Movies

Middle Earth blooper reel planned

PETER Jackson demands cinematic perfection in his The Hobbit films but what happens when things go awry in Middle Earth?

Movies Bale film sued by Native Americans

MEMBERS of the Ramapough Native American tribe have filed a $US50 million lawsuit against a Christian Bale film they say depicts them negatively.

Film What movies to see this summer

Leigh Paatsch THE summer season brings a bevy of new movies to the screen - but how do you choose one that's right for you? Critic Leigh Paatsch rates them all.

Movies Why Christmas Day is the new Boxing Day

Neala Johnson Movie reporter NEED to escape the rellies? You're in luck as select cinemas will open Christmas Day afternoon and show the Boxing Day blockbusters a day early.

FILM Is this the best Disney movie since Lion King?

IT IS being hailed as the best animation in years and is already breaking records. See why the fantasy fairytale Frozen will be one of those movies you remember.

Box office 'The Hobbit' leads at US box office

THE Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has held off Anchorman 2 on a busy weekend at the US box office.

The 10 best unscripted movie scenes

JEREMY SINGER SOME iconic movie scenes were unscripted moments of brilliance. Check out the top 10 scenes where an actor went with the flow.

The Sound of Music: 17 things you never knew

AAP IT was made more than 50 years ago, but there are still some surprising facts coming out about the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic.

The 10 worst films of 2013

KYLE SMITH AND LOU LUMENICK HOW many bad movies were there this year? A lot. From Hangover Part III to Gangster Squad, here are the worst of the worst.

Movies Timberlake in harmony with Coens

Justin Timberlake Oscar Isaac Inside Llewyn Davis

JUSTIN Timberlake, so often shuttling between movies and music, for once didn't have to choose in the Coen Brothers' folk movie Inside Llewyn Davis.

Advice Usher says don't count Bieber out

JUSTIN Bieber's mentor Usher has come to his defence, saying the pop star has had a wild year, people shouldn't count him out just yet.

Ron's back and he's staying classy

Leigh Paatsch, national film critic FLICK PICKS: The comedy sequel you've been wanting for years is finally here. Find out what movies to watch this weekend, with Leigh Paatsch.

Celebrity Why Natalie Portman luuuuurves Aussie men

Charles Miranda London NATALIE Portman says she loves working with Aussie men - and with co-stars like Eric Bana, Joel Edgerton and Chris Hemsworth, who can blame her?

Celebrity Why Natalie Portman loves Oz men

Charles Miranda London NATALIE Portman says she loves working with Aussie men - and with co-stars like Eric Bana, Joel Edgerton and Chris Hemsworth, who can blame her?

Volvo advert Chuck Norris tops Van Damme's 'epic split'

STAFF WRITERS ACTION man Chuck Norris couldn't resist attempting Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split, but the tough guy appears to have gone one better.

Steamy Robbie dishes on Leo sex scenes

MARGOT Robbie has admitted that her steamy sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio on-screen were actually "the least romantic thing."

The best and worst films of 2013

Leigh Paatsch THIS year saw the return of the blockbuster. From Gravity to World War Z and The Hunger Games, Leigh Paatsch names the best (and worst) films of 2013.

FILM Surreal sequel not just a re-Ron

FILM OF THE WEEK: Ron Burgundy is back in this cracking, much-anticipated sequel to Anchorman and this time he's going to make history with a 24-hour news channel.

FILM Not repeating same cold story

REVIEW: Animated fantasy Frozen is a return to Disney's fairytale telling best and a film the whole family will enjoy.

Film The greatest films never made

VICKY ROACH National Film Writer THE Hunger Games made it one year and so did Argo. It's The Black List, the Hollywood scripts that fail to make the cut - and this year's nominees have been revealed.

Casey Neistat Studio's $25,000 spend on typhoon aid

A DIRECTOR was offered $US25,000 to film a promotional video for a new movie. He took the money, but spent it all on victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Fast and Furious Top-grossing actor of the year revealed

AAP He didn't have the highest-grossing movie of the year, but this actor starred in more hits in 2013 than any other star.

Hollywood star Joan Fontaine dead

Network writers OSCAR-WINNING actress Joan Fontaine, from Hollywood's illustrious golden era of cinema has died at the age of 96.

Everything you never knew about Die Hard

ANDREW BUCKLOW WHICH star suffered permanent hearing loss during filming and exactly what language were the bad guys actually speaking? Here are some surprising facts about the 1988 Christmas classic.