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Portuguese turn sensuous film festival into Geek Central
Specialist internation film fests can be uniquely wonderful. Fest 2019 at Espinho in Portugal focuses on emerging filmmakers and has…
Big Screen Highlights - great films in the shadows of Avengers
To watch anything in the cinema at the moment you have to push your way past Avengers: Endgame. How did…
Film Review: Avengers: Endgame
Big in scale and emotion, this eagerly awaited sequel to Infinity War packs a sizeable (but safe) punch.
Film Review: Celeste – The Work of an Australian Auteur
Australian auteurs relish Tropic Gothic as it confronts flesh, memory and the blurred promises of sexuality. Adrian Martin examines Celeste…
Directors' Guild poised to run 2019 awards
The long wait for competitors is almost over. The ADG is selling tickets to the awards which are unveiled on…
Box Offfice 23 April 2019 - Mumbai grows in US, while Captain Marvel won't move on
Has the country given up on imagination? Box office totals are mediocre, though Hotel Mumbai still carries itself with modest…
Burning – Little and Great Hungers
Adrian Martin takes us into the cinematic joys and fumbles of Burning, and its icy cumulative drama created by ambiguity…
Talent Camp bursts bubble in search for real Australia
In 2019, Talent Camp returns in search of new talent, new perspectives and new voices that reflect the richness and…
Make it Australian captures political Zeitgeist - at last
Michele Rowland, the Shadow Minister for Communications will speak at a SPA event at Fox Studios on Wed 1 May.
FACT CHECK: The real impact of the National Institutions Inquiry
A recent Parliamentary Inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions made 20 recommendations. What were they, and were they warranted?