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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

Legendary director Ridley Scott on new film Napoleon

Legendary director Ridley Scott speaks to Sarah Ferguson about his latest film Napoleon
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Duration: 7 minutes 46 seconds

Nat Bass comes out, The Crown tackles Diana's last days and Blak artist makes Paris debut

From André 3000's first album in 17 years to TikTok's dreamboat comedian landing a Netflix special and a Rogue Trader coming out, it's easy to miss some of the week's biggest entertainment news — but we've got you covered.
Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in The Crown.

'A great reckoning of our history': Leonardo DiCaprio on new Martin Scorsese film

Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with acclaimed director Martin Scorsese once again on the epic movie, 'Killers of the Flower Moon'. The movie based on the true story of the Osage nation and how oil and greed led to a dark time in US history also star Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone. The stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone share the journey of filming the epic movie.
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Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

'Guileless charmer or calculated schemer': Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell puts her spin on class envy in Saltburn

Privilege, intrigue, deception: Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike and Aussie Jacob Elordi and stars in Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell's new film Saltburn.
Six formally dressed people stand in front of a yellow wall

Historian traces steps of Aussie outback cult classic film ahead of high-definition makeover

Wake in Fright received a frosty reception when it premiered to outback audiences, but a new documentary is giving insight into its rise to a well-regarded piece of Australian cinema history. 
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Men holding guns sit on the verandah of an outback home

SmartFone FlickFest 2023 returns for ninth year

Filmmaker Bevan Garozzo and Festival director Angela Blake talk about the SmartFone FlickFest 2023. This is an international festival of movies filmed on smartphones.
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Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds

David Holmes was flying high as a Harry Potter stunt double – until he was paralysed on-set

In the wizarding world, Harry Potter is known as "the boy who lived". In reality, it's Daniel Radcliffe's main stunt double, David Holmes, who is lucky to be alive.
David, in a wheelchair, speaks to Daniel in a warehouse as Harry Potter costumes and props surround them.

Sex, style and spoiled rich boys: Promising Young Woman director returns with a fever dream thriller

Emerald Fennell is back with a thrilling, dark satire set in an English mansion that doesn't shy away from the 'sticky and difficult' stuff.
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A shirtless young man reads a book on a rooftop with old stone barricades

New streaming service dedicated to hard-to-find Australian films

Brollie is a free platform from the independent Australian and New Zealand distributor Umbrella Entertainment.
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Duration: 5 minutes 17 seconds

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

The Marvels has had the MCU's worst opening weekend at the box office. What went wrong?

Marvel Cinematic Universe's latest movie instalment, The Marvels, has had a disappointing opening weekend at the box office, recording $US47 million in sales in the US — the lowest amount the comic book franchise has recorded to date. 
A brunette Pakistani woman, a blonde white woman and a dark brunette black woman wearing superhero outfits stand looking skyward

Wonka star Timothée Chalamet tries his newest role: Impersonating Aussie pop icon Troye Sivan on SNL

With the actors strike finally over in the US, we can now return to normalcy: witnessing famous people participate in increasingly unhinged activities to promote their movies.
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A comparison image of Timothee Chalamet on SNL as Troye Sivan, and the singer in the Got Me Started music video.

'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

Hollywood's strike has ended, but Australian actors are still fighting for the same protections

The longest-ever Hollywood writers-actors' strike has ended, but the union warns Australian studios are increasingly including clauses that will allow them to sell actors' voices and images to third parties.
A woman shouts into a microphone in front of an assorted crowd holding SAG-AFTRA on Strike signs

Streaming costs are rising, and there are more platforms than ever to choose between. Some people are going back to piracy

Continual price hikes and fragmentation of services have seen some Australians ditch their streaming services in favour of film and TV piracy. 
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Hollywood actor strikes have finally ended. But what does that mean for Australia’s film industry?

Australia performers are still fighting for the same wage increases and protections.
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Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds

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.

Is this the end of Marvel's dominance at the cinema?

Is this the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it? Here’s hoping the sequel to Captain Marvel and its female-led cast is taking us to a better place.
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A blonde white woman in her 20s wearing a red and navy superhero costume stares intensely at something off-camera.

Sydney cop sentenced for pointing gun towards colleague over spoilers for Tom Cruise movie

A Sydney police officer who pointed his gun towards a colleague after warning him not to reveal spoilers about the movie Top Gun: Maverick is handed a two-year good behaviour bond and a conviction.
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Dominic Gaynor arrives at court wearing a suit and sunglasses

Mean Girls returns in musical form, but you wouldn't know it from the trailer

Nearly two decades after Mean Girls hit theatres and launched an endless amount of quotes into our cultural lexicon, the franchise is returning with a musical twist.
Three high school girls sit in a classroom with judgmental expressions.

Actors' union announces tentative deal to end strike that shut down Hollywood

Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists members walked off the job in mid-July, asking for better protections against AI and streaming concerns. 
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Woman in sag-aftra cap and green shirt pumps fist in air

Talking Heads concert film and new Marvel flick in cinemas

A remastering of 1984 Talking Heads concert film 'Stop Making Sense' and superhero film The Marvels are reviewed by film critic Zak Hepburn.
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Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds

The Marvels showcases power of teamwork as female leads break new ground

The Marvels, the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), is the first in the studio's history to feature three female leads.
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