Sale of US streaming platform benefits Oz women filmmakers
Entrepreneur Olivia Humphrey has returned to Australia and is investing in films by women writers and directors, including new thriller Run Rabbit Run.
Film
Brave new world of rom-com
A romantic comedy written as a ‘love letter to Pakistan’, with a British-Pakistani leading man, takes the genre to new audiences.
Babylon an ‘unsubtle and indigestible mess’
Damien Chazelle’s attempts to out-Fellini Fellini in this star-studded film are regrettable.
Nazis tried to kill the greatest anti-war novel
Hitler’s thugs despised All Quiet on the Western Front and exacted revenge on the author by murdering his sister.
Notes of complexity in Cate’s Tar turn
Cate Blanchett’s preparation for her role as a conductor was all-encompassing when she took up the ‘terrifying gauntlet’ thrown to her by director Todd Field. But there was also pleasure in the process.
Blanchett’s power-hungry and malicious conductor just brilliant
Taking us backstage into the high-end world of classical music, Tar is an intelligent, disturbing film about power, sex and art.
Fears for actor missing during mountain hike
Julian Sands, known for roles in A Room with a View and Arachnophobia, is believed lost in terrible weather.
Worthington bristles with ‘hostile masculinity’
If you want to see what a fine actor Worthington is, watch Tranfusion instead of Avatar. As a former sniper home from war, his performance is devastating.
Manslaughter charge for Baldwin over film shooting
Alec Baldwin was holding a Colt .45 at rehearsals when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins.
Italians give Spacey an award
Italy’s National Cinema Museum has given Oscar-winning Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey an award, it emerged on Tuesday, just days after he appeared in a UK court accused of sexual assault.
Brendan Fraser’s road to redemption
The former matinee idol is having a career ‘Brenaissance’ with his role in The Whale and is tipped for Oscars glory.
Robbie ‘hell bent on making it in Hollywood’
Margot Robbie plays a starlet who muscles her way to the top of Hollywood’s totem pole in Babylon – a role she says she’s ‘never felt closer to’.
Fashion and film celebrate the magic of movies
On the big screen right now is a trio of films examining the power of the cinematic experience. But it’s not just filmmakers who are turning self-reflective.
Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies, aged 95
The Italian actor was among the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Babylon role is ‘closest’ to Robbie’s heart
Babylon stars Margot Robbie and Diego Calva grace the red carpet at Sydney’s State Theatre for the Australian premiere of Damien Chazelle’s Hollywood epic, Babylon.
Blanchett attacks ‘patriarchal’ awards
Cate Blanchett criticised the ‘patriarchal pyramid’ of Hollywood awards shows as she accepted a best actress gong from the Critics Choice Association.
Why the Brits love (and make) good traitors
The popularity of a recent BBC reality TV show highlights a long affair with double agents and natural aptitude for deception.
Blanchett rejects Tar is ‘anti-woman’
Cate Blanchett rejects conductor Marin Alsop’s criticism that her Oscar-contending drama Tar is ‘anti-woman’ and that ‘all women should be bothered’ by Todd Field’s film.
The killer doll film you really need to see
The comedy-horror M3GAN is the collaboration between two of the modern masters of the macabre: Australian James Wan and the American Jason Blum.
Aussie actresses nominated in SAG awards
Australia’s Cate Blanchett, Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Debicki all pick up nominations at the Screen Actors Guild awards.
Aussie brings Emily Bronte to life
This is an auspicious directorial debut for Frances O’Connor, who was born in Britain but who grew up in Perth.
Cate joins greats with third Globe gong
Aussie’s third best actress Golden Globe catapults her into the ranks of legends such as Ingrid Bergman and Meryl Streep.
Cate Blanchett, Austin Butler claim top Golden Globes
As the 80th Golden Globe Awards come to a close, take a look at the big winners from this year’s ceremony.
Last chance for Golden Globes to shine again
After two years of reputation-battering headlines, and the cancellation of last year’s telecast, The Golden Globe Awards returns to television.
Doll horror film the world is going crazy for
Produced by Australian James Wan, the creepy doll film is the first movie to open to more than $30m in the first week of the new year in over a decade.
Actors called on for superhuman efforts
Kate Winslet amazingly held her breath underwater for more than 7 minutes when filming the Avatar sequel. Where will it end?
Houston, we have no problem
“I beat the Beatles. I beat Elvis.” So Whitney Houston (a powerhouse Naomi Ackie) tells the man who makes her records, Clive Davis (the ever-watchable Stanley Tucci), in I Wanna Dance With Somebody. And so she did.
Romeo and Juliet stars sue over teen nude scene
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, now in their 70s, are seeking $730m from Paramount for being sexually exploited when they shot the 1968 film.
The day I met a young Spielberg
I thought of our early encounter while watching The Fabelmans, Spielberg’s thinly veiled autobiography in which the young hero, Sammy Fabelman, discovers the movies and becomes a filmmaker.
Hanks shines as the sorest grump
The American tragicomedy A Man Called Otto, is close to a frame-by-frame, word-for-word remake of the 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove. That’s a compliment, not a criticism.
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