Canine capers
Disney is having a strong holiday season, with its second major film out in two weeks. more
Marley sees them through
As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. more
Humanity's last chance
THE sudden arrival of a mysterious alien visitor sends the planet into a panic. Is he friend or foe? Are we about to be invaded? more
Gripping stuff
TWO men and a camera rolling: it’s the modern-day battleground. This simple scenario is the basis for Frost/Nixon. Sure, the phrase "gripping two-hour political drama" sounds like an oxymoron, but Frost/Nixon pulls it off beautifully. more
Kids have last laugh at bedtime
IN Disney’s new film, fantasy and reality collide when a hotel handyman, Skeeter Bronson (played by Adam Sandler in his first appearance in a Disney film) reluctantly agrees to look after his niece and nephew in order to help his sister out. more
Lost in transit
Dreamworks is back with the sequel to their wildly successful animated comedy with Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. more
Dying city
Ember is a city built to last 200 years. The builders of the city left instructions to the mayors in a box that would open by itself. Unfortunately, one of the mayors was corrupt, and tossed the box into a closet, to be forgotten for centuries. more
More bark than bite
It takes lots of might not to put the bite on a lover. "Ask me what we eat," says broody, handsome vampire Edward Cullen. Newcomer high-school girl Bella is hooked. more
Rev up for sex romp
Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross-country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the internet.
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Mirror Reveals Horrific Fate
From the director of The Hills Have Eyes comes Mirrors, the terrifying story of a troubled ex-cop who must save his family from an unspeakable evil that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home. more
Tracking Terrorists
Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce star in Traitor, a taut international thriller set against a jigsaw puzzle of covert counter- espionage operations. more
Dramatic Surfing Safari
It%u2019s a week before the Junior Surf Pro final. Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) is determined to snatch the title from his best mate, Andy (Kirk Jenkins). more
Anything Goes Auto-Race
The Roger Corman-produced cult favourite Death Race 2000 (1975) gets an update in this reworking from action director Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil). more
Sex, Thugs and Rock 'n Roll
The new Guy Ritchie action comedy takes a dangerous ride into high crime and low life in contemporary London, where real estate has supplanted drugs as the biggest market, and criminals are its most enthusiastic entrepreneurs. more
Selling His Soul
A hilarious tale of a loud-mouthed juggernaut who finds himself in the middle of the A-list world he so despises. more
Horror Franchise Continues
In the fifth installment of the Saw franchise, Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy. more
Dramatic Decline of Decadence
A provocative and suspenseful drama, Brideshead Revisited tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. more
Two Dummies Exploit CIA Agent
The Coen brothers lighten things up a little with their new spy-comedy thriller. more
Short Film Spectacular
The best of Tropfest short films from 2008 and 2007 are coming to The Pier. more
Breaking French and US Stereotypes
Take the family on an exhilarating ride with some hilarious French characters. more
Elderly Rockers Prepare For Big Gig
A group of elderly choristers tackle rock songs, with heartwarming results. more
Cairns' Own Tropfest
Join in a feast of emerging cinematographers at the world's largest short-film event. more
Dangerous Hall Of Mirrors
Roger Ferris can not trust anyone, not even his best friend, if he wants to stay alive. more
The Original Anti-Protocol Princess
It seems the Duchess of Devonshire had it all - except the one thing she really wanted. more
Protecting The Messiah
A high-voltage tale of one unlikely pair's escape from the ravages of Eastern Europe. more
Based on a fantastic book of the same title, Yes Man sees Jim Carrey starring as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no"- until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything ... and anything. MORE
photo galleries
Dam Dramatic Story
Documentary shines a light on the plight of some of China’s poorest families. more
Life In The Ocean
This is the screening of the 34th Edition of the Antibes Underwater Film Festival 2007. more
Monkey Business In Space
A rescue mission gives a goofball the chance to go from chump to champ. more
Dog Gone Stupidity
In the Disney comedy Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore), a diamond-clad, bootie-wearing Beverly Hills chihuahua, enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much she hardly notices Papi (voice of George Lopez), a chihuahua who happens to be crazy for the pampered pooch. more
Sexy Sorority Mum
In the sexy comedy, The House Bunny, funny girl Anna Faris (Scary Movie) charms as Shelley Darlington, a Playboy Bunny who teaches an awkward group of college girls about the opposite sex - only to learn that what boys ultimately want is what's on the inside. more
Q&A With Georgia Groome
Vaughan Mayberry spent 10 minutes with Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging's 16-year-old star Georgia Groome on her recent visit to Australia. more
Comic Teen Chick-Flick
Eccentric British director Gurinder Chadha has some eye catching film names like 2004's Bollywood-crossover Bride and Prejudice and the spirited exploration of race, gender and soccer skills in 2002's Bend It Like Beckham. more
Character Assassination
Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is a neurotic accounts manager who works in a small cubical filling out billing reports day in and day out. more
Beauty And the Beasts
Two British hitmen have brought seediness to the beautiful Belgian city of Bruges. more
Slacker Anti-Heroes Return
John Cho and Kal Penn reprise their big screen roles as the stoner duo Harold and Kumar in this comic sequel. more
Horned Hero Returns
With a signature blend of action, humour and character-based spectacle, the saga of the world's toughest, kitten-loving hero from hell continues to unfold in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. more
Aussie Film's Golden Years Exposed
The much mythologised Australian film renaissance of the 1970s has been well documented. more
Emotional tug of war
STOP LOSS (MA15 ), GENRE: Drama, DIRECTOR: Kimberly Peirce, STARS: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciaran Hinds more
Instant family
BABY MAMA (PG), GENRE: Comedy, DIRECTOR: Michael McCullers, STARS: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Sigourney Weaver, Dax Shepard more
Complex relationships
THE EDGE OF LOVE (M) GENRE: Drama, romance DIRECTOR: John Maybury STARS: Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller more
Epic Adventure Continues
Star Wars takes on a dazzling new look in the first-ever animated feature from Lucasfilm Animation - Star Wars: The Clone Wars. more
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