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‘Chris Hemsworth made me cry’
ON her way to Australia for the first time to spruik her new movie, funny lady Melisa McCarthy says her Ghostbusters co-star is so good he left his female co-stars in tears.
Can Indy still take on superheroes?
HARRISON Ford’s Indiana Jones is voted the best movie character of all time but is he still relevant in a CG movie world ruled by Marvel films.
Look who turns up in X-Men: Apocalypse
SOPHIE Turner — aka Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones — is but one of the fresh new faces playing well-loved characters in the latest film in the X-Men franchise.
The horror movie endorsed by Satanists
A NEW film about witchcraft is so terrifying and horrific that it’s been given the thumbs up by devil worshippers.
Pretty Woman wasn’t meant to be a rom-com
DIANE Lane auditioned for Julia Roberts’ role in Pretty Woman and tells how the original script was a dark tale about a psychotic hooker.
New York’s most notorious criminal
ARRESTED 30 times, Darius McCollum has spent a third of his life in jail because of his dark obsession. It’s also made him a cult hero.
Raise a glass to the Irish pub
ON THIS St Patrick’s Day, as the world turns the colour of green, we celebrate the greatest institution in Irish society — the pub.
Latifah: Garner is real and refreshing
IT was Jennifer Garner’s first acting job after her shock split from Ben Affleck. Queen Latifah reveals how her Miracles From Heaven co-star got through it.
Otto is finally acting her own age
SHE has spent most of her career playing emotional, younger characters. But now Miranda Otto is cherishing the opportunity to play her own age.
Witch ignores tricks of horror trade
REVIEW: A slow and sinister exercise in ever-escalating dread, The Witch is quite unlike any other horror movie you have ever seen. Or felt.
Zootopia is clear cut above the rest
REVIEW: In a landscape flooded with animated films about talking animals, Zootopia stands out with dazzling creativity that will appeal to kids and adults alike.
Guilty pleasure from start to finish
REVIEW: Flagrantly macho, flamboyantly stupid and yet somehow consistently entertaining, London Has Fallen delivers exactly what its audience wants.
You won’t know where it’s going
REVIEW: While 10 Cloverfield Lane might seem like a one-trick pony to some, no one will forget the blindfolded ride ultimately on offer.
Miracles is a breath of fresh air
REVIEW: In a world full of loud action movies, the sincerely wholesome Miracles From Heaven quietly celebrates the best that can be found in anyone.
Is that George Lucas eating noodles?
A SHORT time ago, in a food court in Adelaide, film director George Lucas of Star Wars fame was spotted eating noodles. You know, like a regular person.
The one role I was ‘too old’ for
Olivia Wilde reveals that, at just 28, she was considered “too old” for one star-making part.
Sally Field hilariously slams her biggest roles
FROM The Flying Nun to the Spider-Man films, the Hollywood veteran doesn’t hold back when talking about roles she regrets.
Is this the filthiest animated film ever?
IT starts out like a Pixar film — but you’ll be shocked by the end of the trailer for Seth Rogen’s new animated comedy Sausage Party.
Ford back for new Indiana Jones movie
HARRISON Ford and director Steven Spielberg will return for a fifth instalment of action-adventure franchise Indiana Jones due for release in 2019.
Goodman’s ‘doomsday prepper’ reality
JOHN Goodman’s terrifying role in 10 Cloverfield Lane has already garnered some early Oscars buzz, but here’s what you didn’t know about the veteran actor.
Newton’s back in spotlight with film
FORMER troubled actor Matthew Newton is rebuilding his career with a self-written, self-directed film on the international festival circuit.
Amy blames herself for gender pay gap
THE actress finally opens up about being paid less than her male American Hustle co-stars: ‘That’s on me.’
‘I bow my head in shame’
JENNIFER Aniston has made a lot of movies, but she’s not afraid to admit that some of them sucked.
Cohen’s Grimsby a box office bomb
BAD news for Sacha Baron Cohen as his latest comedy flops spectacularly in the US - and didn’t do much better here.
Stars who were meant to play superheroes
TOM Cruise was almost Iron Man. Seriously. And he’s not the only star who almost played a superhero on the big screen, and missed millions along the way.
The movie making Garner emotional
JENNIFER Garner can’t help but get a little teary when talking about her new movie Miracles From Heaven — a role she said she felt compelled to take.
Black: ‘I’m a human cappuccino’
FUNNYMAN Jack Black is set to wake up Today show viewers and Australia’s Got Talent contestants while down under for his new movie premiere.
Will Daniel Craig be back?
NAOMIE Harris knows a lot about James Bond. But don’t ask her if Daniel Craig will be back for the next film.
A game of Russian roulette
THE untold stories of the people taking deadly risks to help foreigners in a job likened to “going to war”.
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