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Teenager swaps outback for Hollywood bringing disability to the big screen

Knox Gibson is one of several actors appearing in the latest iteration of the Hunger Games film, ensuring the real world is reflected in cinema.
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Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

Australian teen snags big role in Hunger Games prequel after losing part of arm in painful childhood accident

At the age of 16, Knox Gibson from Central West New South Wales achieves Hollywood success with a role in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Teenage boy smiling at camera

'A great reckoning of our history': Leonardo DiCaprio talks Martin Scorsese's new film, Killers of The Flower Moon

Hollywood royalty Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro team up with Lily Gladstone to bring to the big screen the true events that rocked the Osage Nation in 1920s Oklahoma. 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro stand side-by-side in characters of Killers of the Moon film

Writer of musical hit Hamilton shares the advice that powered 'three years of writing'

The creator of Hamilton says the biggest lesson from his late mentor, who wrote the lyrics to West Side Story, came down to a single phrase.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on stage in costume as Alexander Hamilton

'We went for the throat': Matrix producer brings horror show to Tiktok in one-minute episodes

In one-minute snippets, writers and directors of a new Western Sydney series need to grab their audience, because, unlike a movie screen, their film is being shown on phones across the world.
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A mobile phone being held in someone's hand, showing a young woman from a TikTok series

Robert De Niro's former assistant awarded $1.88 million in gender discrimination lawsuit

A jury finds that a company the Oscar-winning actor formed to look after his personal needs was liable for gender discrimination and retaliation. 
Robert De Niro appears on the red carpet in Cannes.

Hollywood studios present 'last, best and final offer', striking actors say

From George Clooney offering up his pay cheque to suspended talks — there has been a growing effort to try and end Hollywood's prolonged strikes. Could this new development end the picket?
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Striking SAG AFTRA member holds up sign saying corporate exploitation stinks

analysis:I lived in the iconic 'Friends' apartment and I loved Chandler most. I'm ineffably sad about Matthew Perry's death

I've been ineffably sad ever since the awful news of Matthew Perry's death. The first fatal rupture within an iconic cultural group — a band, an acting ensemble — is the true death of the group itself, writes Virginia Trioli.
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A picture of Matthew Perry with the text "the one where we lost a friend" and a broken heart emoji in a bouquet of flowers

Australian companies spending big on tv and film production

Australian production companies have spent their second-highest amount-ever on scripted screen drama, with more than $1 billion being spent on local productions.
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Duration: 6 minutes 35 seconds

Robert De Niro apologises for angry outburst in court as he denies abusing former assistant

The two-time Oscar winner angrily denies numerous allegations of abusive behaviour towards his former assistant and vice-president, who is seeking damages for emotional distress and reputational damage in a New York federal court.
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Matthew Perry's Friends co-stars pay tribute to the late actor

Actor Matthew Perry's co-stars from the iconic sitcom Friends pay tribute to the late actor in a statement to People.
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Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston hold a picture frame

'The world will miss you': Touching tributes to Matthew Perry following actor's death

Family, fellow actors and Friends creators have spoken publicly of their heartbreak over the 54-year-old's passing. 
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Friends star Matthew Perry dies aged 54, NBC confirms

Friends star Matthew Perry has died of an apparent drowning, US network NBC has confirmed. He was 54 years old.
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Chandler from Friends waves hands in air

Shaft star Richard Roundtree dies aged 81

Actor Richard Roundtree is best known for playing John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, but has more than 150 acting credits to his name. 
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The Rock says French wax figure needs 'updating' over skin tone

A French museum says it is working urgently to fix a waxwork of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
An image of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wearing a brown jacket with a white shirt and a black bowtie.

'He was the Tom Cruise of his day': Rock Hudson's secret double life laid bare in documentary

The All-American idol's chiselled masculinity and effortless charm made him a much sought-after romantic lead in a string of 1950s and 1960s movie classics. What the world didn't know was that he was gay.
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Hollywood great Rock Hudson's life inspired a new dialogue on AIDS

'Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed' documentary directed by Stephen Kijak looks at the life and works of Hollywood star Rock Hudson.
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Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds

Rocky co-star and former boxer Burt Young dies aged 83

Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie alongside Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky franchise, has died aged 83.
Sylvester Stallone jokingly holds his fist up to Burt Young's face. Both of them wear suits.

Prosecutors seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin over fatal shooting on film set

The New Mexico-based prosecutors will present their case to a grand jury, noting "additional facts" have come to light about the shooting on the set of the film Rust, which killed Halyna Hutchins.
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'You look like Nicolas Cage': Shop owner's suspicions confirmed as Hollywood actor browses Busselton

Annie Liban had no idea actor Nicolas Cage was shooting a movie in WA until he walked through the doors of her small Asian grocery store.
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His Brilliant Careers (updated) | Sam Neill

Acclaimed actor Sam Neill was at the top of his game when a sore neck prompted a visit to the doctor.  
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Duration: 30 minutes 15 seconds

Actress Suzanne Somers has died at 76

Actress Suzanne Somers, best known for her role on the television show Three's Company has died at 76
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Duration: 45 seconds

Three's Company and Step by Step star Suzanne Somers dies a day before 77th birthday

In a statement the actress's publicist said she had an aggressive form of breast cancer. 
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Jada Pinkett Smith says she and Will Smith were separated when the Oscars slap happened

In a tell-all book and interview, Jada Pinkett Smith says she's still technically Will Smith's wife, but they've been separated for seven years. 
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith pose on the red carpet during the Oscars.

A deeply affecting mother-daughter bond forms the heart of this new Australian film

Shayda, the feature debut of Iranian-Australian filmmaker Noora Niasari, is Australia's official contender for Best International Feature Film at next year's Oscars.
A girl with her arms rested on a table next to a fishbowl, looks up smiling at her mother, who looks at her lovingly.