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Charlotte Rampling on the value of 'cracking up'
STEPHANIE BUNBURY Charlotte Rampling says her Oscar-nominated turn in 45 Years taught her the value of suffering - something she's had plenty of in real life, too.
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Brooklyn
PAUL BYRNES Very few cinematic tales exist on the joys and pain of being a migrant, Brooklyn rates as one of the best.
From Vegas to Macau III
PHILIPPA HAWKER At one stage the filmmakers give us more than a dozen dancing robots – just because they could, presumably.
Zoolander 2
JAKE WILSON The film has a lot on its plate, especially given its need to replicate just about every memorable moment from its predecessor.
Deadpool
PAUL BYRNES Ryan Reynolds is a wise-cracking, head-kicking, self-healing mutant in a red suit with two samurai-style crossed swords on his back.
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Short Cuts: Remembering the Man, Wide Open Sky, Pawno
CRAIG MATHIESON 12:15am This touching film is built around Tim Conigrave's own testimony for an AIDS oral history project
Eddie the Eagle review: Self-delusion takes to the sky
CRAIG MATHIESON 12:15am A biopic about the finest – and only – British ski jumper of his generation.
Marguerite review: the opera star who shined as an escapist
SANDRA HALL 12:15am This movie shows a different side of a singer who Meryl Streep plays in another film next month.
The Divergent Series – Allegiant review: CGI gadgetry upstages the big themes
SANDRA HALL 12:15am Where the similarities between the Divergent and Hunger Games series begin and end.
The one thing that shows Hollywood can change after all
PAUL BYRNES 12:15am How bankable women are changing Hollywood.
Jeff Nichols' Midnight Special evokes the '80s movies Spielberg used to make
Steven Zeitchik 12:15am A stellar cast fuels a sci-fi chase film with nods to E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Spanish Film Festival 2016: True tale of family of kidnappers is a stand-out
STEPHANIE BUNBURY A based-on-fact story about a family of kidnappers in Argentina is one of the outstanding offerings at this year's Spanish Film Festival.
Controversy erupts over Scarlett Johansson being cast in manga film Ghost in the Shell
SARAH THOMAS Another Hollywood "whitewashing" row has broken out after the first image of manga sci-fi thriller Ghost in the Shell featuring Scarlett Johansson as the Japanese character Major Motoko Kusanagi.
James Cameron announces Avatar world to expand out into four sequels from 2018
SARAH THOMAS It still remains the highest-earning film of all time and now its creator James Cameron has announced there are four Avatar sequels on the horizon.
Disney's bold plan to remake your childhood
GARRY MADDOX The Hollywood studio has a clever strategy to mine its archive of animated classics.
American cinema giant to allow texting in an attempt to draw millenials
PETER VINCENT It could be the shot in the arm movie theatres need but it could also spur intergenerational wars in the aisles.
Midnight Special has Michael Shannon on the edge of madness once more
STEPHANIE BUNBURY Michael Shannon doesn't quite understand why people assume he's mad all the time, but he has to admit it's working for him.
Joel Edgerton among few Australians competing at the Cannes Film Festival
GARRY MADDOX A handful of Australian actors will be represented in the famous French festival.
Life of Pi tiger trainer Michael Hackenberger charged with animal cruelty after PETA's intervention
Michael Hackenberger, the Canadian contracted to train tigers for the hit 2012 film The Life of Pi has been charged with five counts of animal cruelty by the Ontario SPCA.
CinemaCon: Ben Affleck to direct his solo 'Batman' movie
Bryan Alexander Ben Affleck is officially stepping behind the camera, Batman-style.
Ben Affleck to direct new Batman movie, proving bad reviews don't always hit the box-office
SARAH THOMAS The critical savaging that surrounded Batman v Superman appears not to have put Ben Affleck off from putting on the batsuit once again.
Marvel's Doctor Strange trailer: Echoes of Batman Begins, messing with DC's head
KARL QUINN The first look at Marvel's Doctor Strange suggests it will be a more cerebral experience than most comic-book films. Then again, they might just be messing with Batman's head.
Bold new projects for Amiel Courtin-Wilson and more Australian film news
GARRY MADDOX One of the country's most inventive filmmakers has lost none of his edge since moving to New York.
Batman joins the chaos in new Suicide Squad trailer
Batman has popped up in the newest trailer for the anti-superhero film Suicide Squad, the film hyped by some as the movie of the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Elizabeth Debicki, Richard Roxburgh join cast of Simon Baker's film Breath
GARRY MADDOX The Tim Winton adaptation has started filming in Western Australia with a strong Australian cast plus two newcomers from the surfing circuit.
