Holmes, a hero in his element
On the 85th anniversary of Arthur Conan Doyle’s death, Sherlock Holmes is still a man for our times.
Film
Two Aussies and an Arnie
Say what you like about the film industry, but our actors are knocking it out of the park, and craving a cold beer.
Bruce Willis still Dies Hard
Die Hard. Bruce Willis’s unheralded 1988 action thriller revolutionised the genre.
Teen spy film not for kids
My son was enthralled by the trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service, but was denied permission to see the movie.
McKellen acting his age
With 7000-year-old Gandalf behind him, Ian McKellen has taken on Sherlock Holmes.
Hitchcock: he had to look
Unravelling the mysteries of the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock.
Portrait of a fickle madame
American accent mars an otherwise outstanding performance by Australian actress Mia Wasikowska in Madame Bovary.
The spandex that ate Hollywood
Superhero movies may be derided, but they’ve kept the industry alive and may be today’s art
Festival almost gave in to Scientologists
The Sydney Film Festival almost buckled to pressure from the Church of Scientology to ban a film about the religion.
No holding back amid dark descent
Asif Kapadia pulls no punches in his portrait of Amy Winehouse.
Done deal on Dundee cash
Paul Hogan has settled a battle with his former financial advisers over $US34 million in Crocodile Dundee royalties.
Old-school Hollywood
A pair of classic studio-era Hollywood films can be discovered or enjoyed again this week.
Woody Allen drama divides
Films can be polarising things, and a good recent example of the gulf between opinions is Woody Allen’s 2005 drama Match Point.
Arnie said he’d be back
Thirty years after the first Terminator movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the franchise a different actor and person.
Brian Wilson’s bad vibrations
Love & Mercy is no straightforward biopic but is a more complex, two-stage study of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.
Jupiter Ascending fails to rise
Jupiter Ascending has some wonderful moments; it’s just frustrating searching through the rubbish to find them.
Top TV tourism spots revealed
Which country defeated New York as the No.1 holiday destination made famous by film and television?
Star Wars to be box-office force
A wealth management company predicts the new Star Wars film will take $2.5bn in ticket sales.
Horner wrote for the heart
Film composer James Horner, who died aged 61, scored the best-selling orchestral film soundtrack of all time.
Celebration of a Technicolor dream
The centenary of the Technicolor’s incorporation in 1915 is the occasion for a series at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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