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Ron Howard Takes Over Han Solo Film
Ron Howard is stepping in to direct the coming stand-alone Han Solo film, two days after Philip Lord and Christopher Miller were ousted from the job. They had spent 4 1/2 months on the as-yet-untitled space western.
Rebel Wilson will give away money from defamation win
Rebel Wilson's special damages claim is "extraordinarily large" according to the publisher found guilty of defaming her by branding her a serial liar who faked her way into Hollywood.
Han Solo directors cut loose weeks before filming ends
The men that brought you The Lego Movie will no longer call the shots for the next standalone Star Wars film.
Rebel to give away cash from defamation win
Rebel Wilson has promised to give away any money she receives from her successful lawsuit against magazine publisher Bauer Media.
Benedict Andrews' highly charged drama Una slick but limited
Benedict Andrews' film adaptation of David Harrower's play Blackbird is a highly charged piece of drama, but also a limited one.
The Last Knight review – Please, please let this be the last instalment of Transformers
The franchise has become a multi-car pile-up, with no end to the mayhem in sight.
Beauty and terror in equal measure
Terence Davies' beautiful, searing portrait of Emily Dickinson captures her wit and melancholy.
The price of defame: Rebel wants $7.093m for lost parts
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson should receive damages of more than $7 million, her lawyers say.
Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting
One of the most revered actors in Hollywood history has announced his retirement from acting.
Top five films
Our pick of the best on the big screen this week.
Even Wonder Woman isn't immune from the gender pay gap
Wonder Woman may have been pivotal in ending World War I, but there's still one war she's yet to win.
Detour takes noir on an all-to-familiar road trip
Detour is a load of fun – bad people doing bad things to other bad people, and sometimes someone trying to do good
'You want me to sell some art?': Depp's money woes exposed
The extent of Johnny Depp's financial woes have been laid bare in court.
Florence Pugh's Katherine a killer who won't be crushed
William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth is as far from a BBC Sunday night series as any film set in 1865 could be.
Mad Max star confirms feud between Hardy and Theron
It seems the infamous rumours of behind-the-scenes beef between the two leads of Aussie blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road are true.
Quirky slaughterhouse romance is surprise winner of Sydney Film Festival
An idiosyncratic romance about two Hungarian slaughterhouse workers who share dreams has won the $60,000 prize.
Stephen Furst from Animal House dies
Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie Animal House, has died of complications from diabetes, his family says.
Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman: a damsel in distress
Joss Whedon, director of Marvel's Avengers blockbusters and the groundbreaking TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being accused of sexism after his unproduced Wonder Woman script has surfaced.
Carrie Fisher died of sleep apnoea and 'other conditions':
The Hollywood star died in December last year of sleep apnoea and 'other conditions'.
Rachel Weisz: The drama chameleon
One of Hollywood's most versatile female stars says film depictions of women are often oversimplified.
Frozen Mash
The staff of the Australian Antarctic Division stations ran for many years an informal film society.
Seeing from within
Barbara Blackman has led a full, yet unconventional life, one now explored in a new film, writes Sasha Grishin
'I had to take a stand': Rebel Wilson set for big payday
​Hollywood star Rebel Wilson stands to make millions after winning her high-profile court battle.
The smartphone movie that had to be filmed in secret
Behrouz Boochani recorded life inside the Manus Island detention centre for the sake of history.
Rough Night is a rough first feature from Broad City writer Lucia Aniello
The first feature film from Lucia Aniello, a key writer behind goofball New Yorker comedy Broad City, is disappointingly mainstream.
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