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Nine things you need to know before seeing Magic Mike XXL
Are you expecting Magic Mike XXL to be anything like the original 2012 sleeper hit?

Maverick's back: Cruise confirmed for Top Gun 2
Tom Cruise has been confirmed for the long-awaited Top Gun sequel - and this time his ace fighter pilot character will be tackling drones.

Ledger based gay cowboy on 'homophobic' uncle
Late actor Heath Ledger based his famous role as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain on his "homophobic gay" uncle, according to the film's director Ang Lee.

Spartacus star tackles Terminator
There’s no rest for Jai Courtney. Calling “cut” on filming Terminator Genisys opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Five reasons the late James Horner was a genius
Film writer Dominic Corry takes a look at the late movie composer James Horner's greatest moments.

The year's best kids film
Emotions are at the forefront of this story, with most of the action happening inside the head of happy, young girl Riley (Kaitlyn Dias).

Piven 'biggest jerk in showbiz'
Jeremy Piven is 49 and has appeared in more than 50 films, but for the first two decades of his acting career, he was playing the same role over and over again.

Amy Poehler on happiness, comedy and Smart Girls
She might be the voice of a cartoon but for American comedy star Amy Poehler, Inside Out is her most emotional performance yet. She tells Joanna Hunkin why.

Hollywood's most interesting actress?
As much as the camera has always loved Lake Bell, she has now stepped behind it to write and direct, while still starring as the thinking woman’s Bridget Jones in a new rom-com.

Stan Lee: Spider-Man should be straight and white
At a time when the debate over race and racism is raging in the real world, it is perhaps no shock that the same discussion is also swirling in the alternate universe of comics.

Gilmore Girls star: Stop abusing fans
American actor Scott Patterson has unleashed on executives road blocking a Gilmore Girls movie, saying it borders on "abuse" that fans of the TV series have been denied a resolution to the story.

The good, good, good vibrations of new Beach Boys movie
There have been plenty of declarations of Brian Wilson's pop genius. This is both explanation and exploration of it.

Movie review: Far From The Madding Crowd
Danish director Vinterberg (The Celebration; The Hunt), might have been expected to turn in a challenging reading of the Thomas Hardy novel, one to loosen the grip of John Schlesinger’s 1967 version starring Julie Christie and Terence Stamp.

Hacker hunt leaves star a bit paranoid
Chris Hemsworth swaps Thor's hammer for a computer keyboard to save the world in Blackhat.

Entourage star keen for sequel
Adrian Grenier has shrugged off the poor reviews of the Entourage movie by insisting he would be on board for a sequel.

Magic Mike star saving for daughter's therapy
Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum admits his daughter will probably need therapy once she's old enough to watch his Magic Mike films.

Why Harry was in a cupboard
A dinner table bust up between Harry Potter's parents and his aunt and uncle sparked the Dursley's animosity towards the young wizard.

Marriage saved his career - now what?
Ben Affleck's professional life has long been inextricably intertwined with his love life.

How's the new Terminator film? Critics call it 'tedious'
Arnold Schwarzenegger says the new Terminator film harks back to the franchise's glory days. But critics don't agree, calling it a tired retread of previous glories.

Jurassic World: $1b in 13 days
Guinness World Records says the Dinosaur drama has smashed records by becoming the fastest film to make US$1 billion.

Movie review: Minions
Did you know Minions have been around since the dawn of time? That's just one of many interesting facts you'll learn about Minions in Geoffrey Rush's amusing narration that begins this Despicable Me spin-off.

Hader embraces the fear at Pixar
The comedian is keeping busy by voicing the character Fear in the new animated film Inside Out.

Channing Tatum: I f***en hate that movie
Channing Tatum has slammed his film GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra .

Furious 7 star talks Eva Mendes rumours
Fast & Furious star Michelle Rodriguez has remained coy about rumours Eva Mendes will return to the wildly successful franchise.

Your next Spider-Man is ...
The new Peter Parker has been found: British actor Tom Holland will don the Spidey suit in Captain America: Civil War, and again in Sony's rebooted Spider-Man series.

Paper Towns co-star made job 'so easy'
Cara Delevingne says Nat Wolff makes her job "so easy".

Jurassic 'fang fest' proves too gruesome
Worried parents are wondering viewers should include children under 12, after young cinema goers had to be hurried out in tears from screenings of Jurassic World.