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Cate Blanchett has said she is “giving up” up acting, and wants to focus on other things.

Cate Blanchett says she is ‘giving up acting’ – again

The Australian star is currently playing a fading actor on stage in London. The role seems to have hit a nerve.

  • Cindy Yin

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Going Down could get a second life in Australian cinemas.

Chance find in a video store prompts US release of a cult Australian movie

Despite critical acclaim, Going Down struggled when it was released in 1983. Now it has a new opportunity to find an audience.

  • Garry Maddox
Easter streaming guide

Stuck for something to watch? Here are 40 of the best movies to stream these Easter holidays

Forget the flipping and dive into our comprehensive guide to the finest films at your fingertips right now.

  • Craig Mathieson
Ellen Burstyn and Director, Kornél Mundruczó as cameras roll at Disney Studios in Randwick.

‘One of the greatest of all time’: Ellen Burstyn, 92, lands in Australia to shoot new film

The Oscar winner is set to star alongside Taika Waititi in Place to Be. She says there’s never been a better time to escape the USA.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Sisters Setara Amiri, left, and Nazifa Hamdani, the star and writer respectively of the Setara chapter of My Melbourne.

Setara fled the Taliban. Now she’s living her dream, as a movie star

Three years after arriving in Australia as a refugee, Setara Amiri is one of the stars of an Australian movie about to be released in India.

  • Karl Quinn
Chantelle Murray, who directed The Lost Tiger.

Chance meets with film legends set director without a mentor on her path

The director of new Australian film The Lost Tiger grew up in Broome, but she knew a boat was no place for her.

  • Garry Maddox
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Sam Delich and Kylah Day in Territory. Netflix declined to commission a second series, despite its global success.

Could Trump’s tariffs spell disaster for Australia’s screen industry?

High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia’s film and television industry.

  • Karl Quinn
Guy Pearce.

Guy Pearce is up for an Oscar. Will he prepare a speech?

In an era of Hollywood stars being scrupulously careful about what they say, Guy Pearce is refreshingly direct.

  • Garry Maddox
Jacki Weaver hosts the SBS documentary series Australia: An Unofficial History.

Sure, Jacki Weaver thinks about retirement. But there’s too much to do

Since her Hollywood breakout with Animal Kingdom, the Australian actor has hopped between major films and TV shows.

  • Garry Maddox
Keanu Reeves stars in Ruben Ostlaund’s latest social satire.

A Keanu Reeves comedy set on a long-haul flight to Australia leads Stan’s new line-up

A Russell Crowe film, a Bump Christmas movie and a drama starring Brooke Satchwell were among the 14 original Australian titles announced.

  • Karl Quinn

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