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Kanye’s bizarre pick to play him in movie
KANYE West is reportedly turning his life story into a movie. You won’t believe who he’s asked to play him.
Emma Watson is Belle of the ball
Neala Johnson
SEE your childhood come to life in the first look at Disney’s live-action remake of animated classic Beauty and the Beast — and get the inside word from the set.
Reluctant teacher strikes a chord
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: The spartan Stalinist backdrop sets this inspirational teacher movie The Fencer apart from the crowd.
‘Deadpool gave me nervous breakdown’
Jessica Sager
IT WAS a massive global hit, but starring in Deadpool gave Ryan Reynolds a nervous breakdown, the star reveals in a new interview.
This is friends without benefits
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Ken Loach’s Cannes-feted film exposes the ugly humiliating reality of life on the dole through the fate of two proud, resourceful characters.
War’s a bloody, buddy cop caper
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena reveals a crooked kind of chemistry in cop comedy War On Everyone.
‘If Ange needed me, I’d be there’
Michele Manelis
ANGELINA Jolie’s ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton has pledged his support for her following her nasty split with Brad Pitt.
The roles celebs shouldn’t have turned down
Natalie Wolfe
THEY might’ve thought they were making the right decision at the time but turning down these iconic roles were huge career mistakes.
New witch to dazzle Harry Potter fans
Neala Johnson
THIS is the female star of JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, who is bewitching the movie world right now.
Movie grabs viewers by the horns
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro grabs the bull by its tail in this gender-fluid cowboy film that has attracted a R18+ rating.
Mrs Doubtfire house finally sells
THE San Francisco home that featured in hit movie Mrs Doubtfire has sold for a huge amount of money.
Jamie Dornan talks sex after 50 Shades
Michele Manelis
CHRISTIAN Grey might have a penchant for S&M in 50 Shades, but actor Jamie Dornan says his real sex life is a whole different story.
The ‘Happy List’ to ease Trump blues
Neala Johnson
BREXIT, Wilder, Bowie and now Donald Trump. Aaaargh! Use this survival entertainment guide to put a smile back on your dial.
Potter spin-off defends Depp casting
THE director of the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off has been forced to defend his decision to cast controversial actor Johnny Depp in a key role.
How star was told he’d be Spider-Man
YOU’D think that Tom Holland would have received a call from his manager to let him know that he’d won the role of Spider-Man, but that’s not the case.
Actors dead after film stunt goes horribly wrong
TWO Indian stunt actors died after they plunged from a helicopter into a lake while shooting a scene, with the grim moment caught on camera.
A romantic thriller that catches fire
Leigh Paatsch
FILM REVIEW: Performances across the board convey both a despair and hope in Nocturnal Animals that only intensifies as the ending nears.
Air Force One: What you never knew
Andrew Bucklow
AS America elects their next President, we thought we’d dig up some little known facts from the hit 1997 movie starring Harrison Ford.
Why that Independence Day sequel sucked
LET’S face it, this year’s Independence Day sequel was a dog. Now an ‘honest trailer’ pokes fun at a film that was “so bad Will Smith did Suicide Squad instead.”
How Redmayne blew Star Wars audition
EDDIE Redmayne has described his “catastrophically bad” audition to play Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
‘Voldemort’s coming for the office’
Neala Johnson
EZRA Miller and the other stars of JK Rowling’s new blockbuster do not mince words when discussing their fears about the US presidential election.
Hacksaw Ridge: the box office verdict
Neala Johnson
MEL Gibson’s comeback movie was up against Doctor Strange in its opening weekend. Will the controversial director be Mad Mel or happy as hell?
Is Mel Gibson really back with fans?
Neala Johnson
THE box office verdict on Mel Gibson’s first movie as a director in 10 years Hacksaw Ridge is in — will he be Mad Mel or happy as hell?
Actress was a sex slave before playing one
Sophia Rosenbaum
AN actress playing a woman who was kidnapped and turned into a sex slave in a new flick says she knows the role all too well.
Harry Potter twins look so different now
Alison Maloney
THE twins who played Ron Weasley’s brothers in the Harry Potter movies had to dye their hair ginger for ten years. You won’t recognise them now.
Ford goes beyond surface in noir thriller
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Seven years on from his directorial debut, Tom Ford serves up a haunting tale of guilt and betrayal in Nocturnal Animals, starring Amy Adams.
Close encounters of the fourth kind
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Amy Adams has a way with aliens in Arrival, the haunting sci-fi drama from Sicario director Denis Villeneuve.
Impeccable pedigree, terrible results
Vicky Roach
REVIEW: Period drama The Light Between Oceans has an A-list director and stars who fell in love on set, but it carries little spark.
Amy’s enchanted ride to the A-list
Andrew Fenton
CAST in the role of a super-rich divorcee in the new film Nocturnal Animals, Amy Adams reveals she modelled her performance on none other than the director, Tom Ford.
Powerful performances lift so-so weepy
Wenlei Ma
WITH its three leads played by actors at the very top of their game, The Light Between Oceans is lifted by its commanding performances.
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