The movie that won 2014 is …
WHO topped the box office this year? Was it a LEGO man, a young-adult heroine, a scheming wife, trucks from space or an ’80s-pop-lovin’ star lord?
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‘I have to apologise to Anne Hathaway’
KEIRA Knightley explains her strange (and, frankly, a little bit awkward) relationship with Anne Hathaway, and gets candid about her career.
The Interview’s million dollar debut
AMERICAN cinemas report sold-out sessions for the movie that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un didn’t want the world to see.
What fans think of The Interview
SONY has finally released controversial Kim Jong-un parody The Interview. But was it worth all the hoopla? We find out.
Battle of Boxing Day blockbusters
OUR biggest day out at the movies sees Rusty take on a Cannes winner, Disney, prehistoric Stiller, saintly Bill Murray and an all-conquering Hobbit.
Here’s where you can see The Interview
AFTER cancelling cinema showings when hackers threatened moviegoers with violence, Sony has had a change of heart.
Who’s back in Entourage movie?
CHRISTMAS has come a day early for Entourage fans. More than three years after we last saw Vince, Johnny Drama, E, Turtle and Ari on our television screens, the gang are back. But who is missing?
Indie cinemas to show ‘The Interview’
SETH Rogen and James Franco have declared victory after a handful of independent theatres in the US said they will screen their comedy ‘The Interview’ after all.
N. Korea’s internet was ‘totally down’
NORTH Korea has suffered a country-wide internet outage just days after Barack Obama warned of a ‘proportional response’ to the Sony hacking scandal.
Sony to release The Interview online
SONY’S current plan for The Interview is to release the controversial comedy for free online after ditching plans to release it in cinemas.
‘Adam Sandler is an a**hole’
AS LEAKED emails from the Sony cyber hack reveal the studio’s contempt for Adam Sandler, North Korea has denied any involvement with the online attack.
Could this star be the first black James Bond?
A BRITISH actor could be the first black James Bond, according to more leaked e-mails from Sony Pictures.
FBI: ‘NKorea ordered Sony hack’
PRESIDENT Barack Obama says Sony “made a mistake” in pulling The Interview, as the FBI formally accused North Korea of hacking the movie giant.
‘Hollywood acting in selfish fear’
GEORGE Clooney says movie executives refuse to support The Interview because they are afraid of being targeted by hackers.
Celebs livid with Sony for ‘caving’ to hackers
IN a shock decision, Sony Pictures has seemingly bowed to threats from hackers and pulled The Interview from release — and Hollywood’s not happy.
‘The terrorists have won’
ROGEN and Franco’s comedy has been pulled after hackers vowed to attack cinemas showing The Interview. That’s bad news for Hollywood.
‘She’s seriously out of her mind’
SONY execs have again blasted Angelina Jolie, this time cutting her out of an email exchange to say she was ‘out of her mind’.
Dornan visits kinky sex dungeon
JAMIE Dornan admits he visited a risque sex dungeon as research for his role as a S&M billionaire in Fifty Shades of Grey.
The worst part of making The Hobbit
PETER Jackson has revealed how his popular Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films left him with a bizarre, recurring nightmare for two years. Literally.
Best and worst movies of the year
THESE are the best and the worst films that hit our cinema screens this year. While some blew us away, the Transformers won’t be happy.
Big news for Beetlejuice fans
ALMOST 30 years after the original, Tim Burton has revealed that a sequel to his horror-comedy classic Beetlejuice is in the works. But who’s signed on for the film?
Liam on his love of Manny Pacquiao
LIAM Neeson decided to become an actor instead of a boxer but he has never lost love of the sport and its heroes – such as Manny Pacquiao.
James Bond script leaks online
JAMES Bond is the latest victim of the Sony hacks, with the script to the upcoming movie Spectre leaked online.
‘Despicable’: Leonardo DiCaprio cops it
ANOTHER day, another juicy revelation from the Sony hacking scandal. This time Leonardo DiCaprio is the target of angry rant.
New Star Wars characters revealed
STAR Wars fans have been given some of the names of new Episode VII characters, who made their debut in the teaser trailer.
