Former X-Files actor Gillian Anderson has tipped her agent's FBI badge at Ghostbusters star Kate McKinnon in a recent show of female camaraderie using the Twitter hashtag #thefutureisfemale.

Try imagining ET without The Flying Theme, Star Wars without the Imperial March or Jaws without those brooding strings ...

The campaign against the all-female Ghostbusters has leapt the fence from misogyny to out-and-out racism.

The cast and crew of Embrace of the Serpent risked disease and deadly animals to shoot this odyssey through Colombia's Amazon.

Son of a Democrat, American director Whit Stillman loves the pomp, finery and frippery of Jane Austen's upper class England.

Martin Scorsese's splatter is gruesomely believable in this exhibition, which contains abundant material that is either part of the background, inspiration or development of his films.

What's on

The new Tarzan film came from Hollywood. This jungle story is about as far from there as can be.

The Melbourne Film Festival offers a vast smorgasbord for cinema buffs. Here are seven highlights to start with.

The young actor taking over from Harrison Ford talks about being on the Millennium Falcon for the first time.

• ANALYSIS

When it came to remaking Ghostbusters, there were some smart and some not-so-smart decisions.

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A Star Wars world with a host of new characters and a new feisty female lead was unveiled at a special fan event on Friday, as the cast of the upcoming film Rogue One discussed the latest chapter of the much-loved franchise.

• COMMENT

The backlash against the all-female Ghostbusters is the last desperate cry of a patriarchy losing its grip.

Stephen King's It film has revealed the first look of Pennywise the Clown to instil permanent fear into a new generation of movie-goers.

A modern dance documentary, a comedy lacking context and an insight into Hitchcock can be found on the big screen.

Johnson reflected on the depression and financial hardship he suffered before his million-dollar Hollywood career.

Some have loved it some have loathed it, but the debut feature from the Daniels directing duo certainly stays with you, writes Karl Quinn.

Ghostbusters may be poised to become a blockbuster hit around the world, but audiences in China are likely to miss out on seeing the film.

Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and director Taika Waititi have shared light-hearted social media posts from the set.

Australian actor Joel Edgerton plays a man jailed in 1960s America for marrying a black woman in his latest film, Loving.

This would-be cult favourite, starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe, is premised on a blend of navel-gazing and gross-out comedy. Think Beavis and Butthead Do Terrence Malick,

John Carney musical teen movie doesn't hit many new notes, but it's an energetic riff on a familiar theme.

Veteran British TV director Susanna White gives us an elegant political thriller with a strong cast, but without the depth that flows from serious moral inquiry.

Jake Gyllenhaal has to deal with the aftermath of trauma in a disappointing Demolition.