Puttnam urges studios to tell Muslim stories
David Puttnam has some advice for Australian filmmakers: it's time
for a sequel to The Castle.
Jolie shocked by own film
Angelina wooed fans at its UK premiere but says she was shocked by
the graphic violence of Beowulf.
Brendan in to bat
Brendan Cowell has gone to Bollywood in the hope of making a joint
Australian and Indian film about an amateur cricket team that
visits India.
Drama of desire
Director Catherine Breillat returns with a new film about sense and
sensuality.
Seinfeld returns to spotlight
After almost a decade of semi-retirement, Jerry Seinfeld insists
there's nothing cautious about his return to the spotlight.
The reluctant sex star
The siren of An Old Mistress is secretly shy in real life.
Heavenly feature
The filmmakers' faith in their supernatural epic Gabriel has
been repaid.
Flesh blood
Melissa George breathes new life into the vampire genre in 30
Days of Night.
Hola in one
Mexican films vie with parties for top billing at the Hola Mexico
Film Festival.
French are falling in love again
France's new affair with its films has lessons for Australia,
writes Garry Maddox.
NY mayor in Sex movie
New York's real-life Mr Big is set to star as himself in Sex and
the City: The Movie.
Strike leaves actors speechless
Writers in standoff with studios over profits from DVD sales and
online broadcasts.
Crowe guns down the opposition
Aussie star's new film American Gangster beats Seinfeld's
Bee Movie at the American box office.
By George, she's got it
Melissa George's sometimes quiet career is soaring, writes Phillip
McCarthy.
Third child for pregnant Cate
Cate Blanchett revealed during a glamorous red carpet appearance in
Sydney last night that she is expecting her third child.
Art imitates life for Abbie
She is the willowy Australian actor at the heart of a Hollywood
love scandal.
Odd is great for David Lynch
David Lynch is a slightly fey, deadly serious, eager boy scout who,
at 61, is very much at home with his various madnesses.
Blanchett avoids battle royal
Cate Blanchett brushed aside criticism of her appointment as joint
artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company.
Hollywood cliffhanger as writers plot to strike back
In the world of Hollywood, "strikes" are more associated with a
Star Wars title than an industrial dispute.
Bite me
Rogue star Michael Vartan has a new-found respect for crocs.
FILM REVIEWS
Gabriel
More Matrix than Milton, this low-buget genre flick's action-hero angels quickly fall to earth.
Angel
A feast of melodrama, but side of satire dries a few eyes.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Cate Blanchett's skilfully sardonic performance must do fierce
battle with her wardrobe.
Lions for Lambs
The blogs are barking as Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom
Cruise revive the political movie.
BLOGS
Box Office
SMH film writer Garry Maddox poses the tricky questions in
his weekly blog on the movies.
DVD REVIEWS
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
Sceptics might see this as another greenie beat-up but it's hard to
stay sanguine in the face of the evidence presented here.
Bigger than Life
Director Nicholas Ray combined emotional intensity and yearning
with fierce critiques of American culture.
Peep Show - Series 1
Warped and wicked, you'll cringe - if you aren't laughing too hard.
