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Iran sentences Cannes winner Panahi to year in prison

Iran sentences Cannes winner Panahi to year in prison

Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced in absentia in Iran to one year in prison and a travel ban, according to his lawyer.

Rebel Wilson lawsuit over troubled film under attack

Rebel Wilson lawsuit over troubled film under attack

Rebel Wilson lawsuit over troubled film under attack

Rebel Wilson lawsuit over troubled film under attack

A-lister Rebel Wilson is fighting to keep alive her lawsuit against the producers of an unreleased musical comedy as the bitter fracas spills across borders.

'Who I am': Tom Cruise recognised with honorary Oscar

'Who I am': Tom Cruise recognised with honorary Oscar

'Who I am': Tom Cruise recognised with honorary Oscar

'Who I am': Tom Cruise recognised with honorary Oscar

A lifetime of hit films has finally earned Tom Cruise an Oscar, with the Academy awarding the Top Gun and Mission Impossible star an elusive golden statue.

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Aussie content rules welcome, but beware the fine print

Aussie content rules welcome, but beware the fine print

As federal government moves to impose Australian content quotas on streaming services such as Netflix and Disney, are there loopholes to watch out for?

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

Gulpilil's Journey Home reveals a rich, deep culture

The last wish of a legendary Yolngu film star, a 4000 kilometre journey, and the family who made it all happen are central to a new documentary.

Harry Connick Jr loves his home crowd - in Australia

Harry Connick Jr loves his home crowd - in Australia

World famous singer and self-confessed Australophile Harry Connick Jr is one of the headline acts at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather dies

Diane Keaton, star of Annie Hall and The Godfather dies

Diane Keaton, the quirky US actress who won an Academy Award for Annie Hall and starred in The Godfather trilogy, has died at the age of 79.

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Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban

Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban

Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban

Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban

Two of Australia's biggest stars have called an end to their 19-year union, citing “marital difficulties and irreconcilable differences” in divorce papers.

'Kind of inevitable': inside Nicole and Keith's split

'Kind of inevitable': inside Nicole and Keith's split

'Kind of inevitable': inside Nicole and Keith's split

'Kind of inevitable': inside Nicole and Keith's split

Megastars Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have split after nearly two decades of marriage, with reports one of them was desperate to save the relationship.

Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford dies at 89

Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford dies at 89

Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford dies at 89

Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford dies at 89

Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford has died at his home in Utah aged 89.

French actor Depardieu 'to face trial for alleged rape'

French actor Depardieu 'to face trial for alleged rape'

French actor Depardieu 'to face trial for alleged rape'

French actor Depardieu 'to face trial for alleged rape'

French film star Gerard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial accused of raping actor Charlotte Arnould, according to her post on social media.

Australians 'waking up' to the breadth of Indian cinema

Australians 'waking up' to the breadth of Indian cinema

Australians 'waking up' to the breadth of Indian cinema

Australians 'waking up' to the breadth of Indian cinema

Indian films are becoming increasingly popular with Australian audiences as the south Asian diaspora continues to grow.

'Gentle and generous' film critic David Stratton dies

'Gentle and generous' film critic David Stratton dies

'Gentle and generous' film critic David Stratton dies

'Gentle and generous' film critic David Stratton dies

Remembered fondly by his legions of fans, film critic David Stratton died in hospital near his home in the Blue Mountains after a life dedicated to cinema.

Nicole Scherzinger in sights for Sunset Boulevard movie

Nicole Scherzinger in sights for Sunset Boulevard movie

Nicole Scherzinger in sights for Sunset Boulevard movie

Nicole Scherzinger in sights for Sunset Boulevard movie

Andrew Lloyd Webber wants Nicole Scherzinger to star in a movie adaptation of Sunset Boulevard after her success in the musical in London and New York.

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Golden night for leading ladies at Logies

Leading ladies shone at the Logies, with Lynne McGranger winning Gold, Kitty Flanagan scooping silvers and Magda Szubanski's emotional Hall of Fame induction.

Rebel Wilson sued by production company of her own film

Australian actor Rebel Wilson is being sued by the producers of her directorial debut, accused of using false allegations to try and block its release.

Pretty Little Baby singer Connie Francis dead at 87

Connie Francis, a pop singer and actor whose hits such as Pretty Little Baby made her a chart-topping performer of the pre-Beatles era, is dead at 87.

Australian actor Julian McMahon dies, aged 56

Hollywood-based Australian actor Julian McMahon has died after a battle with cancer in the US. He was 56.

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Reservoir Dogs star Michael Madsen dead at 67

Famous for his iconic, sadistic roles in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, actor Michael Madsen has died from natural causes aged 67.

Excel at spreadsheets. There's a competition for that?

An Australian documentary follows six teenagers from across the globe as they compete to become the world champion of Excel 'spreadsheeting'.

Tom Cruise, Dolly Parton to receive honorary Oscars

Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, the US actor is finally getting a trophy - an honorary Oscar statuette.

Weinstein jury poring over accuser's emails

Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial appear closer to reaching a verdict on the fate of the disgraced Hollywood mogul after fears of a deadlock.

Harvey Weinstein trial wraps with jurors to deliberate

Lawyers for the prosecution and defence have delivered closing statements to the jury in the sexual assault retrial of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein won't testify at sex crimes retrial

The jury in Harvey Weinstein's New York sex crimes retrial will begin deliberating this week as the former movie mogul's trial winds up.

Riding the New Wave: how Aussie movies won the world

The accents and colloquialisms of 1970s Aussie movies initially baffled the world but that changed when one was subtitled with Parisian street slang at Cannes.

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