and historical events is characteristic of what made Seinfeld such a cleverly funny show.
All the stars at the Furiosa premiere in Sydney
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the biggest film ever made in Australia, so it was only fitting that it should open globally with a colossal Sydney premiere.
Long-suffering wife and observer of the heart of darkness
Eleanor Coppola won Emmys for her documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now and stepped out of her family’s shadow to direct her first film at the age of 80.
No one’s laughing at Sacha Baron Cohen now
Controversial comic Sacha Baron Cohen, famous for exposing prejudice through iconic characters like Bruno and Borat, now finds himself at the centre of a sexual harassment scandal. In the wake of this MeToo development, and his split from his wife, is the joke over?
A love letter to the world we live in
The Australian documentary The Road to Patagonia is a simply told, beautifully filmed story centred on two people who believe we need to recalibrate our relationship with the natural world.
Israel PM: ‘We’ve got trouble with the neighbours again’
This film is worth watching because of its relevance to today’s tensions in the Middle East, and for Helen Mirren’s performance.
The real star of The Taste of Things isn’t Juliette Binoche
This in an Epicurean epic about loving food, loving cooking and loving doing so for someone you love. But it wasn’t to my taste.
‘Winning script, ingenious hooks’: Fall guy is jaw-dropping
The film is executed so superbly that it’s elevated above its silly premise. Plus, the cast with more chemistry than Christopher Nolan’s latest Oscar winner.
Adelaide hit horror directors tap Oscar nominee for next film
Danny and Michael Philippou, the twin filmmakers behind last years horror hit Talk To Me, will direct and write the original film Bring Her Back.
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