After campaign by anti-gay politician, Russia applies an "18+" classification on the sci-fi reboot.

Disney CEO Bob Iger says the upcoming Star Wars sequel has not been changed due to the death of Carrie Fisher.

Saturday March 25 was meant to be the final Film Buffs Forecast, but a late intervention by a couple of industry heavyweights has given it a little longer at least.

"When I was growing up film criticism was a real art... Now it's about a number," he said.

Thanks to several crew members doing the rounds to promote the movie's digital debut, fans have learnt exactly what the original ending entailed and more.

​Two days before the public memorial for his mother Debbie Reynolds and his sister Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher has shared details about their final days.

Who can forget or forgive the movie versions of some of TV's most beloved shows?

Gary L. Goldman asserts he pitched the concept to the major studio twice and was rejected on both occasions.

Hint: It's not Colin Firth.

Newton's last film, From Nowhere, won an award at South by Southwest and has opened to positive reviews.

Is Hollywood shoving its liberal agenda down our throats?

The Irish actress is going from Lyanna Stark to the Tasmanian wilderness for a film about revenge.

Director Bill Condon's attention to psychological realism sits awkwardly in a story of old-fashioned, anti-feminist romance.

Director Dean Israelite relies on tired teen tropes to explore the lives of his unlikely superheroes.

Life is a taut but puzzling space thriller set on the International Space Station.

She may have missed out on landing a lead role in La La Land, but Emma Watson still has a reason to smile.

This film can't decide whether it's for kids or adults, let alone where reality ends and fantasy begins.

"I saw this man come through with a big beard and he always wore this bloody woollen-lined seal skin jacket with big Ugg boots." Daniel Brilliant, meet legendary director Stanley Kubrick.

Astronauts are thrilled to find signs of life in this sci-fi film with Jake Gyllenhaal. Then the panic sets in.

Glamour, bitchiness and humour are just the backdrop for a scathing critique of the way two screen legends were manipulated.

Danish director Martin Zandvliet readily admits he's drawn to the darker side of humans.

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Beauty and the Beast opens in Australia on Thursday but the film is already a major hit, just one more bit of proof that Disney's magic formula is working a treat.

Our pick the best of the big screen this week

Humour and pathos meet in this Oscar-nominated adaptation.