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How to look like Russell Crowe in his prime for just $75,000
Leather breastplates, aluminium swords and rubber shields are just the beginning.
- by Tim Barlass
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Disney banks on sequels as Star Wars, Marvel, Frozen franchises expand
Baby Yoda is heading to the big screen and Disney has confirmed a third – and a fourth – Frozen film, among other reveals at the studio’s D23 convention.
- by Michael Idato
No room at the inn: The Fitzroy hotel that always refused sports fans
The Brooklyn Arts Hotel was one of a kind, and a new documentary captures the last days of this unique and now-gone institution.
- by Karl Quinn
★★
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Cate Blanchett’s sci-fi adventure is bizarre, yet watchable, claptrap
Why anyone thought the star’s role in this video game adaptation would appeal to the demographic is a mystery: there’s not much here for Tar or Carol fans.
- by Jake Wilson
Why MIFF’s hottest films this year might also be the oldest
Does cinema’s future lie in its past? The popularity of retrospective screenings would suggest so.
- by Jordan Prosser
Surf’s up: Sydney Opera House to showcase ’70s cult Australian surf films
Fifty years after their first screening, some of Australia’s most important surfing films will be shown again at Sydney’s best-known venue.
- by Helen Pitt
★★½
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When romance becomes abuse: Blake Lively’s new film treads a dangerous line
Packed with erotic cliches and based on a best-selling novel, the film adaptation of It Ends with Us postpones the bad news until the romantic possibilities have been milked for all their worth.
- by Sandra Hall
Sarah Snook on the quirky project that brought her back home
With an Emmy and an Olivier to her name, the last year has been big for Sarah Snook, but her latest project is especially close to home.
- by Karl Quinn
Matt Damon on his 43-year friendship with the other Affleck (Casey, that is)
The pair star in The Instigators, a heist comedy that brought them back to their hometown of Boston. Not everyone, though, was pleased.
- by Louise Rugendyke
David Lynch says he has emphysema, may not direct again
The creator of Twin Peaks revealed that his condition leaves him only able to walk short distances before running out of breath, making directing nearly impossible.
- by Kate Lahey
‘People will sell you down the town’: Awkwafina on making it in Hollywood
After her Golden Globe-winning turn in The Farewell, the actor stars in what might be the funniest action movie of the year.
- by Michael Idato