Cannes can’t help falling in love with Baz’s Elvis
Cannes was shaken, rattled and rolled as the world premiere of Elvis rocked the film festival on the French Riviera.
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Cannes can’t help falling in love with Baz’s Elvis
Cannes was shaken, rattled and rolled overnight as the world premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic rocked the film festival on the French Riviera.
Oscar winner likes to remain down-to-earth
Despite being instantly recognisable, Alicia Vikander remains humbled by life as an actress.
On a wing and a prayer
Top Gun: Maverick will take you back to a golden era of big-screen cinema. The cast and crew reveal how they made it.
J’adore Cannes! Hollywood’s A-list return
Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton and, er, three members of Take That have brought star power back to the Cote d’Azur.
Act of love and courage
After Andre suffers a stroke his quality of life is permanently compromised. He makes a plea to is daughter to help him die.
Cannes return worth the wait for Cruise
The Hollywood star gushed about his passion for cinema and he received an honorary Palme d’Or during his first visit to the festival in 30 years.
Why Tom Cruise could be a bigger deal than this movie
The ‘old-fashioned’ film star is at the centre of Top Gun: Maverick, the decades-in-waiting sequel to Tony Scott’s 1986 blockbuster Top Gun.
Inside Dahl’s private turmoil
The English author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is inconsolable after the unexpected death of his favourite child.
Instant Australian classic
Leah Purcell has reconfigured a Henry Lawson story into a multi-award winning play, then a novel and now a spellbinding, gut-wrenching movie.
Everything went fine for class act Sophie Marceau
A national treasure in France ever since she starred in La Boum at the age of 13, Sophie Marceau has delivered yet another stellar performance in her latest feature film, Everything Went Fine.
Kelly Macdonald shines in Operation Mincemeat
Behind her sweet smile is a quiet strength, one Kelly Macdonald holds her own against alpha men in small independent films and blockbusters alike, including her latest film, Operation Mincemeat.
Take that, Mr Hitler
Operation Mincemeat is about an audacious trick devised by intelligence officers to fool the Nazis into thinking the July 1943 invasion of Europe would take place in Greece.
Alt-reality loses the plot
Benedict Cumberbatch is a fine actor but sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.
The Northman a bloodied letdown
It doesn’t help that, for a lot of the time, the characters don’t deliver dialogue but instead let loose with animalistic roars.
Snails a slow-burn thriller
If you liked The Shining or Mary Harron’s adaptation of American Psycho then psychological thriller The House of Snails is for you.
Tough with a soft centre
Colin Farrell is a certifiable A-list actor on a roll but with After Yang he again shows his knack for choosing strong roles in independent films.
Breathing it all in
In the four years since the cave rescue in Thailand, anaesthetist Richard “Harry” Harris’s life has taken many interesting turns.
Blood on their hands
Cinema has been celebrating the pornography of violence for decades. No wonder the Oscars turned ugly.
Hilarity uncaged in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
I can’t remember a recent film that has made me laugh as much as this outlandishly yet accurately titled piece of satirical auto-fiction starring Nicolas Cage.
Emotional sci-fi explores loss and humanity
After Yang is a strikingly original and intriguing tale of the near future when robots or “techno sapiens” are not at all unusual.
A ‘punish’ for the audience
Yes, it’s possible for Jake Gyllenhaal to star in a bad movie.
Full action-adventure rom-com mode
The Lost City is Channing Tatum’s best performance to date, especially for the scenes where he has to man-up to Brad Pitt.
‘Harmful’: Will Smith slapped with big Oscars ban
The Best Actor recipient responds after being banned from attending Oscars ceremonies for 10 years for hitting Chris Rock on stage.
Accidents will happen
Anne is a good student, diligent and hardworking, and she’s certain that she’ll succeed in her ambition – until a one-night stand results in pregnancy.
Why JK Rowling became the face of the culture war
As the third Fantastic Beasts film is released to fanfare and her book sales keep booming, how has the Harry Potter author toughed it out against the trolls?
Harry Potter, beast with no teeth
You hardly need a magic wand to prod Harry Potter fans into the queue for the latest instalment in the Wizarding World. For everyone else the biggest draw is Mads Mikkelsen.
‘It’s not a logical universe’
Tilda Swinton is always beguiling and adventurous in her choice of roles, and her latest movie is no exception.
No stars for puerile Smith or his gutless damage control
The apology on Instagram was gutless. A bigger man would have called a press conference and begged forgiveness for the narcissistic grossness of his behaviour.
Smith resigns from Academy over Oscars slap
Tendering his resignation, the best actor winner described the incident as ‘shocking, painful, and inexcusable’.
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