Hollywood's notoriously slow response times mean that we can expect to see a good many films this year made in confident anticipation of the Hillary era.

The Royal Shakespeare Company production is ordinary in parts, but lifted by a gripping performance.

The director Lea Fehner says that the inspiration for her second feature The Ogres goes back to her 1990s childhood, when she travelled across France with her parents.

Do all Germans stand condemned for the rise of the Nazis or just those who actively supported them?

The MA 15+ rating looks odd given how difficult the violence is to stomach.

As confusion reigned, three members of one of the South Pacific's last traditional tribes just enjoyed the show.

The country's leading documentary festival will reflect "a genuine outpouring of grief".

"He's an icon of cinema," says the actor, who stars in Kong: Skull Island.

Instead of the four-time nominee, the awards used a pic of a long-time friend and collaborator.

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This year's best picture Oscar winner has been seen by very few people, which only makes its win more remarkable.

"It doesn't sound very complicated, but you have to make sure you're giving the presenter the right envelope."

La La Land has a record 14 nominations for the 89th Academy Awards, but will Lion roar or Moonlight step out of the shadows to prevent the musical sweeping all before it? Stay tuned for our blow-by-blow account as it happens.

Chaos reigned at the end of the Academy Awards before Moonlight was eventually named winner of best picture.

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For the most part, the 2017 Oscars ceremony was a tame and timid affair. Thank goodness for the almighty stuff-up that made it something special.

Buckle up, the Academy Awards are upon us with La La Land set to face off against Manchester By The Sea and Ryan Gosling to battle for the little golden statue with Casey Affleck.

Iranian film director and screenwriter Asghar Farhadi has snapped up the Oscar for best foreign language film despite boycotting the 89th Academy Awards to protest Donald Trump's travel ban. 

A Sydney storm chaser has coordinated a worldwide tribute to Twister star Bill Paxton, using GPS coordinates to spell out the late actor's initials over Tornado Alley in the US.

Like Hugh, he says Logan will be his final X-Men film.

If Natalie Portman wins the best actress award at the Oscars tonight, she won't be there to accept it.

American actor Bill Paxton, who rose to stardom with roles in Hollywood blockbusters such as Aliens and Titanic, has died at age 61 after complications from surgery, his family said in a statement on Sunday.

The visual effects supervisor saw a scene that made him think "that's my dream job".

Certain results are sure things but there are reasons hot favourite La La Land might not win best picture.

Aussie Oscar nominees hit the party circuit as LA locks down for Hollywood's night of nights.

Past winner Donald Trump still hasn't collected his Razzie Award, for a B-movie cameo in 1991.