Sydney Film Festival
Movies
Rebellious heroine's entrapment all too realistically evoked
William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth is no riff on Shakespeare. Set in England in the middle of the 19th century, it's an adaptation of Nikolai Leskov's 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Hugh Jackman lands role as scandalised US politician
Move over, Kevin Spacey.
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Michael Nyqvist dies
Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist, who starred in the original The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo films alongside Noomi Rapace, has died from lung cancer. He was 56.
Constant gross-out gags drive family road trip
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul sees writers Bowers and Kinney pick up where they left off.
Gore, blimey! What bloody good fun.
The Villainess Directed by Jung Byung-gil Written by Jung Byeong-sik and Jung Byung-gil 122 minutes, rated R ★★★
Help me Obi-Ron Kenobi: can Ron Howard save Star Wars?
The veteran director of A Beautiful Mind and Frost/Nixon takes the helm of the troubled Star Wars Han Solo spin-off film today.
Sy clowns around as France's first black superstar
This story of one of the first black stars in France bears only a passing resemblance to history, but it's still huge fun.
Bran Nue Dae playwright dead at 69
The Indigenous playwright behind the critically-acclaimed stage show Bran Nue Dae had died in Broome at the age of 69.
Depp may face charges for 'perjury' in Australia
Deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has hinted he might reinvestigate Johnny Depp illegally bringing his two dogs into Australia while filming the latest instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
Depp 'fully aware' of breaking Australian quarantine: court
Johnny Depp's former business managers are claiming that the actor pressured one of his staff to "take the fall" for illegally bringing his two dogs into Australia while filming the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Here's what some of Trump's family thinks of Johnny Depp's assassination joke
Not even Johnny Depp is trying to defend Johnny Depp's comments to a laughing crowd at a festival last week: "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? . . . It's been a while, and maybe it's time."
'Poor taste': Depp sorry for Trump assassination joke
Johnny Depp says he was 'only trying to amuse' with his Trump assassination gag.
Fans celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter
Twenty years on, wizards and witches of all ages are preparing to head back to Hogwarts.
Christopher Lloyd originally tossed the Back to the Future script in the bin
How different the future or past could've been if veteran actor Christopher Lloyd didn't play the iconic mad scientist Emmett "Doc" Brown in the 1980s Back to the Future time-travelling trilogy?
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.
Last Knight director puts spectacle above all
Repetitive sensationalism continues to be the name of Michael Bay's game in the latest Transformers.
Why Chris Evans wanted Captain America to fail
Chris Evans sheds the superhero gear to play a single parent and do some 'real' acting.
Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting
One of the most revered actors in Hollywood history has announced his retirement from acting.
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