Kruger creator Wes Craven dies
The horror film icon who created Freddie Kruger, and kept children awake at night across the globe, has passed away.
Film
Roadshow focuses on ‘Australiana’
Australia’s leading film producer, Roadshow Films, has indicated it will narrow its focus to “Australiana” films.
Wayward and a bit weird
Quirky series Wayward Pines has a comic noir feel but what’s the point?
Worth waiting up for
If you can keep your eyes open (or press the record button) there are some fine cinematic offerings on free to air this week.
Men of their time
A new film is bringing a much-loved and heartwrenching tale about Australia’s 1980s gay scene to a wider audience.
Hanks lost and won
Tom Hanks went to great lengths for his Oscar-winning performance in powerful legal drama Philadelphia.
Direct action hero
Joel Edgerton spent years wanting to get behind the camera. Now he looks to have a hit on his hands.
Gangsta rap’s grim legacy
Straight Outta Compton was a smash hit, and popularised a new genre. But it was poison for black communities.
Far from a flash in the pan
Pop star and actor Rick Springfield has rolled with the punches for ages.
Comedy hits sweet spot at CinefestOz
The CinefestOz Film Festival opens tonight in Western Australia with the premiere of Now Add Honey.
Gibson unleashes fury on snapper
Actor Mel Gibson has shoved a newspaper photographer after she took his photo, and launched into a tirade of profanity.
First came Spider-Man
The run of comic book heroes on the big screen began with Spider-Man in 2002.
Martin nose his de Bergerac
Roxanne, the 1987 film starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah, revisits an endearing 17th-century figure.
Knife work by Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh has stayed busy since his retirement. The Knick proves this is no bad thing.
The good fight
Realism in the ring helps make Southpaw an exceptional boxing film.
Spy catcher
Author and James Bond ‘freak’ Anthony Horowitz reveals what it was like to revive the famous spy for the latest 007 novel.
A lens burns on Roosevelt dynasty
In his latest project, filmmaker Ken Burns turns his lens on the Roosevelts.
Local films get marketing boost
Screen Australia is tinkering with its marketing loans as Australian films discover a cinema release can still attract an audience
Act your age, Hollywood men!
Analysis of more than 400 blockbusters finds male stars in their 50s are paired with women in their 20s.
Premiere saved by judge’s pen
The AICE Israeli Film Festival averted an opening night disaster by five minutes on Monday night
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