Fantastic Beasts' second trailer has more clues about Newt Scamander
KARL QUINN There are clues aplenty in the new trailer for JK Rowling's latest wizarding adventure.
Mad Max Fury Road, Charlize Theron, Amy Poehler win at MTV Movie Awards
Charlize Theron has received the first honour at the MTV Movie Awards, winning the best female performance category for her role in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Film shortcuts: A Tale of Love and Darkness, Beautiful Losers, Chemsex
CRAIG MATHIESON Film shortcuts: A Tale of Love and Darkness, Beutful Losers, Chemsex.
The Boss review: Melissa McCarthy returns as a human fireball
SANDRA HALL The plot in Melissa McCarthy's new movie is tough to swallow
The Jungle Book review: picture-perfect kids' flick retains hint of wonder
CRAIG MATHIESON Disney takes on the jungle of Rudyard Kipling.
The Jungle Book: Cheerily inclusive in a world of wonder
CRAIG MATHIESON A "man cub" orphan is raised in an animal kingdom in a new take on The Jungle Book.
Why killer phones are killing movies
PAUL BYRNES Until 30 years ago, communication technologies were relatively stable and tethered. The mobile phone changed all that.
The Huntsman – Winter's War review: Hopeful epic misses target
CRAIG MATHIESON This follow-up to Snow White and the Huntsman tries to cover every base.
Neighbours reunion: Kylie Minogue joins Guy Pearce in new Australian film
ANDREW TAYLOR Kylie Minogue's acting career has been less than stellar, but that has not stopped government film funding bodies gushing about her latest foray into film.
Frame by frame: 15 things revealed in the new Star Wars: Rogue One trailer
MICHAEL IDATO Begin at the end, we must; only there, the truth will we find.
Take a sneak peek at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Take a sneak peek at the Disney's new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – complete with new rebel characters in the sci-fi saga.
Ricky Gervais releases first trailer of new film starring David Brent
BEAU DONELLY Ricky Gervais has tweeted the first teaser for his new movie, Life on the Road, an offshoot of TV comedy The Office, starring awkward boss David Brent.
Steven Spielberg shows off giant country in full trailer for The BFG
PETER VINCENT Disney has released the full trailer for Stephen Spielberg's adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic The Big Friendly Giant,
Jackie Chan, Pedro Almodovar and Amitabh Bachchan named in Panama Papers
KYLIE NORTHOVER As the Panama Papers rock the political and corporate worlds, now some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry might well be getting nervous too.
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Mel Gibson to judge at Tropfest and more Australian film news in Short Cuts
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Are dogs or cats better actors?
There's a very good reason why dogs have had a long history in movies, writes Paul Byrnes.
Trailers
Room
Based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue. A woman and her 5-year-old son are trapped inside a small space.
45 Years
As their 45th wedding anniversary approaches, a woman learns that her husband was once engaged to someone else.
The Danish Girl
Transgender artist Lili Elbe and talented wife Gerda Wegener lead a remarkable married life in 1920s Copenhagen.
Dirty Grandpa
Zac Efron and Robert De Niro star as an unlikely related duo setting out on a party-fueled road trip.
Anomalisa
From Charlie Kaufman, writer of Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, comes Anomalisa. A stop-motion film about a man crippled by the mundanity of his life.
Trumbo
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's successful career in 1940s Hollywood is jeopardised when he is blacklisted for his political beliefs.
Miracles From Heaven
A family fights for a cure for their daughter, only to be mystified when it arrives.
Keanu
New film from comedy duo Key and Peele. Two friends hatch a plot to retrieve their stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.
The Big Short
A look inside the lives of the men involved in a worldwide economic breakdown - and won bets on it.
Looking For Grace
When rebellious teenager Grace takes off, her exasperated parents enlist the help of a close-to-retirement detective and begin the long drive to the West Australian wheatbelt to try to find her.
Nasty Baby
Nasty Baby centres on a Brooklyn couple, Freddy and his boyfriend Mo, who are trying to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly.
The Daughter
A man returns to his hometown after a long departure and discovers the costs of uncovering deeply-buried family secrets. The Daughter opens in Australian cinemas on March 3, 2016.
A Month of Sundays
One night Frank Mollard gets a phone call from his mother. Nothing out of the ordinary. Apart from the fact that she died the year before.
