Demi Moore’s performance in this thriller is career-defining
Demi Moore, who started her film career in 1981, is astonishing in scene after scene, her body juxtaposed with the – let’s say unconventional – things she is doing.
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Rush producer, Aussie accountant face US tax crime charges
According to the indictment, producer Nigel Sinclair and Anthony Stewart conspired to conceal proceeds from the sale of a film production company called Intermedia.
Election-eve release for Trump bio-pic
The Apprentice, a disputed bio-pic about Donald Trump, will be released in cinemas less than one month before the US election.
Megalopolis director fights #MeToo claims, critics of film
In a wide-ranging candid interview, Francis Ford Coppola defends his new $US120m epic and dismisses on-set abuse allegations as ‘absurd’.
‘I’d do anything to undercut him’: Are George Clooney and Brad Pitt actually friends?
Still at the height of their Hollywood stardom, the silver screen duo reflect on three decades of films, fame and friendship.
A story of forbidden love that will slide under your skin
Director Catherine Breillat’s provocative remake of 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts brings together an older woman and a teenager to explore transgressive love.
This feel-good tale is the pick of the litter
This is a wonderful, uplifting film based on a big-hearted novel by one of Australia’s most gifted writers. It’s about love, friendship, kindness, pride and hope. Make sure you stay for the end credits.
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93
The actor, who gave voice to characters like Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, went on to collect Tonys, Golden Globes, Emmys, and an honorary Oscar.
Festival bathes in starlight
Venice this year boasts a distinctly Australian flavour with notables including actors Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Guy Pearce and director Justin Kurzel.
Horse for most courses (bar Ascot)
Champion racehorse Winx was so successful that her trainers and jockeys felt huge pressure not to break her winning streak.
Old fave returns from the dead
Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Monica Bellucci are back in Tim Burton’s goth sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, that shines with his striking visual style and dry wit.
A life in film: Weir lionised as one of cinema’s greats
Peter Weir was awarded the prize – the Biennale’s highest honour – at a gala ceremony at Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema in Lido.
Dark morality tale a film noir masterwork
Released 75 years ago, Carol Reed’s classic stars Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles in a profound, ravishingly shot story of human depravity in postwar Vienna.
Teens glow in the dark in this star-studded yet unconventional film
Emma Stone and her comedian husband produce a new drama-horror that features a colourful cast including Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and explores the awkwardness of teenage sexuality.
In search of lost romance: a cold yet beautiful Icelandic drama
‘Touch’ explores lost love across two timeframes on opposite sides of the world, as a man comes to terms with the loneliness of the Covid pandemic.
Aides in firing line in the ‘yes’ business
Hollywood stars want total devotion – and often drugs – from aides. It’s a risky life, as we have seen with the Matthew Perry case.
Trailer for Coppola’s $120m movie axed for showcasing ‘fake reviews’
Viewers were led to believe that notable critics from the likes of Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael had doubted masterpieces such as The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.
Terror rebirthed as Alien returns to its scary roots
The director and star of Alien: Romulus talk about returning to where no one can hear you scream.
Domingo’s gift of tenderness
The Oscar-nominated actor is determined his recent stellar success will not limit the variety of roles he takes, including playing pop patriarch Joe Jackson.
Parenting a dad, chasing a panther
This charming New Zealand film is about absent fathers, precocious children, reverse parenting, magic and a mythical (or maybe real) black panther.
A star is born: Ortega shines in Beetlejuice sequel
The actress, who found fame in the Netflix hit Wednesday, is tipped to become as bankable as Julia Roberts or Brad Pitt.
Jennifer Lopez files for divorce from Ben Affleck
The Hollywood couple, nicknamed ‘Bennifer’ in the 2000s, married in Las Vegas after rekindling relationship from two decades prior.
‘French James Dean’ always a headliner
Delon was a wild, hopeless schoolboy who was sent to several Catholic boarding schools from each of which he was expelled.
French heart-throb Delon dies at 88
The actor was the nation’s greatest screen seducer, described by long-time friend and 1960s icon Brigitte Bardot as ‘the best and the worst’.
‘I auditioned as Satan. You can’t get more evil than that’
He plays the baddie Sauron in the hit fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It’s second nature for Charlie Vickers.
Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence, dies at 94
The American actor, celebrated for her arresting portrayals of intense women and her collaborations with husband John Cassavetes, had been battling Alzheimer’s disease
The verdict on Alien: Romulus? It’s fast-paced, dramatic … and gruesome
Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez has no interest in protecting lead characters in this film, the seventh instament in the Alien franchise. Contrary to the famous tagline, in space their screams are heard.
Fresh score to the fore of a cult classic
The 1971 Australian film classic Wake in Fright is being given new life with a score by Surprise Chef, who will perform it live at screenings for the Melbourne International Film Festival.
The experts said ‘his life is finished’. His parents were having none of it
With the Paris Olympics drawing to a close, Matt Formston’s story is a reminder of a truth in sport, and life in general. ‘People will tell you that you can’t do something,’ he says. ‘But if you try you can.’
Moore conjures ‘third act’ with a role of substance
The star is enjoying high praise for her courageous portrayal of an ageing celebrity desperate to turn back time.
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