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Harrison Ford will be a no show at the Oscars this year. (AP PHOTO)

Harrison Ford drops out of Oscars presenting due to illness

Harrison Ford has been forced to pull out of presenting at the Oscars after an unexpected health diagnosis

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Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in Anora.

Your cheat sheet for the Oscars best picture nominees

You probably haven’t seen all 10 Oscars best picture nominees but don’t despair. Our guide will give you the lowdown on every film.

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Demi Moore in Beverly Hills, California, on February 4, 2025. As she prepares for her first Oscars as a nominee, the star of The Substance talks about the daring role that revitalised her career.

Why Demi Moore’s first Oscar could be her biggest win

Demi Moore is up for her first Academy Award for one of the goriest, most audacious films ever nominated. Here’s why it required wrestling with her own insecurity and ego.

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

Family drama a gripping parable for hardline regime

The Seed of the Sacred smartly tells the story of Iranian political repression through the lens of a domestic family story.

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The Residence premieres on March 20.

The new shows and movies you’ll want to stream in March

Daredevil is back to fight another day, a murder mystery unfolds in the White House and Nicole Kidman stars in a thriller movie.

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Mikey Madison as Ani and Mark Eydelshteyn as Ivan in Anora.

Films locked in two-horse Oscars race for ultimate prize

The two films could hardly be more different and the race is just too close to call.

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Preliminary autopsies performed on Gene Hackman and wife find no external injuries following their ‘suspicious’ deaths
Gene Hackman in Hoosiers.

The two movies that captured Gene Hackman’s everyman essence

Most people have a favourite Gene Hackman performance. But these were the two films that captured his essence as an actor ... and possibly a person.

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Legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home.

Gene Hackman’s death called ‘suspicious’ as details of where he and wife found dead emerge

The couple had been dead for ‘quite a while’ before maintenance workers discovered their bodies.

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Inside is in cinemas.

Prison drama Inside doesn’t believe in heroes and villains

Australian filmmaker Charles Williams pushes against what he sees as a trend to simplify characters and stories.

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I'm Still Here is nominated for three Oscars.

Three-time Oscar nominated drama packs a punch

I’m Still Here blends the personal and the political in a drama that serves as a warning about authoritarian regimes.

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Former child star Michelle Trachtenberg has died at the age of 39, New York police say. (AP PHOTO)

Buffy, Gossip Girl actress dies aged 39

Michelle Trachtenberg, loved for her roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, has died aged 39.

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