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Behind the scenes of Guardians Vol 2.
BY Hollywood definition, Guardians of the Galaxy followed a rag tag of heroes who were not so ‘super’. But with a sequel on the way, everything has changed.
Young Aussie movie star’s ‘insane’ life
Neala Johnson
MIXING it on movie screens with Ryan Gosling, Nicole Kidman and Spider-Man is the new normal for Australia’s fastest rising teenage star.
Damon’s alien action flick gets lost
By Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: Matt Damon is ranked among Hollywood’s most bankable stars for good reason. But his new fantasy film The Great Wall falls short.
Nothing’s forgiven in Trainspotting sequel
Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: The entire crew has been brought back together for the making of Trainspotting 2. But has time healed the rift between the two key characters?
A small Aussie town full of secrets
Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: Racism, sexual abuse, xenophobia and an unforgivable act of betrayal. Jasper Jones explores some unusually dark issues in a small Aussie town.
Crime boss practices tough love
By Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: TWO of acting’s biggest heavyweights — Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson — go head-to-head in this gritty British crime drama.
Star Wars key mystery solved
David Mills
EVER since the title of the next Star Wars film was announced, fans have been speculating about what it means. The question may have just been answered.
Pascal busts down all the walls
Neala Johnson
FIRST came GoT, the Narcos, and now a movie blockbuster with Matt Damon. The rise of Pedro Pascal is a childhood fantasy come true.
Exciting news for Hook fans
Natalie Wolfe
TWENTY five years after its release, fans of the kids movie Hook can look forward to a second instalment and even take part in the project themselves.
Love Actually: Where are the characters?
Dom Knight
THERE are too many storylines in Love Actually to catch up with, but Dom Knight has given it his best shot. Where with the characters be in the sequel?
First pics from Love Actually sequel
PERHAPS we’re reading too much into these photos, but it looks like Sam and Joanna might be a couple in the upcoming Love Actually sequel.
Polanski’s 40-year exile may be over
FILM-MAKER Roman Polanski has been on the run for four decades over unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. He’ll return to the US on one condition.
Horror film killing it overseas
Jenna Martin
THIS low-budget thriller shot in the Aussie bush is getting rave reviews in America, and its Tasmanian director has become an overnight sensation.
‘I should have punched Ewan’
Vicky Roach National Film Writer
DANNY Boyle, the director of T2: Trainspotting, has said he and Ewan McGregor would have made up much sooner if they had a good, old-fashioned punch-up.
Gibson could direct sequel that no one asked for
Natalie Wolfe
THE first film was universally panned but despite that, a sequel is on its way and the director they’re courting isn’t who you’d expect.
The Scorsese film we waited 26 years for
Wenlei Ma
SILENCE is Martin Scorsese’s great labour of love. After more 26 years in production, the epic has finally made on screen. Was it worth the wait?
Criminal clan’s tribalism splinters
Leigh Paatsch
REVIEW: Aside from a series of enjoyably reckless car chases, Trespass Against Us never quite musters the momentum to engage or excite for long.
Mini Love Actually sequel confirmed
Bronte Coy
IT’S the news Love Actually fans have been waiting on for more than a decade: there’s a sequel, and the original cast is returning.
Damon’s latest is no great wonder
Leigh Paatsch
REVIEW: The prominence of Matt Damon in The Great Wall is the most conspicuous commercial shortcut navigated, but it is not the most telling.
Damon unleashes his inner child
Neala Johnson
MATT Damon talks George Clooney, ponytails and the biggest movie he has ever been part of where he unleashes his boyhood dream.
Janelle’s hidden talent astounds
Neala Johnson
SINGER Janelle Monáe has starred in two films Moonlightand now Hidden Figures, which are nominated for 11 Oscars in total. Let her explain.
Darker’s nothing but a pale imitation
Leigh Paatsch
REVIEW: At best Fifty Shades Darker is a guilty-pleasure groaner and, at worst, a corny carnal cartoon. It has problem after problem.
Kylie and Guy reunited as suburban swingers
Neala Johnson
KYLIE Minogue and Guy Pearce are back together again as swinging suburbanites in the cheeky new Australian movie Flammable Children.
Kylie goes retro for swingers movie
Julie Cross
PHOTOS: Kylie Minogue has undergone an incredible transformation for her role in a new swingers movie based loosely on a Sydney suburb.
Little known story of true space heroes
Wenlei Ma
BEHIND the scenes of the space race were a group of African-American women whose contribution was much less known.
Thor refuses to get day job in spoof video
HE may have be a hero, but as a hilarious video released by Marvel reveals, Thor is a pretty crappy housemate.
‘Sad Affleck’ is back in painful interview
‘SAD Affleck’ is back again — the star looks positively depressed during an interview to promote his latest film. What’s up, Ben?
Superwomen overcome twin evils
Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: Based on real events Hidden Figures is an uplifting story told with wit, charm and discipline and its Oscar nominations are well deserved.
The street cat who got the cream
Neala Johnson
RISING British star Luke Treadaway met the Duchess of Cambridge at his latest movie premiere — but Kate was more interested in his feline co-star.
Gruesome tale 28 years in the making
Vicky Roach National Film Writer
REVIEW: Silence, Martin Scorsese’s passion project about two Jesuit priests in 17th Century Japan, speaks volumes but it’s brutal.
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