Small-chain cinema in Melbourne is adapting to a new reality: pricier tickets, bigger seats, property development backing.

J.K. Rowling has pleaded for the return of a Harry Potter manuscript that has been stolen.

Playing James Bond made George Lazenby a star. Refusing to play him again made him a nobody. A new doco explores the man, the myth and the aftermath.

When it comes to US politics, at this point anything's possible – so why not President The Rock?

Downton Abbey's Hugh Bonneville courts controversy by taking on a divisive figure from India and Britain's shared history.

'Golden Balls' shows about enough dramatic range to have played the stone in which the sword is stuck.

Grandiose statements weigh down the thrills in this instalment of Ridley Scott's Alien franchise.

The director, writer and producer of Snatched says his work is a force for good.

Star's ugly fall from grace all started on the Gold Coast set of his upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie, the film's crew have revealed.

The director of Samson & Delilah is taking a bold look at the history of the Southern Cross.

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The film's fairytale style jars against the dark subject matter of Nazi genocide.

The Queen star is off to California after finishing a shoot in Melbourne.

Pork Pie is the tale of three accidental outlaws driving the length of New Zealand.

The Alien franchise gave us a new type of hero in Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. Now, the mantle has been passed.

We've had already Molly, Hoges and Bondy, let's make coming TV shows on Olivia Newton-John, Shane Warne and the Easybeats the last.

The 'glurge' factor is amped up with reincarnated dogs and non-threatening values.

Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week

Mission: Impossible became a hit movie in 1996 and has already spawned four sequels, taking more than $US2.7 billion.

Hugh Jackman missed out on a best actor gong at the MTV Movie and TV Awards but he didn't leave the ceremony empty handed.

Emma Watson became the first person to win the MTV Movie and TV Awards' new gender-neutral best actor award Sunday night for her performance as Belle in Beauty and the Beast. The awards show also added a gender-less best actor category for television.

France's famous film festival is changing with the times, bowing to the popularity of television and streaming.

There's ample proof some "truths" movie executives live by simply aren't so.

With the mercury dropping, there's no better time to break out the popcorn. Here's our pick of the season.

After making his name in sketch comedy, Jordan Peele is breaking new ground in horror.