Reacting to outrage over reports he and Marlon Brando conspired against actress Maria Schneider while filming a notorious rape scene in Last Tango in Paris, Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci says the outcry is based on a "ridiculous misunderstanding" of what happened.

The comic told her agent she had been cheated on in real life to win the part.

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It's hard to know which is more shocking: what Bernardo Bertolucci said, or the fact it took the world almost four years to notice. But notice it most certainly has.

It was Universal's turn in 2015, now it looks like Disney is about to break the studio box-office record again.

The creator of the billion dollar Star Wars franchise George Lucas has given his opinion on the new movie Rogue One.

Spoilers! Some plot points are discussed so if you want to go into Rogue One as fresh as possible, read no further.

Last Tango in Paris director Bernardo Bertolucci has confessed that he and Marlon Brando conspired against actress Maria Schneider during a rape scene in which the actor used a stick of butter as lubricant.

Last year was massive for Australian movies; this year has been dismal. Is it time to panic or time to change the way we measure success?

Trainwreck star's casting is seen as a bold move by Barbie's owner, Mattel.

Fighting a leopard or jumping off a cliff while on fire are just another day's work.

The Australian actor will play a brilliant FBI profiler in a series produced by Kevin Spacey's company.

It’s an ad for Burger King, but don’t hold that against it.

The festive misanthrope returns with Kathy Bates and Christina Hendricks joins the gang.

Tom Gleeson's uncomfortable joke was a reminder that not everyone has forgiven the director of Hacksaw Ridge.

Its origins were modest, but the ambitions of this epic bushranger movie are grand - and for its writer-director, they are just the beginning.

From a new musical about Australia's first female prime minister to a three-person adaptation of Around the World in 80 Days, there's plenty on offer in next year's season at the Q.

It's Shelia - not Sheila - but it looks very like George Miller's hit action film.

Immersing audiences in remarkable experiences has won an Australian filmmaker a prestigious award.

The fifth instalment in the series is short on action, unconvincing and bogged down by boring discussions of vampire politics.

Just like the main characters, you may have doubts about this love story.

It's not the kind of kids' film that adults can bear to sit through, even if Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake and John Cleese have lent their star power.

It's no masterpiece but Jason Bateman's quirky film is far better than other recent films in the genre.

The final days of a man who remains a mystery.