Movies

The Hobbit to become a movie

PETER Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J R R Tolkien's The Hobbit, a planned prequel to The Lord of the Rings.

McConaughey's face slashed

US actor Matthew McConaughey cut his face while training for his upcoming fighter movie - an Ultimate Fighting Championship-style bloodbath.

Delpy a Hollywood outsider

FRENCH beauty Julie Delpy directed, wrote, produced, edited, starred in and scored the comedy 2 Days in Paris. She says it beats sitting by the phone.

Patrick Dempsey's career revival

GREY'S Anatomy star, Patrick Dempsey, is hot stuff in Hollywood after resurrecting his career. He credits his second wife with his revival.

Hollywood's latest villain

A NEW villain has arrived in Hollywood, more ruthless and cold-blooded than Hannibal Lecter, and a dark side blacker than Darth Vader.

Blanchett leads rush for gold

CATE Blanchett's career looks likely to be even more golden, thanks to a virgin queen and her gender-bending turn as iconic rock musician Bob Dylan.

• Gallery: The many faces of beautiful Cate Blanchett

Cate's many faces top Choice

CATE Blanchett's Oscar hopes have received a boost after the acclaimed Australian actor secured two nominations for the prestigious Critics' Choice awards.

Our big three Oscar hopes

WILL Cate Blanchett be snubbed again, can Nicole Kidman breathe life into a flagging Oscar campaign or will it be Russell Crowe that gets the nod?

Nic takes a box office hit

NICOLE Kidman's turn as a villain in children's epic The Golden Compass has taken a hit at the US box office, pocketing a less-than-stellar US$26.1 million.

Bana bags two AFI awards

HE'S been a gladiator, a criminal and a giant green Hulk, but Eric Bana's role as a tortured soul in Romulus, My Father that won him his first AFI gong.

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• Bling, cleavage l Gallery: Gongs l Gallery: Glamours

Nat impressed by 'big' Bana

ERIC Bana may chop Natalie Portman's head off in their new period film, The Other Boleyn Girl, but the Aussie actor still impressed the Hollywood starlet.

Powerful Beowulf

CHECK out the trailer for the exciting new special effects and computer animated film Beowulf, starring Angelina Jolie and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Cate's win an Oscar hint

CATE Blanchett's chances of an Oscar nomination were boosted this morning as she took out best supporting actress at the Independent Spirit Awards.

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Heath's terrifying Joker revealed

HEATH Ledger's interpretation makes Jack Nicholson's version of The Joker look like a real clown in the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight.

Bale the perfect hero

THIS is the amazing real-life story of Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) - said to be the only American to break out of a PoW camp in the Vietnam War.

Total Cruise control

WHEN Harold Becker's Taps was released in 1981, the late George C. Scott was one of Hollywood's biggest names and Tom Cruise was just 19.

Kidman's film 'sells atheism'

US religious groups have slammed Nicole Kidman's new film The Golden Compass, claiming it promotes atheism among children.

• Kidman's bio: See what you don't know
• Gallery: Our Nic, the Hollywood star

Tragic Cobain in new flick

A MOVIE based on the life of tragic Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide at age 27, is being planned by Hollywood studio Universal.

Carrie Bradshaw's climax

SHOTS from the eagerly anticipated Sex And The City movie appear to show a wedding between lead character Carrie Bradshaw and the love of her life, Mr Big.

Ang Lee flick launches at Venice

BRITISH psychological drama Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, opened the 75th anniversary Venice film festival today.

Top 5 Die Hard moments

TO honour the release of Die Hard 4.0, we've looked at the best moments from the first three movies. But fear not, you can add your own.

Watching evil at work

By Vicky Roach: THIS teenage reworking of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Rear Window allows its accidental hero a little more room to manoeuvre.

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Youth find their feet

By Vicky Roach: THIS film doesn't deviate so much as a beat from the tried and true, troubled youth finds his feet routine - especially light on its feet.

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Aussies dance off with Oscar

PENGUINS tap-danced their way to Oscar gold for Australia, a queen reigned supreme and a legendary director finally got his due at the Academy Awards.

• And the winners were...
  
• Star fashions: strapless and breathtaking
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