![Osamah Sami plays the lead role in Ali's Wedding.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/e/2/d/t/image.related.landscape.300x200.gxvyne.gxqz8p.png/1502762897426.jpg)
MIFF 2017
Movies
![Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in It.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/y/1/b/image.related.wideLandscape.300x169.gybqqp.png/1504695033123.jpg)
IT review: King's tale trades on taboos
Stephen King's blend of Americana and morbidity is back in favour.
Studio hopes to continue horror winning streak with It
![Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in It.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/s/e/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybo1b.png/1504706984068.jpg)
The studio behind some lower-budget horror hits is taking a chance on the Stephen King movie.
Namatjira Project tells a profoundly moving story
![Albert Namatjira with his wife Rubina, grandchildren and father Jonathon.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/h/a/b/5/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyazef.png/1504695521935.jpg)
Namatjira Project tells a profoundly moving story, in a way that's original and appropriate.
West of Sunshine, set in Melbourne's west, makes its mark at Venice
![Damian Hill and real-life stepson Ty Perham.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/x/9/4/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybs9q.png/1504670661892.jpg)
Jason Raftopoulos, director of Pawno, premiered his new film in Venice this week to a warm reception.
Twin roles in That's Not Me a fine calling card
![Alice Foulcher inhabits the roles of Polly and Amy Cuthbert with genuine talent.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/7/3/5/2/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybt1u.png/1504689337003.jpg)
Low-budget Australian comedy That's Not Me could be a sign of bigger things to come.
A disturbance in the Force? Star Wars changes directors
![Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi: Star Wars has lost another director.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/b/p/3/q/image.related.landscape.120x80.gybn96.png/1504676574276.jpg)
Colin Trevorrow, who was directing the ninth and final Star Wars "saga" film, has left the project by "mutual agreement" with Lucasfilm.
007 to be married in new Bond film, plot leaks reveal
![Daniel Craig's Bond will be in "wedded bliss" in the next 007 film.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/r/9/o/q/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gyb3xp.png/1504624221045.jpg)
Daniel Craig's recently announced return to the 007 series is set to take an unexpectedly loved up turn, according to new plot leaks.
La La Land director to produce Netflix musical
![La La Land director Damien Chazelle is working on a new musical for Netflix.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/o/8/5/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gya1c5.png/1504480168070.jpg)
Oscar-winning La La Land director Damien Chazelle is taking a new project to France ... and Netflix.
Chilean filmmaker calls for aunt to be extradited
![Director Lissette Orozco, left, with Adriana Rivas in <i>Adriana's Pact</i>.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/h/e/h/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy85h2.png/1504276920113.jpg)
A new documentary centres on a woman living in Australia who worked for Chile's brutal secret police in the Pinochet era.
Film Short Cuts
![Girls Trip: high and heartfelt.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/w/l/1/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy369h.png/1504244901639.jpg)
SHORT CUTS: Girls Trip, Gifted, 47 Meters Down
Retailers look to galaxy far, far away to boost profits
![One of the new Star Wars Lego sets released on Friday, which Australian retailers hope can give them a much-needed boost.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/k/w/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy8kck.png/1504232229706.jpg)
Myer, Target and Big W are among retailers looking to a galaxy far, far away for a much-needed boost to their profits as Star Wars' Force Friday II rolls out today.
All-female Lord of the Flies misses the point, critics say
![Hugh Edwards as Piggy in the 1963 adaptation of Lord of the Flies.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/8/j/k/x/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy8jdd.png/1504274279415.jpg)
Plans for an all-female movie of William Golding's young adult classic novel Lord of the Flies have been roundly mocked online.
This couple made a movie for just $60,000. And it's not s---
![Filmmakers Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, near their home in Melbourne's Richmond.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/7/2/b/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy785p.png/1504677493546.jpg)
This local pair's brand of heartfelt screwball comedy has won fans, and bears a striking resemblance to the work of the darlings of US indie cinema.
Troye Sivan to return to film in gay conversion drama
![Troye Sivan has been cast in Joel Edgerton's upcoming film 'Boy Erased'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/u/o/t/a/u/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy7rkr.png/1504190934851.jpg)
Troye Sivan is set to star in Joel Edgerton's upcoming gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased, alongside the likes of Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe.
Understated melodrama a cut above the rest
![Frank (Chris Evans) and Mary (McKenna Grace) share a special bond in Gifted.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/7/4/s/g/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy74t6.png/1504153459497.jpg)
Gifted is not your run-of-the-mill melodrama. More like an exceptional melodrama. It still plays the violin, if you get what I mean, but the violinist is skilful.
Ali's well that ends well in charming comedy
![Osamah Sami portrays a more nerdy version of himself in Ali's Wedding.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/7/3/r/w/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy73ul.png/1504217104127.jpg)
Australia has barely begun to mine the great stories within our migrant experience, which is odd and frustrating, given we have six million of them.
Cambodia's story of love over horror
![Angelina Jolie (right) with Sareum Srey Moch as a young Loung Ung during the film shoot. Jolie says going to Cambodia ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/9/n/1/0/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy5k09.png/1504478799112.jpg)
Director Angelina Jolie's film is both a personal and political work.
Cliched buddy flick ticks lowbrow boxes
![Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson banter their way through the action of 'The Hitman's Bodyguard'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/1/j/z/l/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy6zpl.png/1504153510161.jpg)
Bodies pile up behind Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in Australian director Patrick Hughes' The Hitman's Bodyguard.
Troubled soul hunts for love and life
![Josh O'Connor and Alec Secareanu star in the rural love story God's Own Country.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/x/m/t/g/p/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy71hx.png/1504159567930.jpg)
Francis Lee's first feature God's Own Country is a place he knows well.
Girls Trip an exuberant return to the girl power of old
![The Flossy Posse on tour in Girls Trip.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/d/5/6/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy6d7z.png/1504052360036.jpg)
Rated MA, 122 minutes
God's Own Country: Heart in the country
![The life of Yorkshire farmer Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor, left) is turned upside down by the arrival of migrant worker ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/8/3/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy2jey.png/1504176753550.jpg)
God's Own Country is a different big screen story of the Yorkshire moors.
Pinkett Smith on raunchy comedy breaking stereotypes
![Jada Pinkett Smith, is in Sydney for the premiere of the Hollywood comedy Girl's Trip. Tuesday 29th August 2017 SMH ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/i/w/c/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy6f70.png/1504145722582.jpg)
The American actor believes Hollywood deserves credit for finally recognising the value of movies centring on women.
Ed Skrein resigns from Hellboy reboot amid whitewashing claims
![Ed Skrein has withdrawn from the Hellboy reboot.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/6/h/x/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy6i03.png/1504191572018.jpg)
The former Deadpool and Game of Thrones star resigned from the upcoming Hellboy reboot after fans complained over his lack of Asian heritage.
Top five films: our pick of the big screen
![Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/p/o/6/n/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy6dm4.png/1504144049774.jpg)
Our pick of what's showing on the big screen this week
The Dinner serves up family morals
![A family is put to the test in 'The Dinner'.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170906141544im_/https://www.fairfaxstatic.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/5/r/d/j/image.related.landscape.120x80.gy5k6t.png/1504224719302.jpg)
There are various escape routes at this loaded dinner.
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