In a new adaptation of Joe Cinque's Consolation, Canberra filmmaker Sotiris Dounoukos highlights the ambiguities of a case which gripped Australia.

The deadly mating habits of the redback spider inspired Cate Blanchett's latest role.

Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and others have joined forces again to 'Save the Day' - this time from Donald Trump.

Oliver Stone's penchant for bending the truth has been compromised this time around – making for an absorbing, rather than galvanising, film.

With camera angles and dead bodies counting more than realism, The Magnificent Seven is a very modern remake. Apart from the horse carnage.

Robert Mapplethorpe forever changed the perceptions of the camera's place in the arts.

It's a bit of a soap opera but Son Ye-jin does well as a heroine against the odds.

Too many subplots and poorly pitched humour let down this new take on an old ploy.

Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for the screenplay for L.A. Confidential and directed Eminem in the movie 8 Mile, has died. He was 71.

Michael Dudok de Wit's first feature is well up to the standards of Studio Ghibli, but the story line drags and is unlikely to suit younger audiences.

Author Paula Hawkins agrees with fans that Emily Blunt is 'too beautiful' to play the book's overweight, alcoholic divorcee, Rachel.

The star of the new thriller reveals the path she might have taken, and why she's no fan of the word 'strong' when it comes to her roles.

​Is Edward Snowden a traitor or a hero? That depends on who you ask. But there's no question how Oliver Stone feels about it.

The Harry Potter actor said it was "crazy" a gender pay gap still existed in Hollywood and alleged gay actors were afraid of being typecast.

The new series is the latest in a growing list of TV dramas based on movies, not all of them terribly old.

Our pick of what's showing this week

In a move that brings together, and fuses further, Jedis Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, Star Wars comic writer Jason Aaron is set to tell young Yoda's tale.

Chris Pratt admits he has no filter and his love of hunting sits uncomfortably with some, but then he is no ordinary cowboy.

The acclaimed director of Mystery Road and Goldstone has shot a cathartic drama in his home town.

One of the most beloved members of the Sound of Music cast, actress Charmian Carr, has died.

Bond was back in town on Saturday for Goulburn's second Spyfest.

The Australian pentecostal church Hillsong that has come to dominate the lucrative American Christian youth music market has released a new move based on the preparations of its band, Hillsong United, for a concert.

The trailer for Red Dog: True Blue was released overnight, with a hoard of homegrown talent gathering to tell the back story of one of Australia's most lovable canines.

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.