Film
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Fantastic Film Festival 2024: ten top picks
The Fantastic Film Festival returns this week, bringing the best of cult, arthouse and genre cinema to screens in Sydney…
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Follow the Rain: Australian fungi doc goes global
World famous fungi hunters Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak team up with Escapade Media.
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Cinema guide: new films in Australia this week
New films in cinemas from 15-21 April, from Challengers to Abigail.
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Disney films coming to cinemas April to December 2024
Alien: Romulus, Inside Out 2 and Kinds of Kindness are among the Disney releases scheduled this year.
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La Chimera review: Rohrwacher weaves an irresistible work of art
La Chimera is part myth, part parable, and part philosophical debate.
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Bec Rawlings documentary Fight to Live gets Australian release dates
Tom Haramis' documentary about the Australian UFC and Bare Knuckle Fighting champion will be released in Australian cinemas next month.
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Cinema guide: new films in Australia this week
New films in cinemas from 81-14 April, from Back to Black to Civil War.
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Civil War review: Alex Garland's film will stun you
Garland's provocative, dystopian film places four photojournalists at the centre of its story.
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In the Doghouse: new Australian prison short examines a journey after incarceration
23 year old Aron Attiwell hopes to get In the Doghouse on the global festival circuit.
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Before Dawn review: Anzac war horrors that shaped a nation
Based on real diaries, Before Dawn doesn’t shy away from the horrors of war, but it doesn’t hammer them home…