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The 81-year-old rediscovers "the wonder of the show" as its director, ahead of the opening of the production in Brisbane this week.
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| UpdatedPolitics in the Trump era lifted some of its narrative from the script of the latest X-Men film, according to Hugh Jackman, aka Wolverine.
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| UpdatedThe most coveted award of the Oscars descends into chaos, with an unprecedented blunder seeing La La Land mistakenly named the Best Picture winner, instead of Moonlight.
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| UpdatedThe Iranian winner of best foreign language film condemns Donald Trump's "inhumane" US travel ban, after boycotting the awards "out of respect for the people of my country".
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| UpdatedMoonlight wins Best Picture, while Emma Stone and Casey Affleck take home Best Actress and Best Actor respectively at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Look back over the blog to see how the Oscars unfolded.
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| UpdatedBill Paxton, the only actor killed on screen by a Predator, a Terminator and an Alien, died at age 61 after complications from surgery.
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| UpdatedVideo shows a plane piloted by Star Wars and Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford suddenly and mistakenly fly low over a passenger jet with 110 people aboard at a Southern California airport.
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| UpdatedHollywood actor and tech investor Ashton Kutcher tells a US Senate committee about the children his anti-trafficking organisation has rescued, saying "I've seen things no person should ever see".
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A Queensland teenager from a remote Indigenous community catches the eye of one of Australia's leading film and television schools.
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The increasing number of Indigenous characters on Australian television is having an impact on Aboriginal Australia, helping youth feel they have a place in mainstream culture.
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British actor John Hurt, whose careered spanned more than 50 years and included roles in Harry Potter, The Elephant Man, Alien, and Australian film The Proposition, has died.
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| UpdatedVeteran actor Sir John Hurt, famous for his roles in Alien, Harry Potter and The Elephant Man dies aged 77.
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| UpdatedMary Tyler Moore, who helped change the way women were portrayed on TV — from suburban housewife to independent career woman — dies at the age of 80.
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| UpdatedScott Eastwood, the son of veteran actor Clint, irritates environmental authorities after posting a video of an illegal cliff jump on social media earlier this week.
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| UpdatedNicole Kidman says her comments that Americans should support President-elect Donald Trump reflect her belief in democracy, not an endorsement of the incoming president.
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| UpdatedThe makers of Star Wars put a quick end to rumours that the late Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia will be digitally recreated in future episodes of the movie saga.
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Broken bones, rubbing shoulders with superstars and trying to avoid being hit are all in a day's work for Australian stuntwoman Ky Furneaux.
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Surprisingly little has been written about Marilyn Monroe's attraction to the stage, but it is tempting to consider what might have been if she made the switch to theatre, writes Margaret Hickey.
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| UpdatedAn Instagram account in the name of Carrie Fisher's cherished therapy dog Gary becomes the latest conduit for fans' grief in the wake of her death.
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Film critic Giles Hardie speaks about the legacy of Debbie Reynolds following her death at the age of 84.
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