At nine, Phiona Mutesi was selling corn by the roadside in Katwe – the largest slum in Kampala, Uganda. Now 20, she sits in a swanky hotel in Toronto, talking to press about the new Disney movie based on her life.

Wes Anderson is back, spreading Christmas cheer and festive dollars.

The Australian director of Snowtown and Macbeth has taken the two stars into a new universe.

“Did you mean the other brown actor?,” social media users asked.

Also, it seems the McConaissance is officially over.

In 2012, Forbes dropped J.K. Rowling after eight years on its authoritative billionaires list, saying high British taxes and large charitable contributions had eroded her fortune. Forbes may want to rethink that.

Leena Yadav's film Parched has made it through government censors, pirates and porn bootleggers to Brisbane's Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).

Laura Israel's documentary about photographer Robert Frank is a snapshot of what made him successful and influential.

The filmmaking poet reflects on life, love and why we're lucky to be here.

Disney's latest production Moana is set to challenge Frozen in the animated movie stakes, after setting a new box office record overnight.

Director George Miller talks about why he thinks the acclaimed film works better in black and white.

The veteran Australian actor, who played a Death Star officer, thought George Lucas was an accountant when they met.

In this anime fantasy, romance takes some truly unexpected turns.

After more than 20 years as an actor, 45-year old McGregor has directed his first film.

J.K. Rowling has tantalised fans with hints on Twitter about how her new film series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will end.

The producers of London Fields accuse Amber Heard of conspiring to remove her sex scenes and nudity from the film without permission.

Billy Bob Thornton is still an ideal match for the character of Willie Soke​, the most foul-mouthed, drunken, miserable reprobate ever to fill out a department store Santa suit.

The shopping centre multiplex killed off the suburban drive-in, but now there are plans to bring it back - on the rooftop of a shopping centre car park.

The concept of winning, entailing a determination to screw over his rivals by any means necessary, feels rather timely in John Lee Hancock's ironic account of the rise of Ray Kroc – the man behind McDonald's.

Escaping from an institution turns into a road trip for two women with faces made for big emotions.

Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week

Devon Terrell, the Perth actor playing a college-era Barack Obama in the forthcoming Netflix film Barry, says he's not sure whether the outgoing President has caught a screening yet. 

Confusion runs through Ang Lee's film on a traumatised American soldier, but some moments dig deep.

The Fencer is a fine tribute to an Estonian sporting hero but its depiction of the Soviet occupiers stretches the truth.