The Herald Sun's film critic takes in the week's films, including the instant classic animation WALL-E.
WHEN it comes to Icelandic actor Anita Briem, looks are most certainly deceiving. With her perfectly coiffed, shining golden mane and a frame that's tiny by even Hollywood standards, she appears sweet and harmless, angelic even.
BEN Affleck's acclaimed film, Gone Baby Gone will stay with you long after the credits roll. Read our review and watch two exclusive deleted scenes.
THE Dark Knight became only the second film in history to top the half-billion dollar mark in US cinemas.
007 Daniel Craig has vowed never to wear budgie smugglers on the big screen again, and has exercised to create a different physique for his most recent outing as Bond..
WILL Ferrell was in Dublin recently, promoting his new film Step Brothers, when he found himself "slightly" lost after taking "a little stroll".
YOUNG Einstein's Yahoo Serious is planning another movie but it won't be his absurd take on history - it will be a serious flick about the Kokoda Track.
MONEY can't buy you happiness, but it can buy superhero fans a part in the next Iron Man movie - if you have a spare $20,000.
THE Herald Sun's film critic casts his eye over the week's releases, including the latest instalment of The Mummy and the powerful Waltz with Bashir
HOLLYWOOD is planning to revive the hit 1980s franchise Ghostbusters with a third film that will reunite stars Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd.
AUSTRALIAN actor, writer and director Michael Pate has died, aged 88 years old.
Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay and Ryan are all back for their final year of high school – and their biggest musical yet.
ABBA fans have reason to sing, with a special karaoke edition of the hit film Mamma Mia! about to arrive in Australian cinemas.
Bonneville (PG)
Director : Christopher N. Rowley (feature debut)
Starring : Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, Kathy Bates, Christine Baranski, Tom Skerritt.
Rating : **1/2
Urning the right to say goodbye
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Not Quite Hollywood (MA15+)
Director : Mark Hartley (feature debut)
Starring : Quentin Tarantino, Barry Humphries, Dennis Hopper, John Lamond, Brian Trenchard-Smith.
Rating : ***1/2
Schlock to the system
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RON Perlman has a face made for make-up - and he is entirely comfortable with that.
BEN Stiller's latest comedy, Tropic Thunder, has ended The Dark Knight's month-long reign at the top of the Australian box office.
HELENA Bonham Carter has left the set of the new Terminator film to fly back to Britain after four family members died in a car crash.
ACTOR Christian Bale, who has won acclaim for playing Batman and other roles, says he honed his acting techniques by watching horses.
Critics are racing to read between the lines of Pixar's new flick, Wall.E, which director Andrew Stanton says is just a simple love story about a robot searching for meaning.
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NICOLE Kidman's role in the new outback epic Australia has film critics buzzing about an Oscar nomination, but the new mum may miss out.
EVEN the rivals of Pixar concede the supremacy of the great animation studio.
HARDCORE pornography can be confronting and devoid of plot but for the Classification Review Board it is one of the easier things to watch.
THE Herald Sun's film critic casts his eye over the week's releases, including Colin Farrell's In Bruges and Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.
THE small city of Bruges, in the northwest of Belgium, is undeniably a 360-degree photo opportunity.
SHE'S no stranger to bold fashion statements, and Liz Hurley certainly made herself noticed at the Venice Film Festival.
My Blueberry Nights (M)
Director : Wong Kar-Wai (In the Mood for Love)
Starring : Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz.
Rating : **
Very fruity, but lacking in Vitamin See
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (M)
Director : Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)
Starring : Ron Perlman, Luke Goss, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffery Tambor.
Rating : ***
So image-conscious, it's almost a sin
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The Grapes of Wrath (PG)
Director : John Ford (The Searchers)
Starring : Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Russell Simpson, Frank Darien.
Rating : ****
A blast from the past
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Herald Sun critic Leigh Paatsch casts his eye over the local cinema releases. This week Hellboy II dazzles, and Ozploitation is revealed.
GEORGE Lazenby plans to submit to court a video he alleges shows Pam Shriver encouraging their young son to sip beer.
WITH her chic, shiny bob and stylish black designer outfit, Selma Blair would look the part at any posh event in Hollywood.
IN his latest comedy, an MA-rated action spoof, Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller doesn't just bite the hand that feeds him. He turns it into a three-course meal.
Herald Sun critic Leigh Paatsch casts his eye over the local cinema releases. This week: The Visitor gets under your skin, and George Lucas just gets richer.
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