Oscar-winning doco maker on why Donald Trump is like OJ Simpson
It was made for the TV sports cable channel ESPN, but the Oscar-winning documentary always had a bigger game in mind.
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Beauty and the Beast threatened with Russian 'gay propaganda' ban
Russian politician Vitaly Milonov, who is threatening the ban, has not yet seen the film.
Drive-in bans Disney movie over gay character
A US drive-in cinema has said that it will not show Disney's new version of Beauty and the Beast ... because it has a gay character.
Ridley Scott promises a return to Alien-style horror in Alien: Covenant
The legendary filmmaker says his new film will be pretty scary.
Edgerton, Negga tell how race barriers were broken in Loving
Loving is a period drama but Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton and director Jeff Nichols say its story of discrimination, cruelty and official interference speaks to today.
Beauty and Beast to make Disney history with 'watershed' gay moment
If it's not Baroque, don't fix it.
Chastain's Machiavellian West Wing operator a vapid political portrait
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 Tempest review: Worth watching for Simon Russell Beale's Prospero alone
The Royal Shakespeare Company production is ordinary in parts, but lifted by a gripping performance.
Call of the wild
The inspiration for director Lea Fehner's film The Ogres goes back to her childhood, when she travelled across France with her parents.
Jasper Jones piles on the cliches with a cast of usual suspects
Homegrown films tend to be most popular when they traffic in familiar iconography, and by that reckoning I predict some success for Rachel Perkins' Jasper Jones.
Corr, blimey: Ryan explains why they made the sequel no one asked for
He knows it may not be to everyone's taste, but the sequel to A Few Best Men is just the sort of film he and his mates would have flocked to.
Postcards from the edge of humanity tell a tale of stubborn love and courage
Do all Germans stand condemned for the rise of the Nazis or just those who actively supported them?
Hugh Jackman takes a ton of punishment in Logan: review
The MA 15+ rating looks odd given how difficult the violence is to stomach.
The three people at Oscars who weren't shocked by fiasco
As confusion reigned, three members of one of the South Pacific's last traditional tribes just enjoyed the show.
Emotional time as documentary award goes to Beaton after his death
The country's leading documentary festival will reflect "a genuine outpouring of grief".
Nothing can topple King Kong: Tom Hiddleston
"He's an icon of cinema," says the actor, who stars in Kong: Skull Island.
Oscars stuff-up: Jan Chapman 'devastated' at wrong picture in tribute
Instead of the four-time nominee, the awards used a pic of a long-time friend and collaborator.
Moonlight won the best picture Oscar (eventually), but is it any good?
This year's best picture Oscar winner has been seen by very few people, which only makes its win more remarkable.
Top five films: the best of the big screen
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week
Shortcuts
Violette, Aquarius, Australian International Documentary Conference.
Jessica Chastain turns Machiavellian
Miss Sloane the film may be likeable, but Miss Sloane the person isn't.
In the face of courage
Jasper Jones is brought from book to film with spirit and unpredictability.
A welcome new beginning
Wolverine's new chapter is the best comic-book film in ages.
The best of this year's French Film Festival
Francophiles and cinema lovers are in for a treat.
'It doesn't sound very complicated': How accountants ruined the Oscars
"It doesn't sound very complicated, but you have to make sure you're giving the presenter the right envelope."
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