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All the stylish looks at Australia's night of nights, the 2024 AACTA Awards

The best and brightest of Australian film and television grace the red carpet for the 2024 AACTA Awards on the Gold Coast.
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Three actresses standing on the red carpet

Here's everything you need to know about today's AACTA Awards

It's been billed as Australia's answer to the Golden Globes — or even the Oscars, depending on who you ask — and the stars are gathering for the ceremony on the Gold Coast.
A composite image of Margot Robbie, Rebel Wilson and Cate Blanchett

The Oscars will (finally) start awarding Best Casting, so here are five films that should have won

The Oscars have added a new category for the first time in more than two decades, with casting set to be honoured alongside acting, writing and directing. Here are five films we wish were honoured at the time.
Meryl, as Miranda, sits at her desk and looked pointedly down her nose in a judgmental way, with her hand on her hip

Woody Harrelson plays a pro-life protester in this new right to die, coming-of-age film

Suncoast is a semi-autobiographical story from director/writer Laura Chinn but the juxtaposition of a coming-of-age tale with the right-to-die debate feels uneasy.
A teen girl and a mid-50s man sit in a diner together

'We cast five incredible women': Eric Bana on the powerful actors who make The Dry 2 great

Eric Bana stars as detective Aaron Falk in the second movie in The Dry series, adapted from Jane Harper's distinctly Australian murder mystery series.
Eric Bana stands looking out over a wild mountain range

Crew member dies on Marvel's upcoming Wonder Man set

The 41-year-old rigger fell from a catwalk onto a studio stage on Tuesday. 
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'You can't take your eyes off it': Meet the director behind one of the year's best movies so far

Todd Haynes's new movie May December stars Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore as an actor and her subject, as Moore's past transgressions return to the fore.
Todd Haynes and Natalie Portman pose together in front of a view of the shoreline at Cannes.

ICYMI: Bridgerton is back, Ayo Edebiri slays SNL, Sophie-Ellis Bextor announces Aus tour, plus loads more

All the entertainment and pop culture news you might've missed, from Daft Punk's potential return to True Detective drama and more.
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Charlie Kaufman's new animated kids movie asks: Are you afraid of the dark?

The man responsible for films including Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind and I'm Thinking of Ending Things tries his hand in the kids market.
Paul Walter Hauser and Jacob Tremblay play the title characters in Orion and The Dark.

If nothing else, Argylle is a testament to the magic of movie marketing

A successful viral hoax generated a lot of buzz for star-studded campy action comedy Argylle. Does it live up to the hype?
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A woman in a gold dress on a motorbike with a gun

New Mr & Mrs Smith TV series creates another deadly combination

The original Mr & Mrs Smith starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt led to some legendary popular culture moments. Now, a TV series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine provides a new take on the 2005 film. And they couldn't be more different.
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine sitting on a park bench smiling, one holding a drink, both in character as Mr & Mrs Smith

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to fatal shooting on movie set

The actor pleads not guilty over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western Rust.
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A close up of a middle-aged white man standing outside near the open boot of a car in a puffer vest.

This riveting Oscar-nominated thriller features a perceptive dog and the sexiest lawyer in the Alps

Oscar nominee Anatomy of a Fall asks the question: how many times can a woman endure a 50 Cent instrumental before she loses her mind?
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A man with blue eyes and floppy grey hair stands in a green jacket

Julianne Moore says her new movie is not about Mary Kay Letourneau. But it cuts uncomfortably close

Julianne Moore and Charles Melton star in May December as a married couple who began their sexual relationship when she was 36 and he was just 13 years old.
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An older blond woman lies on the chest of a young, brunette man

Dying thief who stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers avoids jail time

A US man who has confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore while filming The Wizard of Oz receives no jail time but will pay a $US23,000 fine.
A pair of sparkly red slippers worn by actress Judy Garland in the "Wizard of Oz" sitting on a display.

ABC journalist Dan Oakes motivated by speaking up for those without a voice as he is awarded OAM

Dan Oakes, ABC weather presenter Jenny Woodward and former ABC cinematographer David Parer are being celebrated in Australia Day honours 2024.
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A man wearing glasses sitting at a computer with a dog sitting next to him

The Color Purple carries with it a 'weight of expectation' as film audiences gear up to see musical adaptation

A new take on The Color Purple opens in cinemas today, with viewers of the new film saying it holds just as much significance today as it did in the 20th Century.
Fantasia as Celie with arms stretched out and a wide smile, dancing with glee, surrounded by others

Eight Oscar nominations for Barbie isn't a snub — here's why

The internet is fuming that Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig were passed over for best actress and best director nominations for the 2024 Academy Awards. So how did we get here?
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Composite image of Lily Gladstone, Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig.

Regional town turned into ‘little Nepal’ for new movie

The historic Gippsland gold mining town of Walhalla has been transformed into a bustling Nepalese village for a new blockbuster.
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Was he pushed? Did he slip? In Anatomy of a Fall, only a border collie knows the truth

Director-writer Justine Triet discusses the slipperiness of truth in her Palme D'Or-winning courtroom drama, Anatomy of a Fall.
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A film still of Samuel Theis as a dead body in blood-stained snow, with Sandra Hüller and Milo Machado Graner hugging nearby.

Liam Neeson film brings Hollywood action to Walhalla

Onlookers descend on the historic Victorian gold mining town of Walhalla as a Liam Neeson film commences production.
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Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds

Fans spot movie star Liam Neeson in Victorian town transformed into Hollywood set

A historic gold mining town that usually has a population of 20 is teeming with tourists and movie production staff as filming starts on action thriller Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky. 
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A composite image of mountain village with colours buildings, and a close up of Liam Neeson in the town.

No Oscar for Margot? We unpacked the (many) snubs and surprises from this year's nominations

Barbie's Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig miss out on key Oscar nominations, while Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer picks up 13 nods. Here's the full list.
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Composite of Oppenheimer, Barbie, and Poor Things.

Tours of jail from Boy Swallows Universe still in limbo as nearby construction stalls

Tour guide Jack Sim says he regularly receives disappointed messages from visitors unable to visit Brisbane's infamous Boggo Road Gaol, which features in the Netflix series based on Trent Dalton's popular book.
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A cross man clutches an iron fence next to a building

ICYMI: Jacob Elordi is very tall on SNL, the most hyped films from Sundance, and Pitchfork gutted

From the Minecraft movie to a juicy Brent Street reality show, here's all the latest entertainment news.
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A collage of brown staffy wearing a 'love is love' hankerchief; Jacob Elordi, plus Katy O'Brien and Kristen Stewart.