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Investment in film and TV made in Australia plummets by almost 30%, report finds

Global streaming platforms biggest investors but Stan contributed the most locally produced titles

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Published 2024-12-16 19:00:27

Golden Globes 2025: Emilia Pérez scores 10 nominations as Kate Winslet, Selena Gomez and Sebastian Stan each take two

Jacques Audiard’s crime musical becomes frontrunnerWinslet up for Lee and The RegimeHugh Grant, Ralph Fiennes and Daniel Craig vying for best actorDemi Moore, Pamela Anderson and Zendaya up for best actressSnubs for Blitz, Hard Truths, The Outrun – and One DayFull list of nominationsPeter Bradshaw: a lively list guaranteed to get under Trump’s skin Continue reading...

Published 2024-12-9 14:36:58

Rebecca Hall: I regret apologising for working with Woody Allen

The British film star issued a statement after accusations were made against the director but now says ‘I don’t think it’s the responsibility of his actors to speak to that situation’

‘I’ve had a wild, chaotic, beautiful life’: Rebecca Hall on race, regrets and learning to be herself Continue reading...

Published 2024-11-17 07:00:01

Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90

With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders and Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards

Michael Billington: West was a modest maestro who embodied the best of British theatre Continue reading...

Published 2024-11-13 18:38:47

Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and more pay tribute to Quincy Jones

Music and film stars celebrate late entertainment icon, with Wonder saying ‘Quincy should remembered as one of God’s greatest gifts to the world’

• How hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history• 10 of Quincy Jones’s greatest productions Continue reading...

Published 2024-11-5 08:30:32

Qantas apologises after R-rated movie played to passengers on Sydney to Tokyo flight

Technical issues meant the film, starring Dakota Johnson, was played on all screens before it was swapped for a family-friendly movie

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Published 2024-10-7 05:25:39

Maggie Smith's most memorable roles – video

Maggie Smith, a multi-award-winning actor, whose decades-long career in film and TV saw her play roles which ranged from Minerva McGonagall in Harry Potter to Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, in Downton Abbey has died aged 89. The news was confirmed by her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens in a statement. They said: 'She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27 September'. Here is a look back at some of the most memorable moments in her career

Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89Maggie Smith: the magisterial star of Harry Potter and Downton had the courage and talent to do absolutely everythingMaggie Smith's 20 best films – ranked! Continue reading...

Published 2024-09-27 16:10:27

James Earl Jones, revered actor and voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, dies aged 93

American actor starred in films including The Great White Hope and The Lion King, and won two Tony awards in prolific stage career

James Earl Jones was movie royalty, a magisterial star who inspired both love and respectJames Earl Jones: a life in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2024-09-9 20:59:05

A look back at the formidable career of James Earl Jones – video obituary

James Earl Jones won much acclaim throughout his career for his performances on stage and screen. His sonorous tones became world famous and gave voice to legendary characters such as Star Wars’ principal villain, Darth Vader, and The Lion King's Mufasa. The US actor starred in a number of films and won two Tony awards in a career that spanned more than six decades. Jones died at his home in Dutchess county, New York, aged 93

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Published 2024-09-10 11:16:31

James Earl Jones: a life in pictures

Actor James Earl Jones has died at the age of 93. His stage and screen career spanned seven decades, and he was known for his signature voice, which brought The Lion King’s Mufasa and Star Wars’ Darth Vader to life

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Published 2024-09-9 21:36:52

Alain Delon: a look back at the actor's prolific career – video

, the celebrated actor who starred in a string of classics such as , and Rocco and His Brothers, has died aged 88. Identified with French cinema’s resurgence in the 1960s, Delon lent his beautifully chiselled features to parts that included cops, hitmen and romantic leads, working for some of the country’s greatest directors

French screen star Alain Delon dies aged 88Mesmeric and beautiful, Alain Delon was one of cinema’s most mysterious stars Continue reading...

Published 2024-08-18 16:38:12

Gena Rowlands, star of A Woman Under the Influence and Gloria, dies at 94

The three-time Emmy winner has been celebrated for her vivid portrayals of strong, troubled women, including in 10 films directed by her first husband John Cassavetes

• Peter Bradshaw on Gena Rowlands: the fiercest, most incandescent star of US indie cinema Continue reading...

Published 2024-08-15 02:16:51

Steve Coogan to play Mick McCarthy in film about bust-up with Roy Keane

Saipan will portray events that led to Keane’s exitFilm scheduled for release next summer Continue reading...

Published 2024-07-29 10:52:21

Jack Black puts Tenacious D ‘on hold’ and cancels tour after bandmate’s Trump shooting comment

Actor and rock musician says ‘I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence’ after Kyle Gass joked about assassination attempt

• Analysis: Tenacious D’s Trump shocker upends a career of perfectly judged musical comedy Continue reading...

Published 2024-07-16 13:35:34

Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting trial dismissed after lawyers say evidence was withheld

New Mexico judge agrees charges should be dropped after lawyers said state ‘buried’ evidence about live ammunition

‘A botched prosecution’: Alec Baldwin’s trial gets shock ending fit for Hollywood Continue reading...

