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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in cinemas on July 30.

Spider-Man defies superhero fatigue with emotional stakes

We may be tired of superheroes, but we’ll never be tired of Spider-Man.

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The Thomas Crown Affair with Michael B. Jordan.

First look at Michael B. Jordan’s steamy new role

In just one minute and a half, Michael B. Jordan has proven he gets the essential element of what makes The Thomas Crown Affair an enduring story.

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Glen Hansard visited Sydney in 2007 when The Frames supported Bob Dylan on his Australian tour.

Oscar-winning musician and songwriter killed in crash

The 56-year-old, who featured in The Commitments, was best known for his Academy Award-winning song Falling Slowly in 2007.

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Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man’s identity crisis in anticipated new movie

Who is Spider-Man without Peter Parker’s human relationships? You can’t one with the other, just like you can’t have spectacle without quiet emotional moments, according to director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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The Odyssey.

Nolan’s Odyssey has just met its most brutal critic

Emily Wilson is responsible for one of the most well-known English translations of Homer’s Odyssey. Oh boy, she did not like Christopher Nolan’s movie adaptation.

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Will audiences re-embrace Johnny Depp in his new role as Ebenezer Scrooge.

Johnny Depp steps onto the comeback campaign trail

It’s the biggest Hollywood comeback campaign in memory: Johnny Depp’s attempt to return to movie superstardom.

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Matt Damon in The Informant.

Your Matt Damon movie marathon starts here

A movie star with great versatility, the Boston-born actor has three decades of films to his name, and here are 16 which showcase his talent.

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Elon Musk (right), clutching tight his title of world’s most odious troll, has threatened to make and release his own version of The Odyssey to counter Christopher Nolan’s cinematic epic, which he has been blasting for months.

 Pictured left: Matt Damon as Odysseus.

Musk’s anti-Odyssey tantrum reaches idiotic new level

Elon Musk is the embodiment of the fact that just because you’re not dumb doesn’t mean you’re not an idiot.

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F1 is in cinemas on June 26.

The middle-aged dudes are not OK — they want a second act

In the past year, seven TV shows and movies have featured the broad stroke story of a former sports champion who is trying to reclaim glory and respect. Something is in the air.

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Jessica Chastain as Other Mommy in Other Mommy, directed by Rob Savage.

Other Mommy trailer traumatises viewers

Jessica Chastain’s new horror is already freaking viewers out, with a seriously creepy mother-daughter twist. WARNING: Jump scare.

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The merger between two Hollywood studios has been paused.(AP PHOTO)

The $US110 billion Hollywood merger could be blocked

A US court has issued a stay on the controversial Paramount and Warner Bros mega merger, which its opponents say will create unfair market power for the combined entity.

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Avengers: Doomsday is in cinemas on December 17.

Why Marvel really, really needs Avengers to be a success

The first full trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has finally dropped, and how much it’s packed into it reflects how important it is to Marvel that this be a massive success.

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Matt Damon is Odysseus in THE ODYSSEY, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

Odyssey defies box office expectations with giant opening

If there was any doubt that some rabble rousers on the ultra-right was going to dampen enthusiasm for The Odyssey, that has been slayed.

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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s everything you should know before watching it.

Everything you should know before seeing The Odyssey

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s everything you should know before watching it.

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Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator.

The swords and sandals epic used to rule the big screen

The Odyssey is modern rarity but once upon a time, those classical epics were all the rage.

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s adaption of Homer’s Odyssey.

Nolan’s The Odyssey is extraordinary, but it’s not perfect

When it comes to filmmaking prowess, Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is unmatched. But something remains elusive.

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Laura Dern and Sam Neill in Jurassic Park.

The Sam Neill films and TV shows to rewatch tonight

A prolific talent with credits in more than 100 projects, Sam Neill left behind a diverse body of work that spanned genres, characters and continents. These were some of his most memorable roles.

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Tom Cruise wears prosthetics in Digger.

‘Totally original’: Tom Cruise’s shock new look for Digger

With a pot belly, a bad wig and a very lined face, Tom Cruise is barely recognisable in Digger. But it is still unmistakably the world’s biggest movie star.

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