!["One day you'll be in <i>Star Wars</i>": Ben Mendelsohn at Sydney Film Festival.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/o/v/m/p/image.related.landscape.300x200.gwo6ka.gwh3pg.png/1497219681688.jpg)
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![Daniel Craig is set to return as James Bond, slashed wrists and all.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/9/o/q/p/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gx85o6.png/1499681952537.jpg)
Daniel Craig set to return as James Bond
Hollywood's search for 'the next James Bond' has ended right where it began – with Daniel Craig.
Ranking all six Spider-Man movies from best to worst
![Classic moment: Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst's memorable kiss in Spider-Man from 2002.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/0/8/8/m/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx82gc.png/1499659149632.jpg)
Which Spidey - Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield or newcomer Tom Holland - and which movie is best?
'Blindness is a different way of seeing'
![Barbara Blackman and her dog called "Piece of string", at home in Canberra.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/8/0/5/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx81ef.png/1499658937490.jpg)
"Blindness is not a negative," Barbara Blackman says. "It is a different way of seeing."
'So much sexual harassment on sets', says Zoe Kazan
![Actress Zoe Kazan says sexual harassment is rampant on Hollywood film sets.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/9/g/y/1/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx7wgo.png/1499643643153.jpg)
Actress Zoe Kazan has spoken out about the entrenched sexual harassment on Hollywood film sets, revealing she was once asked by a producer if she "spat or swallowed".
The battle to land the next Hollywood blockbuster continues
![Ridley Scott with Katherine Waterston on the set of Alien: Covenant.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/n/1/e/s/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4atr.png/1499602425964.jpg)
With China pitching for studio movies, it's become even tougher for Australia to attract so-called runaway productions.
Emma Stone says male co-stars took pay cut for her sake
![Emma Stone](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/t/2/u/r/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx78kw.png/1499469181053.jpg)
The pay gap between male and female stars persists, but some in Hollywood are taking matters into their own hands to eradicate it.
New documentary about disability hits a hurdle
!["It's a part of our history": filmmaker Sarah Barton.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/5/2/v/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4td5.png/1499477217715.jpg)
For filmmaker Sarah Barton, the diasbility rights movement isn't just political, it's personal.
Now showing: The latest films
![Lady Macbeth stars Florence Pugh, as Catherine.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/0/f/e/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx63v5.png/1499386377276.jpg)
A reviewer roundup of some of the movies on release at the moment.
Chicken People's clucky charm irresistible
![Brian Caraker believes in singing to his chickens.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/z/0/4/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx5193.png/1499517927959.jpg)
Nicole Lucas Haimes' debut feature is a film about chickens and people, simply called Chicken People.
The smart creative decisions behind Wonder Woman
![Gal Gadot stars in 'Wonder Woman'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/x/y/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4ar7.png/1499434807366.jpg)
Their might be asburdities in the plot but you have to admire what Patty Jenkins has done with the latest superhero hit.
Tom Holland reveals what's under his Spider-Man suit
![Making the best of learning his masked trade in his home borough of Queens is Peter Parker played by Tom Holland.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/i/w/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4rje.png/1499499566853.jpg)
Being an actor can be downright humiliating.
Tom Holland's new Spider-Man is more like a Spider-Boy: review
![Making the best of learning his masked trade in his home borough of Queens is Peter Parker played by Tom Holland.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/i/w/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4zuw.png/1499499566853.jpg)
A 15-year-old Peter Parker adds some sugar to the franchise but not much depth of flavour. Fans will lap it up anyway.
James Baldwin's fiery critiques reverberate anew in a divided America
![Writer James Baldwin, centre, whose work has acquired fresh resonance in Donald Trump's America.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/m/b/x/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx50tm.png/1499434775312.jpg)
Baldwin wanted desperately for his country to deliver on its promise. So does a whole new generation of his fans.
Top Five Films
![Shows a scene from the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit ? Who framed roger rabbit DVD images. 31st July 2003. SUPPLIED PIC. ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/b/v/e/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4bs1.png/1499210405845.jpg)
Our pick of the best of what's showing on the big screen this week.
Tolkien's estate, Warner Bros end five-year legal battle
![Ian McKellen as Gandalf in 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/c/o/2/3/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx40vj.png/1499356891298.jpg)
After a five-year legal stoush, JRR Tolkien's estate has settled its $100 million lawsuit against Warner Bros.
It Comes At Night: whatever 'it' is, it won't end well
![Joel Edgerton's ambiguous screen persona suits his character in 'It Comes at Night'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/6/5/y/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4bmk.png/1499418090345.jpg)
Joel Edgerton plays a family man on edge as things go awry in It Comes At Night ★★★.
The Beguiled director Sofia Coppola keeps dad guessing
![Sofia Coppola](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/r/t/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx44rd.png/1499478992075.jpg)
Her famous surname had its advantages, but these days Francis Ford can wait.
The Tom of his life
![Tom of Finland screens as part of the Scandinavian Film Festival.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/2/3/j/v/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx253o.png/1499675406997.jpg)
Tom of Finland is screening at this month's Scandinavian Film Festival.
Teen faces reality of coming out in smouldering drama
![The momentary bubble of romance between the characters played by Dylan Gelula, left, and Brianna Hildebrand is publicly ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/n/p/f/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3jgu.png/1499499254319.jpg)
There's nothing textbook about what eventuates in this film of teen romance.
Spider-Man's Angourie Rice is bound for the big time
![Angourie Rice in Melbourne last month.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/d/r/z/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3os5.png/1499525814984.jpg)
After nailing her roles in Spider-Man and The Beguiled, likeable 16-year-old actor Angourie Rice is bound for the big time.
Pride, shame and being Sami
![Amanda Kernell's moving debut feature Sami Blood.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/2/3/p/a/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx24y0.png/1499669427945.jpg)
Sami Blood director Amanda Kernell knows what it's like to grow up being Sami in Sweden.
Warnings over Netflix's controversial film To The Bone
![Lily Collins in Netflix's To The Bone.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/4/2/5/t/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx4251.png/1499186888308.jpg)
Headspace has issued a warning for the controversial new Netflix movie To The Bone, citing concerns over the film's depiction of anorexia nervosa.
Latest Spider-Man offers a fresh perspective on superheroes
![Tom Holland's Peter Parker adds a slapstick vibe in Spider-Man: Homecoming.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/i/w/i/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3hsi.png/1499506262101.jpg)
The true homecoming of this Spiderman instalment is to bring him back into Marvel's comic-book movie ecosystem.
m08-film-shortCuts
![The House, starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and Jason Mantzoukas.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/1/4/r/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gwxay8.png/1499125118403.jpg)
SHORT CUTS: Scandinavian Film Festival, The House, Our Time Will Come
Our top 5 picks
![The King's Choice.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170711002304im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/3/n/1/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gx3m62.png/1499669584549.jpg)
Best of the Scandinavian Film Festival - our top 5 picks.
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