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Towering performance

Imperfect hero: Denzel Washington as Troy, the trash man who is a tyrant in his own castle, with Viola Davis as his ...

Denzel Washington shows the cracks in the persona of Troy, a black man denied in Fences.

Killing DIY culture, one vice at a time

End of days: a scene from <i>Goodnight Brooklyn - the Story of Death By Audio</i>.

It's a story familiar to Melbourne, Goodnight Brooklyn, an alternately intimate and loud documentary about a popular performance space overwhelmed by a corporate behemoth.

Restless feline sidekick melts hearts in saccharine Cinderella story

Luke Treadaway is not afraid to bring out his character's off-putting side. Ginger Bob is portrayed for the most part as ...

We all know that cats seldom do as they're told, which is why cat videos on YouTube have the charm of the unpredictable. Making a cat into the centre of a dramatic narrative is a bigger challenge, even for a veteran director like Roger Spottiswoode, whose experience with animal movies goes back to the 1989 man-and-dog comedy Turner and Hooch.

Australian actress morphs into unhappy Britney Spears in biopic

Actress Natasha Bassett plays troubled Britney.

With the toss of a wild mane of bleached blonde hair, the Australian actress Natasha Bassett has transformed into the pop star diva Britney Spears in an upcoming biopic which chronicles Spear's troubled rise to fame and her sudden flame-out.

A family divided

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis  in <i>Fences</i>, a film that never pushes to truly escape being stage bound.

Viola Davis' depth counterbalances Denzel Washington's swagger in a film that reflects its stage beginnings.