Film (Arts and Entertainment)

Despite producers allegedly threatening to block the premiere, and then filing a lawsuit against actor-director Rebel Wilson, The Deb will close Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Scarlett Johansson plays a bright marketing expert, hired to make sure everyone knows the US put a man on the Moon, opposite Channing Tatum as NASA's launch director.

Here's what you might have missed in entertainment news over the weekend, from the many tributes to Shannen Doherty, to Harry Styles taking to the stage with Stevie Nicks.

The tornado-chasing blockbuster is back, as Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in this hootin' and hollerin' tribute to the American heartland.

How much do you really know about the Stolen Generations? A group of documentary filmmakers say their confronting new project is another stepping stone to achieving healing for those affected by WA's dark past.

A New Mexico judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.

As Maggie Beer brings out a new television program with a focus on elderly citizens, while we witness the US President Joe Biden once again stumble — the complexities of ageing once again comes to the surface. 

Shelley Duvall's retreat from Hollywood was a favourite topic among internet sleuths throughout the years. In some of her last interviews, the former star gave insights into her disappearance. 

On day two of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial into the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins, the court heard from numerous witnesses including gun manufacturer Alessandro Pietta, who produced the weapon used on the set of Rust.

Margaret Qualley and Mamoudou Athie on working with director Yorgos Lanthimos in their new movie Kinds of Kindness.

Kinds of Kindness is the second film this year from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos to feature Emma Stone in a leading role — and that's in a landscape where less than a third feature a female lead or co-lead.

Shelley Duvall — a regular star in some of the defining movies of the 1970s and 1980s — dies decades after retreating from the spotlight and settling in a small town in Texas.

A look into the transformative journey of Japanese anime from World War II propaganda reels to today's billion-dollar, Pokemon-filled world.

The defence and prosecution have presented distinctly different scenarios while delivering opening statements in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.

Yorgos Lanthimos regulars Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe return for Kinds of Kindness — a triptych of sinister narratives starring the same ensemble, which mirror the cynicism of the director's early work.

Getting chosen for the trial of a major Hollywood star is unusual even in Los Angeles, but it is essentially unheard of in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where Alec Baldwin will face trial over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set.

Drawing comparisons to Lost in Translation and the Before trilogy, Sidonie in Japan is light on plot but heavy on lush imagery.

A judge has ruled Mr Baldwin's role as a producer of the motion picture will not be considered for the Rust shooting trial.

In this dark comedy, Rashida Jones plays a widow living in Japan who hates robots. But when she stumbles on an AI conspiracy, her robot is her shot at staying alive. 

The New Mexico film shoot in 2021 was a quick one – only 21 days to film more than 130 scenes — but the fallout continues three years later, with a new chapter about to play out in court.

Drawing from a real-life photography book following the Chicago Outlaws, The Bikeriders follows the violence and drama of the period when outlaw motorcycle gangs went from hard-partying groups of outsiders to frightening organised crime groups.

Professor Mary Beard, world-renowned classicist and author of Laughter in Ancient Rome, reveals what kind of jokes people were telling 2,000 years ago.

The deal represents the end of an era for Paramount, which has been owned by the Redstone family since Sumner Redstone turned a chain of theatres into a media empire.

After more than two decades in the business, John Cena announced his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) at an event in Toronto over the weekend.

Jon Landau produced three of the biggest blockbusters of all time. The Oscar-winning producer of Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water, has died. He was 63. His friend and collaborator director James Cameron has led the tributes.