Malcolm, the surprise Aussie hit film of the 1980s, about a shy, retiring gadget geek-turned-bank-robber, turns 30 this year, writes Jane Freebury.

The director's debut feature, released 30 years ago, is getting the Netflix series treatment.

Australian-born dancer, choreographer and director Wade Robson claims he was groomed by the Jackson organisation from the age of five.

Batman has a new suit. And the good news is, it's a nipple-free zone.

The actor hoped to understand the motivations of the former NSA contractor turned whistleblower by playing him.

A film about a gay man's reconciliation with his religious family is a highlight of the Israeli Film Festival.

There's an upside to being seen as an outsider, says director Tim Burton, ahead of the release of his latest film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Like faded rock stars, the cinematic heroes and heroines of yesteryear keep returning to the spotlight, older, sadder, but typically no wiser than when we last saw them.

The Fourth Phase comes to Australian big screens.

First-time director Ruth Borgobello resorted to unusual means to get the first Italian-Australian co-production ever made.

​A week ago, most Oscar prognosticators and strategists had effectively written off Harvey Weinstein as a player in this year's awards race. But what a difference the Toronto International Film Festival can make.

This is very much the glamorised version of rural Australia we're used to seeing on commercial TV.

1999's Blair Witch Project was no masterpiece but it broke ground in a way this sequel could never hope to aspire to.

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The sight of the new-look actress in her belated return to the big screen demands some adjustment, from us.

Whoever has the job of commissioning live-action remakes of old Disney properties is making some smart choices.

The actor has fond memories of being on the set of her father's film - now she is giving her own children the same adventure.

A love story set against the changing politics in 1970s France draws beautiful performances from its stars.

Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey are back in the trailer for Fifty Shades Darker, which promises far less sex and way more intrigue.

Our pick of what's showing this week

Their paths don't cross frequently these days, but put Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in a room together and within a heartbeat they're displaying the easy but deep camaraderie forged more than half a century ago on their way to becoming the biggest rock band on the planet.

The actress and the character have both come a long way, though some things haven't changed.

Tom Holland reveals some pretty impressive breakdancing moves in a motion-capture clip from Spider-Man: Homecoming.

Byron-based actor Chris Hemsworth may have made a meteoric claim that even the mighty Thor can't fix.

The Sydney Underground Film Festival may be forced to withdraw a film from its program.