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Sydney destroyed in X-Men Apocalypse
KARL QUINN Sydney is under attack in the final trailer for Bryan Singer's big-budget X-Men: Apocalypse.
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Captain America: Civil War
JAKE WILSON It's baffling that the studio has so far devoted three films to the Cap and none to Scarlett Johansson's more charismatic Black Widow.
A Month of Sundays
SANDRA HALL The style of Anthony LaPaglia's new movie is fast becoming extinct in Australian cinema.
An
PAUL BYRNES When an old lady approaches a traditional Japanese snack seller for work, a story that is at once clear-eyed and sentimental begins to unfold.
Midnight Special
JAKE WILSON Director Jeff Nichols leads a talented cast in a supernatural thriller that serves as a deft display of craft and ambition.
Eddie the Eagle
CRAIG MATHIESON A biopic about the finest – and only – British ski jumper of his generation.
The Jungle Book
JAKE WILSON Floating downstream on Baloo's chest as he belts out The Bare Necessities might be a perfect vision of happiness.
The Huntsman: Winter's War
PHILIPPA HAWKER A prequel and a sequel rolled into one, The Huntsman: Winter's War is a clumsy patchwork of images, storylines and fabulous frocks
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Duncan Jones steps out of dad David Bowie's shadow with Warcraft
Andrew Purcell 11:45pm A childhood spent in the presence of a musical icon has rubbed off in surprising ways.
Amityville Horror house back on sale in time for cinema scares
1:06pm Fancy a colonial style for less than the price of a Sydney inner city semi? There's just one catch . . .
Misconduct bombs: Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins star in huge box office flop
12:42pm Not even Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins could rescue this film from the graveyard.
Everybody Wants Some director Richard Linklater on why Hollywood is rubbish
KARL QUINN 6:00am The problem with modern Hollywood, says the director of Boyhood and School of Rock, is that the studios are in the wrong trade.
The Shallows actor Blake Lively opposes hunting sharks
AJA STYLES As Western Australia's debate about the culling of great white sharks heightens, in the wake of two deaths in the past week, vision of another surfer coming face-to-face with a monster of the deep has surfaced.
State government announces $20m fund to attract Star Wars or Game of Thrones
GARRY MADDOX The NSW government has launched a $20 million fund to attract film and television with ambitious plans to poach a Star Wars movie or Game of Thrones as well as more Australian productions.
Hot Docs documentary film festival at Palace Electric in Canberra
Jane Freebury Hot Docs contains films on subjects ranging from blues music to the illegal underground techno scene in Iran.
Movie sequels slumping at the box office
Jake Coyle Not all the "sure things" have been successful for Hollywood lately, with many underperforming.
Short Cuts: strong early ticket sales for Sydney Film Festival 2016
GARRY MADDOX Director Nashen Moodley is "very, very happy" with business at the box office so far.
Quentin Tarantino western's casting call for 'whores' slammed
EBONY BOWDEN A casting call for Quentin Tarantino's latest film which called for "whores" has once again highlighted Hollywood's problem with rampant sexism.
Sydney Film Festival 2016: Gillian Leahy talks about the importance of dogs in our lives
GARRY MADDOX An Australian documentary maker delves into the close relationship between humans and canines.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is latest sequel to struggle at box office
Brooks Barnes Sequels are expected to deliver stable returns - that's why Hollywood makes so many of them - but audiences seem to be growing more selective.
The Ring and The Grudge characters take a swing at baseball in Japan
EBONY BOWDEN If you're still traumatised from watching horror films The Ring and The Grudge, you may find these rather ridiculous scenes a little therapeutic.
Jack Black: Twitter hoax claims actor dead
Online reports about the death of Jack Black have been condemned by the US actor and musician as a "sick prank".
Sydney Film Festival 2016: the 20 hottest tickets
GARRY MADDOX Here's a guide to the best films, talks and parties and this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Film shortcuts: Downriver, Pim and Pom: The Big Adventure
CRAIG MATHIESON This debut film from writer/director Grant Scicluna – which first screened at last year's Melbourne International Film Festival – deserves to be seen.
Coming up: TV and DVD viewing including The General, Angry Girls and Road to Nowhere
Various The General deserves its reputation as Buster Keaton's finest hour.
Don Cheadle as Miles Davis is an Oscar waiting to happen
STEPHANIE BUNBURY The 51-year-old actor should start clearing a space on his shelf.
Winter Film Series at the National Gallery of Australia
RON CERABONA From documentaries about artists, musicians and photographers to a look at the Louvre, this is a diverse program.
Brie Larson frontrunner to play female superhero Captain Marvel in new film
AAP and Ebony Bowden Brie Larson is reportedly in early talks to star as Captain Marvel in an upcoming superhero film.
Artists need more distance from fans
Sonny Bunch Pop culture fanatics threatening death to creators over things they don't like indicate matters have gotten out of hand.
Daniel Craig signs up for Showtime series Purity, adding weight to James Bond exit speculation
GARRY MADDOX The James Bond star is making a 20-episode TV series based on a Jonathan Franzen novel.
Director Abe Forsythe tackles racism in Cronulla riots comedy Down Under
GARRY MADDOX The filmmaker says he made the film a comedy 'because I find the idea of racism so stupid'.
Daniel Radcliffe's magic in Now You See Me 2
JENNY COONEY CARRILLO Daniel Radcliffe returns to magic in Now You See Me 2.
A young actor who's fallen for working hard
CRAIG MATHIESON Australian actor Sean Keenan has come to realise that a screen performance is both a personal and public experience.
Grumpy face: Emoji movie could be snared by legal dispute
KARL QUINN A planned movie based on the world of emojis may be in trouble over copyright issues.
Dwayne Johnson to play Doc Savage, the 'world's first superhero'
GARRY MADDOX The Rock calls a new comic book superhero movie a "very cool project."
Begin Again
Director John Carney apologises to Keira Knightley for slamming her acting
GARRY MADDOX The Begin Again filmmaker says his comments were petty, mean and hurtful.
Harry Potter and The Cursed Child first pictures revealed
GARRY MADDOX In less than a week, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opens.
Mary Poppins Returns: Sequel to star Emily Blunt and Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda
Piya Sinha-Roy The screen's most popular nanny is set for a belated comeback, in a Disney musical sequel slated for Christmas 2018.
Vivid Sydney: Bjork calls out 'boys' club' in music as she launches into virtual reality
ANDREW TAYLOR Björk displays her attraction to technology with an exhibition of virtual reality works as she speaks out about the challenges women face in the entertainment industry.
Dear Johnny Depp: We need you back on the rails so we can enjoy your movies again
GARRY MADDOX COMMENT: As fans, we need the Pirates of the Caribbean star to get back on the rails. When movie stars stands for something, it makes us feel better about the world.
Disney movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is in crisis, Page Six report
AJA STYLES It appears box office smash The Force Awakens may have set the bar too high and spin-off movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just isn't up to snuff.
Keira Knightley
Keira Knightley defended by directors, Begin Again director John Carney slammed
Keira Knightley's former directors have come to the defence of the star after filmmaker John Carney criticised her acting.
Columns
Mel Gibson to judge at Tropfest and more Australian film news in Short Cuts
Around Australian film this week.
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.
