There is lots to enjoy - and ponder over - in the latest glimpse of the next Star Wars movie.

Originally reported to be a three-film series, Fantastic Beasts now looks set to run for at least five movies, according to creator JK Rowling.

Jared Hess' Masterminds falls short of the potential of its premise, which takes loose inspiration from a real crime.

A Disney-owned production company has been hit with a hefty fine over the accident that left Harrison Ford with a broken leg.

A new comedy role for Isla Fisher has certain elements of danger at the hands of Jon Hamm and Wonder Woman Gal Gadot.

The Australian actress looks to be headed for more Hollywood awards season glory.

Gennaro Nunziante's comedy is reportedly the highest-grossing Italian film of all time.

On a basic storytelling level Inferno is competent, with a cast far better than the material deserves.

Helen Garner's book was a partisan affair that sought to speak for the dead man. This film adaptation is a more distant affair.

Henson has detailed the shocking racism she has suffered at the hands of Hollywood executives in her new memoir.

Running through Laurie Anderson's stories in Heart of a Dog is a meditation on death and grieving: for her dog Lolabelle, for her mother, for other friends. Her husband Lou Reed's presence hovers.

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New details have emerged about the third and final outing for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.

Pedro Almodovar's latest film shows distinct signs of maturity, but he says he misses the madcap days of his youth in the Madrid of the 1980s.

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For better or worse, The Girl on the Train film keeps the ending mostly the same as in the book, save for a couple scenes. And there's one new, key character.

Julieta has the suspense of a good thriller.

When he was at school in Melbourne, film director Nicholas Verso was almost expelled for being a goth. "I blackened everything," he says. "Lashes, eyebrows: it was a big commitment."

The British director, whose works include Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, will reportedly direct the Disney remake.

The psychological thriller The Girl on the Train chugged to an easy number one spot at the US box office despite movie theatre closures and inclement weather.

Matt Damon has defended his upcoming big budget fantasy adventure The Great Wall against claims of whitewashing.

It's a casting director's dream. Jack Ma, China's richest man, and the highest-grossing Hollywood auteur of all time, Steven Spielberg, have struck a deal to work together to produce and finance films for the world's second-largest movie market.

Poland's leading filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, whose credits include the iconic Man of Iron featuring Solidarity leader and later Polish president Lech Walesa, has died. He was 90.

Comedian and actress Rebel Wilson, actor Jai Courtney and MacGyver director James Wan named as recipients of the Australians in Film Awards.

There are strange echoes in the latest on-screen role for Brad Pitt of his recent off-screen dramas.