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'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

How a tiny Aussie outback town became a global true-crime phenomenon

Years after one of its dozen residents vanished without a trace, a Netflix documentary is bringing a global audience of millions to the mystery that looms over the remote Northern Territory town of Larrimah.
An aerial view of the small NT town of Larrimah.

Mystery Road creator returns with outback noir about a detective on the trail of a cold case

The creator of Mystery Road returns with an outback noir about a detective on the trail of a cold case — a film he says is a "Trojan horse" for an urgent issue: the alarmingly high rate at which Indigenous women are murdered.
A black and white photo of a man with short hair and glasses leaning against an old car, in an outback Australian setting.

The best new movies to watch at cinemas and stream at home from Christmas Day to New Year's

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.
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A middle-aged man in a kerchief has a severe expression. Two well-dressed women and a Black man stand behind him.

Idris Elba is the genie that Tilda Swinton lets out of the bottle in latest from Mad Max director

A literary professor gets metaphysical with a genie in George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing, a romantic fantasy about the power of storytelling and myth-making.
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Two middle-aged people - a woman and a Black man - are seated on a bed in bathrobes. She looks stunned and he's turned to her

A fascinating real-life controversy bogs down the movie adaptation of recent bestselling novel

The more compelling murder mystery occurs off screen in this adaptation of Delia Owens's 2018 book club favourite Where the Crawdads Sing.
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A long-haired brunette reaches out to grasp a white feather, with an entranced expression

Tim Roth is a wealthy tourist adrift in Mexico’s resort town-turned-murder capital, in Sundown

The Reservoir Dogs actor plays opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg in an unsettling drama of class and disconnection, set in Acapulco.
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White man with greying beard and short mousey hair stands on beach with eyes closed and face tilted towards the sun.

Mad Max productions kicks off on Hay Plains

The Western Riverina town of Hay has welcomed the cast and crew for the filming of the 'Mad Max' prequel 'Furiosa'.
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Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

Long-delayed Poirot sequel is thrown overboard by presence of disgraced star Armie Hammer

Even comedic talents like Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French are going through the motions in director Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. 
A group of people in black tie dress clap as they surround a troubled looking bride and groom in an ornate space

Ghostface terrorises a new group of California teens in the meta-horror Scream 'requel'

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette pass the torch to a new generation of frightened teenagers fleeing a masked killer in the latest movie in the 25-year-old franchise.
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Two middle-aged women with dark hair appear distressed as they look at something offscreen

The best new movies to watch at cinemas and stream at home between Boxing Day and New Year's

We're spoiled for choice this summer, with awards-contenders, new movies from writer-directors Aaron Sorkin, Joel Coen and Paul Thomas Anderson - and the latest in the Matrix and Ghostbusters sagas.
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Young Puerto Rican woman with long dark hair wears white dress and red lipstick, looking longingly at young man in navy suit.

Ready for your big break? New Netflix series seeks 'hundreds' of extras

Filming is due to start on a new crime drama being shot in Far North Queensland, and there are lots of opportunities for budding actors to showcase their talents.
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A drone shot of the ocean against a backdrop of rainforest

What to watch in cinemas — or at home — from Christmas Day through to New Year's Day

From an Oscar-bait drama and superhero blockbuster to family-friendly animations, an Australian murder mystery, lush romances — and a documentary about dessert.
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine sit inside cockpit of spaceship with bright lights and fireworks outside around them and behind.

Sean Connery's James Bond was iconic. But he played many more roles

Sean Connery was the first to play James Bond, now the most famous spy in cinematic history. With a career spanning more than five decades, 007 was only a small part of his life.
Sean Connery stars as James Bond in the 1964 movie, Goldfinger

Disney is finally releasing the live-action Mulan remake

The live-action remake of Mulan will be available for streaming in September, months after it was originally slated for theatre screenings.
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A woman with wind-swept hair looks fiercely off-camera, holding a sword about her head.

Cate Blanchett plays a wife and mother who runs away to find herself in adaptation of best-seller

A woman reclaims her career and creativity in Where'd You Go Bernadette, from Before Sunrise director Richard Linklater.
A woman with dark outfit, hair and sunglasses on head stands leaning against wall near corridor of stacked lunch trays.

Elisabeth Moss plays gothic writer dubbed 'Virginia Werewolf' in dark, devious anti-biopic

Shirley Jackson, the prolific author of The Lottery, is belatedly given her due in a film that blends biography and fantasy to capture her peculiar genius.
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Blue-eyed bespectacled woman's pulled back blonde hair has blank expression on clear sky day, her face half lit by the sun.

Knives Out: Agatha Christie meets Trump’s America in all-star sleuth comedy

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Toni Collette star in this love letter to an old-fashioned genre and satire of contemporary American politics.
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Daniel Craig stands with one hand raised in ornate room with Ana de Armas who sits on chair near collection of knives and axes.

It's bride vs in-laws from hell in would-be sassy splatter-fest Ready or Not

A great premise meets a bad end in a film that's neither smart enough to be truly funny nor dark enough to be truly scary.
Samara Weaving stands in candlelit room wearing lace wedding dress with cartridge belt slung over shoulder and holding shotgun.

Jennifer Lopez's Hustlers performance among critics' picks at Toronto International Film Festival

J-Lo, Renée Zellweger and New Zealander Taika Waititi are all being tipped as Oscars contenders following this year's star-studded festival.
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Jennifer Lopez on left and Constance Wu on right, wearing tight tops and looking at each other and smiling, club in background.

Romantic obsession turns toxic in love triangle thriller Burning

Based on a Haruki Murakami short story, Lee Chang-dong's award-winning film is a searing critique of class friction in Korea.
Colour still of Jun Jong-seo sitting at table in restaurant at night time in 2018 film Burning.

Family secrets are toxic in kidnap thriller Everybody Knows

Real-life couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem star as ex-lovers in a film about family, secrets and lies from the Oscar-nominated director of A Separation.
The actors stand next to one another, Cruz on the left in a patterned dress and Bardem on the right wearing a military jacket.

The internet's favourite author may have never existed

Todd Noy was said to be a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and a towering figure in the online fan-fiction community. His books were delivered around the world. But he may have never existed.
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A cloaked figure handing out a book on a sunset beach.

A Simple Favour: Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick play troubled mothers and toxic friends

Paul Feig ditches Bridesmaids comedy in this schlocky small-town thriller about motherhood, middle-class envy and toxic friendship.
Colour still of Anna Kendrick holding camera and Blake Lively dressed in tux standing in park in 2018 film A Simple Favour.

Jimmy Kimmel opens the 90th Academy Awards

Oscars host talks about the Time's Up and Me Too movements in his monologue to open the 90th Academy Awards.
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Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds