Film

Andrew Scott, Jeremy Renner, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Thomas Haden Church, Glenn Close and Daryl McCormack (L-R) in Wake Up Dead Man.

Wake Up Dead Man tickles your brain and your funny bone

Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out movie has gothic vibes, an impossible mystery, and the comfort of the answers you seek.

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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has won the coveted Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival. (EPA PHOTO)

Oscar frontrunner sentenced to prison for ‘propaganda’

Jafar Panahi has twice been thrown in prison by the Iranian government. A frontrunner to win an Oscar this year, he is again facing time behind bars.

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Lurker, written and directed by Alex Russell.

The director making fun of Hollywood’s liars

Who are your real friends when everyone wants something from you? Lurker explores the murky dynamics of being famous.

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The movie star is dead, they’re all social media stars now.

How social media has killed the bankable Hollywood star

Even though videos of movie stars are clocking up millions of views, world-famous celebrities can’t do a critical part of their jobs - convert their popularity into tickets.

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Brett Ratner could be making a comeback with a Rush Hour sequel. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

How Trump ‘pressed’ studio to bring back cancelled filmmaker

Brett Ratner, who faced six allegations of sexual misconduct in 2017, which he denied, could be making his comeback thanks to Donald Trump’s intervention.

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Zootopia 2

Why parents will love Zootopia 2 more than their kids will

Zootopia is so layered with jokes, references and sophisticated emotional and thematic beats, it feels like it was made for adults.

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Warner Bros is for sale and there are several interested parties including Netflix, Paramount and Amazon. It’s all bad news for audiences.

Why Netflix made a major concession in its Warner Bros bid

The bids have closed in the sale of Hollywood studio Warner Bros. We take a look at what each of the potential buyers - Netflix, Paramount and Comcast - have to gain.

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Toy Story was a box office hit, but it’s real star quality is in its animation.

Why animation hasn’t been the same since Toy Story

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It was an award winning box office smash hit. But its real shining quality has to do with its animation.

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Josh OConnor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

‘Dark days’: Third Knives Out a contemporary nightmare

Rian Johnson always intended for his Knives Out movies to be a reflection of the time for which they are made. Wake Up Dead Man is no laugh riot.

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Actor Spencer Lofranco attends the Gotti New York premiere in 2018.

‘Now with God’: Gotti star dies, aged 33

Canadian actor Spencer Lofranco, best known for his role alongside John Travolta in mob movie Gotti, has died, aged 33. 

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Jay Kelly is in cinemas.

The world’s biggest movie star’s memories and regrets

George Clooney is Jay Kelly, but he’s also not. When it comes to playing a famous movie star, the two are inseparable. The superstar talks to The Nightly about his latest film.

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film The Family Stone

Christmas movie fave is working on a sequel

Firmly on the list of many people’s annual Christmas movie rotation, The Family Stone has added resonance since the death of Diane Keaton last month. The filmmaker is working on a follow-up.

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Line of Duty

Bloody brilliant day for Line of Duty junkies

It’s been four and a half years since Line of Duty aired what we thought would be its last ever episode. Well, it’s coming back.

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Wicked For Good.

‘Unsatisfying’: Wicked part two casts no spell

The first movie seduced and distracted audiences with its big musical song-and-dance numbers. Part two falls flat.

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Ariana Grande is Glinda in WICKED FOR GOOD, directed by Jon M. Chu.

Wicked: For Good is missing the wow factor of first film

Defying Gravity was the signature showstopper in last year’s record-breaking Wicked movie, but the sequel, Wicked: For Good, fails to recapture the magic and falls notably short in defying expectations.

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