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‘Face like a fist’ and ‘Pure, endless hell’: Critics slam Melania doco
Dubbed propaganda and an infomercial, the doco has been roundly canned after it opened with only a handful of tickets sold in cinemas.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Melania review: Lavish documentary on US first lady beautifully shot but short on substance
Amazon is spending more than $100 million on this documentary about Melania Trump. Is it getting its money’s worth?
- by Karl Quinn
Melania documentary screenings delayed at last minute
Friday morning screenings of Melania, the new documentary about the US first lady, suddenly disappeared from the cinema schedule in Australia. Here’s why.
- by Karl Quinn
The prestige pivot: Why the Oscars keep snubbing ‘popcorn actors’
From Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to Jennifer Lopez and Adam Sandler, it’s been a tough year for blockbuster actors starring in more dramatic fare.
- by Nell Geraets
What happens when a court unseals your private texts? Half of Hollywood just found out
The trial hasn’t started, but the celebrities embroiled in the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding the film It Ends With Us are already dealing with “epic fallout”.
- by Bronte Gossling
Melania Trump conducts most of her business in the shadows. This film puts her in the spotlight
Due for release in January, the documentary paints the first lady as someone who is assertive behind the scenes, unafraid to interrupt Donald Trump to make her opinions known.
- by Katie Rogers
Movies to watch this week: Castaway hell, Paris Hilton doco, Iranian thriller and a tribute to a composer
Welcome to our weekly wrap of what’s new in cinemas.
- by Jake Wilson and Sandra Hall
Rose Byrne on her surreal journey to the Oscars
The Oscar-nominated Australian actress tells Karl Quinn about the lessons she has learnt in the lead-up to the Academy Awards.
‘It’s classified’: The valuable lesson Rose Byrne has learnt on her shock Oscars journey
Rose Byrne talks about how it feels to have landed her first Oscar nomination … and to have said too much.
- by Karl Quinn
Vampires in Marty Supreme? Here are 10 of the weirdest movie endings rejected by studios
From a happy ending for Terminator 2 to a drastically final conclusion to the first Bourne trilogy, some of the craziest ideas to wind up beloved films never made it to screen.
- by Alexander Larman
Aussie trio backs up Oscar nominations with BAFTA nods
Awards season is in full flight and hopes are high for Rose Byrne, Jacob Elordi and Fiona Crombie.
- by Jill Lawless and Chris Hook