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This stuntman has put the world’s biggest stars in peril. Finally his craft will be recognised

Guy Norris helped create nail-biting stunts in movies such as Mad Max and Suicide Squad. The Oscars will acknowledge his craft with a new award.

  • Garry Maddox

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Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road
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Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road

Polecats in Mad Max Fury Road

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2
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Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2

Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn escaping in Suicide Squad 2

The stowaway scene in Furiosa
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The stowaway scene in Furiosa

The stowaway scene in Furiosa

Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong in Small Things Like These.

An Oscar changes everything for most actors. Not Cillian Murphy

The Oppenheimer star went straight back to the low-key life he loves. In his latest film, he delivers his best performance yet.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
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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
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Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning Palestinian director of No Other Land, is released from a police station in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an alleged attack by Jewish settlers.

Israeli police release Oscar-winning director

Hamdan Ballal says he was blindfolded while soldiers placed objects on his head and mocked him, saying: “This is the Oscar-winning filmmaker.”

  • Natan Odenheimer, Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon
Hamdan Ballal (third from left) with Basel Adra (left), Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham won best documentary feature film for No Other Land, at the Oscars earlier this month.

Oscar-winning director allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers, detained by army

Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was one of three Palestinians detained, according to witnesses. His co-director says they have been regularly attacked since winning the Academy Award for best documentary feature.

  • Julia Frankel
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
Jason Momoa stars in A Minecraft Movie.

From Minecraft to Superman and 28 Years Later: 20 movies we can’t wait to see

Smart genre plays and arthouse surprises will punctuate the box office bets being made by Hollywood.

  • Craig Mathieson

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