Will Crowe’s directorial debut fly?
SEE the trailer for Russell Crowe’s directorial debut, and the film the Australian industry hopes will drag it out of its current woes.
Taken 3 trailer: Liam Neeson is back
LIAM Neeson is back with his “very particular set of skills” in the third Taken movie. Check out the butt kicking trailer.
Rowland would be ‘Hot Stuff’ as Summer
KELLY Rowland has her sights set on a new movie role — dropping a very unsubtle hint about who she should play.
The Skeleton Twins: Unhappily funny
THE Skeleton Twins is part of a trend for comedies about unhappy people and as in Bridesmaids, Kristen Wiig plays this comedic part exceptionally well.
Gone Girl is this year’s most buzzed-about film
EXPECT a stampede at the box office. That’s what the critics are predicting when Gone Girl hits the silver screen next month, some are already calling it the movie of the year.
The easy word Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say
WHILE most people have a hard time pronouncing Benedict Cumberbatch’s name, the actor’s linguistic weakness lies elsewhere. And it’s a ridiculously simple word.
Emma Watson’s next magic trick
THIS is how Harry Potter’s mate Hermione went from battling trolls and Death Eaters to being the world’s foremost fighter for gender equality.
From werewolves to movie stardom
TEEN Wolf’s graduating star Dylan O’Brien is becoming one of the most popular teen drama actors after landing a lead role in The Maze Runner.
Shawshank Redemption: Things you never knew
WHICH stars turned down the chance to play Andy Dufresne and how did Morgan Freeman hurt himself during filming? Here’s what you never knew.
The secret story hidden in Star Wars
LUKE Skywalker and Princess Leia were stand-ins for Vietnamese rebels, according to a new book that lifts the lid on George Lucas’ Star Wars secrets.
Movie review: The Maze Runner
IMAGINE a latter-day Lord of the Flies fused with a discarded plot line from TV’s Lost. If you like the sound of that, The Maze Runner is bound to get you in.
Full Mockingjay trailer drops
BRACE yourselves, Hunger Games fans — the full-length trailer for Mockingjay — Part 1 is finally here.
Ferrell spills secrets on Zoolander 2
WILL Ferrell has let slip about some things to expect in the long-awaited sequel to Zoolander which is sure to make fans extremely happy.
Are Aussie films just audition tapes?
AUSTRALIAN movies are in danger of becoming little more than expensive audition tapes for homegrown filmmakers.
JLaw and Bradley’s big, fat drama
JENNIFER Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are in yet another movie together but this one could undo all their good work to date.
Holmes set to play director
KATIE Holmes is set to step behind the camera and make her directorial debut in a movie adaptation of an acclaimed novel.
How Gump’s three-year run was created
ON THE 20th anniversary of the release of ‘Forrest Gump,’ the detour in which Forrest decides to take up running remains one of its most memorable sequences.
Murray wants female Ghostbusters
COMEDY legend Bill Murray says he would love to see a group of female characters suit up for Ghostbusters 3. But who they gunna call?
Lee to star in Aussie Bollywood flick
IT’S just not cricket. One of Australia’s fastest bowlers, Brett Lee, will star in a Bollywood film to be shot in Sydney.
Jenner ‘may join Fifty Shades sequel’
SHE’S graced the catwalks for Marc Jacobs and Chanel. Now it looks as if Kendall Jenner has a caught the eye of British director Sam Taylor-Wood.
Little Rascals reunite 20 years on
REMEMBER them? The cast of 1994 flick “The Little Rascals” has reunited — and you’ll never guess what they look like now.
Downey Jr wants a Hulk movie
WHILE Robert Downey Jr has yet to commit to an Iron Man 4 film, he’s quite happy to share his thoughts on Marvel’s other franchises.
Disney set for Frozen follow-up
DISNEY has announced plans to release a short-film follow-up to the mega-hit Frozen next year.
A vampire hit that’s bloody funny
OSCAR-NOMINATED Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi is back with a hilarious vampire comedy, that you’ll want to sink your teeth into for a good laugh.
Dreamworks’ most loved characters
Dreamworks’ most loved characters
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