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doping affects your mindHow do you get inside the mind of cycling’s greatest drug cheat? For actor Ben
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This is not the island you're looking for, Irish wildlife groups tell Star WarsFilm crews for episode eight of the franchise set to return to Skellig Michael, as Irish government hopes island’s film appearance will boost tourism
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Capitalism is a disaster for human relationsThe experimental artist and director talks about her heartwrenching new film, the trouble with social media – and coming to terms with death -
Will China's growing box office dominance change Hollywood forever?China will overtake North America within three years to become the world’s largest film audience – which is great news for fans of Transformers and endless Terminator sequels
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Norbit to Adaptation: the best and worst double rolesTom Hardy’s portrayal of the Kray twins in Legend isn’t the first time an actor has starred alongside himself in a movie. For some it worked a treat – others should look in the mirror (or at their CGI twin) and think about what they’ve done
Toronto
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Victoria review: one shot, two hours, total triumphSebastian Schipper’s extraordinary thriller is no mere stunt but an immersive experience whose gripping performances and technical innovation make it hard to shake
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As the Toronto film festival turns 40, directors seek to avert mid-life crisisThis year’s anniversary edition is set to premiere major Oscar contenders and expand horizons with new programming, including a nod to the primacy of TV
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Our Brand is Crisis trailer: Sandra Bullock is back, with suicidal llamaThe first trailer for David Gordon Green’s spin doctor satire is out, featuring a shifty politician played by Billy Bob Thornton, and Sandra Bullock’s first role since Gravity
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Aretha Franklin movie banned from Toronto film festival as well as TellurideAmazing Grace, which features footage of the singer shot in 1972 by Sydney Pollack, has been pulled from the programme at the Toronto film festival, following legal action by Franklin
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Irrational Man review – Allen's comedy-thriller lacks humour and suspenseWoody Allen again explores the theme of crime and punishment, but this is thin stuff with just one or two nice gags and a twisty finale
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In Cold Blood review – still chilling Capote adaptationRichard Brooks’ film version of Truman Capote’s non-fiction novel about the brutal murder of a Kansas family is rereleased
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials review – a YA franchise runs out of steamIn a worryingly tedious follow-up, our teenage heroes are out of the Glade and scrambling across a grim, post-apocalyptic CGI landscape
video
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Irrational Man – video reviewOur film critics review Woody Allen’s latest, about an anguished philosophy professor who finds a new lease of life after being thrown into an unreal situation
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Pasolini – video reviewOur film critics review Abel Ferrara’s biopic of the great Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Legend – video reviewOur film critics review Tom Hardy as both Reggie and Ronnie in a biopic of the Kray twins
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How my negative review of Legend was spun into movie marketing goldMy two-star take on Tom Hardy’s Krays biopic was included in an official poster for the film. While I applaud the chutzpah in this case, audiences do need to be wary of false advertising
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Hollywood needs to change its game in the age of Rotten TomatoesThis summer, critics’ favourites Jurassic World and Straight Outta Compton trumped poorly reviewed Fantastic Four and Terminator: Genisys at the US box office. Is it time for studios to rethink their marketing-heavy strategy?
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David Beckham tackles acting. Will he be the new Eric Cantona – or Stan Collymore?As the footballer warms up for Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur movie, we score the hits, misses and fouls of other athletes turned actors
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In Cold Blood: why isn’t the movie of Capote’s bestseller a masterpiece?The 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote’s book is almost perfect. Unfortunately, director Richard Brooks’s ego got the better of him…
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Brie Larson at Telluride: 'It’s so easy to fall into a world of pleasing everyone'As awards buzz builds around her role in Room, the Short Term 12 star discusses the downsides of being a white, blonde 25 year old and why European cinema produces more interesting heroines
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Liv Ullmann: Films should be fantasies, not pornographyIngmar Bergman’s muse talks about ever-more explicit mainstream movies and her new version of Miss Julie
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Kevin Smith: 'It's not just dudes who want to see characters in tights'On the eve of his Australian tour, the Clerks director talks about making superhero films for girls, being typecast and giving up on pleasing the critics
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'The secrecy has been ludicrous': Star Wars actor Anthony Daniels on the new film and his life as C-3POThe first time the actor saw C-3PO, he felt kinship – and went on to play the android in all six Star Wars movies. Ahead of The Force Awakens, he talks about being censured by Disney, working with JJ Abrams and playing the worrywart robot once more
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Emma Stone on Woody Allen, whitewashing and why Hollywood pairs her with older menShe’s equally at home in comic-book blockbusters, arthouse fare and awards bait, but could this coolly unflappable screen presence have made her first career missteps by returning to work with Allen on Irrational Man, and courting controversy in Aloha?
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Flight of the Conchords the musical is coming, says Jemaine ClementMovie will be a modern musical like no other, says co-creator, currently starring in People, Places, Things, working on a comedy radio play and flummoxing New Zealand customs
regulars
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Five best momentsFive best momentsBenicio del Toro: five best momentsThe finest scenes from the Oscar-winning actor who takes on the role of the infamous drug lord in Escobar: Paradise Lost
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The film quizThe film quiz'You're a monster': match the cruel quote to the relationship dramaAs Andrew Haigh’s devastating marital drama 45 Years hits cinemas, how well do you know the darkest moments in other films about caustic relationships?
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DVDs and downloads
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Philip French's classic DVDPhilip French's classic DVDVivre sa vie review – quintessential soul-searching from GodardEvery carefully considered shot of Godard’s fourth film questions the nature of cinema itself and how we perceive the world
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentA Royal Night Out: princesses on the prowlA fearless exposition of the truth behind the night Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret joined the VE day crowds. That and a few bits to make it feel like Titanic
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGirlhood; Furious 7; A Royal Night Out; Rosewater; Trueblood; Doll and Em – reviewA tale of black Parisian teens is tough and tender, Furious 7 pauses for a little male bonding, the Windsor girls enjoy a Blyton-esque romp – plus much more
you may have missed
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Academy awards 2016 race comes into focus at TellurideAs the dust settles on the boutique festival renowned as an awards launchpad, we assess the key competition runners and riders that came out of Colorado
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What makes the perfect Bond song – and has Sam Smith got what it takes?The best Bond themes are super-strength torch songs, but whether or not Spectre’s Writing’s On The Wall follows tradition, it will certainly have a lot to live up to
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The films to watch in autumn 2015: from Everest to Star WarsMeryl Streep leads the Suffragettes, Bond battles Spectre, Angelina Jolie finds her marriage crumbling – and the Star Wars originals blast back … We preview this season’s must-see films
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The silent-era film stars who risked life and limb doing their own stuntsIn the second part of our series on early cinema, we celebrate the courage of Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill Jr – and four other actors who were tough enough to take the knocks on set
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Stuff of Legend: film captures Kray twins' pomp and menaceBrian Helgeland’s movie about the lives of Ronnie and Reggie Kray portrays the East End gangsters at their most feared
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New Black Panthers documentary tells the story behind the beretsFormed in 1966, the group remains misunderstood and poorly represented – especially on film. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution tries to sort the fact from fiction
best of 2015
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The best films of 2015 so farGathering the best movies released in Australia this year, updated weekly
Toronto film festival 2015 15 key films to watch out for
Review Victoria review: one shot, two hours, total triumph