The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 97th Academy Awards, and, as always, the list of contenders is notable for its surprise inclusions and high-profile snubs.
The State’s screen production boom is set to continue this year, with The West Australian able to reveal an Aussie version of the hit BBC comedy Ghosts will be shot in WA.
Singular. No better word describes the genius of famously weird US filmmaker David Lynch, whose influence over Hollywood is being keenly felt as the entertainment industry mourns his death at age 78.
Film critic Ben O’Shea has assessed the big movies slated for release next year to come up with his tips for what to see, including Mickey 17, Superman, F1, Michael and Avatar: Fire And Ash.
Are you not entertained? Well might one ask after watching Ridley Scott’s $470 million Gladiator II, but this sword-and-sandal epic ultimately falls short of the original.
Almost 25 years after Russell Crowe’s Maximus died in the Colosseum, a new warrior played by Paul Mescal walked the sand-coloured carpet at the Australian premiere of Gladiator II in Sydney.
The scourge of meth in this State is seen in our suburbs and in WA courthouses. But a very personal story of methamphetamine addiction is the subject of a new feature film, He Ain’t Heavy.