Wry comedy sets tone for German film festival
From human drama to sweeping historical epics (and a sidebar), this year's German Film Festival in Canberra is a sweep of quality cinema, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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SAMARA PURNELL reviews the dance film Pointe: Dancing on a Knife’s Edge, which features dancer Floeur Alder.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced rule changes to address the use of artificial intelligence.
Michael has smashed box office expectations to rake in more than $A304 million globally at its opening, a new high for music biopic debuts.
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One Battle After Another scoops the BAFTAs pool
The black comedy action thriller One Battle After Another has won six prizes, including best picture at Britain's BAFTA film awards.
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The Godfather star Robert Duvall dies at 95
Tributes are pouring in for Robert Duvall, who played Tom Hagen in The Godfather and the napalm-loving colonel in Apocalypse Now, after his death at 95, reports BILL TROTT in Los Angeles.
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Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone star Catherine O’Hara dies
Catherine O'Hara, who starred in the Beetlejuice and Home Alone film franchises and won an Emmy for her performance in the TV sitcom Schitt's Creek, has died.
Vampire drama Sinners has made history by breaking the record for the most Oscar nominations.
Fire and Ash has picked up where the previous Avatar film left off, raking in a billion dollars as cinemagoers flock to the science fiction visual spectacle.
Brigitte Bardot defined the modern woman and defied social norms, writes BEN McCANN.
Wicked: For Good has taken the box office by storm, earning an estimated $A350,000 globally in its opening weekend.
The 30th annual Canberra Short Film Festival celebrated in style on Saturday night at Dendy Cinemas, where audiences enjoyed a program of selected short films before the awards ceremony, reports HELEN MUSA.
The Canberra Short Film Festival turns 30 this year but retiring director John Frohlich is quick to assert that it wasn’t his brainchild, writes HELEN MUSA.
Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather films and Father of the Bride, has died at the age of 79.
The upcoming Capital Film Festival is a 'cracker line-up' reports arts editor HELEN MUSA, featuring Cannes and Sundance award winners, parties, Q&As and an industry panel.
A film destined to warm the hearts of Italian-Australians will be one of the highlights of this year’s Italian film festival, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
In a significant accolade for Canberra-raised film director-producer Sophie Barksdale, it has been announced at an event held simultaneously in Denver and Oklahoma that her film, Who She Is, has won a Heartland Emmy Award.
Now marking its 20th year, the Latin American Film Festival is one of the most joyous events on the Canberra calendar – and it’s entirely free to the public, rejoices arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Mel Gibson says it was a joy to make the movie Braveheart, as he spoke at an event marking 30 years since the historical epic was filmed in Ireland.