Published 2024-07-12 23:43:08

Cheap AI voice clones may wipe out jobs of 5,000 Australian actors

Industry group says rise of vocal technology could upend many creative fields, including audiobooks – the canary in the coalmine for voice actors

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Published 2024-06-29 20:00:00

Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Now and Hunger Games actor, dies aged 88

The prolific actor appeared in more than 190 films and TV shows and was a vocal anti-war activist

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Published 2024-06-20 17:15:32

Anouk Aimée, star of La Dolce Vita and A Man and a Woman, dies aged 92

The French actor was one of the key faces of the New Wave, starring in classics by directors including Federico Fellini, Jacques Demy and Claude Lelouch

• Peter Bradshaw on Anouk Aimée: an entrancing 60s movie icon with an air of glamorous unknowability• Anouk Aimée – a life in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2024-06-18 10:42:57

‘I just didn’t recognise him!’ TikToker interviews Baz Luhrmann without knowing who he is – and they talk group sex

Sydney comedian Georgia Godworth admits she didn’t realise she had spoken with famous Australian director on Newtown street until a month later

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Published 2024-05-31 05:09:50

Anora, tale of a stripper who marries a Russian oligarch, wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first trans woman to share best acting award in the film Emilia Pérez

Peter Bradshaw: Anora is a vivacious surprise winner and a fitting end to the festival Continue reading...

Published 2024-05-25 19:41:35

Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies aged 53

Spurlock won acclaim for a series of issue-based documentaries and TV shows, and made a 3D film about boyband One Direction

• Super Size Me was a terrific cheeky stunt – small wonder Morgan Spurlock never matched it Continue reading...

Published 2024-05-24 14:03:05

Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice depicts him as a rapist

Ali Abbasi’s film, starring Sebastian Stan, presents a fictionalised account of an incident recorded in Ivana Trump’s 1990 divorce deposition, and since retracted

The Apprentice review – cartoon version of chump-in-chief Donald Trump’s early years Continue reading...

Published 2024-05-20 17:22:59

Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and king of the B-movie, dies aged 98

Corman made over 400 movies including cult classics Death Race 2000, Piranha and The Little Shop of Horrors and launched the careers of Scorsese and De Niro

Gallery: a career in picturesAppreciation: Peter Bradshaw on CormanRoger Corman obituary Continue reading...

Published 2024-05-12 07:39:28

Jimmy Kimmel says Oscars producers tried to stop him reading out Trump’s post

The host of the ceremony also revealed backstage nervousness around the naked John Cena stunt, including discussions regarding envelope size

• Oscars 2024: full list of winners• Full report: Oppenheimer wins best picture Continue reading...

Published 2024-03-12 12:03:49

Oppenheimer wins best picture Oscar as Emma Stone pulls surprise win

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster picked up seven awards while Poor Things star won over Lily Gladstone for best actress

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Published 2024-03-11 02:25:53

Creative industries get budget boost including £26m for National Theatre

Chancellor also announces tax relief measures to encourage film-makers to shoot more movies in Britain

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Published 2024-03-6 17:36:53

Baftas 2024: the complete list of winners

Every prize at the British Academy Film awards from the Royal Festival Hall in London

Fox, Grant and Perry: who were the real stars of this year’s Baftas?Oppenheimer takes top BaftasPeter Bradshaw’s verdictThe Bafta ceremony and backstage – in picturesBaftas 2024: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – as it happened Continue reading...

Published 2024-02-18 16:25:05

Oppenheimer takes top Baftas – but Poor Things and Zone of Interest also triumph

Christopher Nolan’s film wins best picture, director, leading and supporting actor, while Emma Stone named best actress – and The Zone of Interest surprises to take three

Fox, Grant and Perry: who were the real stars of this year’s Baftas?The complete list of Bafta winnersPeter Bradshaw’s verdictBaftas 2024: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – live!Red carpet in pictures: peek-a-boo corsets and a feast of salmonThe Bafta ceremony and backstage – in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2024-02-18 19:51:56

Baftas 2024: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – follow it live!

There were big sleeves, sweet speeches, Hannah Waddingham sang and there was a guy on rollerskates. Here’s what happened at the 77th British academy film awards

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Published 2024-02-18 21:16:16

Baftas 2024: Emma Stone, Gillian Anderson and Cillian Murphy on the big night – in pictures

Highlights from 2024’s Bafta ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s Southbank

Hugh Grant, Michael J Fox … and Matthew Perry: this year’s real starsPeter Bradshaw’s verdictNews: Oppenheimer wins bigRed carpet galleryThe complete list of winners Continue reading...

