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‘I was so horribly nervous’: Rachel Zegler on her first scene in West Side Story
The actress first saw West Side Story at six. Now, the 20-year-old is starring in Steven Spielberg’s screen adaptation. And it’s just the first of several big roles.
- by Michael Idato
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1883 Yellowstone Trailer
Paramount Plus has unveiled an official trailer for the Yellowstone prequel series 1883.
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Line between truth and fiction becomes too blurry in The Hand of God
Italian writer-director Paolo Sorrentino has changed the rules of the game in this lightly fictionalised autobiography.
- by Jake Wilson
‘It’s an issue’: Wes Anderson pulls another movie out of his ear
The French Dispatch is a love letter to the magazine that helped to shape a singular cinematic vision.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
David Gulpilil to receive film’s highest honour as his face lights up Opera House
A week after his death, the great Indigenous actor will receive a fitting honour.
- by Garry Maddox
Beasts of the Southern Wild official trailer
Watch the trailer for the 2012 Oscar-nominated film Beasts of the Southern Wild.
More than 200 kung fu films later, Jason Phu had his own movie to make
Inspiration can strike when you least expect it - and for artist Jason Phu, it came in the form of martial arts movies.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘I hope this movie helps me to change’: the personal story behind director’s new film
Paolo Sorrentino’s new film, if not quite the story of his life, is certainly a story of his life.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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An enthralling dive into art that plays like a detective story
The Lost Leonardo, the story of the discovery, sale and disappearance of an apparent masterpiece, is a provocative look at the international art market.
- by Sandra Hall
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It’s big, loud and full of action, but Dune is a desert of mediocrity
A book that sold 20 million copies because of ideas and vision has become a movie with neither, and the incredible cast has little to do except pose.
- by Paul Byrnes
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No actor brought so many gifts to the Australian screen for so long
He had everything he needed to become a star and not enough of what he needed to cope with stardom.
- by Paul Byrnes