Saturday, November 1 - Movies

The Interpreter (2005)

Tarantino's Class Carries Plotless Flick

DEATH PROOF Rated: MA Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Bell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Critic's warning: Language, violence, sexual references. Critic's rating: 7/10

Tense Foray Into Big Business Corruption

MICHAEL CLAYTON Rated: MA Starring: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack. Critic's warning: Extreme language, violence. Critic's rating: 8/10

Hype, Harry And A Facelift For Film Festival

THE Sydney Film Festival is stepping up the glamour with a new international competition that will involve a dozen red carpet screenings next year.

Theatre's Dream Team Keeps Nevin In The Act

WHEN Robyn Nevin steps down as the formidable boss of the Sydney Theatre Company in December she will not be straying far.

Big Rush Is On For Rabbitohs' No.1 Fan

RUSSELL Crowe might have to use all his influence if his beloved South Sydney make the finals and he wants to watch them in the flesh. He is overseas on the promotional trail, talking up his new movies American Gangster and 3:10 To Yuma to the media and attending red-carpet premieres. He has already missed the Rabbitohs' past two games, and he will be missing again when they take on Sydney Roosters tomorrow evening. But, beyond that, SinBin hears his schedule is supposed to keep him overseas ...

Collette's Movies Mirror Her Life

Australian Academy Award-nominated actress Toni Collette is preparing for the role of her life: motherhood.

How Swans Fixed Faulty Goodes

As Adam Goodes finds his form so, too, have Sydney, writes Michael Cowley.

Fans Grow Up, But Still Make Spectacles Of Themselves

THROUGHOUT the previous four movies, Harry Potter fans have rivalled the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings devotees for breathless enthusiasm.

An 11-year Journey Ends For South's Favourite Son

THE circumstances of the gathering would be right at home in one of Russell Crowe's Hollywood movies.

Film Finance Corporation Drinks Arthouse Hotel, Sydney

hit It's probably not something you think of when you see a locally made film but most of them probably wouldn't exist without the Film Finance Corporation, the Government's film-funding agency. FFC staffers and beneficiaries of the organisation gathered to celebrate the success of Australian movies at the Sydney Film Festival.

League Up In Lights

A HIGHLY anticipated football movie will enter the big league of the film industry today when it screens at the Sydney Film Festival.

The 54th Sydney Film Festival: Week Two

State Theatre and other venues. Finishes today.

The 54th Sydney Film Festival: Week One

State Theatre and other venues, June 8 - June 24

Bill Collins

Bill Collins The film critic and former high-school teacher recalls meeting Jack Nicholson - he wasn't as scary as he looked - and how his love affair with the movies became a career.

Rocky Admits He's A Tosser

HOLLYWOOD star Sylvester Stallone threw banned drugs out of a hotel window but now says he did not know they were illegal in Australia, a Sydney court heard yesterday.

Movies - Friday, April 20

The Mask of Zorro (1998) Havana (1990)

Crow Call From The President, But No Sign Of Far Queue

Richmond v Sydney Saturday afternoon, Point Gellibrand Oval, Williamstown

Sky Blues

After a date at Sydney Observatory, did this week's couple see stars in each other's eyes? By Brooke Hemphill.

Home In The West To Stem Talent Drain

PARRAMATTA City Council is set to unveil 15 artist studios as part of its 10-year plan to stem the talent drain to the "bright lights" of Sydney.