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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.

AFP

FILM REVIEWCulture

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.

Stephen Romei

blockbusterNation

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.

Geordie Gray

obituaryThe Times

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.

The Times

COMIC IN CRISISCulture

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?

KEVIN MAHER

★★★Culture

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.

Stephen Romei

★★★Culture

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.

Stephen Romei

★★½Culture

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.

Stephen Romei

balancing actFilm

‘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.

Geordie Gray

A24Culture

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.

Geordie Gray

‘audience polices us’Culture

Jerry Seinfeld thinks ‘the extreme left’ is killing comedy

The comedian has blamed the dearth of television comedy on political correctness and ‘people worrying so much about offending other people’.

Geordie Gray

messiest merger in memoryThe Wall Street Journal

A Media heiress’s bid to sell sets of mayhem inside Paramount

The storied Hollywood company behind ‘The Godfather’ faces its biggest battle yet as Shari Redstone’s merger plans collide with shareholder fury and a CEO on the outs

Jessica Toonkel

‘Heart of a lioness’Film

Nicole officially a Hollywood living legend

Nicole Kidman is the first Australian star to be awarded the prestigious Life Achievement Award of the American Film Institute.

Geordie Gray

origin storyThe Weekend Australian Magazine

“I called my agent and said, ‘I think I got the part. But I’m not sure’…”

Chris Hemsworth is Hollywood box office gold, but when it came to vying for a role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga he was ready to “audition” for George Miller.

Hannah-Rose Yee

The WatchlistCulture

Five things to watch this weekend

Cliff Curtis is on cracking form in the tense new SBS thriller Swift Street, plus an unsung drama about forbidden love.

Geordie Gray

‘force of nature’The Times

Jay-Z, Jesus and me: the Bible rebooted

Writer-director Jeymes Samuel talks about working with the rap superstar on his wildly ambitious comedy, The Book of Clarence.

★★★Culture

Does this film do Amy Winehouse justice?

Can the English actor Marisa Abela, star of the biopic Back to Black, sing as well as the soulful, troubled English singer-songwriter? Of course not, but that’s not the point.

Stephen Romei

CommentaryThe Times

An American civil war is far-fetched, and yet …

Domestic turbulence in the US as depicted in a new film is the biggest threat to the West

Roger Boyes

Game, set, matchCulture

This year’s sexiest film doesn’t have any sex

The game is just a metaphor, says Zendaya, the star and producer of Luca Guadagnino’s smoking hot love-triangle drama set in the world of tennis.

Geordie Gray

Sinatra biopicThe Times

DiCaprio set to be Scorsese’s ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’, but is he on song?

The actor has admitted his voice is ‘atrocious’ — so Martin Scorsese may have his work cut out if he casts him in his biopic.

Harriet Alexander

★★★½Culture

Spot the Australian landmarks in this Hollywood blockbuster

The Fall Guy was filmed in Sydney and it’s entertaining to see action movie hi jinx on our famous landmarks – not to mention the chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.

Stephen Romei

‘I just did my best’The Wall Street Journal

Rust armourer sentenced to 18 months for shooting death of cinematographer

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was reckless in handling the gun in the 2021 killing of Halyna Hutchins, judge says.

Alyssa Lukpat

blame gameThe Times

No fade to black for Amy Winehouse

As the singer’s biopic is released, Sean O’Neill explores what happened to her disgraced ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, and formidable father, Mitch.

Sean O’Neill

‘unprecedented access’Film

Harry and Meghan launch two new Netflix series

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex set a lifestyle series and a polo championship series with the streamer, as part of their $100m deal.

Geordie Gray

‘not safe’Books

Rowling won’t forgive Harry Potter stars for pro-trans views

Author JK Rowling has reignited a bitter row with stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe for using their celebrity platform to ‘cheer on’ the transitioning of children.

Geordie Gray

FIRST SIGHTINGLife

Isla follows Nicole’s lead as love story ends

The Home & Away star proves you can take the girl out of Perth, but not Perth out of the girl as she is photographed for the first time since announcing the separation from her husband Sacha Baron Cohen.

Jenna Clarke

★★★½Culture

Proof some stories don’t need to be told in words

This movie, nominated as best animated feature at the 2024 Oscars, is also a love letter to New York City. It will bring a tear to many an eye.

Stephen Romei

★★★★Culture

‘OK, what kind of American are you?’: our pick at the movies this week

The riveting near-future drama Civil War is a confronting take on what might have been the next step after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Stephen Romei

Never-ending storyThe Times

Pitt, Jolie and the Hollywood divorce drama club

Brad and Angelina’s divorce and its aftermath have lasted four times longer than their two-year marriage. Could it be the longest running split in Hollywood history?

Hilary Rose

SpringscreenFilm

Jeremy Allen White to play Bruce Springsteen in biopic

The Emmy-winning The Bear star is all-but confirmed to play The Boss in a film based on the making of his landmark 1982 album, Nebraska.

Geordie Gray

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