Published 2024-02-18 22:40:22

Oscars nominations 2024: Oppenheimer eclipses Scorsese, Poor Things – and Barbie

Christopher Nolan’s atomic biopic takes 13 nominations followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’s feminist fantasy with 11Killers of the Flower Moon comes away with 10 nods – but Barbie winds up with eightOne female director on shortlist – and snubs for Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Greta Lee and Andrew ScottFull list of nominations Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-23 13:59:48

Oscars nominations 2024: Ryan Gosling ‘disappointed’ after Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig snub

The Barbie star said that the film’s lead and director should have been recognised in the best actress and best director categories

• Happy Kending: why righteous anger might be the role that wins Ryan Gosling an Oscar Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-24 03:01:59

Norman Jewison, director of In the Heat of the Night, dies aged 97

Canadian-born director of Moonstruck and Fiddler on the Roof was a three-time Oscar nominee

A life in pictures‘A staggering array of work from Hollywood’s master craftsman’ Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-22 21:13:48

Baftas 2024: the full list of nominations

All the films and actors up for awards at the 77th edition of the British Academy film awards

Oppenheimer beats Barbie as Bafta nominations announcedPeter Bradshaw’s verdict Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-18 12:20:11

Golden Globes 2024: the full list of winners

All the winners from the 81st annual ceremony, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Los Angeles

Full report: Oppenheimer and Succession dominate major awardsBlack lace and Barbie pink: the 2024 red carpet – in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-8 01:18:09

Golden Globes 2024: Oppenheimer and Succession dominate major awards

The 81st annual ceremony saw the period biopic win five awards, while Succession led the TV side with four

Full list of winnersRed carpet – in pictures10 things we learnedPeter Bradshaw’s verdict Continue reading...

Published 2024-01-8 04:30:40

Golden Globes 2024: Oppenheimer Succession and Poor Things win big – as it happened

The first starry awards event of the year was dominated by Barbenheimer and the final season of Succession

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Published 2024-01-8 04:47:44

The joke’s on Jo Koy: Golden Globes host delivers a bad gig for the ages

Even in a star-studded list of award show host stinkers, the Filipino-American comedian was special – in that he went down like a lead balloon

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Published 2024-01-8 06:43:05

Golden Globe awards 2024: Australians win big as Sarah Snook, Margot Robbie and Elizabeth Debicki land gongs

Snook wins best actress in a TV drama series for her performance as the ambitious Shiv Roy in Succession, which also won best TV drama

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Published 2024-01-8 04:53:11

Jodie Foster says generation Z can be ‘really annoying’ to work with

In a Guardian interview, the actor also shares her admiration for Bella Ramsey and says she has challenged her son’s behaviour towards women

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Published 2024-01-6 07:00:04

Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies aged 75

Family of Oscar-nominated British star announced his death on 30 December in a statement

Peter Bradshaw on Tom Wilkinson – what a sad loss: he was quietly and consistently wonderfulA life in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2023-12-30 22:06:25

Revisited: why do Republicans hate the Barbie movie? – podcast

The Politics Weekly America team are taking a break. So for the next two weeks, we’re looking back at a couple of our favourite episodes of the year.

From August: Jonathan Freedland and Amanda Marcotte try to figure it out why rightwing politicians and pundits took such a disliking to Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s summer blockbuster. They look at what the outrage can tell us about how the Republicans will campaign in 2024 Continue reading...

Published 2023-12-22 05:00:48

Golden Globes nominations 2024: Barbie leads the pack with Oppenheimer hot on heels

Greta Gerwig’s neon comedy lands nine nominations, trailed by Christopher Nolan’s atomic biopic with eight, while Emma Stone-starring fantasy Poor Things and Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon both take seven

Full list of nominationsBarbenheimer round two: Peter Bradshaw on the Globes nominations Continue reading...

Published 2023-12-11 13:58:24

Stage and screen actor Shirley Anne Field dies aged 87

Field starred in The Entertainer opposite Laurence Olivier and in films such as Alfie alongside Michael Caine

• Peter Bradshaw on Shirley Anne Field: a smart and seductive key player in the British New Wave• A life in pictures Continue reading...

Published 2023-12-11 17:50:28

From Audrey Hepburn to Zac Efron: a brief history of dubbed singing in Hollywood

Christopher Plummer isn’t the only star to discover his voice replaced in the movie’s final cut

Christopher Plummer’s singing voice included in rerelease of Sound of Music soundtrack Continue reading...

Published 2023-09-29 15:01:29

Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, dies aged 82

The Olivier award-winning actor, whose major film roles included Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died

• ‘An actor who let his heart and soul crack open’: David Jays on Michael Gambon• A life in pictures – gallery Continue reading...

Published 2023-09-28 11:39:05

Michael Lewis says Hollywood is to blame for Blind Side adoption row

Author wrote book about Michael Oher and Tuohy familyOher says family deceived him over events depicted in book Continue reading...

Published 2023-08-17 15:24:08

Tuohy family say they are victims of $15m ‘shakedown’ over Blind Side allegations

Michael Oher says family did not adopt him as claimedTuohys say they have treated former NFL star fairly Continue reading...

Published 2023-08-16 00:29:40

Michael Oher says adoption at heart of The Blind Side was a lie

Former NFL star says he was never adopted by Tuohy familyLawsuit claims family made millions as conservators Continue reading...

Published 2023-08-14 17:51:02

Pitt stop: actor Brad takes to Silverstone track as Formula One meets Hollywood

American actor to star in Apex, a new film about the sportFilming will take place at Silverstone this weekend Continue reading...

Published 2023-07-7 17:19:15

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